Cold Steel FGX Boot Blade I with Kraton Handle , black

This knife surprised me. For the money, it's great. Great boot knife with the boot clip to hold the sheath in place. You're probably going to want to wrap the handle with some type of paracord as I have. I will say that on the last knot of my paracord, the knife moved to the side and I used my hand to steady it and took a very quick cut to my finger, just from the pressure I put on it with my hand. Ouch! I'm not kidding when I say it is sharp out of the box. Good weight and feels good in the hand now that I've wrapped the handle. It has a main purpose and that is stabbing something. You choose what that will be, but with the weight of it, I'm sure it can be used for other things as well. Solid knife. Very inexpensive too!

Good shower knife. Never know when you need to shank someone when your willy is out. Better to protect yo self than wreck yo self.

as far as I can tell it's what it's supposed to be. I'll change my review if that's not the case after some tests.

Sturdy enough to use at least once

The real cold steel boot knife has a flat chisel grind that is aesthetically unpleasing. The FGX version has a gorgeous double-saber-grind-edge that, while a silly purchase for self-defense, is fun to play with. The ring is fairly easy to remove with pliers or brute force.

The knife blade is made out of a material they are calling "Grivory" which is a type of nylon. The knife has no weight or balance to it and the blade just feels like plastic with no cutting edge just a sharp point. I guess if you carry it for defense purposes you could just poke someone in the eye!

To people who don't get these FGX knives: these are not toys or training aids or display replicas. They are functional plastic knives. In the 1980s and early 90s it was a fad in the back of magazines to sell "metal detector proof" plastic knives as a sales gimmick. I don't know if Cold Steel did this back then, but that's where the concept started. However, if well enough made, these will do in a pinch for self defense purposes. They have a moderate edge that while not the sharpest is more than capable of cutting, slicing, and penetration. They won't be as tough or durable as a steel knife, but they are extremely light weight and fully functional for their intended purposes. I for one love the concept because I collect knives for fun and having a light weight plastic yet functional clone of a $180 knife for $6 is an outstandingly addictive hobby. If you know how to properly sharpen a knife with different grade stones, you can also make the blade razor sharp on this if you want but it's not necessary and functions as is. Only downfall and complaint is these don't come with a sheath and none are offered. Well that and Cold Steel has discontinued all if not most of these FGX knives.

I wasn't expecting some kind of high-tech fiber knife or anything, but I expected some amount of substance. This knife lives in this weird space where its to weak and flimsy to be a useful tool, but it still has enough of an edge and point that it's too dangerous to be a toy. It is cheap though. Still, a sharp piece of plexiglass would be better than this thing at pretty much everything.