Cold Steel Outdoorsman

tess_lawrie_fan said:
So the holes are there only to alleviate the weight?

I'm glad it's still in production and I'm glad the owner is a nice man. The blade is made in Italy now.

I don't dive and I don't collect knives, but I'd like to buy this "Ocean Edge" someday.
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I believe weight, grip, and you can attach a leash on it. It will rust too, you have to take care of it, but you can get a good edge and retention for stainless.
 
nephron said:
I believe weight, grip, and you can attach a leash on it. It will rust too, you have to take care of it, but you can get a good edge and retention for stainless.
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Also, any eventual rusty spot will be totally exposed, which allows the user to treat the steel immediately. It's easy to fall in love with this knife!
 
KenHash said:
You used a CS Tanto as a "Dive knife"?? I can only say...Wow!!!
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When I was diving it was... 35 years ago!!! The Cold Steel Tanto was no big deal... but in Mexico and Florida it was not a 'weapon' but a dive knife! I still have that knife. The modification done was I ground off the 'skull crusher' pompel to be more like a Outdoorsman. Yea that did take collectors value off but that was 35 years ago and I was, and still am, not a knife collector.
 
Deaf_Smith said:
When I was diving it was... 35 years ago!!! The Cold Steel Tanto was no big deal... but in Mexico and Florida it was not a 'weapon' but a dive knife! I still have that knife. The modification done was I ground off the 'skull crusher' pompel to be more like a Outdoorsman. Yea that did take collectors value off but that was 35 years ago and I was, and still am, not a knife collector.
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As a former Diver and Cold Steel fan who owned 4 or 5 CS tantos over the years, would love to see your Dive Tanto. Could you post a pic?
Thanks!
 
KenHash said:
Thanks for the photos. While I see some stains as I expected, overall the condition looks much better than I expected. Very cool.
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I'm in the process of cleaning it up... soaked it in dish water (made my own... didn't use my wife's!) Got some stainless steel wool '000', and stainless polish.

Once I clean it up (there are still many very very small pits in it) and I use some glycerin to liven up the rubber handle, I will then use Braso on the brass and super sharpen it up. Heck... I might take it deer hunting with me in November!
 
Deaf_Smith said:
I'm in the process of cleaning it up... soaked it in dish water (made my own... didn't use my wife's!) Got some stainless steel wool '000', and stainless polish.

Once I clean it up (there are still many very very small pits in it) and I use some glycerin to liven up the rubber handle, I will then use Braso on the brass and super sharpen it up. Heck... I might take it deer hunting with me in November!
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Great. Look forward to seeing the result!
 
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