Despite GSM Outdoors : "Old" Cold Steel designs still have many great knives to offer at a decent value !

Voyagers are nice still, but not quite the entire Voyager line stayed low~ compare the large drop point's price to the other larges. It appears that got sucked into MAP @ 15% off MSRP when the others predating it stayed at MAP being 30% off. (That predates GSM btw.)
 
jbmonkey said:
yeah the stuff they haven't messed with and raised the price to crazy yet..... is still good....... other than dropping the ball on the South African machetes unsharpened of course......
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Yeah, the unsharpened machetes = there's that total FUBAR ! :mad:

Typical : "We don't know anything about our products or give a crap about 'em , either !" o_O

On the gripping hand , I'm looking for a price drop when customers figure out they'll have to sharpen . Maybe even a final clearance .

I suspect GSM will simply drop any products that need further handling/work . They won't even keep inventory for simple parts . :(
 
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kreole said:
Voyagers are nice still, but not quite the entire Voyager line stayed low~ compare the large drop point's price to the other larges. It appears that got sucked into MAP @ 15% off MSRP when the others predating it stayed at MAP being 30% off. (That predates GSM btw.)
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Perhaps with patience , we can wait for the "shine to wear off" and price to drop ...hopefully . ;)
 
I’m interested to see what the 2023 product roll-out will look like. Also if the famous CS models will continue to be produced. If not, I’d think the prices would collapse. If that happens, then it would be a great opportunity to grab a few more knives. But just speculation on my part…I’m happy with what I have. For me it was always the triad-lock (hands down the best feature) and neat/quirky designs with good quality materials that separated CS from everyone else.
 
jux t said:
Just saw a couple dealers that are selling the Recon 1 with Flat Dark Earth colored scales like they offered back when they were using XHP steel.
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looked like heck and couldn't find any in stock, but there is a lots of dealers so probably missed it.
 
I just received a couple new Recon 1 knives. Don't have anything old to compare them to, but these are nice, quality seems good. Sharp edges, no lock stick. I can't find a thing wrong with them. I'll admit I'd prefer them with a satin blade instead of the DLC (or whatever it is). But I think they're still great. So much so, I had back-ordered one from another seller, and forgot about it. Got notice today that it shipped. DOH! I don't really care, though. The one I will have a second of is so nice, and really one of my favorite knives overall, I think, that I'll probably keep the second one as a backup when it arrives. "Two is one, one is none" and all that.

In fact, I bought my first Cold Steel folder this year, and have bought several more since, because I hadn't realized how nice their knives are. The only one that I'm remotely disappointed with (and that is pretty strong disappointment) is the Bush Ranger. And that's just because of the whole spinning pivot (can't unscrew it), and the blade being loose enough to rattle against the scales when it's closed. But it locks up solid when open, so.... I'll use it.
 
dogboye said:
Bush Ranger.
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In the olden days , Cold Steel would have either fixed it or replaced it .

Now ...good luck ! :mad:

Maybe if you have proof of purchase ? I'd sure try 'em .

I can't remember if you tried customer service . :confused:

It's a crying shame , because it's a really fine folder when it works right .

My favorite, most ergonomic handle of any folder I've tried . :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
not2sharp said:
Those are not “unsharpened”, they are unfinished, which is far worse.

Also, whatever old products remain, now features no warranty or customer service.

n2s
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Well ...OK , then . That's even worse . o_O
 
DocJD said:
In the olden days , Cold Steel would have either fixed it or replaced it .

Now ...good luck ! :mad:

Maybe if you have proof of purchase ? I'd sure try 'em .

I can't remember if you tried customer service . :confused:

It's a crying shame , because it's a really fine folder when it works right .

My favorite, most ergonomic handle of any folder I've tried . :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:
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I did not try customer service. I tried a couple ways myself, which invalidated any attempt to get customer service to address it. I also have altered the shape of the handle just behind the tang of the blade (eased that lower hump, and made it so it's easy to close one-handed without getting bit). It isn't a BAD knife.... just that niggling looseness. I'll eventually do what someone mentioned in the Bush Ranger thread: get a soldering iron, heat the pivot screw, and try to break loose the threadlock that way. But for now, I'm just going to use it. I'm not really down on Cold Steel OR GSM about it. Maybe I should be. But it's still a good knife.
 
Discontinued products don't always result in lower prices.

The 3V DLC Master/Magnum Tanto line shot up in price, as did the 3V Warcraft Tanto line whether DLC or not.

My discontinued 1990s XL Voyager Tanto was half the price when I bought it in 1999 but that was only because they replaced it with an updated model with a metal clip.

There was a big discount when they discontinued the China-made machetes in 2010.
 
jbmonkey said:
looked like heck and couldn't find any in stock, but there is a lots of dealers so probably missed it.
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Check out Pacific Knife, except use the other coast. Also “K” Works, except the K spells out the name of a cutting tool. Also a legit seller on the auction site has them.
 
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