GCS Handmade Micarta Handle D2 Tool Steel Tactical Hunting Knife with leather sheath Full tang blade designed for Hunting & EDC GCS 269

Very nice knife and sheath. Top notch quality. Well worth the money.

First impressions left little to be desired. Knife was packaged/protected very well, sheath looks well crafted, no blemishes or discoloration, handle is very comfortable, and fitment was spot on. On closer inspection, the fullers are POORLY ground into the blade. They aren't centered on either side of the blade, the machine/worker who ground them wasn't exactly on point, as there is grind marks on the tip, bottom, and sides of the fullers. Edge wasn't particularly sharp, but being D2, it shouldn't be hard to fix. On that topic, the edge is very poorly aligned, and will take some time to set a new edge. On my blade in particular, one side has a 10/15 degree edge, and the other looks to be 8/15 degrees. Comes with a very cheap stone, which I recommend to toss and get a better one if you intend on doing field repairs. Overall, 3/5 rating. 4/5 After some polishing and edge alignment.

Excellent looking and feeling dagger. I’m not the biggest fan of the sheath. I would like a little more retention. But it is very high quality. Pick one up.