GVDV Bowie Knife with 440C Stainless Steel, 12.5-inch Fixed Blade Hunting Knife with Sheath, Survival, Camping, Hiking Knife, Gifts for Men Dad Husband, Rosewood Handle

Love this knife

Smooth sturdy leather sheath. Therefore, nothing sticks to it. Long good looking blade. Sturdy, thick hand guard. Smooth, no gap at every seam on the knife. Extremely comfortable , wooden handle. I have medium size hands. Knife feels heavy in the back end, to me, that is not a negative. For that reason, it just feels different, compare to most knives. Again, that is not a negative. 440 steel was the most premium steel in the past, so don’t be a steel snob for the wrong reason. Thick, long blade is perfect for every tasks. Price is too cheap to be true. I don’t use my knives much. I am sure this knife can endure all tasks, from light duty to ruggedness abuse. It is a true full tang knife. Sure it doesn’t have brand recognition or prestige, but you will save hundreds of dollars comparing to knives of this quality. Nothing to complain about the knife.

Arrived on time as promised, well packaged and in perfect condition. No damage to packaging or internal case and Knife was beautiful. Internal case was excellent! Knife comes wrapped in plastic as does the sheath. I wanted to mention here, the Sheath is (Real Leather) not synthetic junk, its is infact "real Cow Hide" and the craftsmanship of the sheath is worth as much as the knife itself. This knife was brought to public attention for being among the best: May 9, 2023 Miami Hearld. "Cut Meat Perfectly in the Wild With the Best Hunting Knives" and that’s what sold me on this knife.ISSUES FOUND OUT OF THE BOX:This is a beautiful knife but just taking it of the box I found immediate Minor issues with the craftsmanship. Mind you they can be fixed if you know how and what you're doing.I own these photos, they DO NOT belong to anyone else on the World Wide Web.Also want to mention, No the knife is not dirty it comes with a film to protect the metal when not in use. Mild soap and warm water with soft rag old Tee-shirt will remove the film or even rubbing alcohol if you choose.DO NOT use a steel wool or copper scrubbing pads as this will ruin the metal finished appearance.THE BLADE:Out of the box not the sharpest edge, just needs a couple minutes with a quality stone....Please take warning, it's certainly NOT dull out of the box handle with care and respect.OVERALL HANDLE:Notice the steel is outside the lines of the real wood handles. Those edges are not polished!!! That is raw steel and it can and will cut you so be careful handling this knife without gloves! Mind you it is fixable with a “special craft file” and a polish wheel. --See handle PhotosCUTLERY RIVETS IN THE HANDLE:There are three cutlery rivets in the handle and they too should be polished down to the wood not sharp edges. Be careful, they have raw edges slightly above the wood --See handle PhotosWHAT IS THE BLADE MADE OF:440C stainless steel is a high carbon martensitic stainless steel. It has high strength, moderate corrosion resistance, and good hardness and wear resistance. Grade 440C is capable of attaining, after heat treatment, the highest strength, hardness and wear resistance of all the stainless alloys. Its very high carbon content is responsible for these characteristics, which make 440C particularly suited to such applications as ball bearings and valve parts, High quality knife blades and of course modern day used in many Surgical instruments. Note: 440A and 440B is not good for knives so be warned.CORROSION RESISTANCE:Good resistance to the atmosphere, fresh water, foods, alkalies and mild acids. Best resistance in the hardened and tempered and passivated condition. 440C stainless steelare AISI and ASTM standard high carbon high chromium martensitic stainless steelROCKWELL HARDNNESS:AISI 440C is a high-carbon chromium steel designed to provide stainless properties with maximum hardness. {about Rockwell C 60}.

This knife is beautiful! It came super sharp and is lighter than it looks. It is a beast of a knife and for less than 20 bucks it’s worth every penny! I honestly had my doubts about GVDV but at least in this case they came through with flying colors. Is the knife durable? Time will tell but at this price I’ll just buy another one if the tip breaks or something.

I was looking around on here for a Bowie style camp knife to replace the one I had wore out, after reading the reviews on several different knifes in my price range this one stood out among the others as being a "Tough Camp Knife" and had great reviews and I ordered it. I received a few days later and I have to admit this is one strong feeling knife and yes it's heavy but that's what I wanted and super sharp right out of the box. Blade is thick and the handle fits perfect in my large hand, not sure what type wood the handle is but it has a nice finish to it. The leather sheath is thick and well made with heavy duty double stitching and stainless steel rivets with a firm snap clasp. When I go camping I will put this knife through the rigors of cutting and chopping wood and will update on it's performance.

I bought this randomly while looking at some camping gear. Figured it would just be tossed into the gear bag for a backup.. Boy I was surprised when I actually held it the first time, I have a feeling this is going to be my actual carry now out in the woods.Had a decent/useable edge on it from factory and took very little sharpening to get a razor edge on it.Going to buy a couple more for friends and family for sure.

While 440c is no longer considered a "high end" steel its still very good. I bought two of these knives for gifts and they are beautiful. Their sheath is very high quality and the blade is beautiful. The knife feels very good in the hand as well. They aren't too sharp on arrival, but that's not an issue. A couple minutes and I had them sharp enough to shave my arm hairs off.