If you’ve seen one knife, you’ve seen em all…..WRONG. The last few years have spawned some of thee coolest knife collaborations and creations since the beginning of time. Whether it be the recent availability of new materials e.g. blade steels, handle materials, etc. or new processes to build said knives- it has never been a better time to get high quality blades without breaking the bank.

 

 

The mundanely named Schrade Tactical Fixed Blade or what I like to call it, the SCHF14, sets the bar of what a high value blade should and can be. I say “high value” because in my opinion the word cheap should only be used for gear that you could care less about. While i’m on the subject,  this knife will only set you back two Andrew Jacksons ($20 says you had to look that up).

 

 

What I love about the knife:

–The excellent stonewashed finish

-Positive but comfortable jimping on the spine

-Extremely detailed scalloped G10 handles

-The fact that the handle has screws so i can remove the scales if I was so inclined

-non-intrusive lanyard loop

-Blade thickness

-Overall heft gives you chopping power and sense of overall quality

-8Cr13MoV stainless blade steel is about as good as gets for this price point

-Solid kydex sheath with multiple attachment points

 

 

Whats Lacking:

–The knife name sucks but besides describing what it is to friends or family, who cares?

-The belt loop for the kydex sheath is about as basic as it gets.

-A tiny bit of rattle when the knife is in the sheath.

 

 

With that being said, the last two complaints are actually really easy to fix. I personally swapped out that lame belt loop for one of the best holster belt clips on the market for the incog IWB holster (as seen in the picture above). Spend the measly $10 on the 4 hole option clip and you will not be disappointed. I also managed to eliminate the rattle by taking a heat gun to the area on the sheath where the blade is and pressing down. *Warning if you go too liberal with the heatgun you could ruin the sheath, so proceed with caution.*

 

 

At the end of the day what you’re left with is an affordable knife that is equally adept in a self-defense/ “tacticool” setting as it is in the woods doing bushcraft tasks, plus it just looks awesome. All of the other knife manufacturers, TAKE NOTICE. Schrade is cranking out badass blades for half the price. The bar’s been set , now its your move.

 

For more information on the Schrade SCHF14 click here

 

Like it? Love it? Hate it? Let me know below! As always guys, shoot em straight and be safe!

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