I bought one of these big badass Outback Bowie knives and love it!! I just took mine yesterday and had the blade professionally bead blasted. I do Not like that shiny blade coating on knives. It just scratches so darn easy!! I guess bead blasting scratches too. But I believe a knife blade should either have that Matte finish, which is what bead blasting does, or it should have a Black blade, especially a Bowie or fighter or survival knife!!
First Outback Bowie knife I received just would not take an edge whenever I tried to resharpen it. I even had the knife for over 8 solid months, more like a year and half. I actually just shelved it. Then I remembered that it had a 5 yr or lifetime warranty on it. I contacted the original seller of it but they wouldn't honor the warranty by replacing it. So I then contacted a totally diff store that I never even done business with.
They were so kind, and in just a couple of days they had contacted the maker of the knife on my behalf. Then next thing I knew, Down Under authorized a store her ein the US to send me out a replacement Outback Bowie knife right away.
I received the brand new replacement one, new sheath and all, and sent back the defective one I had right away. Since I have had the new one, have had no problems whatsoever with resharpening it. It's great and stays razor sharp. I also have several handmade leather sheaths for my Outback Bowie knife. I just love the knife too. Not really my style of knife that i favor, as I mainly favor the Rambo style survival knives and the like. Still, just couldn't resist the chance at having this big, bold, badass Crocodile Dundee knife. Definitely the closest thing to owning the real thing!
I haver heard and read so much negativity about the knife maker Jack Crain. It is an awful shame that, providing those negative rumors are true, he chose to runi such the great knife making name that he had!! A real shame. But I have ben messed over by alleged knife makers before who just took my money and ran. This just made me become smarter and less trusting.