Cold Fury Tactical by Fehrman Knives

Andy Prisco

Andy Prisco

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...quite simply, the most well executed, well made, precisely built, semi-custom tactical knife I have ever held, period. My Vietnam Tactical Tommy is there for scale.

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3V, bead blasted with a polished point, a screaming sharp edge, a machine grooved thumb ramp (both sides of the top guard for a variety of grips), and a straight-up, simple handle.

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Every corner is perfectly machine chamfered and evenly faded out. The deep hollow grinds are PERFECTLY symmetrcial, to include the modified and reinforced Tanto point. It cuts effortlessly.

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Eric's quality is simply unmatched in the industry, in my assessment. He clearly approaches knifemaking with an eye for precise execution, killer performance, and tremendous value for the customer.

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To see the hi-res images, click this link, http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4290246375 and the password is "Tanto".

To see more of Eric's knives, check out www.fehrmanknives.com

Enjoy!
 
Andy, the work looks outstanding, and I seem to here nothing but high regards for his knives. This a standard knife that he makes, or was it built for you(I did not see it on the website)?
 
It's a new model, of which I and a handful of others received the first few for assessment.

I understand that it is supposed to be priced quite fairly when it is ready for purchase.
 
While not really too big a fan of the heavy tactical market, I must admit that this one looks pretty good and may make the line worthy of being checked out further. I have tried most of the other "hardcore" knives and found the appeal of them mostly must lie in their reputation and claims of toughness. Cutting performance, fit & finish and handle comfort were definitely on the backburner during design. It would be nice to see this company can nail all three of these criteria. If so, I would definitely buy one.
 
Looks pretty nice, but I would prefer something other than a straight, stick type handle. Even a simple coffin type flare at the butt end would be better than this handle.
 
I can report that the handle is quite comfortable...it's not as curvy and saber grip oriented as Eric's other handles, but for this knife's purpose, as a mid-size tactical knife meant for a wide variety of cutting chores and related field abuse, it's more than fine. The corners of the slabs are well rounded and under high torque, I would not envision any pinch or discomfort.
 
Andy,

Any word if this knife will be offered in a spearpoint configuration?

Thank you,
Jason
 
OK...just got some info from Eric.

First, his website should be updated by tonight with the Cold Fury and he thanks everyone for all the e-mails, interest, and orders ALREADY.

Next, the better news...the coated version of this knife is only $250. As it is pictured, which is what Fehrman calls "satin", only $290. The sheath is kydex lined, VERY thick leather and I have a prototype sheath here...stout is an understatement.

Its configuration is set...there are no options other than coated or satin finishes.

www.fehrmanknives.com should have all the pics one would desire, and if it doesn't, I'll throw some more up here.

I am telling you....I have never seen or held a better made knife at this price or even higher, from a semi-custom or production shop...ever.
 
I own a Fehrman blade and Andy I agree with everything you said,I own a few other "semi custom" knives and NONE of them come close to the detail that Eric puts into these blades.His work and attention to detail is superb.
 
Hi Guys,

I didn't want to say too much until we got our web page updated for the Cold Fury... but now it is!

Andy, thanks for the kind words, I'm glad you like your new knife!

You can check out the specs and pictures on our web page and if you guys have ANY questions please let me know!

Respectfully,
Eric Fehrman
 
No thanks needed Eric. Your work makes it easy to be enthusiastic, because as far as I am concerned, your fixed blades are easily the first in our industry to reflect a level of quality in manufacture that set the bar higher than its ever been or will be for quite some time, period.

I mean it, I stand by it, and now, back to making Tomahawks! :D

Enjoy all!!!
 
Please dont take my comments earlier as totally negative, as I will own a Fehrman knife someday. I just would prefer the handle to flare out a little wider at the butt end.
 
Danbo,

No offense taken... I'm always anxious to hear peoples thoughts and ideas. We may make some changes later on to the configuration but the current design reflects months of usage in the field and feedback from our users.

A big requirement was for this knife to be "lively" in the hand, something that felt quick, and would allow the operator to shift between multiple grips super fast... so we settled on the "not so sexy" straight handle. This knife is pure "meat and potatoes"!

Hope that helps!

Eric Fehrman
 
Thanks for the review Andy! An endorsement like you gave sure goes a long way with a lot of folks, thanks.

Eric, I have a question! I am always interested in sharpening. In one pic posted by Andy, you can clearly see a very nice evenly ground edge bevel. How do you sharpen your blades? Thanks!!! Keep up the good work.
 
Crayola,

I made a fixture similar to a Lansky Sharpener but *much* heavier... sort of "industrial strength". Anyway, I use that fixture with a 420 grit diamond file. Then I strop it on a 4 inch wide piece of leather.

Every blade we make is sharpened by hand on that fixture and stropped before leaving our shop.

Its pretty easy to get our steel to be *very* sharp in just a few minutes.

Hope that helps!
Eric
 
Cool! Thanks Eric!

I can probably think up a hundred thousand or so questions for you about your knife materials, designs, and the manufacturing process, so look out!

Your "Industrial Lansky" sounds very interesting!
 
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