The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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I have one of these and I love it as a work knife. D2, G10 scales, easy to open/close with one hand. About $50.Harnds General, for less than $40 in D2.
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Sexy deep carry clip and purple Snaggletooth wave opener , both sold separately !I’m partial to the Cold Steel Recon 1
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Like you I like big tanto blades. In addition to the General, I own a Utilitac II Tanto. By far the most knife for the money in my small collection. That knife is a wonder, and barely $30. Unbelievable. Getting hard to find, I was lucky to buy the last one on Amazon, not sure if there are more for sale now.I have one of these and I love it as a work knife. D2, G10 scales, easy to open/close with one hand. About $50.
Been using it on the job site now for about 3 years and it has been great. I used the Tonto edge as a wood chisel, a light scraper and it's heavy enough to use as a light wedge to separate things. The D2 has been remarkably rust free.
I have some pretty big paws, so the Recon One, the Code Four and others with smaller handles were really uncomfortable. But the king of my Tanto bladed work knives is my CS SR1. It's a handful of knife and you've got the feeling you couldn't break it.
CS makes a "Lite" version of the SR1 Tanto, it's a nice knife at a very reasonable price. You might look into that.
Agreed, but just need to be careful with the whole GSM thing.Cold Steel more or less invented the "American Tanto". Might as well go with the original.
If they start making them in places other than Taiwan, or if we hear reports of a downturn in quality, I'd agree. But neither has happened so far to my knowledge.Agreed, but just need to be careful with the whole GSM thing.
this is one of two tanto biades i own, is the only one i actually use. it’s on the lower end of what you inquired about size wise at 3.7” but is an awesome knife anyways. i always wanted a bm stryker, picked it up on the bay for $160 a couple months ago View attachment 1853627
No, but alarming reports concerning customer service and warranty. So far I've bought 2 GSM-era knives...Mini Recon and SilverEye, and luckily both have been great.If they start making them in places other than Taiwan, or if we hear reports of a downturn in quality, I'd agree. But neither has happened so far to my knowledge.