A Modified version of the Air Force Survival Knife with a slightly different blade
The knife is a solid and well made but it is not the Air Force Survival Knife. Note that it is listed as 499 MOD and not 499. The primary differences are, this knife lack the finger groove (fuller) on the blade and the clip lacks a sharpened swedge. The knife is made in the USA but the sheath is made in China and the quality of the leather is slight lower than the sheath I received with the Ontario 499 which comes with a Sheath made in the USA. That said, both sheaths are perfectly serviceable. The build quality of the this knife (499MOD) is on par with that of the original 499. And again, you may find that you want to sand the handle to make it smoother and more finished.
It really comes down to how much you want to spend and how important that finger groove and sharpened swedge on the clip point are to you. This knife runs about $15-$20 less.
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