KA-BAR TDI Fixed Blade Knife for Law Enforcement

Will G.: Rips through envelopes, cardboard, rope, just about anything I’ve thrown at it while keeping its sharp edge. Very versatile. When you draw from the holster it lands perfect into your hand. Small enough to conceal comfortable but will definitely inflict damage if needed to use in self defense.

United States on Sep 27, 2023

Amazon Customer: The knife itself is great. The only issue would be the sheath. Specifically the belt clip. It broke after about a month of moderate usage.

United States on Sep 04, 2023

Kevin: I love the knife and the sheath that comes with the knife. I read reviews that convinced me to get another after market sheath. However, I prefer the sheath that it comes with. It is easy to clip onto a belt and changing the clip to the other side is a breeze. I did use a T6 Torx driver that I had which made it easier than using the tool that they include. IWB works perfectly and I can easily attach and remove when needed. Note that I am using a 1.5" leather belt which completes the setup. Highly recommended!

United States on Jul 27, 2023

Erik: Like others have said, sheath is very tight out of the box. However, before you get all crazy with tension adjustments or spend money on another sheath, simply put a drop of CLP on the spine of the blade and another in the channel of the sheath. Work that oil into the channel by fully inserting the blade until it locks and then pulling it fully out again. Repeat 5 or 6 times and the retention, lockup and draw is perfect.

***Don't over oil it, as that will just attract dust/dirt/lint etc. With CLP a little bit goes a long way. ***

Like any EDC, routine cleaning and maintenance is to be expected. Take care of your PDWs and they will take care of you.

Stay safe out there.

United States on Feb 05, 2023

Amazon Customer: Good product quality and price.

Canada on Nov 16, 2020

Charles E. Felton IV: First, I'd like to say that this is a self defense knife. If you are thinking about purchasing it you should be trained or training to use it. Second, If you are looking for and EDC knife, something that you will remove and place back in to its sheath multiple times a day, cut boxes with, etc, I would keep looking. Buy a Kershaw and keep it moving. You will be much happier with the purchase.

With that said I think this and the others in the TDI line are perfect self defense blades. I could go into all the benefits of its design, why its so good, and why I chose it as one of my PDWs, but if you need that info from me you probably have not trained enough to carry this and you should go buy pepper spray or a rape whistle. Ok. I'll stop now.

On to the knife and sheath...
The sheath is great. 4 ways to set it up, clip can go on either side for left or right carry and can go either right side up or upside down to carry handle up or down. Pretty basic, but it does what it needs to. I can see why some have knocked the sheath/clip combo, the back side of the clip that attaches to the sheath sits out away from the sheath a bit so when securing to your belt/waste band it can...

United States on Oct 13, 2020

Serge Theroux: Petit Karambit très discret et impressionnant dans la main, étuis corrects, rasoirs en sortie de boite... 👍🏻

Canada on Sep 02, 2020

Customer: Good tool, nice concept design tho needs work, sheath can be little uncomfortable at times when wearing, handle needs a little more beef to it, have poked my stomach with it placing back in to sheath partly due to "user error" on my part tho handle needs some beef to it.
All and all its not bad, cuts like a champ and a good utility tool to have at work and for the price can't really complain

Canada on Apr 30, 2017

Luc Pesant: excellent!

Canada on Apr 07, 2017