BPS Knives Bushmate 2.0 Designed by DBK - Bushcraft Knife - Fixed-Blade Carbon Steel Knife with Leather Sheath & Firestarter - Outdoor Full Tang Camping Survival Knives

This is a great knife. The DBK boys and BPS really hit this one out of the park as far as the blade itself is concerned. However, despite being very well made from thick, richly dyed leather, the sheath leaves a lot to be desired. The retention strap does nothing to hold the knife secure in the sheath. As demonstrated in DBK's YouTube video featuring this blade, you can shake the knife right out of the sheath with very little effort.Luckily, this can be easily remedied. The BPS sheath that is available for sale here on Amazon currently for $17, the one that comes with the B1 and the BS2 models, will also fit the DBK knife. It does ride very deep in the sheath so that only about an inch of the tang of the knife is exposed, so I'd recommend a lanyard to help with that, but the B1/BS2 sheath is otherwise snug and fits great.The included firesteel is a nice diameter, throws good sparks, and is put together well. It's a great bit of kit easily worth half the asking price of the entire package.For the fifty dollar price tag, this is a phenomenal value. I'd have rated this item 4 stars if the factory sheath weren't at least functional, but it does work even if it doesn't have good retention so I'm giving it full marks.

Update: Was struggling feathering sticks and found the edge to be beveled making the edge not bite to shave off the wood. Re-profiled at 25 degrees and now it is much better. Knife is a great value, just needed a little love.Just to start, this is not the best knife I have ever used, but it is the good knife at this price and does everything I need it to do at a campsite. Feathering wood for fire, sharpening a marshmallow stick, drilling a divot for fire bow, and any other normal camp duty I needed. I dont baton much.Out of the box I needed to do a little sharpening, not a big deal. The sheaths leather feels great but does not hold the knife well, so I'll poke another hole or make a new strap. Not deal breakers just something to note.1066 steel is strong (used in swords) but is not the best at retaining an edge. Though if you abuse your knife like the youtubers, 1066 is better for you as steel that holds an edge longer, tends to be more brittle.Handle is pinned but the shape is fantastic for my hands. I wear a large cadet golf glove for reference.For the price, this knife is great and something I'm not afraid to use. Very happy with this purchase.Other fixed knives I own for reference.Becker BK2, bk7, bk17, machaxe. All great, BK17 is my favorite for camping.Schrade SCHF36CP (thing is a beast)Ontario 18" machete, Rat-5 - Good knife, just dont love it for some reason.Lionsteel b41, great bushcraft knife, 3x the cost of this one and not 3x better.

Don’t get me wrong. It’s a very functional knife. There was no lanyard on the knife or the ferro rod and neither were inserted into the sheath. So it isn’t form fitted. That’s not a problem. Shove it in and wait over night. I wrapped the handle in paper and stuck it in the sheath so it can form a tad larger for ease of use. But the blade looks like it was not ground to completion and looks like someone tried to hand sharpen it, I don’t think that’s the case though. So it was sharp but not razor sharp and some parts of the edge were sharper than other parts. But I enjoy sharpening knives so I’ll tackle that tomorrow. Now I did hit it on a leather strop about 10 strops on each side and that did help a lot. It will shave hair with ease now. The handle is plain wood. No treatment but the fit is nice and tight. I can stain the wood or polish it, just depends on what you want. So for a scandi grind, high carbon steel blade, for the price, it’s a good deal. The backbone of the blade is a very nice 90° angle and sharp and it will strike a ferro rod nicely. I tried that and it’s great. The leather sheath is good leather but no drain hole. I can fix that with a small drill bit. Now I’m guessing had they fixed all this before shipping it out, the price could easily have been more than doubled. So I’m good with it as I can work on it and sort of customize it to my preference. Has a good feel in my hand too. I can’t give it 5 stars due to all I listed above, but it has the potential to become a 5 star knife with a little time and again, I enjoy these things. It’s not heavy but it’s also not light. Meaning it feels like quality material. Balance is around the front handle screw. Definitely a keeper.

BPS Knives makes fantastic tools for an amazing price, and this one is already a favorite. The sheath alone is so robust, it’s almost worth the cost of the knife. Unfortunately it didn’t come with the DBK SHEATH pictured, but rather a generic BPS Sheath. Still, it is such a great bushcraft knife, scandi-ground and sharp as hell right out of the box. Just don’t expect the sheath pictured…