Does anyone remember a time when they liked Cold Steel knives?

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T. Erdelyi

T. Erdelyi

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I have a few of them, older CS knives but still CS, I have an Urban Pal with a leather sheath that's like 3/16" thick and chisel ground also a few other older models from the 80s all are good serviceable knives and worth whatever I paid for 'em, I mean in short so I don't have to reaqd a billion post on CS, in a nut shell is the disatisfaction with the product or the company?

Also is like with so many good companies out there, that they lose focus of their goals?
 
I had a Carbon V Recon Scout that I liked. The handle was a little thin and I didn't work hard with it so I never got to see how tough the handle material was. I have to say, my exposure to the opinions of the knife community is what got me to shy away from their products. When I first got into quality knives, I didn't know anything about name brands. I fell for their advertising and really thought their knives were as strong and tough as they claimed.

At this point I think their products are good for the average knife buyer, but I think there's plenty of better quality knives for the price ranges, especially their high end products. Their low end stuff and war/battleground products are where their real values are.
 
I still think some of my old CS knives are ok. I don't think I'll be buying more CS knives.
 
I have always liked them. I like them now and they will have to prove to me that they are no longer any good. Times change, Materials change. The latest CS knives I have purchased are still a great value. Every company makes some good and not so good products. Keep up with whats going on and don't buy the inferior stuff from any of them. Unless you are made of money, everything is a balancing act. I try to get the most of my knife dollar and that seldom means buying the cheap or the high end stuff. Cheap won't last and snob appeal won't cut.:)
 
I still like Cold Steel knives, just not all of them.

I specifically like the Voyager X2 and their weird, other products.
 
I like some of my Cold Steel knives a lot.

The fully serrated Vaquero, as someone mentioned already, and the Scimitar plain edge.
Both in VG-1, Seki made.
Real nice knives, especially for the money.

Then there are some old favorites, including the Mini-Culloden and a few others.
 
I still own 2 Cold Steel products - 1 of the original Kuhkris & a Shovel.

The Shovel sits in my truck & was used once to help get me out of some snow.

The Kuhkri has gone on quite a few camping trips & trimmed back limbs in the back yard.

My dissatisfaction with the company comes from how I was treated rudely by a representative at BLADE one year. Since watching some of their recent business practices it has only soured me on them more.

That said, I think some of their low end priced knives are good.
 
My Carbon-V master hunter from the 90's is still a great knife.

I would buy their machetes but these days that is about it from them.
 
only thing I don't like is the san mai, seems a little pointless based on the steels used. I really don't care what LT says, it doesn't affect how the knives cut.
 
I have 15+ cold steel knives from the cheapest GI tanto (I use it for throwing) to a Sanmai trail master and lots of knives in between. I get a lot of grin factor out of a lot of their products. Throwers, tomahawks, Poleaxe all bring a grin to my face. I use the throwers and tomahawks for hours on end, thousands and thousands of throws. I always carry at least one of their knives. I like their Recon1 folders, push knives etc.

I will have to say that If I was going to buy another big chopper I would try to find a Scrap yard or several other brands that I know will be tougher for about the same money.

My next production knife (aside from throwers) will be a Busse. I like all kinds of knives. Expensive, cheap. My CS knives still give me pleasure. I even have a hand made custom skinner with African stag handles. It is beautiful (and won't ever get used as the maker, My Uncle Glen Hornby died, and will not be making any more). None of my CS knives give me that same "oh, this is beautiful" feeling they give me the "I am going to be mean to this knife" grin.

I still recommend CS knives to people.
 
Ive been thinking about getting a kukri for some time now (love the nepalese ghurkhas) how good are the CS ones??? any better suggestions that CS??
 
I have an XLg. Voyager, a BraveHeart, and a Rifleman's Hawk and IMO all are excellent values. I'll even go out on a limb and admit that I actually enjoy the DVD and have watched it more than once.


Edited to add: Almost forgot my Finn Bear, a great knife for $10...
 
I still like my Carbon V knives, and their stockman is about the best stockman that I've handled, although I will admit that it's partially the aesthetics that I enjoy.
 
Don't care for the advertising.
Some of their offerings give value for the money.
 
Escaped into a two hour long hot bath this afternoon and set my Cold Steel Ti-Lite on the edge of the tub. Probably wouldn't have been as effective in the case of a home invasion as a Glock, for example, but it did leave me feeling a little less, you know, naked.

The diatribes against Cold Steel here continue to astound me. I can see someone being dissatisfied with quality and deciding to move on. I can see someone disagreeing with company policy or philosophy and deciding to move on.

But to get fixated in emotional rants and responses that verge on violence is an astounding reaction from supposedly adult human beings that presumably are carrying potentially lethal tools in their pockets.

I mean its okay to have strong opinions but there is a response to anything Cold Steel in some people that crosses over into wacko territory. I don't really believe that most of them are a danger to their community but at the same time I have to observe this behaviour and wonder how we are ever going to make it thru this mess we have created for ourselves.

:cool:
 
I still have my old CS Tanto that I bought back around '84. That sucker has been through hell more than once, and it is still razor sharp. Of course, it is about a half inch shorter and a quarter inch narrower than it started, but considering the things I have done with it, it stood up very well. Not every knife can stand being used to cut shingles, steel shipping bands and O copper wire, as well as prying out staples, prying off masonite siding, lifting steel doors to adjust them and all the other abuse I heaped on that one.
 
My Carbon V Master Hunter and SRK are two of the best middle priced knives I've ever owned. I'll never buy another stainless knife from them after the small voyager, but their Carbon V blades are terriffic. AND a damn good value for the money. :thumbup::D:thumbup:
 
Cold Steel Rocks! They have the most imagination on the market today. I remember when their Safe Keeper or is it Safe Maker? was called the "Urban Skinner" back in oh say 1986. Political correctness changed that. I regret not getting the largest of the push dagger knives, the one that was used by Barnes in Platoon. The one he cut Charlie Sheens face with. I love the Recon Scout - I wish I could afford the San Mai III version. Also really want their San Mai Kuhkri. How about their funky rifle club with a carbon spike sticking out.
 
I called them the other day and requested that they bring back the mini Tanto, Anyone remember that? Sometimes I think I'm crazy or getting old, probably both, but whenever I mention an outdated knife to the folks at CS Special Projects they have no clue. Thye should give all employees a thorugh history of the company and its products before they hire. Am I crazy or didn't all the old Tantos have a brass finger guard and pommel? I'm certauin they did but was told by a snot at CS that no they never made them that way. Probably wasn't born.
 
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