when it came out of the plastic sheet, no, no box, very easy package , i was not happy at all !
I bought this one `cause it was cheap compared to what else i avaible around here ( still much more than in the states !) & i own a couple of different CS product & had a good exp. with these !
There was a huge sticker on the blade &it stuck too it, needed some time to get rid of that, the finish of the black coating,rough would discribe it as best & the blade wouldn`t had cut soft butter neither !
The handle, nicely fitting my hands , no markings, no BS
so i took it out, played around a bit and the blade became very fast notched and dull ( yes, still possible !),me ? Furious , even it was cheap it should perform better !!!
took a good old wet stone to the blade & voila, now it feels like a blade, have to see how long it stays that way !
Yes, the sheat, ok, doesn`t feel like it will keep up for long but might do its work !
summary * cheap, good grip ( my hands ) , blade easy to sharpen, for a spare one ok & the balance & lenght worrk good for me but but if you ask me if i would buy it again, no, i would buy me another KA BAr ( double the price but what a difference !)