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title: "ESEE PR4 Fixed Blade Survival Knife –Field Tested, Durable and Reliable Bushcraft Knife with Dark Tan Sheath, Ideal for Survival, Outdoor Use, and EDC"
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# Lightweight 6.3 oz for all-day carry 1095 Carbon steel, 55-57 RC hardness 4.0" precision blade ESEE PR4 Fixed Blade Survival Knife –Field Tested, Durable and Reliable Bushcraft Knife with Dark Tan Sheath, Ideal for Survival, Outdoor Use, and EDC

**Brand:** esee
**Price:** € 152.99
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🛡️ Own the wilderness with the ESEE PR4 – where rugged meets refined.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** ESEE PR4 Fixed Blade Survival Knife –Field Tested, Durable and Reliable Bushcraft Knife with Dark Tan Sheath, Ideal for Survival, Outdoor Use, and EDC by esee
- **How much does it cost?** € 152.99 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- esee enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted esee brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Compact Powerhouse:** A perfectly balanced 4-inch blade engineered for precision and durability in every survival scenario.
- • **Rugged Reliability:** Crafted from high-carbon 1095 steel with expert heat treatment for unmatched edge retention and toughness.
- • **Lifetime Confidence:** Backed by ESEE’s no-questions-asked lifetime warranty, proudly made in the USA to last a lifetime.
- • **Comfort Meets Control:** Sculptured Micarta handle designed for ergonomic grip, ensuring fatigue-free use during extended outdoor adventures.
- • **Field-Tested Endurance:** Proven in real-world bushcraft and survival tasks, from fire prep to delicate carving, making it your ultimate outdoor companion.

## Overview

The ESEE PR4 is a compact, fixed-blade survival knife featuring a 4-inch 1095 high-carbon steel blade with a flat grind and black oxide finish. Weighing just 6.3 ounces, it offers exceptional balance and durability for outdoor, bushcraft, and everyday carry use. Its sculptured Micarta handle ensures comfort and control, while the dark tan leather sheath provides secure, stylish carry. Field-tested and backed by a lifetime warranty, this USA-made knife is engineered for professionals and enthusiasts who demand reliability and precision in the wild.

## Description

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Review: After years of looking, I found it. - I am by no means a primordial God of the wilderness. That being said, I would honestly say I'm pretty far towards the right side of the bell curve when it comes to outdoors experience. I am also not an ESEE fanboy. I do have an ESEE-5 that has taken some serious beatings on three continents and come back thirsty for more. The ESEE-5 is a massive chunker, and was great for everything from carving holes in mud walls to chopping up shipping crates to cutting straps and prying open doors. It's a great knife that has a purpose, and this review isn't about that knife. It's a classic Kephart design. It doesn't look mean, it doesn't look TACTICAL, it doesn't look like it might kill a man just to watch it die. The 1095 steel is old fashioned, but whatever trade secrets Rowen (the company that does the heat treating for ESEE) is holding makes 1095 blossom into a seriously impressive performer. After recently trying a couple of brands and models, including some marketed towards "bushcraft", I picked up a PR4 fully expecting to hate the handle and being ready to buy one of the aftermarket Micarta sets that a couple makers are offering. That didn't happen. Instead, on its first trip out last year to the family acreage where I like to tool around in the woods, I took it as my only knife and gave it a hard three day evaluation. It was on my hip any time I had pants on, and I used it for everything from food prep to fire prep, debarking and carving a standing dead poplar sapling to make a walking pole for the swamp, and carving notches in timber to repair and extend a lean-to. I didn't do anything crazy, like use it as a piton to repel down a thousand foot rock face, or baton it through an oak with a diameter double the blade length. I did process all my firewood for 3 days using it and a cudgel, including quite a lot of baton work through wrist and calf sized white oak, poplar, smaller hickory, jack pine, and hemlock, all of which it handled without complaint. A couple quick touch ups and it was ready to absolutely breeze through fish, rabbit, and porcupine. The balance is superb. There is exactly enough steel in the blade to make the knife strong enough to do anything you might want to do with it in the woods, aside from perhaps chop through a car door or dig a drainage ditch in rocky soil. The profile of the blade makes it easy to touch up, and also easy to use different parts of the blade distinctly for different tasks. I did some basic leatherwork using various grips including a pinch grip near the tip of the blade and found it comfortable for extremely delicate work. I also didn't find any hot spots with a classic power grip while batoning. The handle is shockingly comfortable even for my large hands with long fingers, and aside from adding a short, fat tassel to the pommel to make it easier to pull out of the deep (and well made) leather sheath, I've done nothing to it but the occasional touch-up on a pocket stone and a small bit of oil before putting it away between trips. Honestly, for what I'm looking for (a woods knife), this one is going to be just about impossible to beat without going full custom. I actually ended up giving away a handful of knives (a Garberg, a Falkniven F-1, and a couple of Bushlores/Mini Bushlores) that I wasn't necessarily displeased with because I just didn't need them anymore, and the older boys at the family camp trip didn't have more than a couple of cheap pocket knives between them.
Review: Hard to beat. - I’ve had two knives before this PR4 and can’t praise this one enough. The PR4 replaced a Becker BK7 as my field knife because it simply does everything I need a belt knife to do in the mountains & woods, but does it well instead of just adequately. It’s much easier to carry around. The balance is perfect. Its aggressive grip is comfortable for frequent, all-day use. Blade retention is above average for high carbon steel. It’s easy to sharpen in the field. The 90° spine is a welcome feature seasoned bushcrafters want. My only knock is ESEE doesn’t recommend the black oxide coating for food contact, but that’s not what I use it for anyhow. When I make something from wood, the PR4 touches it at some point, if not the entire task. It’ll field dress a whitetail in minutes. This is an outdoorsman’s knife made for outdoor knife tasks. Been using knives for 45 years and this is my favorite.

