Review Cold Steel SRK 3V review

RPZIP said:
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IDK , this is kinda open ended and not very definable . 🤷‍♂️

Might need to do some crazy stuff , not normally "knife use approved " .

On the other hand , you sure don't want to break a vital survival tool . :eek:

Hopefully , you'd have the knowledge, skills and be in good enough shape to apply them ...to know the limits of your knife and not exceed them , even in extremis . :cool:
 
DocJD said:
IDK , this is kinda open ended and not very definable . 🤷‍♂️

Might need to do some crazy stuff , not normally "knife use approved " .

On the other hand , you sure don't want to break a vital survival tool . :eek:

Hopefully , you'd have the knowledge, skills and be in good enough shape to apply them ...to know the limits of your knife and not exceed them , even in extremis . :cool:
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yep. especially knowing the limits of really important survival tasks and things like chopping at iron poles, stabbing/chopping car doors/hood/roof, and chopping at bricks......
 
DocJD said:
IDK , this is kinda open ended and not very definable . 🤷‍♂️

Might need to do some crazy stuff , not normally "knife use approved " .
............... :cool:
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This may be true but sticking a knife tip hard into a piece of wood and twisting it out is an extremely unlikely necessity in my opinion. For prying I would carry a dedicated prying tool as opposed to using my knife, like this Russian titanium I acquired a long time ago....

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Carothers apparently made an actual sharpened prybar of .350 thick 3V with the special heat treatment.
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Not exactly my favorite style, but I really doubt anyone could break that tip off.
 
Fun review!! I believe the SRK is also the knife the US Navy SEALs are issued in BUD/S training?
Not sure but I think I heard that in the past.
 
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The first fixed blade i bought as a teenager in the late 80s was a Carbon V SRK. It survived me and my friends on many hunting and camping trips which is more than you can say for a lot of gear. It was easy to keep shaving sharp and tough as hell.
 
GrumpySoreOldBastard said:
Meh land cruisers are kinda commonplace.
A Carothers would be more like a Ineos Grenadier, capable and well engineered but pricey and in somewhat short supply...
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CPK BFK and SDFK are very fairly priced. The last sale for field knives was quite accessible. It is like one of the older landcruisers- super tough and reliable without all the extra crap.
 
beeinak said:
CPK BFK and SDFK are very fairly priced. The last sale for field knives was quite accessible. It is like one of the older landcruisers- super tough and reliable without all the extra crap.
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New models like this are still available in Australia and Africa, but apparently the EPA won't allow them in the US. The new ones here are just another iPad with wheels.

CPK aren't cheap, but they'll last forever.
 
GrumpySoreOldBastard said:
Meh land cruisers are kinda commonplace.
A Carothers would be more like a Ineos Grenadier, capable and well engineered but pricey and in somewhat short supply...
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No. The Land cruiser is all around pretty much the top dog around the world as an on/off road vehicle that will run for decades. The Grenadier is like James brand or similar overpriced hipster shit that looks cool but won't hold up over time.
 
DMG said:
The first fixed blade i bought as a teenager in the late 80s was a Carbon V SRK. It survived me and my friends on many hunting and camping trips which is more than you can say for a lot of gear. It was easy to keep shaving sharp and tough as hell.
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To be clear here, Carbon V is something like 52100? Not that I dislike old reliable low alloy steels or anything, but I can't imagine why Cold Steel doesn't at least offer any stainless SRK. I'd like to see one made of AEB-L.
 
alphabetsoup said:
To be clear here, Carbon V is something like 52100? Not that I dislike old reliable low alloy steels or anything, but I can't imagine why Cold Steel doesn't at least offer any stainless SRK. I'd like to see one made of AEB-L.
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Yes, something like that. It may even had been 1095. It had pretty good HT and was coated so rust wasn't a big deal. Carbon V hasn't been offered in a while.
 
alphabetsoup said:
To be clear here, Carbon V is something like 52100? Not that I dislike old reliable low alloy steels or anything, but I can't imagine why Cold Steel doesn't at least offer any stainless SRK. I'd like to see one made of AEB-L.
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DMG said:
Yes, something like that. It may even had been 1095. It had pretty good HT and was coated so rust wasn't a big deal. Carbon V hasn't been offered in a while.
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Evidently "Carbon V" was Cold Steel's pseudonym for 0170-6 steel, an improved version of 1095:

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Post in thread 'Carbon V Steel vs 1095 Steel?'

Here is his exact reply to me on a similar question from a past thread. This is the whole reply without editing or corrections. I should have used it in the first place but tried to shorten it by paraphrasing a bit.

"I noticed that you and a number of folks have been guessing what this is.

I have posted this before but it appears that a lot of folks have not seeen it.

CV--Chorme Vanadium Steel and Carbon V are all the very same steel.

This is not a mistery steel. It is not a new steel. It had been made by the hundreds of tons For many many ywears and used by ALL the major Knife...
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By all accounts, very good carbon steel.
 
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