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Cold Steel Trail Master Aficionados Thread

ive had many trailmasters come & go, only have one left. always liked it from day one. i always wanted to see what i believe would be the ultimate version ; an imperial trailmaster like the tanto damascus & tai pan version.
 
I have two of the older Carbon V "Made in USA" TS's. One is a workhorse the other is a safe queen. I also have a Laredo and a Natchez as I like all the CS Bowies.


I really enjoyed seeing your collection ashtxsniper. Very neat! :)
 
Mike Sastre said:
Here's a couple pics. Bottom is old ricasso type. Sheaths are Southern Comforts. There's been tons written on performance comparisons between the Carbon Vs and the SK-5s. Carbon Vs are preferred, but performance of SK-5 is not far behind. Carbon V holds edge a little better.
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The bottom one is just like mine except mine is convex grind.
I'll do photos tomorrow night.
 
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asong26 said:
It would be better not to quote these types of posts. :D
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you need to post a thread in the "want to buy" subforum in the bf exchange. it's free even for registered (non paying) users.
 
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I guess the release of the Taiwan made Trail Master has been
pushed back to late summer. :confused: I'm thinking of
ordering a M Tech copy as they look as good as the real thing
in pictures(they are about $40. Does anyone have experience with these?
 
The Nachez bowie and the Larrado both look great.

I just had a bigger chopper, and the CS trailmaster went to some one who would keep it working.

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I've got one old model with the kraton handle and one with the stag handle/leather sheath. I've worn the stag to a couple cowboy events and it gets as many compliments as some customs I've worn.

DancesWithKnives
 
Hell yeah its a great blade.

I have two TMs - the SMIII and the SK-5 (China) which I got for $95 from NGK. Great deal. I whale on the SK-5 and its doing great. Sharpens up sweet with a Sharpmaker rod.

Sorry, no pic of the SK-5 and SM together...

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BigFattyHog, what are those two knives in the bottom smaller pic? those look interesting...
 
fulloflead said:
Which one is that? Is it the Chinese one? The guard looks crooked now.

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It's not, at least what you can see from that angle. :thumbup:
It's one tough knife(I had my doubts at first, so I pounded it and I'm no weakling), edge holding and all. I put it in a 45 pound weight
and bent it about 30 degrees, I've never seen knife take that kind
of punishment. Batoned it with a mallet, and did some slashing drills on
a piece of plywood, and with all my strength tried to break the tip. I even pounded on the guard with a large piece of wood. It didn't want to break.
Well worth $25. I'm just stating the facts here, usually if you say something
that can't be refuted by the facts, the groupthink on this site takes over, and you are called a "troll", (try it for yourself and find out.) :) I am ready for the attacks. :D
 
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By the way, buying this clone made me want a "real" Trailmaster
even more and I will buy one as soon as the Taiwan made models come
out this summer. Nobody even thought that buying a clone might make
you want to buy the "real" thing even more afterall. So, buying a clone in
my case is bad for the manufacturer of the "real" deal? You don't have to answer that, but I believe the word "troll" will come out a few times. :D
Maybe a shootout between the real deal and M Tech will be warranted.
I'll try to make it as scientific as possible. :)

I just wanted to say that many on this board have contacted me as to
how to obtain one of these for themselves. I have tried to answer all
e mails, if I haven't I will get to you shortly.
 
yerscattergun, listen up.

This is a thread about the Cold Steel Trailmaster. There are times and places for threads about other knives, even trailmaster-shaped other knives. This isn't it. Take it somewhere else.
 
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