Byrd Cara Cara 2 Rescue Lightweight Knife with 3.88" Stainless Steel Sheepfoot Blade and High Performance Orange FRN Handle - SpyderEdge - BY17SOR2

Great serrated knife for cutting "rope" or lines, as we call them in the river industry. Comfortable, light weight but sturdy, and good value.

I bought this knife to keep on my firefighter bunker pants. I have a Spyderco Paramilitary 2 knife that I used as an every day carry and I knew Spyderco had excellent quality so it wasn't a hard decision to buy this knife.The blunt tip is perfect for cutting off a patients clothing without worrying about stabbing them. The blade is mostly serrated but has a straight blade towards the tip of the blade that is incredibly sharp. It's basically a straight razor.I've used this at many structure fires to cut rope and other things and it slices through them like butter. I can't tell you in words how sharp this knife is.To you squeeze the closed handle a glass breaker pops out of the bottom which is not only cool, but very functional too! I haven't had to use it yet but I can assure you it would do the trick just fine.This knife is very easy to hold and operate with gloved hands, and there is a metal part that protrudes when the blade is closed that makes opening the knife very simple. The blade locks very strongly and will never accidentally shut due to the locking mechanism To close the knife you simply press in the silver button on the side of the handle and close the blade.This knife is fantastic, sharp and very durable. It would make a great choice for any first responder!

Nice emergency cutter

This thing is great for it's intended purpose: extreme cutting performance in an emergency or rescue scenario, on a budget. I bought it to keep in my truck or take on a trip where I think it could be useful. I don't plan to use it as an EDC knife. For the price I'm ok with it potentially being lost, damaged, or unrecoverable due to use in an emergency situation.The serrades are well done and very sharp. I also noticed they open mail with authority, for whatever that's worth. This thing definitely cuts through material with comparatively little effort to a plain edge or even a combo edge. The blade is longer too which also helps.It feels well made actually, and it functions as good as any regular spyderco lock back knife. Its definitely not of the refined paramilitary quality but it approaches the Delica or Endura level of quality and function......with a few obvious exceptions. The handle scales have some mold marks just to the inside of both handles where the knife rests closed, they're ugly but don't hinder performance or feel in any way. The blade steel won't hold its edge under a lot of use, but I don't plan to use it very much-it just needs to come through for me in an emergency. It does have recessed metal liners in the handles which is a nice touch.The knife is fairly lightweight for its size too. It feels good in the hand, balance seems good, and overall fit and finish is just fine for this price range.I would reccomend this knife, and it'd be a good gift for someone who could appreciate it or actually use it.

Firstly.I love Spyderco knives and I have owned, used, lost and gifted a lot of them in my life.I've even visited the factory store and they make and collaborate with wonderful people who offer amazing products.Ok..So I've had 4 different bright orange Spyderco Rescue knives in my life so far and I've loved them all.I lost one. Not sure exactly how that happened, honestly. But we were climbing a mountain and we weren't going back up to look for it.TSA took 2 from my checked baggageAnd now I still have one left.Anyway; I saw these Byrd versions and I will definitely say the build quality is spot on considering they are significantly less expensive than my previous Rescues'.The size of the knife, the texture of the grip, the blade edge, clip and material are all great.I have two issues, if they are even truly a thing for anyone else.My original Rescue knives have a bit more ergonomics in the grip.These are pretty much sharp edges with excellent grip that will work great with gloves. But just isn't as friendly to your hands as the more expensive versions.My other one is closing the blade.The more expensive versions are a little smoother in operation.The Byrd just doesn't feel the same closing the blade.I don't feel like I need to look at my Spyderco versions when I close them. It could just be me.At the end of the day I gifted them to people for stocking stuffers and they love them.If you work in rescue.And you need a knife that does the job without accidentally cutting your patient, this is great choice.It's not a cheap knife; but if you need it and you end up leaving it behind at least you didn't lose a more expensive knife.I'm going to use my palm sander and round the edges a bit on the one I kept.out of the pocket opening process is spot on despite the comet shape hole.

I love it !