Cold Steel Master Tanto 6 inch Question

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I might get the 6 inch Cold steel master Tanto San Mai III steel with the concealex sheath soon. Of course I've watched the videos cold steel has made featuring the torture tests and they are very impressive. Could anybody who owns one chime in on the over all quality of the knife as well as any other pros or cons? Thanks
 
The quality of the Tantos is extremely high, I have had a few of them over the years and still have my 1st one I got back in 1986. :)
 
Thank you for the reply. I have not been able to get my hands on one in person. A friend of mine had the regular recon model and I just loved the way it felt in my hand.
 
You have to be careful of tanto blade shapes in general. And I am not just referring to the fact that tanto's are not popular here and are generally poorly designed for utility, so consider that too. The fact is there are many pros and cons for every blade shape, for tantos it is that there is a highly reinforced tip, but cons are that the tip is not in line to where your thumb points and the lack of the belly. HOWEVER you gotta be careful of which tanto you buy, the ones with a clipped point negate the pros while keeping the cons.

The master tanto is the only tanto I have ever owned/used/held that actually did it right, and I love my master tanto... if that is what you are looking for. Well worth the money for a well designed knife (and I usually hate tantos, and I am not a cold steel fanboy either).

If you are looking for a well constructed and designed knife, but realize that it won't be good for utility/camping chores, this is well worth the money
 
I don't have the Master tanto but I do have the Magnum tanto and the XII tanto which I like very much. I have to say that I don't know how tough they are, as I find them just too pretty to be rough with. I wish CS offered these two knives with concealex sheaths as well, if they did ,I would probably carry these knives more.
If I'm reading the CS catalogue correctly, I understand there's an extra charge for the concealex sheath for the Master tanto which is unfortunate.
 
Sounds like a good buy. I would not be using this as a utility knife. It is $10 more for the concealex sheath model, not to bad. Now if I could just find one. Most of the places I normally order from GP knifeworks/center are out of stock. I have found a few sites that have them listed but it does not say if they are in stock or not. Ebay has a few but I always try to go there last. Any help would be welcome.
 
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