Cold Steel Drop Forged Boot 5" 52100 High-Carbon Steel Spear Point Fixed Blade EDC Concealed Carry Tactical Outdoor Hunting Knife, 4" Ergonomic Handle, Resistant Secure-Ex Sheath

This is a handy, no-nonsense boot knife. It won't win a beauty contest because practicality trumps aesthetics here. There's nothing to break, come loose, or discolor with time. It's just a chunk of ball bearing steel that's been honed to a razor edge on both sides. I have much more expensive and ornate knives and the problem with those is that I really don't want to screw them up. This one is cheap enough to abuse and well-made enough to take it.The sheath is great. It secures the knife tightly and has a variety of options for integrating it with whatever you've got to work with. 1" leather or nylon straps fit perfectly.This is my second one. The first one is still alive and kicking but I let my son talk me out of it. A couple of weeks later, I regretted the decision so much that I ordered another. Though there was nearly ten years between both purchases, the new knife is just a great as the original. Happy with the purchase.

I like the first one I bought so much that I bought a second one. And I wear them both at the same time. I’ve had them for over a year now. I wear one as a boot knife in the other as a neck knife. Am I paranoid? Well, having earned the Army Ranger Tab, airborne wings, and air assault wings, and being a military Academy graduate I thought I was too well trained and bad ass to need to be armed. I was wrong. A few years ago, I got attacked while I was unarmed by a man with a large butterfly knife right outside my (good) neighborhood, and I’m blessed to be alive. So while I never walk in fear, I am vigilant and I want the best weapons I can carry legally. These are strong, no nonsense knives. And there’s no question whether they are “full tang“. While these are not the only weapons I carry, I’ve never found a knife that I would rather have if it ever came down to urgently needing one again.

Brother-in-law wanted another cold steel knife in his collection. As a knife enthusiast as well, I like cold steel. They rarely disappoint. I was very surprised at the weight in hand of this blade. It’s a good size and has a full tang so it’s durable. Scabbard is a standard, but clicks in well with no wobble. He loved it! Thank you!

I've owned a lot of knives. Big ones, small ones, cheap ones, and eating ramen noodles until my next check ones. This knife, the Drop Forged Boot Knife, is unique because of the monolithic design. You don't see many of those. The nice thing about that is there's no plastic pieces to damage and it makes it feel heavy and solid. I found that wrapping leather cording around the handle makes it more comfortable to grip with my big hands but you have to wrap it in a way that doesn't interfere with the sheath. It takes some practice to perfectly wrap around this knife handle but it's worth it. The metal is a decent high carbon steel, but there's better steel out there. The edge is razor sharp. It will shave my arm hair. The sheath seems to be built well and with a higher impact plastic. It looks like it's two pieces riveted together like a sandwich. The plastic doesn't look bonded in any way though I could be wrong because I haven't taken it apart. The clip is definitely meant for a boot. I don't wear boots but my girlfriend does and she says the sheath is slightly too large for her liking but she could still have it equipped in her boot all day and not really notice it. The clip holds well. It's a separate piece that can be removed from the sheath. My favorite part about this knife is the price. It's a good knife for an amazing price. Cold Steel sells this knife on their website for almost twice ad much as I paid here. This is an excellent choice for a budget knife, maybe one of the best choices. I would highly recommend the Cold Steel Drop Forged Boot Knife to anyone looking to spend as little money as possible for a high quality blade.

I've been looking for a small, fixed blade, discreet knife, with a sheath, that I can put in my pocket when I walk. This knife fits the bill and fits in my sweatshirt pocket, vs. boot, quite nicely. I found the blade to be straight and sharp and didn't have any issues as mentioned in some other reviews. I like the finger guard on the knife handle which provides a firmer grip and safety in the event I actually have to use the knife. The clip on the sheath grips quite well and I had no problems with the knife falling out of the sheath or dragging on it per other reviews. For you girls out there, yes, this will firmly clip on the leg pocket of your yoga pants, but with the stretchiness of the fabric, you will not be able to easily extract the knife from the sheath if needed. I really like this knife and thought it was quite the bargain for the price point. It would make a good stocking stuffer and it's not just for the fellas.

Great knife and sheath.

This knife is 52100 which is a "ball bearing' steel and you can do a web search for "knife steels" and most will show 52100 at the top of the list for s short blade.... 5160 (spring steel) is the best for a longer blade like a sword but you can't get a better steel than this for a short blade and maybe the handle might be a tittle small but it's not too small for the purpose of a boot knife and overall I think this is a perfect size for the purpose and made with the ultimate metal also!!!! It comes razor sharp and will shave your arm if you try it that way. 52100 is rarely found used in knives since most brands use cheaper stainless that will never equal this metal and if Cold Steel quits making this in 52100, then you will have a collector's item.... I have an original in the "tan" finish and that was only made for maybe 2 years before they went to the newer gray finish. CS has a way of coming out with a great product and then going to inferior metals so if you buy one of these in 52100 now, you may have a collector's item in a couple years. As for the numbers of the metal... 5160... last 2 numbers means .60 carbon content and 52100... the 100 means 1.00 carbon percent. CS has a machete line that uses 1055 or .55 carbon percent and in all these 2 steels.. the first 2 numbers mean other metals mixed but the last numbers are the carbon content.