Just singing with the chorus here...
The BK 10 is a helluva knife to give IMHO. My wife has beaten hers like mad and it still comes back for more. She seems to consider it appropriate attire for everything from playing in the flower bed to backpacking. In the tradition of non-knife nuts, she just plain uses it with no respect for lateral blade stress, edge retention, etc. That means she digs with it, pries with it, chips ice with it, whittles fuzz sticks, hacks limbs and trees for campfires, etc. It has been a champ. I sometimes debate the wisdom of hanging onto my BK 5 so doggedly when she has so much success with that thing.
Also, I've worked with some military guys that were heading out to Iraq, and about three of them were telling me that they could carry a fixed blade, but only if it had a blade that measured five inches or less.:rolleyes Considering those regulations that seem to pop up now and then for whatever reason, the BK 10 is an especially good choice. One helluva friend to give your buddy a knife like that, and an even further display of class by Normark.
