New release: Recon 1 in S35VN & SATIN finished

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FYI folks, just came across this on instagram. Looks like CS released a dealer exclusive Recon 1 in S35VN and SATIN FINISH! (im not associated with any one...)

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MY god!! after all these years i've been complaining about it on every forum is it FINALLY happening??

EDIT - just checked the site, it's legit and of bloody course this store doesn't ship to Australia. What a effing joke.
 
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This is going to be a game changer for Cold Steel if they want to take full advantage of it. This change will bring in a whole new group of customers.
 
Good chance we'll see more satin finishes or other dealer exclusives with different steels.
 
jbmonkey said:
yep. much rather have xhp over s35vn. love it uncoated, but not the steel id have picked. so be it......
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I agree. I wonder if the choice of steel with this dealer exclusive resulted from a dealer request. The description of the exclusive by the dealer suggests this. Hopefully CS will use uncoated xhp in future offerings.
 
Spicy! This was on my wishlist in the "What would you like to see . . ." thread a few months back. I'm not big on coated blades, and that's kept me away from buying a Recon 1.
 
ursamajor said:
Awe man, they did not fix the plunge grind/sharpening choil on the Tanto
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CS moved from hollow grind to flat grind for models like Recon 1 and American Lawman in 2017 and fixed the plunge grind in the process, but i guess the tanto staying hollow grind is intended. Hopefully they'll fix in the next iteration, if they ever change tanto to flatgrind.
 
I am glad to see this, even though I have several of the coated versions already.

Hopefully this opens up options for more variations in the future too.

I would like to see dark blue and dark grey G10 handle scales.

I really like the Flat Dark Earth though!
 
Wow nice, my personal preference is the current black coated XHP, but I can see how this would appeal to many who likes the bling
 
`br4dz- said:
S35vn isn't an upgrade. It's an equal, if not a downgrade from XHP.
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Depends on how you look at it, S35VN is slightly more corrosion and wear resistance.On the other hand, CTS-XHP has slightly better edge retention and steel hardness.

I have a Code 4 CTS-XHP with a satin blade,after a bit of storage developed a few rusty spots and that is why I like my CTS-XHP DLC coated.
 
razorburn said:
Depends on how you look at it, S35VN is slightly more corrosion and wear resistance.On the other hand, CTS-XHP has slightly better edge retention and steel hardness.

I have a Code 4 CTS-XHP with a satin blade,after a bit of storage developed a few rusty spots and that is why I like my CTS-XHP DLC coated.
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Sorry to break it to you, but DLC does NOT help against corrosion, complete myth. Read up about it and you will see it's been discussed at length.
 
Mick_1KRR said:
Sorry to break it to you, but DLC does NOT help against corrosion, complete myth. Read up about it and you will see it's been discussed at length.
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That s my understanding.
But in my environment near the ocean, where everything tends to rust, especially m4,zdp189, and d2, I ve had no problem at all (so far) with my xhp blades. Just wipe them off at night with a dry cloth. Maybe I ve just been lucky so far.
 
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