My youngest son lives in Anchorage, Alaska and needed a good hunting knife. I found this one on sale so I sent it to him. He LOVES the weight and balance of it. He also has to watch it very carefully as the others he hunts with have threatened to make it disappear, LOL, when he is not looking. I will be getting one for myself very soon.Would you recommend this to a friend? Yes

Sharpest knife I've ever bought and feels great in the hand. Love the weight and the bolt on the bottom of the handle serves as a great weapon of its own if needed to strike with.Would you recommend this to a friend? Yes

I am a life-long martial artist who has taught literally thousands of classes in knife fighting and empty-hand defense against the knife. I reviewed this knife for what it is, which is a "fighting knife" and not a survival knife. As a fighting knife it gets high marks. The balance is excellent. The steel is hard enough for the purposes of a combat knife (stab, rip, slash and cut). The handguard is angled so that you can utilize a thumb forward combat grip and maintain proper wrist angle. The handguard is large to defend well against an opponent "defanging the snake" offense/defense. The grip is well-designed in that the swell fits perfectly between the middle and ring finger for stability during a forward or back slash. The pommel is designed to capture your hand so it doesn't slide off the non-textured handle during pommel strikes. The guard can also be used as punching 'knuckles' in that the forward and rearward guards protrude far enough ahead of the hand that they will inflict injury if used in punching an opponent. In addition to the blade edge, the hard profile edges of the knife are able to be used as offensive weapons. My only criticism of this knife is that the blade is not full tang for extra strength. Instead it uses an internally threaded bolt to attach to the modified rat-tail type tang. However, the external bolt actually adds a nice degree of solidness and would be my 2nd choice to a full tang blade. A rat-tail tang is ok for a fighting knife since it's not a survival knife and was not designed for the stresses of a survival situation. For a fighting knife it is an acceptable method of attaching the handle. I have also given this knife some serious woodland field use (not abuse) and it served well. Its a good outdoor knife as long as the use of common sense is applied. It's a cutting/slicing instrument, and NOT a machete, ax, throwing knife or a tree footstep. I would highly recommend this knife to anyone that is looking for this style of knife.Would you recommend this to a friend? Yes

I bought it as functional knife. It is large enough but not so huge that you don't want to carry it around on your side.. And it work life and durability built into it. Mine didn't come fully sharp some time with a hard stone fixed that.Would you recommend this to a friend? Yes

the knife is great and good weight to it. did not come fully sharp but it is adequate and a simple knife sharpener will do the trick.Would you recommend this to a friend? Yes

never thought i would use this word to describe a blade, let alone one i own, but its beautiful. great knife as always could be expected from hibben.. only complaint i have is its no where near as sharp as i expected, but i can change that. everything else about this knife is 100% grade A. would take abuse for sure and i have been a knife guy since for a good 20 yearsWould you recommend this to a friend? Yes

I wanted this because a good friend gave me its big brother the Rambo III 20th anniversary knife and I wanted a smaller version to carry. Mine came fast from Bud K and out of the box it was shaving sharp plus the fit and finish was really great on it. The sheath is also well made. I don't think you'll be disappointed by this bowie. Its big, but light and quick in the hand.

The shipping was faster than I had anticipated! The knife, WOW!, what a bad a**! I recently took it on an elk hunt with me and cleaned two entire elk with it and the blade is still sharp! The craftsmanship is excellent! it was much more than i had expected! Thanks budk!!

Being a woodworker, I was a little concerned about the laminated grip but in person, it is very nicely made. The knife is absolutely stunning in person and extremely well crafted. The machining on the steel is first rate. As somebody said, "almost too pretty to use." Well made sheath too, which is critical for an edge weapon this large. If you need a large stainless tactical Bowie for survival, this knife will not leave you wanting for anything. A steal at $50!

This knife is beautiful... The blade has more girth than the picture does justice. It's incredibly lightweight considering how big the knife actually looks in your hand. It feels perfectly balanced and was definitely designed for fighting as the name suggests. It's powerful but really sleek.