## Features

- Patrick Rollins’ rendition of Horace Kephart’s design, the field tested ESEE PR4 is a compact and efficient small, fixed blade knife. Its size makes it comfortable to carry and use for everyday tasks or for any survival situation requiring durability and reliability.
- Cutting Edge Length: 4.0" - Blade Thickness: .125" - Blade Grind: Flat
- Knife Weight: 6.3 oz - Steel: 1095 Carbon, 55-57 RC - Blade Finish: Black Oxide
- Handles: Sculptured Micarta - Sheath: Dark Tan Leather Pouch (Right Hand)
- "Best In The Industry" No Questions Asked Lifetime Guarantee, Made In The USA

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0791M2C3T |
| Age Range (Description) | Adult |
| Best Sellers Rank | #224,108 in Tools & Home Improvement ( See Top 100 in Tools & Home Improvement ) #87 in Fixed-Blade Knives |
| Blade Edge | Flat |
| Blade Length | 4 Inches |
| Blade Material | High Carbon Steel |
| Blade Shape | Spear Point |
| Blade Type | Spear Point |
| Brand | ESEE |
| Brand Name | ESEE |
| Color | Brown, Black |
| Country of Origin | United States |
| Customer Package Type | Standard Packaging |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (570) |
| Date First Available | January 15, 2018 |
| Fishing Technique | Spinning, Casting |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00811328024599 |
| Hand Orientation | Right Hand |
| Handle Material | Sculptured Micarta |
| Included Components | Camp Lore PR-4 Black Oxide |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 8.9 x 2 x 9.7 inches |
| Item Length | 8.9 Inches |
| Item Package Dimensions L x W x H | 12.32 x 4.45 x 2.24 inches |
| Item Weight | 0.8 Pounds |
| Manufacturer | ESEE |
| Material | Synthetic |
| Model Name | ESPR4BO |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Package Weight | 0.37 Kilograms |
| Part Number | ESPR4BO-BRK |
| Power Source | Manual |
| Product Care Instructions | Hand Wash Only |
| Recommended Uses For Product | Survival |
| Reusability | Reusable |
| Shape | Elongated with a pointed end |
| Size | 4" |
| Special Feature | Manual |
| Style | Classic, Compact |
| Suggested Users | unisex-adult |
| UPC | 811328024599 |
| Warranty Description | Manufacturer Warranty |

## Product Details

- **Age Range (Description):** Adult
- **Blade Material:** High Carbon Steel
- **Brand:** ESEE
- **Color:** Brown, Black
- **Handle Material:** Sculptured Micarta
- **Included Components:** Camp Lore PR-4 Black Oxide
- **Model Name:** ESPR4BO
- **Recommended Uses For Product:** Survival
- **Special Feature:** Manual
- **Style:** Classic, Compact

## Images

![ESEE PR4 Fixed Blade Survival Knife –Field Tested, Durable and Reliable Bushcraft Knife with Dark Tan Sheath, Ideal for Survival, Outdoor Use, and EDC - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Om5EW60VL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: If the blade is 1095 hc as advertised why does it say 1077 on the blade?**
A: That's just the serial number. Mine says 0743 on it. It's indeed 1095 steel and a magnificent knife.

**Q: what type of grind is on the blade?**
A: High Saber Grind, and perfectly done secondary bevel at the edge... shaving sharp out of the box. And the spine is also very sharp with an exact 90 degree and all the way to the tip.

