Comments about Underwater Kinetics Blue-Tang HYDRALLOY Steel Knife, Drop Point:

First kinfe I have purchased that was made for diving. Grip was good, went into and out of holder with out trouble.

Comments about Underwater Kinetics Blue-Tang HYDRALLOY Steel Knife, Drop Point:

disassembles for cleaning a plus after dirty diving. Holds an edge.

Comments about Underwater Kinetics Blue-Tang HYDRALLOY Steel Knife, Drop Point:

The craftsmanship of the knife is excellent. My only complaint with the knife itself is that it showed signs of rusting when taken apart for cleaning after a week of salt water diving. I recommend taking it apart and cleaning it as the instructions describe because the internal parts of the blade will quickly suffer from rust.

The sheath is an entirely different matter. It is plastic, not rubber so its stiff. That seemed good, but it is very poorly built. Mine fell apart during the second dive. The sheath literally separated at the seam because the poorly designed snaps sheared off. This was not a rigorous dive. It was strapped to my inner leg. From its recovery location it must have broken off during a back roll entry. Of course when the sheath separates the knife goes with the part that falls off. We had to do a recovery dive to find it. I zip tied the sheath back together thinking that would make it secure, but the clasp that actually holds the knife in the sheath is very loose and easily lets go of the knife even with a little water resistance.

This is a lot of money to pay for a knife you can't keep attached to you. I got a cheap sheath with a knife handle keeper and ditched the UK sheath. If you really want the knife I recommend getting a replacement sheath before using the knife underwater.

Comments about Underwater Kinetics Blue-Tang HYDRALLOY Steel Knife, Drop Point:

This knife is all one piece and works as well as any knife. The release is good but a little hard with thick gloves on. If you plan on diving a lot in cold water where thick gloves are essential, I would recommend a push button from the front.

Comments about Underwater Kinetics Blue-Tang HYDRALLOY Steel Knife, Drop Point:

My husband only dove a few times with this knife. I got it as a gift for him, but he said he really loved it.