Recently Cold Steel came out with the new Recon Spear Point folder, a 4" Aus8 blade with the triad lock.
I needed a 4" user knife with a strong lock to keep in my car and at work, and this thing is perfect for that role. It's my first and only CS folder, and the triad lock is extremely impressive. No side-to-side play, absolutely solid lockup, blade perfectly centered between handles on closing. Only complaint--minor--is that when new, the blade lock is SO stiff it's hard to get it closed.
The spear point blade profile, at 0.135" thick, is an excellent improvement on this series, for Cold Steel. I've never liked tanto blades, no offense to anyone but to me they always feel rather useless and "mall ninja." But with the 4" spear point blade, and the strong triad lock, this folder becomes incredibly useful, more like a lightweight field blade that can do 90% of a fixed blade's tasks (yet can still be compact and easily hidden as a folder). One thing about the blade grind, it's a hollow grind I think, and I would have preferred a FFG, but not a big deal. As with most CS blades I hear about, it's extremely sharp right out of the box, though I can do better on my DMT stones.
Besides the blade and lock, the best thing about the Recon is the grip shape. The grips are thin, but the sculpted shape seems to fit my larger hands really well, better than most of my Micarta folders which often end up feeling slippery. Looking forward to putting this thing to work.
I needed a 4" user knife with a strong lock to keep in my car and at work, and this thing is perfect for that role. It's my first and only CS folder, and the triad lock is extremely impressive. No side-to-side play, absolutely solid lockup, blade perfectly centered between handles on closing. Only complaint--minor--is that when new, the blade lock is SO stiff it's hard to get it closed.
The spear point blade profile, at 0.135" thick, is an excellent improvement on this series, for Cold Steel. I've never liked tanto blades, no offense to anyone but to me they always feel rather useless and "mall ninja." But with the 4" spear point blade, and the strong triad lock, this folder becomes incredibly useful, more like a lightweight field blade that can do 90% of a fixed blade's tasks (yet can still be compact and easily hidden as a folder). One thing about the blade grind, it's a hollow grind I think, and I would have preferred a FFG, but not a big deal. As with most CS blades I hear about, it's extremely sharp right out of the box, though I can do better on my DMT stones.
Besides the blade and lock, the best thing about the Recon is the grip shape. The grips are thin, but the sculpted shape seems to fit my larger hands really well, better than most of my Micarta folders which often end up feeling slippery. Looking forward to putting this thing to work.
the knife is awesome. As mentioned above, the lock will ease up a bit. Aside from the recon I also have the spartan and both are very smooth. The spartan has become my car knife and the recon in my pocket.
