Entrek USA Survivor

Knife: Survivor
Designer: Ray Ennis
Maker: Entrek USA:
http://www.ennis-entrekusa.com/
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Knife Design: Utility
Blade Pattern: Modified Tanto
Grind: Hollow
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Blade Material: 440C
Rockwell Hardness: 57-58
Blade Length: 5 3/8" (13.65 cm)
Blade Thickness: 3/16" (.47 cm)
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Liners: None
Bolster Material: None
Handle Material: Black Canvas Micarta
Handle Length: 4 1/2" (11.43 cm)
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Total Length: 9 7/8" (25.08 cm)
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Lock: Fixed Blade
Tang: Full
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Weight: Unknown Currently
Sheath Weight: Unknown Currently
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Price: MSRP $165.00 Found online for $100-$130:

http://www.entrekusastore.com/
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Special Features: Especially great jimping that will really grab your thumb, deep enough to not get cloged with dirt and grime from use.

Matte Bead Blasted Finish on Blade and on Handle

Removable Scales

Modified American tanto design makes a larger cutting edge, while maintaining a very strong point, and makes it easier to sharpen.
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Carry Option: .060 Black Kydex Sheath with black brass Eyelets, and built in belt clip.
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Availability: Now
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Country Of Origin: USA
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Notes: Knife is vacuum furnace treated, then air-quenched , tempered, subzero stabilized and redrawn to 57-58 RC.

All materials come from USA, and are made into a knife by hand in USA.

Full lifetime warranty to the original owner.

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My Opinions: This is one hell of a knife. For those people in the market for a tanto blade, before you go buy one, check out one of these babies and compare it to what you where thinking of buying. Specifically compare it to the Cold Steel Recon Tanto:

The Recon Tanto does come in a little larger, with a 7 inch blade, but of course, you could always look at one of the larger Entrek knives. But that is about where the advantages stop, depending on if you find that an advantage in your field of use. The Recon Tanto is made from AUS 8 (440B) where as the Survivor is made from 440C. Handle material on the Recon Tanto is Kraton, on the Survivor it is Canvas Micarta (thats plus two to the Survivor for those keeping score). How about the jimping on the knife? The Recon Tanto is touted by Cold Steel as rapidly redefining the standard for combat knives around the globe. It is well on its way to becoming the preferred fixed blade for SWAT teams and special military units (can someone please open the door and let the hot air out?). Well, for being touted as a combat knife, there is no jimping on the blade at all, something that you might need in a combat situation, where as the jimping on the Survivor is deeply grooved and latches onto your thumb and will not let it slide one millimeter. How about where it is made? If you are concerned, the Recon Tanto is made in Japan, not a bad place, and the Survivor is made here in the USA by hand, rather than by machine.

So, if a better steel, and handle material are important for you, for only about $20 more, then go with the Entrek USA Survivor

Advantages:

+Great jimping, likely the best I have seen or held.
+Good proven stainless steel
+Good look to the canvas Micarta
+Modified Tanto is awesome for making sharpening easier, and getting more workability from point, without sacrificing point strength
+Fit and finish GREAT
+Good decent price for quality of knife
+Made in USA
+Hollow ground and razor sharp
+Bead Blasted finish very durable
+Feels great in hand with no hard spots for blistering
+Large choil to make sharpening faster and easier
+Full Tang
+Easily removed scales on handle
+Full lifetime warrenty

Disadvantages:

-Belt Clip a little to low on tension, not removable
-Retention in sheath could be better, although not bad
-Sheath noisy
-No drainage hole

Category:

Science & Technology

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• Entrek
• USA
• Survivor
• QuietBearr
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[chibraxial]

Any time soon you'll be testing their folders?

[QuietBearr]

@chibraxial maybe reviewing but not testing

[bichettereds]

Man I want that knife! Great review. My wallet hates you.

[QuietBearr]

hates me too!

[BigRooster747]

AUS8 is by far a lot worse than 440C, AND entrek heatreates it well. NO CONTEST!

[QuietBearr]

@Eso1 I used to sell it for that.

[Eso1]

@QuietBearr where did you find it for $105?!

[FabioCrow07770]

Ya I saw Those Videos,Seems pretty tough

[QuietBearr]

I would highly suggest it, especially after my testing (check them out if you havnt yet, you will be very impressed).

Especially for $105!!!