I've had this knife since it's first year on the market. (16 years?) After bringing it to an exceptionally keen edge, I added it to my camping/bug-out kit. It has been put to exceptionally hard use for many years, and yet, has only required an occasional touch up of the edge. While this is listed as a tactical knife, it also functions exceptionally well as a camping/utility knife. After all the use this knife has seen, it still looks new. This is probably the most functional knife I own. I often carry it inside an inside the waist band sheath for defensive purposes. It is light weight, impervious to rust, and is easy to conceal. I've found this knife to be extremely durable. Even after carrying it almost daily, in a kydex sheath, for more than a decade, the blade remains unblemished. It isn't the best looking knife in my collection but I keep going back to it year after year.