Cold Steel Tai Pan

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I'm looking around for times so it seems, for a nice dagger. I like the Cold steel Tai Pan lot. It is now made out of their San Mai steel instead of the AUS 8 it used to be.

Anyone has experience with this one or has some interesting links/thoughts to share?

 

[dennis75]

i've always liked that one too, mainly for its looks. not sure how actually 'useful' it is though, since all it is is a 7" d/edge-blade for stabbing

in our country, holland, it's also rather expensive. way too expensive actually. if you can, buy from usa/ebay/etc.....; for 1/3rd of the euro-price

here's a review: http://www.themartialist.com/pecom/taipan.htm

regards,
d75

 

[psycho78]

just because it's a dagger, doesnt mean it's specifically for stabbing. I have a Taipan, and it's wickedly sharp. Perfectly capable of slicing and chopping whatever is put in front of it. The edge is wde and thin, and it's a fearsome knife for sure.

 

[Ad58]

i've always liked that one too, mainly for its looks. not sure how actually 'useful' it is though, since all it is is a 7" d/edge-blade for stabbing

in our country, holland, it's also rather expensive. way too expensive actually. if you can, buy from usa/ebay/etc.....; for 1/3rd of the euro-price

here's a review: http://www.themartialist.com/pecom/taipan.htm

regards,
d75

Thanks for your reaction Dennis! Nice to meet a knife-enthusiastic from The Netherlands, we are a rare breed indeed I guess.... I buy all my knives directly in the US and save myselve a LOT of money (especially with the exchange rate these days) , nevertheless thanks for your advice!
Also thnx for the link, which I've already seen....

 

[Ad58]

just because it's a dagger, doesnt mean it's specifically for stabbing. I have a Taipan, and it's wickedly sharp. Perfectly capable of slicing and chopping whatever is put in front of it. The edge is wde and thin, and it's a fearsome knife for sure.

This sounds just what I expected from the Tai-Pan!