Spartan Harsey Difensa

This is a great knife. Looks very good, sharp and is well balanced. The grip is also very well made.

I’ve learned not to use odd characters in my reviews to avoid strange symbol translations. As for the Harsey Difensa, it is my very favorite knife in my large collection. It’s my number one “go to” knife for any job or any situation that I may encounter. The Difensa is extremely strong, very sharp, balanced, and well crafted. The quality and blade material are outstanding in every way. It holds an edge well. The Micarta handle is very confortable and provides for a powerful grip of the knife. I finally had the opportunity to purchase this knife with a black blade, black Micarta handle, and with a black Kydex shealth. What’s nice is that the Kydex sheath doesn’t scratch the black finish on the blade like it does on my Spartan Horkos knife. I really don’t care either way about the scratches, but I thought I would mention it. The Kydex sheath provides for a tight retention of the knife, yet it’s very easy to draw the knife when needed. The knife is easy to use, and it holds up extremely well when batoning wood, cutting material, in prying situations, and even in digging. It is a “a must have” for any survival or self-defense situation. Though it’s weight is not as light as some may like, it’s strong usefulness outweighs that notion. As a former military veteran and law enforcement officer, the Difensa, to me, is among the best knives on the market for survival. I would highly recommend the Difensa for a superior, all-around survival tool. It’s price is high, but its usefulness outweighs the price. William Harsey did it right in his design of the Difensa. Of course, this is all my opinion.

I love the knife and I don't know what could be reproached to it. Personnally I consider it perfect. However, the kydex sheath is soooo tight that I had great difficulty to take the knife out of it. After removing some plastic with a Dremel tool, it is better. However, I now intend to buy the leather sheath. To conclude : go for the knife, but if you are not as strong as Schwarzenegger, forget about the kydex sheath.

The spartan difensa is a fantastic knife, very well made, high quality, super comfortable micarta grips, my only concern was not with the knife but the kydex sheath, when I received the knife and went to pull it out if the sheath I had to pull with everything I had to get it out , way too tight and there doesn’t seem to be a way to loosen it up, I’ve owned many knives and have never had one that tight before, also the sheath is so tight that it leaves scuff mark on my new knife, not good. I still gave the knife itself 5 stars but the sheath is a quality sheath bit extremely tight fit

Just received my Spartan Difensa today to add to my collection. It is very high quality and I like it alot. It should last more than my lifetime and be passed on to my heirs. I plan on acquiring a Spartan George V14 Combat Dagger as well.

What can I really say? I mean, just try picking up a Harsey Difensa, 'nough said.

Top quality.

Excellent fit and finish on this knife. Razor sharp and very sturdy blade. The Kydex sheath was way too tight, but Kimberly at Spartan sent me a replacement that is perfect. Outstanding product and outstanding customer service. I am really happy with this purchase.

This knife has it all for me. Great knife steel; comfortable and well designed handle, not-too-big and not-too-small size; great blade geometry; very sharp...tough. A pleasure to use and carry. I look forward to many year's use.