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SharpMar 08, 2011
By Steve
"Steve"
Cool looking knife. fits in hand well, and just looks plain scary. i agree with the other reviewers that the case is poor. i planned on using the belt clip on it, which has to be attached with some screws that are provided. the threads on the screws immediately stripped and the belt clip is now unusable until i can find some replacement screws. for now i will just use the case w/o the clip.
The knife is insanely sharp. after taking it out of the box i ever so lightly grazed my finger on the blade to see how sharp it was, and it sliced into my finger like it was butter. i have larger hands, and this smaller knife fit comfortably. the finger loop makes it nearly impossible for anyone to be able to remove this knife from your hand.
in summary... i am 5* on the knife, and 1* on the case. i averaged these together, and thats where i got the 3 star rating. but due to the sale price i got this for, and the quality of the knife, i will not say that i regret this purchase.
 Excellent last ditch knife!Dec 27, 2011
By Mota57
For an in depth review, I suggest checking out Wealljuggleknives on youtube. Sensei Israel is a martial arts instructor and weapons expert and he loves this blade, as do I. This is basically a serrated version (although a lot cheaper)of the Perrin la griffe. It fits comfortably in the hand and the hole for your finger makes it virtually impossible to take the knife away in any fight scenario. The serrations are very sharp and make for a vicious close cutting tool. You can open packages with it of course, but its main "function" is as a last ditch defensive weapon, so sharpening shouldn't really factor into it. The sheath is kind of crappy and the knife does rattle around, sort of defeating the idea of concealment. All in all this is a great knife for its intended job. With a better sheath, it would be a home run.
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Cool knife, bad sheathJan 28, 2011
By WavesOfFury
This knife on its own is good. Not great, but good. However, a knife like this needs a sheath to be carried in. That's where this package falls short. The sheath has a little "button" which fills the index finger hole providing retention. On the front there is a little logo, in my opinion, indicating that that is, in fact, the front. That side is also indented a little which would make you believe that you are supposed to press that side to release the knife. However, that's obviously not the case. It comes with a belt clip and a length of ball chain for a neck lanyard. Don't know how you'd release the knife from the sheath on the belt clip since the side you're supposed to press to release is facing your body... Just not very intuitive.
5 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Expected more from Smith & WessonNov 03, 2010
By AmazonCrazy
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0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Interesting Design. Average. Impractical.Oct 15, 2011
By Joe1013
"History Enthusiast"
The purpose of the Bear Claw is essentially envisioned as a 'last ditch' self defense knife. However, the plastic sheath it comes with seems to have been designed backwards. The blade indeed snaps into the case. However, the deployment button secures the center ring hole. Pushing on the a release hooks your thumb into the sheath, and thus trying to release the knife is slowed down, and also requires you to extract your thumb from the hole to deploy from the sheath. This may not sound like a big deal, but for the fact that under duress or in an emergency you will likely have precious little time or thought to waste on this maneuver.
There is a lanyard included as an alternative to the virtually worthless belt clip, and obviously you could make your own with paracord, anyway. The handle too is made of some plastic compound, is very light, and smooth, and operates pretty much under the assumption that your fore finger will be hooked into the center hole. This seems essential, as if you are cut, or strike and your hand gets wet with blood, this knife will slip right out of your hand without a finger wrap grip.
The HRT steel is above average in quality. The point is slightly above average in needle sharpness for a serrated knife. The serrations are not too badly ingrained into the blade, but remember that sharpening a serrated blade requires a special sharpener. Lansky makes a special serration sharpener, but it is a fair amount of work for such a small blade.
I did not test it on leather or denim, but this is a very light knife, and therefore I expect it would take a fair amount of velocity to penetrate, unlike a good karambit knife. The serrated edges are going to stick on whatever it penetrates and, even if using a 'comma' cut, you'll likely have difficulty extracting this knife. On the other hand, I suppose that the ring hole should provide good leverage.
I only received this as a "bonus" in a package deal on a knife I very much wanted. I think there are better choices for "last ditch" options than this knife. But it is a novelty, and some may like it for this reason alone.
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