Several years ago, Ralp Morz, a veteran writer for Tactical Knives magazine, had the opportunity to test and evaluate the original Shadow Tracker. He had this to say: "The 'Shadow Tracker' is a beefy, compact knife...in the hand this knife feels like a bulldog straining on a leash--it wants to do something... The 'TOPS' rotating sheath system is a Godsend, in that the knife can be oriented to carry comfortably no matter what you are doing; walking, crawling, slithering, or just lying in wait, or seated in a vehicle."
"If you have an outdoor job of any kind--from mundane to gut-wrenching to be done in any environment, from tropical rain forest to Middle East deserts,...TOPS makes a knife for you."
The Shadow Tracker 2, is the same high performance steel (154CM), the same size with a flat grind and new comfort fit handle design.