**Q: Does knife have a full tang?**
A: yes the is full tang

**Q: Do you have the ability to engrave or custom print on the leather sheath or the blade?**
A: No I don’t

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ After years of looking, I found it.
*by R***N on September 20, 2019*

I am by no means a primordial God of the wilderness. That being said, I would honestly say I'm pretty far towards the right side of the bell curve when it comes to outdoors experience. I am also not an ESEE fanboy. I do have an ESEE-5 that has taken some serious beatings on three continents and come back thirsty for more. The ESEE-5 is a massive chunker, and was great for everything from carving holes in mud walls to chopping up shipping crates to cutting straps and prying open doors. It's a great knife that has a purpose, and this review isn't about that knife. It's a classic Kephart design. It doesn't look mean, it doesn't look TACTICAL, it doesn't look like it might kill a man just to watch it die. The 1095 steel is old fashioned, but whatever trade secrets Rowen (the company that does the heat treating for ESEE) is holding makes 1095 blossom into a seriously impressive performer. After recently trying a couple of brands and models, including some marketed towards "bushcraft", I picked up a PR4 fully expecting to hate the handle and being ready to buy one of the aftermarket Micarta sets that a couple makers are offering. That didn't happen. Instead, on its first trip out last year to the family acreage where I like to tool around in the woods, I took it as my only knife and gave it a hard three day evaluation. It was on my hip any time I had pants on, and I used it for everything from food prep to fire prep, debarking and carving a standing dead poplar sapling to make a walking pole for the swamp, and carving notches in timber to repair and extend a lean-to. I didn't do anything crazy, like use it as a piton to repel down a thousand foot rock face, or baton it through an oak with a diameter double the blade length. I did process all my firewood for 3 days using it and a cudgel, including quite a lot of baton work through wrist and calf sized white oak, poplar, smaller hickory, jack pine, and hemlock, all of which it handled without complaint. A couple quick touch ups and it was ready to absolutely breeze through fish, rabbit, and porcupine. The balance is superb. There is exactly enough steel in the blade to make the knife strong enough to do anything you might want to do with it in the woods, aside from perhaps chop through a car door or dig a drainage ditch in rocky soil. The profile of the blade makes it easy to touch up, and also easy to use different parts of the blade distinctly for different tasks. I did some basic leatherwork using various grips including a pinch grip near the tip of the blade and found it comfortable for extremely delicate work. I also didn't find any hot spots with a classic power grip while batoning. The handle is shockingly comfortable even for my large hands with long fingers, and aside from adding a short, fat tassel to the pommel to make it easier to pull out of the deep (and well made) leather sheath, I've done nothing to it but the occasional touch-up on a pocket stone and a small bit of oil before putting it away between trips. Honestly, for what I'm looking for (a woods knife), this one is going to be just about impossible to beat without going full custom. I actually ended up giving away a handful of knives (a Garberg, a Falkniven F-1, and a couple of Bushlores/Mini Bushlores) that I wasn't necessarily displeased with because I just didn't need them anymore, and the older boys at the family camp trip didn't have more than a couple of cheap pocket knives between them.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hard to beat.
*by C***E on December 4, 2025*

I’ve had two knives before this PR4 and can’t praise this one enough. The PR4 replaced a Becker BK7 as my field knife because it simply does everything I need a belt knife to do in the mountains & woods, but does it well instead of just adequately. It’s much easier to carry around. The balance is perfect. Its aggressive grip is comfortable for frequent, all-day use. Blade retention is above average for high carbon steel. It’s easy to sharpen in the field. The 90° spine is a welcome feature seasoned bushcrafters want. My only knock is ESEE doesn’t recommend the black oxide coating for food contact, but that’s not what I use it for anyhow. When I make something from wood, the PR4 touches it at some point, if not the entire task. It’ll field dress a whitetail in minutes. This is an outdoorsman’s knife made for outdoor knife tasks. Been using knives for 45 years and this is my favorite.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent knife!
*by P***S on May 18, 2019*

I got two of these. I have been an Esee fan for years and also a fan of Horace Kephart's writing. This knife is based on his knife of choice and I have to say that I am extremely pleased with it! Fit and finish are great and I love the handle scale color! The sheath is a beautifully crafted leather that is rugged and swallows the knife leaving about 2" of grip exposed. Super secure!now the con: I am not so much a fan of the way they sculpted the grip as it gave a hot spot when I carved with it. I endured it for a short while but it really started to hurt the hand. Luckily this blade (which is EDC for me) rides next to my Leatherman Wave so a few passes with a file over the offending knob in the handle and the knife is great! As for the blade it is of a proven 1095 steel and it came quite sharp and for most folks would be perfect. I spent about 5 mins with my stones and the blade was easily brought up to my overly nitpicky standards. This knife is a great design and you should DEFINITELY buy one. Photo shows the PR4 with the ESEE4 and a few other exceptional outdoor knives

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