Schrade Delta Class Needle Magnum Serrated Fixed Blade with High Carbon Stainless Steel for Outdoor Survival

This blade is not suitable as a Bushcraft knife. This is a defense wet knife. The blade is sharp and thin. It is a purpose driven blade. I live in Alaska interior and wear this as a backup blade for self protection. I had a custom knife, but it seems to have vanished, so I purchased this as replacement. Hopefully, I'll never need it.

Awesome knife!Very sharp on both sides of the blade and the serrated parts on both sides of the blade, too!Serrated blades are a bonus!Perfect size to hang from off my belt and stick in my back pocket!The sheath that comes with the knife will come off your belt if you just pull the knife out; great retention at the cost of just pulling the knife out…I’ve learned to just push against the sheath with my thumb to release the knife; I’m not worried about the knife falling out and the clip holds well enough that I’m not worried about loosing the knife and the sheath as I ride my m’cycle or driving.You are not gonna use a leather sheath with this very sharp knife!Just use my thumb push method!Confession time!I did reconfigure the clip so that it’s got a better grip at the belt…needle nose pliers with a little twist so that the clip touches the sheath!

We can clearly see where this dagger took its design from . It’s no where near a Mark 2 but a great dagger for the price. These newer ones come with a nice kydex style sheath that has positive retention. Fairly sharp but remember, this is a dagger . They are made for certain situations, great for self defense / personal protection . This type of knife was originally designed for our troops in the jungles of SE Asia / Vietnam. That should be self explanatory, this isn’t your camping knife . Never forget our POW / MIA . Great knife and price.

Pros: The rubberized handle is shaped well and it's pretty comfortable, at least for people with medium to small hands. The knife is light, balance well, and it came very sharp. The sheath is ok, good enough to be usable.Cons: The metal the blade is made from is very thin, thinner than most knives in the price range. And it's made even thinner because of the fuller (the lightning cut on each side of the blade). If you want to have this knife for self defense, it will probably do the job. But the blade is so thin, it will not tolerate any abuse. If you keep stabbing wood with it, it will probably develop fatigue cracks very soon and break.

The length and design make this a perfect self defense knife. Light weight and easy to conceal without the sheath. Can be made razor sharp with a little work.

This is my third Schrade and possibly my last. Quality control is just largely absent it seems from every Schrade I own. I ran my finger along the edges of the blade and felt either micro fractures or micro dents. Thankfully, Schrade uses steel more on the brittle side, so it's still a super sharp blade when slashing and stabbing from my test on paper, bubble packaging, and cardboard, but I'm still left concerned about the quality of the AUS-8 steel itself. Maybe a better sharpening can fix the edges? The belt clip wiggles a bit on the sheath, but it needs better retention even if it was fully tightened. The sheath itself makes popping sounds when you twist it in your hands, so I have little faith in how it performs if you fall on it outdoors. The knife retention is incredible, but I need the belt clip to retain more than the knife, so that's a loss for me. If you plan to fix the sheath to a bag or vest, then I guess you're in for a treat as the knife will not come out on its own. The blade is 4mm thick, which is a little thin for the 6" blade length, especially as the blade has little spring to it, so be careful as it should've been at least 5mm thick and ideally 6mm. The handle length is perfect, but the handle needs to be plumped up to provide a better grip. One side of the serrations is 1mm offset from the other side, and one side of the blade has a center ridge that curves to the right but at least returns to tip. Swinging the blade around feels fairly easy on the hand but some hot spots start to creep in from the square handle shape. If I didn't get the knife on sale, I would likely return it, but it's not a total loss.For the good, the thin dagger design does have something graceful to it that I find endearing. If only the handle and sheath were elvish green with golden lanyard rings to complement the design. I don't own any dagger such as this and it is very light and swift, so the needle design is pretty cool and desirable for a knife collection. The edges are super sharp for the most part, but I have low expectations for edge retention. It looks like the type of knife I want to love but the build quality is just not there. Would I buy it again? Maybe, but more of a no than a yes. There's just not any other knives like it in this price range. Anyone with a decent job would view this knife as disposable. If you need to fill up a stash of cheap emergency supplies, it could be worth throwing in. This knife could also be good for a hiking backpack in the mountains. I suppose it's a fairly big full tang blade for the price, but I would need it to be cheaper or better before I change it from a 3 to a 4.