Elk Ridge 111 Series Outdoors Fixed Blade Knife - 5-in Overall, 440 Stainless Steel Mirror Polished Blade, Burl Wood Handle, Leather Sheath - Hunting, Camping, Survival

First off, let me preface this review and say that I’m a very frugal knife enthusiast and on a pretty limited budget. Therefore I mentally deliberate over each knife purchase extensively. I read and investigate each knifes’ specifications in detail before I hit the button. The ER-111 came in a very nice box, (the little things do mean a lot to me) wrapped and with dissacent packet to lessen corrosion for ones that sit on the shelfs in the warehouse. Let’s talk about the sheath first. I read some reviews indicating that the sheath was cheap and not made of “real” leather, well mine is definitely real leather and for a twelve dollar knife was extremely well made. It’s a standard vertical high belt-carry. The belt loop is securely riveted in place. The keeper strap is also securely riveted to the back side of the sheath and wraps around and is held tight with rugged snap stamped with the Elk Ridge Logo. One thing that might be an issue with some carriers is the keeper strap; it doesn’t really cinch down on the handle tight enough and the knife can be drawn from the sheath. The reason, I think, is the knife doesn’t really have a finger guard for the keeper to do its job. The stitching is tight and pretty uniform. The sheath also has the Elk Ridge Logo predominately stamped into the leather, it’s not overly large and seems tastefully sized and positioned. Overall I’d give the sheath 4.75 stars. Now to the knife: The old saying, “pictures speak a thousand words” rings pretty true. The pictures were accurate, but do not completely do this little knife justice. The fit and finish is very precise and well done. I purchased the Burl wood version and I believe it to be Burl wood, at least it looks like the wood on a pipe I own. It has two pins that secure the scales to the full tang. One thing I can say that I can’t say often is, this one truly came out of the box shaving sharp. Whether it was sharpened robotically or by hand, it’s uniform and precise. The blade is a drop point and made of 440 stainless or 3CR13, not sure if those terms are interchangeable and to be honest I’m not a professor of steel types so if they are the same thing the description is accurate, they use both terms in the specifications. Regardless it’s very sharp, but as of this writing I can’t detail its durability and edge retention. Overall this little knife is a steal at twelve dollars and its quality and craftsmanship could really command a price three times that amount. I might get a few more for gifts…..I like it that much. I know there have been others with less than stellar reviews, but really I don’t have any negatives to share.

I don't usually do reviews, I just don't have the time. I made an exception in this case. ELK RIDGE the little knife I got from them was way more than I expected. It advertised 4140 steel and maple burl handle extremely sharp out of the box. I was surprised to see it was all that and more. I mean for only 15.00 you can't eat lunch for that anymore and yet these people gave me a edc that I'll treasure for years to come. I collect knives. Mainly hand forged one of kinds to help these small businesses out. This was by far the best knife I've gotten and I've bought around 30 from different sellers. Thank you Elk ridge I definitely recommend.

I like Elk Ridge knives, in general. Though I wish they were manufactured in America - NOT China! The quality of this knife was pretty much what I expect from Elk Ridge knives- good. But the burl wood did have a scratch on it, which marred its appearance. And the buckle on the sheath was decorative, not functional; the knife slides in and out of the sheath with or without the buckle being closed. So I can’t really give this five stars. But still a nice little knife.

You get what you pay for. That being said, this little guy is well worth the money. I'll probably buy another one. Seems sturdy, craftmanship not great but not poor either. Looks nice. I can slide it right out of a buttoned sheath so I'm scratching my head as to the purpose of the button there.... but all in all very much well worth it. Update The sheath surprisingly holds the blade in place.. at least so far. Ive had it at work for a week without incident. I've also bought another as a back up and one for a stocking gift. Great, little, sharp.

Super nice knife for the price! I purchased it for my grandson and what a treat to see it for first time. I could not believe how nice it looks n how sharp it is

It is a nice little knife, but I found the short handle makes it difficult to hold. It only stretches across about half of my palm - and I'm an average size guy. If you have experience with short handled skinning knives and don't have problems using them then this will probably work great for you, otherwise you might want to find something with a bigger handle.

My husband got this for a Christmas present last year and he loves his so much we bought some for gifts for other this year. My husband and I are country people and always have a knife on us. He says he loves this one because it is easier to have on instead of having one that clips on. He says it is also a good quality blade, it's light, and the size is great considering it is a fairly short blade. I highly recommend this knife to anyone due to all of the good things I have heard from my husband.

Great little knife, nice quality, beautiful and very sharp. The sheath provided fits the knife very well. Great little knife for us ladies. Would definitely purchase again for a gift.

Nice small knife. Well made. Good price too. Would recommend.

Preis Leistung für das kleine Messer spitze war ein Geburtstags Geschenk für meinen Kumpel ich hatte es ja schon einen Tag früher bekommen als angegeben war so hatte ich noch Zeit es zu begutachten und ich muss sagen super Messer ich konnte keine macken oder sonst irgendwelche negativen sachen feststellen scharf war es auch . Mein Kumpel hat sich riesig darüber gefreut . Es wurde aus Polen an mich geliefert mit korrekte sendenummer so konnte ich es über DHL verfolgen . Das Messer würde ich wieder da kaufen . Danke nach Polen

Das Messer liegt für ein 3-Finger-Messer gut in der Hand. Die Klinge ist 5,8 cm lang und 3 mm stark. Vollerl. Habe damit Holzlocken gemacht, ging gut. Für feinste Schnitzarbeiten ist die Klinge zu breit. Dafür kann man damit weiches Anzündholz auch mal spalten. Ist aber nicht für die Dauer gedacht. Gemüse oder Wurst schnippeln, kein Problem. Die Lederscheide ist zwar dünn, aber ausreichend. Die Schlaufe der Lederscheide ist nur für schmale Gürtel bis max. 4,5 cm geeignet. Ein gutes, kleines, unauffälliges EDC. Bin sehr zufrieden.

This is an outstanding deal. It is sharp enough out of the box for use and in a world of kydex the sheath is refreshingly old school leather with a retention snap that is really holding the knife in there. A very shiny and smoothly finished design that is a pleasure to use.

Immer den Preis im Hinterkopf habe ich ein scharfes, fast sehr gut gearbeitetes, kleines Messer erhalten. Punktabzug gibt es für die Schrammen in der Klinge und kleinere Unsauberheiten. Aber hey, es ist ein Messer, ein Werkzeug. Angucken ist woanders. . .