Cold Steel Leatherneck

1066vik said:
yup - CS catches a lot of grief for their advertising style, but a lot of their stuff is pretty decent.
mill off the top guard and this would probably be a good field/bush knife.
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mill off the top guard and you have an SRK, butt uglier...

I like Cold Steels stuff alot, but this is just another KaBar, if I am choosing a knife of this ilk give me the OKC 3S USMC Bayonet, its the apex of the design, imo.
 
That's what I'd do. This one is interesting, but the only advantage it brings to the table is being a full flat grind. Might as well just get a Trail Master or a Master Hunter if you want that in a Cold Steel knife.
 
there's also the stronger tang and handle that cannot rot... and it's a lot cheaper than the TM or MH
 
Looks half-decent for a $40 - $50 knife...I do like the elongated Mk1 blade look. In the picture the OP posted, the paint job on it looks like someone handed my 7 yr. old grandson a spray can and told him to have at it. You'd think their PR people would have nipped that one in the bud.
 
hardheart said:
there's also the stronger tang and handle that cannot rot... and it's a lot cheaper than the TM or MH
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KaBar DOES make kraton-handled pieces you know. :D

I concede to your point about the pricing, but in spite of the ad copy we don't know what the tang actually looks like yet so we don't know how much stronger it might be.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
KaBar DOES make kraton-handled pieces you know. :D

I concede to your point about the pricing, but in spite of the ad copy we don't know what the tang actually looks like yet so we don't know how much stronger it might be.
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Maybe NOSS over at Knife Tests will show us the tang before too long! :D
 
This is off Cold Steels' website Q&As:

Q: What is SK-5 High Carbon Steel?SK-5 is the Japanese equivalent of American 1080, a high carbon steel with carbon between 0.75%-0.85% and 0.60%-0.90% manganese. As quenched, it has a hardness near Rc 65 and produces a mixture of carbon rich martensite with some small un-dissolved carbides. The excess carbide increases abrasion resistance and allows the steel to achieve an ideal balance of very good blade toughness with superior edge holding ability. Due to these characteristics, this grade of steel has been used traditionally for making a variety of hand tools, including chisels and woodcutting saws, and has stood the test of time and use over many years in many countries. Our working temper for these SK-5 steel knives are RC 57-58.
 
During the war, a number of companies made Kabar-like knives and there was a good reason for that. To me, this just feels like a rip off of another company's design.

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I was pretty interested in a full-flat ground kabar knife when I first heard about this blade, but since Kabar released the Mk. 1 Navy knife, I went with that instead. It seems more suited to me (smaller knife overall, no top guard, and I've heard nothing but good things about it) - can't wait till it arrives.
 
I was just looking at one on knifecenter it was under general fixed blade under combat knives in their sort function, looks cool.. 1/2 the cost of a Recon Scout with a pommel
 
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