Kabar Johnson Adventure Piggyback Knife Black

My first impressions when I saw the specs on the Piggyback were that there was no way a skeletonized knife this small could be useful. Man was I wrong! I ordered it on a whim ($7.20...at the least I could use it for a paring knife in a pinch) and expected the worst. Out of package, the knife is EXTREMELY sharp! In fact, I'd say at least 3-4 times sharper than my SOG Jungle Canopy, which cost me more than 5 times as much! In addition, unlike the Ka-Bar ZK Acheron, blade retention in the supplied sheath is excellent. The knife is made from 5Cr13 steel, which gives me some concerns about rust resistance, but I'm considering Duracoating the knife anyway, so the point is fairly moot. Just be aware that in normal usage, you will need to take care of the knife or it WILL rust on you. At 3-1/8" long, the handle leave something to be desired, but after cord wrapping it, the knife feels much better in hand. The 2-5/8" modified clip point blade is not large by any stretch of the imagination, but the blade shape more than makes up for this. The blade is wide, with a large amount of belly, making it versatile for a large variety of tasks including skinning, slicing, food prep, cutting rope, etc. The gimping, both on the thumb ramp and on the forward part of the blade spine, have good traction, and the forward section increases agility for fine cutting work dramatically. Finally, the full hollow grind makes it very easy to get a razor sharp edge on this knife, and the overall quality of the blade is obvious just from looking at it. Overall, this is an incredibly useful knife for a dizzying array of tasks, and for under $10, the value is off the scale. If you're looking for a neck knife or bugout bag knife, I'd strongly recommend you give the Ka-Bar Piggyback your consideration. There are certainly better options out there, but almost without exception, they are exhorbitantly overpriced. I could have bought 5 of these for the same price as a Becker Necker and laughed all the way to the bank.

OK, doing some reviews I never got to or forgot about. It's cool for what it is. I've bought a few for gifts and for myself years ago. It's nice for it's purpose, a piggyback. It's ultra-light, thin, small, Ka-Bar, inexpensive and sharp. I love the two location jimping. To be honest though, I've owned them for years now but never needed to use them. I have a few mid to large to ex-large knives and I had these in sheath pouches for small tasks or skinning but, I always have at least one pocket/EDC Knife on me always so it's never pulled out. But, like I said, it's ultra-light, thin, small, inexpensive and sharp. Oh, now I remember, the cheap plastic blade sheath... It's crap! If it actually retained the blade and the lanyard hole was actually useful (too small) I would neck-knife it all the time. I actually looked into getting kydex neck knife sheaths made once but the sheath would have been 2,3,4 times more than the price of the knife. I think I paid maybe $8 each, shipped. I would pay $10 or $12 for this if it had a better sheath... It would than be a great deal.

I bought two at the same time. The knives are sealed in a blister pack with their dedicated plastic scabbard. The scabbard is a one-piece, molded plastic "snap-in" type blade cover, with a molded pilot hole at the tip for attaching to a lanyard for wear as a "neck knife." The blade does positively snap into place and will not 'shake' out of it....although it does appear inexpensively made. It is usable and serviceable, nonetheless. The knife itself is fairly thin and measures 1/8" thick at the spine. The tip appears to be in the center line of the knife, the belly of the blade is wide and nicely rounded. The blade itself is hollow ground from the primary edge to the spine, with the exception of the very small swedge. This type of blade profile is often preferred for game processing. The primary edge is only slightly more sharp than that of a butter knife. It will not shave and crudely tears through paper. At the back of the swedge there is a 3/8" long section of jimping that is very well executed and 'grabs' the finger very well. This appears to be best used with your index finger extended to control the tip. The thumb rise also has jimping that works just fine but the cut is wider than the swedge jimping and not quite as "grippy." It still works though. The handle length and width is small for me, my hands are considered "large" by American glove standards. I can get 3 fingers comfortably around the handle but my pinkie is half-off the pommel end. The grind on the handle gives the grip almost a 90* angle to the spine side as well as the handle belly. This is a bit sharp on the hand and will cause 'hot spots' or 'bite' into your hand under moderate-to-heavy use. The handle is skeletonized for weight reduction. The milling that creates the skeletonization though, is crude and rough. Since your hand/fingers don't actually contact it, it should not interfere in any way. This knife is fine for what it is and to me, it's a "sidekick" blade that is meant to "Piggyback" a bigger blade unsuitable for smaller tasks. For the cost, it's a good deal and I intend to use it. For me to use this blade well, I will definitely need to add a handle. It also needs to be properly sharpened. Would I recommend it for a friend? Yes...so long as he understood the capabilities and limits of this knife. It costs less than $23...don't expect an Al Mar.

decent knife, but horrid sheath, very heap feel and the blade gives when pressure is applied. I'm not hercules but I think I could snap it. Get the Columbia rock river knives instead....sorry Kabar lost this time. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0030IX74A/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The piggyback is an amazing knife all around. I am a knife enthusiast, and cant stand not to have one on me at all times. The Piggyback literally weighs almost nothing, so it is carry-able no matter the attire. It sharpens really fine, and cuts true. The only cons i have are the sheath and the ship dull. It ships literally duller then a butter knife, now it will sharpen really well, however it must be kept up a little more then often. The sheath is basic, holds the knife and accomplishes the job, past that, it sucks.

