Esee PR4 Fixed Blade First Impressions 

For $108 on Amazon right now, this knife & leather sheath is a great deal. Both are USA made & Esee stands behind it with a lifetime transferable warranty. I've had mine for a few days now & like it a lot. The spine really attacks a ferro rod; sharp! 👏This is one of the best reviews on this knife. Excellent close up shots of it ! Thx.👏

Awesome review man. We appreciate yer honesty and straightforward approach. That sheath will break in some, you can even wet form it....a very short 2" or so lanyard helps in clearing the knife from the sheath.

I've had done of these since they came out and it's my favorite knife. ESEE knocked this out of the park.

I really like your style of review. Perfect clear information and that all in the outdoor and snow just like in my country The Netherlands 🇳🇱. Just ordered this knife a couple of years to late but was really happy to find your review. I will keep looking at your reviews awesome. Have a nice day👍🏼

They killed it with this one. I really like the kephart design. It is a true work horse. It is a true preforming knife in so many ways . Nice review as always brother.

Mine is being delivered tomorrow! I appreciate the information 🇺🇸

Looks like a great knife, I really like the scalloped grip as well.

Nice close-up at 4:18. I love this knife design. Really good review!

Fantastic review. Very thorough. Thank you!

I have one of these. I agree on the looks. I think this is a really good looking knife. It's not my favorite outdoors/bushcraft knife, but it is my favorite Kephart style knife of the 3 or 4 I own. I thinks it's amazing what you get for the money.

That’s a good looking Esee right there. Stepping up the game for sure. Peace

I got one .its old school kephark design.love the 90deg spine.its a fine knive it works well.trust your life to it.👍

Awesome knife!👌🏽💥👍🏽

I really like this one!

The blade looks a lot like the LT Wright Outback (DLT Trading) in CPM 3V. The Outback handle/scales are fantastic.

Excellent review!

Best Dam Review I've Head About A Knife.

PR4 works. Thank you.

Great video

Great video I just got one last week

I was just watching some moonscape videos with you and nutnfancy...then this video pops up! Awesome!

solid review! huge fan of ESEE, I do prefer the hard plastic sheaths tho, thanks brother!

Nice first impressions Crocket! Beautiful setting for a knife test! Atb Sean

Looks like a pretty good blade. Love me junglas and model 3 that ive both thinned a good bit

A lot of people seem to really dislike the look of this knife, I personally really like it, I think it's a cool looking knife. Also, I see a lot of reviews talking about the scales on this knife not being comfortable. I've got to say though, in my experience they are fine. I think for a lot of people it's just a visual thing, the scales LOOK uncomfortable, so they convince themselves that they are.

nice review! really informative! good job!

Nice review bud! I’ve had my eye on this one

I got a new blade a few days ago and my first impression is an inch long cut. Still love the blade though, mora 120 for whittling. Unfortunately it arrived before the protective gloves.

Contemporary Kephart. Cool camp knife.

Un gran cuchillo , muy versatil . Va a ser mi proximo cuchillo de compañia

I like this one. I generally prefer the aesthetics of a drop or clip point, but Kephart style spear points like that deliver in the utility department. If the handle is comfortable as you say-it certainly looks nice-then it appears that this knife is made to be used. I prefer about 1/8 or 3/16” stock on a camp knife. Some blades are just too thick to cut well, but if you’re doing lots of batoning I can see why some people want a thicker blade. Great review.

Good review.

Great review, just got mine and am interested in others opinions. I got the esee 6 first and while I love it I needed something smaller for finer work.

Good video! Subbed.

Lol. That knife has a charm I like to man. Amazing

What a nice review!

I have both but have been torn between a favorite small/med knife... ESEE 3 or 4. Even though I also like choils, this knife was perfect as it is the thickness of an ESEE 3 and the length of a 4. I don't miss the choil. A kydex sheath is a future addition.

I ordered the Esee 2 ...got the esee pr4...not complaining...Still under my review..But you nailed it...thx

Mine was also razor sharp never had that before it was so sharp i cut my thumb and sheath 😂 so be careful people when you unbox this. Perfect knife

Hopefully I can hold one soon to see how it feels in my medium sized hands. Thanks for the video!

