I have 9. All used and abused and all still in great shape. Gave 3 to coworkers for their bugout bags. Great knives!

Now that I know these guys exist AND how excellent and "reasonably priced" their knives are... It's time to start a collection!

Congratulations John, you deserve and earned it my friend, brother your reviews are top shelf and very professional, outstanding my blade brother, really cool blade, job well done

GREAT REVIEW John!!!

Looks like a budget BK16 especially with that handle .

i love all their knives i buy one everytime they come out with a new blade

Good reviews...as I have noticed on some your other reviews as well. Good overall set of testing for real world stuff. Subscribed... looking to buy this model or their tanto...or both.

Love the looks of this blade

Wow, John, this reminds me of a Schrade blade, but at least a step up. I buy Chinese knives, myself, and disparage myself for doing so. But as much as price with quality catches my eye, I can't help but be interested. This Oerla brand is new to me, but it appears to be a solid choice. Many hard working Americans cannot spend big dollars. I would say Schrade is a hit and miss on quality control. I hope Oerla is a winner. Thanks for another honest review!

John, I just subscribed to your channel. Your knife reviews are really great, especially the ones I've seen on the OerLa brand. I have been a handgun enthusiast for close to 30 years and primarily watch reviews of defensive handguns. Until recently the only knife interests I've had are what some people call "tactical" folders, I just call them defensive carry knives. For whatever reason I've lately had a deep urge to own a really nice (read heavy duty functional) fixed blade sheath knife but just can't bring myself to spend as much as or even half of what I'd pay for a high end handgun (HK, GLOCK, CZ, S&W, etc.). I mean yeah, I might spend that much on a Randall which is kind of a bucket list knife for me but even then I just can't justify it. So using Google I searched for high quality budget knives and found quite a few brands that interested me. Of course I watched many reviews but yours really stood out; a friendly yet no mercy testing ground. In one of your reviews the MTech kind of fell apart, lol. That was one brand that interested me until then. Then I watched other reviews but I kept coming back to yours, they remind me of the great handgun reviewers like Sootch00, Military Arms Channel, Mixup98, Hickok45, etc. So long story short, (too late), my first heavy duty fixed blade is going to be the OerLa OLHK-044 which I've already ordered and should have it in a few days. Anyhow, this is kind of a long winded thank you for the great info and high quality reviews that you put out. I'll be watching more of them in the future. Best regards from here in Texas, keep up the great work.

Congrats

I'm glad you didn't have to pay for this knife , you reviewers get them alot of business.

I've been impressed with the Oerla stuff too. I reviewed their Tac folder on Amazon and found it to be a very capable knife.

That's a very crowded market space for that design and price. This looks like an excellent knife and could be a market leader in time.

Thank You

deadly tiger hunting in the background at 0:40

Nice knife.

I need a small knife for my fishing tackle box and maybe something to fight off mountain lions and wolverines. Possibly eagles too. They like to swoop down on you when they see you've caught a fish.

P.s. Oerla also make Ferro rods in a little sheath that hooks to the holes of the knife sheaths. Awesome add on?

Running about the same as the d2 knife of there's you reviewed?

unfortunately they dont make this anymore, i think it will still sell

Is 440c stainless better or worse than 420?

In the video you said the blade was 440c... I have been looking at this brand but have not been able to find a steal description other than "Stainless " I am a fan of true 440c steal... but I know alot of knifes claim 440c but is usually a 440a or 440b or even a 8cr or variant... I would think a "440c" with proper heat treat would have held its edge a little better on the test you give... is the blade marked 440"C"...?

They're also designed by a veteran

If you said it, I missed it. So, what kind of grind is the blade? Flat saber? These are priced like the Gerber Strong-arm was back in 2015 but then again Gerber is made in Portland. These will probably go up in price soon. Personally, I don't care where they're made as long as they're quality. China has this steel down pretty good. I'd like to see this compared to the Strongarm.