Spyderco Bow River Fixed Blade Outdoor Hunting Knife, PlainEdge

Bought this after using Buck knives for years. Just wanted to try something new (really like my buck knives btw). Great price point, boxed nicely and comes with a nice sheath. Impressive sharpness out of box. I field dressed and skinned a whitetail this week. Worked very well, remained sharp and blade design allowed for accurate, smooth and safe cuts. Had no problems with smooth handle- I’m usually wearing gloves and not using a ton of force. Great design and price. Excellent field knife or an extra to have in the backpack. Would buy again. Or maybe even for my friends and family.

Very nice knife for hunting fishing, camping or just to wear it’s a very attractive knife and extremely sharp it’s size is perfect for most uses but not so big it uncomfortable. I think this is spyderco’s best bang for the buck. You get a very durable sharp knife and a sheath.

Sharp, well designed, carefully manufactured with no obvious imperfections. It LOOKS great and interesting too, though there are better reasons to buy a knife like this. It should be great for camping and hunting (deer and smaller game). Food prep should be a breeze with this flat grind knife. Plenty of room for fingers below handle while slicing food flat on a cutting board. My only complaint is that the grip is a little too smooth, but the ergonomic shape of the "bag" handle should help a lot. You can use fine sandpaper if you wish to rough it up a little, but I'm going to use it more before I do anything to modify this well crafted knife with a great leather sheath.

I’ve been eyeballing this knife for years now, Spyderco is a fantastic company that puts out a quality knife regardless of factory location. I knocked this down to 4 stars due to mine not being as sharp as the bar set by previous Spyderco knives in the same steel (spyderco’s china factory puts out decent 8cr steel). I needed to hone the edge for a few minutes to bring out that razor like quality I’m use to from Spyderco. That being said the rest of the package was spectacular. I’m a fan of this blade shape, and the g-10 scales are fit nice and flush, the knife is a much higher quality than the price would suggest and the sheath is good as well. I guess what you get in overall package they save on time spent refining the edge (or I just got one that didn’t get enough love)? To me this is a nice knife that I’m not afraid to use or resharpen. Not sure this is the edc crowd favorite but it is an awesome outdoors knife that’s thin enough to be a beast at food prep or a fish and game knife, while being thick enough to handle some light wood work. Excellent affordable companion/belt knife with a high end feel that offers a wide range of practical utility. I would definitely jump on purchasing this if offered in VG10 or BD1N for a higher price point. 8cr may turn some people away but 8cr is a great everyday steel when you actually get 8cr (Spyderco can not legally call it 8cr13mov unless it is that, then benefit of buying from a reputable manufacturer). I would buy this knife again and I would recommend to a friend!!!

I'm really pleased with the overall quality/style of this knife. It came with a nice edge out of the box, not really razor, razor sharp but the knife would shave hair off my arm and slice thru a piece of paper. I'll clamp it on my KME and get the edge polished up without having to spend a lot of time working on it. The sheath seems ok, but I would rather it have been a polymer sheath even if the cost was a little more. IMO, for $51.45, I think it's a deal. It will definitely be used for slicing my steaks at the dinner table along with a lot of other uses. Now the down side - The knife didn't look used, but the box had been opened. On the blade they were fingerprints so it had be handled. Was it a return, IMO it may have been, someone had definitely handled the knife.

Not much to say. Had to get it sharpened, but it was a gift for my son and he loved it. It’s a quality knife and you can’t beat the quality for the price of the knife. Light weight and great feeling in the hand.

It is too early to give a complete rating so I will likely update this in a few months after some heavy use but here are the first impressions. Knife is beautiful in appearance and razor sharp. The full tang design gives the impression that it can take some abuse. The feel of the knife is comfortable and removing it from the sheath and indexing it is intuitive. Sheath is good quality leather and the design will keep the handle from getting caught as you move through brush.

This is a genuine Spiderco article as far as I can tell although it was mfg in Asia not Colorado. It is well made, flawless and sharp as a razor. The materials are not particularly exotic but more than adequate for the purpose. This is a small fixed blade and just perfect for opening mail snd packages. Ive been using it several months almost daily and it has kept its edge and met my expectations for a very reasonable price. No complaints. Amazon delivered this in several days and Im very satisfied with the item.

très bon tranchant

Simplemente excelente, como lo son todos los productos Spyderco y el envío es casi inmediato, muy bien 👍🏻

Typical Spyder Co. Very high quality. Arrived sharp.

C'est du made in china mais, c'est du bon madeleine in china.

I love this knife