Cold Steel Trail Master Stag

The cable tang is the design feature that has kept me from buying any number of Nachez and Laredo bowies from CS.

I had an earlier San Mai Trailmaster I wish I would have held onto. I did not care too much for the rubber handle on it, after a while. Would have kept it if it were stag, or elk, or micarta, or stacked leather.
 
A San Mai Trailmaster should be nice to have....
I only have this one.... My first CS blade bought in Japan, I think 1988....
Carbon V....
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We seem to think the same.... A cable tang do not belong to a knife....

Best,
Stefan
 
Bigfattyt said:
The cable tang is the design feature that has kept me from buying any number of Nachez and Laredo bowies from CS.

I had an earlier San Mai Trailmaster I wish I would have held onto. I did not care too much for the rubber handle on it, after a while. Would have kept it if it were stag, or elk, or micarta, or stacked leather.
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Hombre said:
A San Mai Trailmaster should be nice to have....
I only have this one.... My first CS blade bought in Japan, I think 1988....
Carbon V....
https://ibb.co/WWVBmrB
We seem to think the same.... A cable tang do not belong to a knife....

Best,
Stefan
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Not sure about the Natchez, but the San Mai version of the Laredo has the cable replaced with a solid rod.
 
jlauffer said:
Not sure about the Natchez, but the San Mai version of the Laredo has the cable replaced with a solid rod.
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That was very good news, John.... Thank you! I really have to look for that one.... Do you know if it is made in Japan?
 
Hombre said:
That was very good news, John.... Thank you! I really have to look for that one.... Do you know if it is made in Japan?
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Yes, all of the previous San Mai III offerings were made in Japan. The current VG-10 San Mai offerings are made in Taiwan, but don't believe they are offering the Laredo in that (yet).
 
jlauffer said:
Yes, all of the previous San Mai III offerings were made in Japan. The current VG-10 San Mai offerings are made in Taiwan, but don't believe they are offering the Laredo in that (yet).
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No Trailmaster either right, thought they would by now.
 
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