This is the first expensive and nice knife that I bough. I have only taken it hiking once and didn't even pull it out of the sheath (which started falling apart within the first week). I was willing to look past that however I just tried to some wood and the gold plating along the back of the blade came off. It's a very impressive knife so I don't know if mine was a defective one or if they are like this. For 100 dollars I expected more. Especially with the names attached to this item.

This knife is enormous and of good quality. After a minute of handling the decal started to smudge and I think the sheath could use snap for the handle to secure it. Nice edge on blade and the leather sheath is a snugg fit. Minor defect on the tip of blade but a very impressive knife for the price

I just received mine the other day. this thing is so bad ass, it definitely does not not disapoint. I've yet to take it out to put it in action. this knife is so impressive, my girlfriend said she actually hopes someone would break into our apartment, just to instill the living fear of God into them.

it's just shy of being a short sword the only oother knife i have that's bigger, is my Predator machete. it is an intimidating monster of a blade.

I received my knife yesterday and absolutely love it. However the sheath does not fit. I ignorantly tried to force it on and severely cut my thumb requiring 10 stitches. So clearly the knife is razor sharp but the sheath is no good

I received my bowie the other day and I must say, Im impressed. There is nothing that can compare to the size of this knife. It feels well made and the plastic handle feels solid, not lie hollow plastic. It is very shiny and came with a decent edge on it. The sheath seems good quality but is very tight at first. After leaving the knife in it for a day or two it will loosen up though. The image on the handle has not worn off for me yet and Ive been carrying it and handling it quite a bit. My only complaints are that my knife arrived with several scratches on the blade and guard and the sheath is very tight and has no snap. Overall, I cant complain about this beast.

This is the sharpest factory edge ive seen. I did the shave test with it and it past. I also found out it cuts flesh very very well too. Dummy me was putting it in the overly tight sheath, my hand slipped and my finger went down the blade. Yipee. But other than the sheath being to tight i love it.

This is the biggest knife I've purchased, 13 3/4 inch blade and 19 3/4 inch overall. Width is 2 1/2 inches. Beautiful knife. My only complaint is that the guard is a little loose. The sheath is OKAY but it's a little small on the non-sharpened side. It does aide in a tight fit since there's no snap to hold the knife in. Overall it's an awesome knife and recommended to purchase.

This knife is a monster, gigantic and thick black, nice guard, and sheath. Made pretty solid and a wonderful little show piece or something to show off. Now I would love Hibben to make a solid wood handled one, a full tang one. My only gripe with it is the plastic feeling handle, and that is all. So definitely worth the buy.

Excellent piece of Gil Hibben's work. I love the knife and would recommend it to anyone. I will use one of my other knives for work. This one is a collectible!