Ka-Bar Becker Campanion - BK2

<p>Thanks for the fast shipping KS, this blade is awesome!</p>

<p>Well, this knife is a beast. It will serve you nicely for years. No complaints about this knife at all. Well made Kabar.</p>

<p>Love the knife but it is top heavy when in sheath. The sheath strap that goes around the knife handle is about 1/4 inch too short so it takes both hands to close it; not practical when you're out in the field.<br />Also, handle should have some texture, as is it is slippery.</p>

<p>This knife is the most badass knife I now own besides the handmades I have. It is definitely heavy and stout. Not edc but if im in a survival situation where I need to split wood, spark a flint, or even skin a musk ox I want this knife with me.</p>

<p>This knife is a must for campers and outdoorsman. This knife is a hatchet, a machete, and a bowie knife rolled into one. For gathering fire wood, I bring this and a lightweight saw. It’s all you’ll ever need</p>

<p>Great knife came sharp. Sheath is cheaply made.</p>

<p>When I first bought this Knife I was disappointed. I did not know how to justify carrying a pound knife into the woods with me. The problems are the coating the prevents its use with a fire rod. The second issue is the nylon web sheath. Knife manufactures that use these should be fired period.<br /><br />I've used and abused this knife for 3 years. I made a few modifications. First I cleaned the blade with paint thinner to removed that horrid coating. We are paying for the 1095 carbon steel not a cheap powder coat. Then I added a little piece of bike tire tube to the handle, an old trick from my Army days to give this mamjama better grip. I had to make a small grind on the spine of the knife to make it catch a farro rod. I also made a paracord webbing and belt loop for the stupid sheath.<br /><br />Now the plus side: I have put this bad Larry through the ringer. I've using this to pull up and hammer in nails. Don't ask. It batons, chops, feather sticks, lights faro rods and its more durable than any other knife I have ever owned. I have driven this bad boy into a tree and used it as a step stroll to untie some cordage stuck in a tree.<br /><br />It's not to look at and it took some work to mod it into a proper survival knife but it has grown on me with its performance "after the mods' it has my go to knife if I'm going to parts unkown.</p>

<p>I’ve had one for over 10 years and ended up buying another in case I lose the one I use often. They are strong but a little heavy to serve as an EDC. Otherwise these are great for minor chopping and batoning. I’ve used it to pry things and not had a single chip, but not recommended unless necessary. Otherwise, these knives are great and I keep them in my bug out bag.</p>

<p>Big knife, very thick, able to take a lickin and keep on tickin. I replaced the sheath because the one that came with it was terrible, no way to adjust retention and it was hazardous with how tight it was to get in or out of the sheath. The handle was a disappointment as well because it was so smooth, there is no way it would stay in your hands once you start sweating and working with it. I found a replacement nylon sheath and micarta handle that was easy to swap out, it’s a bushcraft champ now and I’m glad I’ve got it.</p>

<p>Great knife for heavy work.</p>

<p>Love it. This is a strong durable knife with full tang. Heavy duty and durable. Highly recommend it</p>

<p>After watching several positive reviews on YouTube and the history of KA-Bar I chose this work horse of a fixed blade for my camping equipment.</p>

<p>Knife Great!<br />Sheath not so great.<br />The way the sheath is, it is so tight it took two tools , one each side to get it to loosen its grip on the knife. Before it is said about the thumb tab I'll call it is pointed out, I was well aware of it and how it works. After finally getting the knife out I tried stretching the the opening, no good. Then I tried lubing it, no good. My next move is to saw the top facing my body so that only half is touching the knife.</p>

<p>Great purchase, no issues with shipping or item(s) ordered.</p>

<p>OK, so it doesn't generate a spark from a ferrell rod very well because of the coating that is on the knife. I will be looking at polishing that up to remove the coating and give a nice sharp edge. So I was tempted to give 4 stars but the rest is so great that I had to give it 5 stars. I was very scared that the weight and the size would be an issue. However, after just one use I am happy to completely change my tune.<br /><br />This thing has the weight that you will need if you want to use it for chopping. Which I had no intention of doing until I started to use it. I am pretty sure it could replace a camping hatchet with ease. Meaning that I would be happy to go wilderness hiking without a hatchet now - unless of course you are intending on building a dwelling in the wild. Then a hatchet is still needed. Last weekend I used it in place of a carving hatchet to work on carving some utensils. Hatchet is still a better choice in my opinion (because of how you hold a knife vs a hatchet) but it did it without a problem.<br /><br />Splitting wood with this bigger knife with a wider and longer tang was more beneficial than I thought it would be as well. The added length makes it more useful for wider diameter wood and compared to my more narrow knives this thing actually caused the wood to split easily earlier on instead of having to pound my skinnier knife almost all the way down.<br /><br />Again it's sort of heavy and bigger than what I am used to but I would not buy anything smaller again. The other down side is that I wish there had a been an option for a better holder but I will see what I can find in a generic holder. The problem is that it is really hard to get out of the holder-or at least at first-and that the nylon strap is too floppy. I will be replacing with full leather.</p>

<p>Been looking for a ka bar that’s not 12in to carry on my hip. This is not a daily carry knive it will go in my safe with the others. Will work great for camping/survival knive just to bulky for daily carry.</p>