I purchased this knife originally to include in my backpack for skinning and small chores while hunting. While I haven't used it yet for hunting season, is become a regular on my workbench. It is superlight weight and if you put in your pocket you wouldn't know it's there. Despite being in an inexpensive knife, it does a pretty good job of holding an edge. It came pre-sharpened but can use a better edge on it. A couple of things of note. It does not come with a belt sheath. It has a simple plastic cover with a hole for a lanyard. I would not recommend hanging this from your neck. I don't think the plastic sheath has enough tension to hold the blade properly. I tied a piece of paracord to the sheath attached to the handle so I don't lose it in use.

The knife itself seems OK. However, when I got the knife it would not go into the plastic sheath at all. Some filing of the plastic allowed it to finally be inserted, but I am not convinced that it is being held in a secure manner and having it fall off under my shirt is not something I would want to happen. Either a very poor design or sloppy manufacturing.

This is an EDC for me. Would work well for a woman's purse. Great for clipping articles from the paper, and for cutting up the chicken at that luncheon or family gathering where all you get is a paper plate and a plastic fork. Comes in a short, slim, light weight package. Well worth the money. AND, if you don't like it, give it away for Christmas. It will almost certainly be appreciated (unless you live someplace that almost everyone is afraid of sharp objects and the people who carry them).

このブランド好きなら全然ありです ただ、めっちゃ小さなナイフです シーズもちゃっちぃ… 肉抜きも雑… Made in〇〇は…… 多分子供のままごとに使うようなサイズだと思って購入してください。 主観ですが、DAISOで330円ぐらいかな？

The edge is not evenly grinded

Das Piggyback habe ich nun seit 2 Jahren auf Touren und Biwaks im Einsatz, und mein Fazit ist: Damit kommt man aus, selbst wenn es das einzige Messer ist, was man dabei hat. Die Materialwahl ist brauchbar, wenn auch nicht optimal. Einsatzgebiete: -Essenszubereitung -Fische ausnehmen -Besteckmesser -Kleine Schnitzereien (Heringe, etc) Was kann es nicht: -Gröbere Schnitzereien (der Griff ist dafür zu dünn und zu kurz) -Batoning (durch den Hohlschliff geht das bis fingerdickes Anzündholz gerade noch so, aber alles was dicker ist, sollte man lassen) -Bushcrafting (also hacken, hebeln, bohren, etc.) Was gefällt mir: -Absolut pflegeleicht. Rostfreier Stahl, witterungsbeständiger Kunststoff -Leichtgewicht. Kann man auch den ganzen Tag um den Hals tragen, ohne dass man es bemerkt -Griff trotz Gewichtsreduktion recht angenehm und fest zu greifen -Die Fingerauflage im vorderen Klingenteil für ziehende Schnitte -Die leicht bauchige Klingengeometrie in Verbindung mit dem Hohlschliff sorgt für sehr gute Schneidleistung -Sehr schnell recht scharf zu bekommen ohne Spezialwerkzeug. Victorinox Kombischärfer reicht dicke. Was gefällt mir nicht: -Die Verriegelung in der Scheide. Gibt nämlich keine. Das Messer sitzt mit leichter Klemmung in der Scheide, wird darin aber nicht wie z.B. in Kydex quasi-arretiert. Da empfiehlt sich eine Eigenbaulösung -Der Stahl. Der ist nämlich recht weich. So schön das leichte Nachschärfen ist, aber wenn man das dauernd machen MUSS, finde ich das nicht so toll. Da wäre ein 12C27 perfekt für gewesen und im Gesamtbild wahrscheinlich unter 3% teurer. -Die ungebrochenen Kanten. Bevor man das Messer zum Einsatz bringt, empfehle ich dringend, die Kanten des Griffstücks mit z.B. 320er Nassschleifpapier abzurunden. Die Hand wird es danken ;) Oder Heftpflaster drum wickeln, das erhöht die Griffigkeit. -Als "Survivaloption" (ich weiß, das ist nicht das Primärziel) wäre ein 90 Grad geschliffener Klingenrücken gut gewesen, sowohl als Fischschupper, als auch zum Verwenden eines Feuerstahls Fazit: Wer ein wirkliches Universalmesser unter 25€ erwartet, der sollte lieber z.B. zum Mora Companion greifen. Wer eine ultraleichte Lösung sucht, mit der man alle leichten Campaufgaben gut lösen kann und einen guten Kompromiss aus Preis, Material und Einsatzgebieten bietet, der kann mit dem Kabar Piggyback (übrigens Made in China) durchaus glücklich werden.

This was given 1 star with a note about youtube review, This is a good all round back-up knife, yes it needs a good sharp edge on it but it not a problem to do, sharp when it arrives. Sturdy little thing, ideal for a neck knife, be it for camping or self protection, it is exactly what it says it is worth every penny

Nettes Spielzeug aus China, aber die Scheide noch das Messer sind für diverse Outdoor-Aktivitäten geeignet. Die Plus Punkte:Es ist wirklich klein, es ist leicht, und es ist leicht zu schärfen(aber es wird auch schnell stumpf)