Fixed-Blade Knives

Recent Fixed-Blade Knife Reviews

Helle Gaupe

Beautiful knife, very sharp out of the box. Fits like a glove. Good craftsmanship. Feels really good in my hand. Like the notched finger grip behind the blade. This thing is very sharp. I haven’t used it in the field yet, so thus the conservative 4 stars. Cuts my hard salami paper thin though!!  The wood grain on mine wasn’t quite as nice as the demo picture. It comes with not much or no conditioning at all. I have been rubbing some teak oil on it and it's looking really nice now though. This… Full review

Benchmade Bushcrafter Family

Fantastic knife with excellent ergonomics and a simple, stout, and sharp blade. With all the buzz around the word “Bushcraft“ in the past 5-10 years, it has almost become like “tactical“ (aka “tacticool”) with regard to items being marketed towards the Urban Lumberjack crowd that spends more bank on products for their beards per month than most families spend on groceries. I’m not sure which direction things like that are heading. Quite frankly, I don’t care. I needed a knife that… Full review

TOPS Knives Brakimo

Tops quality: great steel, holds an edge, micarta handles, and fits my hand like a glove. Kydex sheath with metal belt loop that rotates. The only thing I did differently was to add a 'D' ring and leather dangler. I recommend this product. This is my go-to knife for hiking and camping. It has great blade, steel that holds an edge no matter what I put it through. It was extremely sharp out of the box. The only thing I have done is run it over a strop after several uses. Scandi grind. Micarta handles… Full review

Morakniv Bushcraft Survival

Great quality-to-price ratio. Attached firestriker makes it not only knife but survival kit. Nice design, sturdy construction. Full review

Morakniv Companion Heavy Duty

Great value and surprised how well it has performed. Excellent utility and camp knife. Picked this up as a camp knife and ended up buying two more. Knife fits well in the scabbard and stays put. Perfect sized handle. Very durable, I use one as a utility knife, a second as a kitchen knife (holds an edge well, very sharp) and the third in my emergency kit. Again, I have own cheap knives and this just does not feel or act like a $20 Amazon knife. The Heavy Duty has a slightly thicker blade than the… Full review

Helle GT

An excellent hunting/canoe camp knife. Very high quality and partially hand made in Norway. My wife bought me the HELLE GT sheath knife for my birthday at the Fjallraven Store in Boulder, Colorado, this spring. The stainless steel laminated blade is its most outstanding feature as this creates a hard steel core for long lasting sharpness surrounded by resilient steel to give the core strength. While "heavy" at 7.3 oz. for a backpacking knife for the purposes I've listed above it is very well suited. Full review

Morakniv Companion

This beautiful knife came razor sharp, is easy to maintain a sharp edge, and the price to purchase was amazing. The sheath can easily have items attached. Best knife for your purchase. Overall, a well built, beautiful knife that is very affordable and worth every penny. The blade, handle, and sheath are all carefully thought through in design and at a price like this I think everyone should have one in their backpack for emergencies, bushcrafting, or even camping and hiking. A must have. Thanks,… Full review

Helle Trofé

The Trofé is a mid-sized Norwegian utility knife made from a quality, triple-laminated steel for durability and good edge retention. The knife is fashioned from traditional materials and housed in a traditional leather sheath. While it's not a "one-tool option," the Trofé is perfect for someone willing to pay a bit more for a quality knife that offers its user both the satisfaction of good performance and of considerable, traditional beauty. It is a great general camp knife (though not for batoning)… Full review

Gerber Bear Grylls Ultimate Fixed Blade Knife

This knife is a great option for doing camp chores. The sheath and knife are both very innovative and are great quality. My initial impressions on the product were that it was gimmicky. I didn’t think much of the sheath design in particular. But I decided to give the product a shot, and I‘m happy I did. It comes nice and sharp, ready to chop and slice. It isn’t the greatest steel, but when you consider the price point I’m all right with that. The knife is 3/4 tang. That didn’t bother me… Full review