I am interested in this knife, but would feel better if it was reviewed by someone I knew and trusted. Oh crap its Cr0cket!!! :D

Good man knives 👍👍

Hi, this knife is a real beaut though there might be some hot spots quite for sure. Besides I admire your ability to withstand the cold, I'd surely have frozen after one minute of talking.

Crocket, I have both ESEE 4 and ESEE PR4, and I prefer the ESEE PR4. The ESEE PR4 is a better slicer and has better handle ergonomics, in my opinion. I have noticed that hot spot that you were talking about, but so far has not been an issue.

btw the esee3 hm or this? for camping (food and wood) and hiking use. light bushcraft

How would you compare this to the Becker BK62?

I like it .i would buy it .its very fine camp knive it seens it will go well in my kit or pack.

If you wanted you could take the sharp corners off the section of the spine where you bare down on, and leave the rest for the ferro rod, scraping, and so forth.

Push off w your thumb when extracting it like you would w a kydex sheath. I found it works great w this sheath

I don't feel they should be pretty although I love my Esee 6. Agree, great knife, great steel, great blade. That's my next knife.

I would like to see a 5 \32 blade on the laser strike . bushcraft version 3/16 is a little to thick .but love the design . that kepheart is cool .

Hi, I would like to take a great compact bushcraft / survival knife that you can rely on, in your opinion this Esee Pr4 may be the right choice, let me know your opinion, thanks Michele.

I valued thick blades until I realized that they were good for wood processing and not much else, and maybe you should try to bring a hatchet. Now I like the thinner blade as on the PR4 as it will do almost anything.

Always love your vids... been looking at this one for a while, but I do like my 4 quite a bit.. which would you say is better in your opinion right now..

Will these handles fit a RD4? It is the same knife?

Great review. Would you recommend this over the ESEE 4?

Nice review as always.Do you prefer this over a bigger knife?

Say Heah CrOcket, Great review, very down to the point. I like your explanation for why the knife was made like that. It's a Kephart Style, and that's asuccess in its own. I wish you would do Combo's with certain knives. I like a 4" blade, But I always parley mine with a larger knife because I sometimes run out of real-estate when using a 4" blade. So yeah, I had a beautiful Piggyback Sheath made for my Rodent 4 which is one of my Fav's Bushcraft Knives. I chose the Rodent 4 because of the Lightning Bolt Handle and it has a Choil, Anyhow I teamed my Rodent 4 with my Rodent 9, a lovely piece of kit. Yup, I Baldric Carry them. Anyhow, I always said, If I didn't go with my Swamp Rat Stable, most definitely it would of been Essee. Oh, I also like that Rocky Mountain Track type handle. Dilly Dilly.,,.p

Looks like G10 I have made alot knives I could be wrong

How do you get companies to send you products to review

Now I have to have one! 🤐

I'm curious how this spear point compares to the Laser Strike spear point. Great overview!!

Info on your camo pants?

nice

You didn't mention the warranty. Dose this knife have the same no questions asked policy as other ESEE knives?

Aesthetically, I don't like the blade shape, but I imagine it is quite functional. Other than that it has a cool look and I imagine the sheath will break in.

Myth #1 Carbon steel knives have better edge retention than Stainless steel.Myth #2 1095 is a great steel with great edge retention.Myth #3 Essee knives are very good.Myth #4 Ka-Bars steel is 1095.Myth #5 Batoning dulls the edge (No it doesn't at all.After the knife gets into the wood,the cheeks of the blade that split the wood,make room for the edge to pass through,without touching the wood at all.)

Take a licking keep a ticking.its a 🏆 knive.

Visually i love this knife, function wise it looks painful to hold. As a collector of many, many knives...thin handles are personally a discomfort for me. Maybe someday we'll get thicker handle scales.

Scales seem thin overal good

I would like to use one long enough to compare it to the laser strike

Where is the bat country?

First!