RUIKE RKEF118G Jager F118 Fixed Blade Knife, Green

I will happily admit to being a knife snob, I demand quality and will not buy junk with my hard-earned money. That being said, this is absolutely an awesome knife for the money. I'd got this for basic camp chores and food prep, and the size and quality are perfect for my needs. I currently have an Esee 6 that was my primary camp knife for a few years, but always hated the handle and constant fight with rust in damp environments, plus excessive in size and weight especially for what I need. The fit, finish, and heft on the blade are surprisingly good especially at this price, for my needs Sandvic is Preferable for my over 1095 or D2. There are no gaps in between the handle and steel, the jimping isn't super aggressive and the sheath and belt clip are fairly robust. The blade came shave sharp right out of the box, to me, it shows the company takes pride in their product. Ergos with this knife is almost perfect for me, between the tapered palm swell, deep finger choil, and angel of handle it has a secure lock-up in the hand in either saber or reverse grip. The belt clip locking systems rather interesting, you depress the metal tab, rotate the clip to the desired carry position then it locks into place. That being said, lockup on the sheath is “snug” but definitely not tight, held it upside down and gave it a good shake and it didn't drop. Definitely wouldn't trust this in an upside-down pack carry without some sort of strap system though especially as it wears in over time. The only negatives I can find on this thing is the scales are a little slippery. Grip tape is a possible fix or possibly an inner tube, but roughing up the handle might be the easiest. But honestly, with the deep choil, I don't see any real risk of your hand sliding off onto the blade so, in the end, it might not be with the effort. The other thing is an optional retention system would definitely be nice because I like to carry my pack knives upside down. But these things are so minor and I can definitely improvise a solution. Overall, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this especially if you are on the fence.

First, let me get this out for the way: If you're torn about getting this knife, go for it. Now on to the review. Even just looking at this in the box before I opened it up, my hopes were high just due to the quality packaging. Upon opening the lid I was greeted with a beautiful and well finished knife. It feels great in hand, with a nice balance and grippy g-10 scales with welcome rounded edges to keep the knife feeling like it belongs in your hand. The blade is a little over 1/8" thick, and feels extremely sturdy with well-placed jumping on the spine to inspire confidence when you place your thumb on top of the blade. The blade itself is Sandvik 14C28N, which I have some experience with already as a solid stainless steel that takes an extremely fine edge with great corrosion resistance. Not to mention that it's extremely easy to touch up with a hone, strop or steel. The stonewashed finish on the blade is also attractive, and right out of the box the blade was shave-your-leg sharp. All of the parts, not that there are many, fit well together with no hitches or burrs anywhere to be seen. The blade and scales both are rounded on the edges giving the knife a premium look and feel, though to get a fire striker working you have to use the notch near the choil since there are no edges anywhere to spark it. The knife fits very securely into it's sheath, and while plastic or kydex sheaths don't really float my boat, I can say that this one is well made and will suit most of you quite well with it's locking and rotating belt clip. I'll end up making a leather one myself, but that's just a personal preference. This knife is fantastic, and so far a great performer. The only thing I can see myself changing is the sheath and making a leather one as I mentioned above. I'll keep the review updated if any issues arise while I test it out carving, making feathersticks, or batoning. If they make a version of this with some nice wood scales I'd be more than tempted to pick up another, that's for sure.

Extremely sturdy and versatile. The grip is very natural and controllable. Very sharp out of the box. Very Strong blade, no chipping/bending so far. The sheath is strong and customizable. Best knife of it's genera by far. I am completely satisfied.

Good quality, the blade shape, thickness and size fit my needs well. The handle is a bit short, but comfortable. I don't recommend it for larger hands, in my opinion.

Nicely made knife! Symmetrically machined with no unevenly machined surfaces when comparing one side to the other side. Same with the G10 handles - nicely machined and contoured. Very ergonomic handle for small to medium-sized hands which is nice so we don't have 2 inches of handle sticking out the end for those of us with smaller hands!! Nicely done finger guard to keep fingers from sliding forward onto the blade edge, which is a good thing. Decently thick blade but not too thick so you can still cut with it - some knife blades are so thick (lol) good luck cutting anything with such overly thick blades but this knife was well-thought out for good all-around practical use. Blade tip is thick enough and not too pointy so it won't break off during hard use. Jimping grooves are nicely and evenly machined. Metal is a decent stainless with stonewash finish for maximum rust-resistance so no oiling of metal required. Nicely rounded full-tang edges at handle although there is no sharp right-angle edge anywhere for striking a fire rod. Knife also has its own serial number etched on it. The tough plastic holster is also nice with rotatable positioning feature and well-thought out. Appears well-made and I doubt it will crack or break. Can't believe the price - what a bargain!!

This is really a great knife and I'm pleasantly surprised at how nice the quality is. The blade is finished well and the handle is tight, contoured nicely and very comfortable even with my larger hands. It's also surprisingly light in the hand and seems well balanced. It came out of the box pretty sharp and with a 23 degree edge. I immediately reprofiled it to a 22 degree edge on my KME system and after using 140, 300, 600, 1500, 3000 and 6000 grit stones and then 10 micron, 4 micron, 1.5 micron and .5 micron strops the blade is now INSANELY sharp. I might actually buy a second one for my daughter who loves knives as well.

Anyone might say that I have a thing for knives (apart from folks who are familiar with b1ade-4-rums). I am particularly fond of 14C28N ( though half my knives are good ol' carbon steel or stainless folders from the 60s and 70s- many are 440C - a few are various 'west german' stainless chef's knives - or VG-10, or several CPM variants from 30 to 110 ) and this is a robust hunk of my favorite swedish SS. As with any good tool-kit my knife-kit, though overdeveloped, has very little duplication and this one fits in nicely - somewhere in the middle. It comes with a cheap injection plastic sheath having next to no metal bits and a drain hole at the tip. This seems quite serviceable and without flaw AND has one notable clever idea; a soft, probably silicone, washer separates the mouth of the sheath where the friction retention engages the funny little hole at the ricasso/finger guard. Right out of the box ( a seriously over developed box - but I don't care about wrapping ) I noticed it was not tight enough to ensure that I would keep it with me while on the trail. After I had put my own edge on it, modified the spine with a flat - 90 degree spot for striking ferrocerium rods just in front of the jimping, and taken down the polished surfaces of the top and bottom of the full tang; it occurred to me that there was a torx screw that might be for adjusting the firmness of retention... What a GREAT idea! My only criticism would be that perhaps it was a bit over finished at the factory.

Really good knife. The weight is perfect and the feel of the knife in the hand is great--no hotspots. Great steel also. The knife came pretty sharp out of the box and after a little stropping it is scary sharp and it holds it's edge too. I like the sheath but it would be nice if the knife went deeper into it or if there was some kind of retention strap to make it less prone to fall out (not that it has --yet). The pivoting belt adjustment is a great idea--I really like it --but time will tell if it holds up to moderate use. Very happy with the Ruike Jager F118. It also arrived promptly from Friendswood Mercantile