This Schmidt Bros. Evolution 6" Prep Knife is a beautiful knife.  It arrives in a nice black wooden box for storage.  It also comes with a plastic blade guard to protect it if you want to keep it in a draw.  The handle measures 5.5" long and the blade measures 6".  The knife is a shiny stainless steel and looks really nice.  It is comfortable in your hand and has a good balanced weight.  The blade is super sharp and the grooves on the blade keeps things from sticking to it when you are cutting food.  It is recommended that you hand wash this knife which is fine, I hand wash all my knives.  I highly recommend this prep knife.