<p>I feel like I can chop limbs, slit wood, gut game & then slice a ripe tomato. Very well made knife. But it's a tad heavy & I had to unscrew & move up the snap enclosure on the sheath since it would not snap closed how it originally came. Not a fan of the sheath, but the knife is awesome. Attached right to my bugout bag in case of emergencies.</p>

<p>Only a moron could not see the value of such a knife, and only an idiot would say it was the best piece going. It is neither, but falls comfortably in the middle. If I could only have 1 knife, this is it. It could stand a few bery good mods to get it into shape for what I would want (grippier scales, lose the coating, and sharpen that blade), BUT, this is the best basis for an excellent single tool to have. Now if you can have several, then there are many others I would pick as a kit, but for a solo . . .this is it. So b/c it requires some work to get to that state . . . i take 1 star off . . . This is a solid blade.</p>

<p>The blade is sturdy and of good quality. The plastic handle is cheap plastic junk that offers a slippery poor grip. Be prepared to spend an additional $40 to $60 to upgrade the handle.<br /><br />2/16/22 update: the sheath is poorly designed. The knife snaps in nicely and is held tight, but good luck getting the knife back out. I was hoping that it would loosen up with time. Nope. Getting the knife out of the sheath is frustratingly difficult. I do not want to invest in both a new sheath AND upgraded handles. Would be cheaper to just buy the Esee 5 version of this knife, which comes with a much better sheath and handles at around $160.</p>

<p>The people making these knives are either incompetent, apprentices or just don't care to make them correctly. This is my 3rd Becker with screwed up sharpening job from the factory. Knives that should be only sold as factory 2nds are sold at regular price. I've had to return Ka-bar wrench knife, BK16 and now bk2. All came with sloppy, uneven edges. Unacceptable! and a hassle to go through return process where in many cases I had to cover shipping cost and was at loss. Not buying anymore Ka-bars and Beckers.</p>

<p>I really love this knife. It fits well in my hand and can reasonably accomplish just about any task I throw at it. Even with the abuse I put it through it will likely outlive me With that said this knife is not for everyone. If you have smaller or weaker hands this definitely can get quite tiring to use. If you want something that is a great whittler then this is not the precision tool you're after. If you are looking at this to be a great pack knife you really must be lost. This is a tool that is perfectly decent solution to any situation but that comes with a lot of downsides and compromises that many people may not like. If you are a big of one tool to do it all then this is great but otherwise I'd recommend looking at some other knives. The bk16 is a much lighter knife that more suited to fine tasks. The bk7 or bk9 are larger and longer making them more suited to chopping. My one personal complaint with the tool is the sheath it comes with. It holds the knife very securely but seems to dull the edge somewhat when used.</p>

<p>Don’t know how this has a solid five stars. So many bad reviews. Sheath is garbage. Dulls knife and hard to remove. Very inconvenient. Would return but I got this through a payment plan and it would be more work than it’s worth and just cost me more money. They also advertise it as a bushcraft knife but will void the warranty if you use it for batoning.<br /><br />Will update if it holds up to minimal duties. Being that it’s a quarter inch thick. We’ll see</p>

<p>Everything about this knife is amazing, with one fatal flaw for those that care. The spine is useless for creating fire from a ferro rod. You can do it with the notch on the bottom of the blade, but that consumes huge amounts of a ferro rod with each strike.<br /><br />Give us a non-coated, 90° surface on the top, please. This should be a no-brainer.<br /><br />That being said, I really like this knife so I’m going to pay extra for someone to grind this to a perfect burr.</p>

<p>Thick full tang steel; heavy. Excellent handle. I find the plastic sheath to be undesirable, WAY too tight. I’ve ordered a different sheath. But I think the knife is an excellent tool.</p>

<p>The knife itself is of great quality and being a machinist I can tell you that the steel used is very good. Simple design but very effective and not as weighty as some people may say! The sheath is the downfall of this knife, make sure to be ready to get another because when I put mine in the sheath the click was positive but the struggle came to removing the sheath and I had to pin it under some heavy workout equipment and pull with all my might to get this knife out. Don't put your knife in this sheath without flexing the sheath very very abundantly because it will make you frustrated and this knife is so sharp that if you pull it out of the sheath with a struggle, you may cut yourself as I have very easily! I've never disliked a sheath for a knife so much:(</p>

<p>Plastic sheath bends and breaks when knife is all the way in</p>

<p>Super heavy duty full tang survival knife that should last generations</p>

<p>Love this knife. It's sharp out of the box and sturdy! Full length tang with a nice skull crusher at the end. Picture shown with aftermarket micarda handles for extra grip.</p>

<p>The knife is exactly whati wanted. It was just bigger than what I thought it was going to be.</p>

<p>I stripped the coating of my knife and put a patina on it to prevent it from rusting. If you choose to strip the coating and don’t put a patina on it it will rust on you within minutes of being used. Be aware of that.<br /><br />The scales aren’t too bad as some may say and I have sweaty hands. I used knife for a while and never had any issues.<br /><br />The knife is heavy and does not make a good combat knife. A terrible option for an EDC.<br /><br />Knife can be used on a ferro rod if one uses the tip instead of the spine. Using the spine won’t work.</p>