Schrade SCHF2 Extreme Survival Steel Special Forces Fixed Blade Knife with Nylon Sheath

3 Responses to “Schrade SCHF2 Extreme Survival Steel Special Forces Fixed Blade Knife with Nylon Sheath”

1. Ascetic Barabas says:

   June 14, 2010 at 1:49 pm

   This knife is similiar to some Chris Reeve survival knives, but way more affordable. Basically, it is machined from a single solid piece of steel, which eliminates the structural problems that all those partial tang hollow plastic handle knives have. It is the best of both worlds. The handle holds a screwdriver and bit set, which you can just remove and throw in your tool drawer. Replace it with some basic survival equipment – small firestarter, pain pills, band-aides, alcohol wipes, photon light, and so forth. The blade length and shape is also reasonably good to fight with, if necessary.
   Rating: 5 / 5
2. Brian Reaves says:

   June 14, 2010 at 3:32 pm

   This is a solid alternative to the Chris Reeve knife (now out of production) that costs about 3 times this much. It is one piece, with a handle end that screws off to reveal a small screwdriver tool kit attached. I can’t figure out why you’d need a hex bit or philips head in the wild (where you would presumably use this knife), but it’s there. The good news is that you can remove it easily and have the hollow handle to store things. While you can store waterproof matches or some Quikstart tinder bundles in there, it’s too short to put most commercial firestarters. Still, the O ring makes the handle waterproof, so you can put it to good use. The sheath also comes with a nicely sized pocket on the outside where you can store a flint if you’d like.

   The blade is serrated, but it’s not really serrated enough to make a difference. These are not sharp teeth we’re talking about here, but just a few notches in the blade. And you’ll need to sharped the blade immediately as it’s not sharp enough to do much good out of the package. Also, the handle becomes quite slippery when the knife is wet, though you can use the included thong to keep it secured to your wrist.

   This won’t become my primary knife next time we go camping, but I’ll definitely take it along. If you’ve ever wondered about the Chris Reeve but didn’t want to spend hundreds of dollars, this is for you.
   Rating: 5 / 5
3. Glenn R. Vandergriff says:

   June 14, 2010 at 4:35 pm

   This is an amazing knife. It is a near copy of Chris Reeves’ customs, with what I think are some slight improvements. And it doesn’t cost the best part of a grand. In addition to the SCHF2 listed here, I have the spear point version SCHF1. I hope Schrade makes other versions of this knife: a tanto-point blade, or maybe a double-edged fighter, or a no-point blade like a Razel, Now that would be a very interesting knife.

   The knife is made from one piece of steel, so there is no weak point where the handle is attached to the blade, as is usually the case with hollow-handled knives. It come with a fair edge with a bit of largely-decorative serration near the handle. The blade is very well distal tapered, and it balances fairly well for a knife not designed for combat. There is a useful amount of belly near the point. It is not particularly pointy, as it is designed for hard use and not, primarily, as a fighter.

   The handle is hollow and is sealed with an o-ring. These knives come with a nice screwdriver kit in the handle. It’s a handy thing, but I imagine most purchasers will replace it with some “Rambo” survival kit.

   The sheath is not up to the knife’s quality. it fits very loosely and rattles, It has a bunch of non-standard “attachment points” on the back and a totally useless rectangular steel ring at the top.

   I was going to throw it away and get a kydex one made, but I decided to try modifying it before I did. First, I cut all those “attachment” things off the back. That really helped the look of the thing. Then I heated the lower half of the sheath with a heat gun and mashed it down on to the blade. That made a much better fit and stopped the rattle. So I think it will do for now. One note, if you decide to do the alterations, go slow; the outer sheath appears to be some kind of nylon and it will melt if you get it too warm.

   I am something of a collector and have quite a few knives, these are some of the better non-customs. I’d give them a 9 out of 10, with the 1 point off for the sheath.

   This knife would make a good general purpose camp knife, that could be used as emergency survival equipment.

   Recommendation: Buy one!
   Rating: 5 / 5