Absolutely solid knife
I have always been put off ESEE knives by what you are getting for the price, if you buy a FALLKNIVEN you get laminated powder stainless, Japans latest metallurgical technology versus ESEE'S lump of 1095, for roughly the same money. Luckily theres more to it than that, this little knife is a really lovely all-round package, fit, finish and all-round build quality are excellent on every component. The best thing is the design, its obviously designed by people who use knives regularly, ergonomics are great, its clearly designed for the purpose of being used, and used hard. Like the last reviewer this is my first ESEE but certainly won't be my last. I personally really don't like Kydex and its nice not to see it here. The only criticism I have is the velcro isn't the best I've seen, other than that its a cracking knife for the money, I would highly recommend to anyone.