Cold Steel Floding Knife

[dgc1]

Never had one, are they a good knife? They are Carbon 5 steel.

 

[udtjim]

They have many different steels some are really good some are not . They sale such a wide range of knives that its hard to keep up with. I have several, The Voyager, Recon one, and the Ultimate Hunter which is about the toughest folder I have seen. I also have th Gunsite and Kudu.

 

[Keith Montgomery]

Some are good, and some are not so good. None of the current Cold Steel knives have blades made from Carbon V.

 

[Frankthetank]

Some are good, and some are not so good. .

I agree...I have an AK-47 and a Voyager that I enjoy a whole lot. I also have their Scimitar folder and I have not been so pleased by its overall edge retention.

 

[Kaizen1]

Carbon V is probably the best steel CS has used in their history. If you're going to get a CS knife and you have the choice of Carbon V, get that steel over the others. However, get the knife you like the best over the steel.

Welcome to the forums dgc1.

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[Outdoors Fanatic]

Some are good, and some are not so good. None of the current Cold Steel knives have blades made from Carbon V.

What's the difference between the old Carbon V and the current SK-5?

 

[knarfeng]

SK-5 is a Japanese alloy steel that is roughly 1080 with some additional elements. Threads have reported that it performs well.

Carbon V was Cold Steel's name for an alloy steel made for and heat treated by Camillus. When Camillus went bankrupt the supply of Carbon V ended and Cold Steel switched to SK-5.