When I received the knife it had a rather dull edge right out of the box so I took it to a knife smith to have it professionally sharpened. Once he put an outstanding edge on it he said it was made out of very good steel as he had very little sparks come off while sharpening that blade. Great knife!!

I bought this knife with no real expectations based on the price. Mine was both good looking and sharp. I have sharpened it only once. That was after I put it to work. I used it outside in place of a machete and my hatchet. I was extremely surprised at how well it worked. It's a good looking knife that is also a handy tool. I own many knives in all price ranges, but I really favor this one for outside use. The sheath is fine considering the price. I will probably make a new one for it later as is my habit, but if you are looking for a good outside knife that is really an all around tool then this is the one to get.

Beautiful. It's a work of art. Nice weight little dull for my liking out the package. Sharpened it, nice and durable. Excellent for practice

Great

Really heavy knife. Very cool looking -- mine came looking almost exactly like the picture. Only issues I see with it are factory defects that are filled in with some sort of polish or resin (in between areas not sitting flush). This does not seem to be an issue, as the knife is really solid. Hopefully it stands up with use, time will tell. But for the price I paid -- it is certainly worth it.

For the price, I am very happy. As others have stated, some flaws are filled in with polish and resin, and not everything is completely flush. But it's $20. It's solid. Its big, and its a beast.

For $20 dollars, this thing is a lot of knife! Very heavy, pretty and seems like it could chop pretty well. Came pretty dull like others have said, and I noticed right away there were many areas of the knife that were flawed and filled in with some kind of resin or polish. Again, for the price and after reading about the knife I expected these and am not bothered by them. Overall this thing feels solid and has not loose parts or pins. Time will tell if it holds up but for the price it is not that much of a gamble all things considered. Oh and the sheath — I don’t think there is anything wrong with it, fits the knife well and the quality is what you would expect paired with a knife in this price range.

Very nice knife. Sheath is well made. Heavy knife. Great price.

I recently got into black powder guns and thought the Timber Rattler Western Outlaw would be a fun addition to the hobby and it would be cool to have camping. I dont believe in abusing knives but I am actually looking forward to trying to baton some wood with the Outlaw. Overall I like the knife. The knife seems to be pretty well made for a high production knife and like other reviews it arrived so dull that my butter knives in the kitchen are sharper. I had to take a a file to shape it so that I could use my knife sharpening stones to give it an edge. The problem with the file is that I scratched the crap out of the blade. BudK really needs to get on their distributors case about this so the manufacturer will give the knife an extra minute and put an edge on it. I have read in the reviews some complaints about the sheath. I think those people may just be complainers. For a $20.00 knife with free shipping the sheath is pretty good quality. The leather is fairly thick and there is some kind of closed cell foam sandwiched between the leather which is a good thing because it will prevent the knife from poking a hole in the leather at the bottom. My opinion is that the sheath will last many years unless it is abused and put away wet, LOL. Personally I am going to try to saturate it with Snow-Seal a beeswax blend to waterproof and condition the leather. Would I buy it again? Yes I would.

I have several knives in my collection... Timber Rattler Outlaw is the most recent... I paid around 40 USD plus shipping. The on I received came up to my expectations. The finish is good and 2.6 plus pounds of 440 steel makes it a hefty stylish Bowie knife. The only thing missing is a sharp edge. Butguess I can live without it as I got a good looking, sturdy and we'll balanced knife that can be used for chopping, bettoning, throwing and still holds itself. Sheath that comes with is is OKAY! but again it under 40 $ knife. Regardless of the price I would've rated it 3 outta 5 but considering the price I would say 5/5