I just got the Spartan Blade fighting knife yesterday, have been looking at the higher end Spartan Blade stuff but didn't want to buy & then have them not fit me. This one seemed to be a good test.
It is really well done, the scales don't seem to be injection plastic like I saw on the cut sheet? Seem to be a little better material, dunno but I can't complain. Another thing that stands out to me is the sheath, it obviously can't be hand made at the price point, but its really good and the locking mechanism was surprisingly easy to work and it keeps tension.
This is my first KaBar and first Spartan Blade, big props to both companies for their collaboration. Nice work.
I pulled the fabric drop leg off, I will throw a TekLok on it or have a taco kydex sheath made for it. Photo'ed next to a Carothers DEK1 as a companion piece for now.