Sharp out of the box. Perfect blade. Thick and solid. Handle nice to hold. Stays in hand no matter wet or dry. Use it from household and kitchen needs to outdoor activities and serves equally well. Except for potato and carrot slicing - it cleavers than slices ;) Secure holding of the blade by the sheath. Adjusted the sheath level and secured it with a cord in case of rupture ot the belt loop.

Got mine from Midway USA. Knife is amazing. Sheath sucks. Doesn't fit the blade correctly and will dull the knife over time. I think the CPM 3V is a little thicker than the standard steel SRK, and they are using a sheath designed for the standard SRK. Anyway, I recommend getting this knife and getting a good leather sheath for it or make a kydex one for it.

Better than expected. Absolutely well designed and tougher than nails.

Excellent knife as expected. I have several older SRKs in Carbon V one of which has been my constant go to belt knife since 1987. Carbon V was great, CPM3V with proper grind, heat treat, temper etc is FAR better. The sheath for this knife however was a bit of a chore.Fit was extremely tight. I used super lube O ring grease to LIGHTLY lubricate the mouth of the sheath and all contact areas on the knife and simply break it in. Fortunately with this SRK I did not experience the dreaded edge dulling effect. But the essential parts of the frog that attach the body of the sheath are too thin, flimsy and weak. Snap on retention strap is pitiful. Can I fix it? Yes. You can remove the rivets , sand the interior contact areas that are too rough, replace those rivets with simple rivet pliers by hand But I do not have heavy sewing capabilities to remake a frog entirely. This would make the sheathes just as good or better than the old kydex models. But this knife is too expensive to HAVE to go to that extent. The knife itself is great but the sheath knocks my approval down a notch