No Flames here, just real CS love

I like the Cold Steel stuff I've purchased, and I actually get a kick out of the 'marketing' hype, especially on the More Proof DVD where Lynn cuts the 'fingers' off a hand (pork ribs stuffed in a Kevlar glove). Nonetheless, I did manage to break the lock on my Gunsite II after much abuse. So I decided to Dremel a 50/50 choil like on my Calypso Jr., so that if the lock failed during use, my index finger would block it from closing onto my hand. I got a little carried away, and so now I have a 3" PE flat-ground wharncliffe with a correspondingly shortened and re-shaped handle, and a Boye-type dent. I like it lots.:)
 
I like my trailmaster alot, my master hunter is my fav. the bush renger is a great bowie, whish I got a couple more when I did, the peacekeapers are good but mostly for training, the battle ax makes a cool hawk with the handle cut down for throwing, the lg&xl voyagers have never done me wrong.
 
Rat Finkenstein said:
Cold Steel did not design the R1, it is a budget copy of the Randall Model 1.
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Everyone in the knife owning world knows this, but I hardly consider the R-1 a "budget" knife. He was speaking of the design which includes both the Randall Model 1 and R-1...
 
Bought a Cold Steel stockman and wasn't too crazy about it. Wound up sending it back.

But no problems or complaints with the Master Hunter and Pendleton hunting knives I have.

Never paid much attention to the advertising. Folks seem to like the Master Hunter, and it got a good write-up in Field and Stream, so I tried one. I have to agree... solid knife in some good carbon steel.
 
I edc my 5" Voyager tanto and I love it. Its a little overkill for delicate tasks but I can adapt. It's the sharpest knife new out of the box I have ever owned

I also randomly rotate my edc to my zytel Ti-lite which I have nothing but praise for also. I would like un-skeletonized handle scales for it since dirt and pocket lint like to creep in there
 
Guyon said:
... solid knife in some good carbon steel.
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Cold Steel does not manufacture any of its own knives. Cold Steel has stainless steel knives made in mainland China, Taiwan, and Japan, and the Carbon V knives in the US. The Carbon V knives seem to be manufactured by Camillus, of the same high carbon steel used in their Becker line, which is now 0170-6.

By calling it Carbon V, rather than using a more conventional specific designation, Cold Steel allows itself to change the actual steel used, even the contractor, at any time, and continue to say the knives are made of whatever they are then using as "Carbon V".
 
Have the kobun (420). Threw the sheath away. real happy with the knife. Have the Spike, it goes where I go. Have the FGX Skean Dhu, real light knife, although plastic, I knicked my finger on the serration; now have it stashed inside the house if I need it. Bought a Torpedo, a brick would have served me better as a thrower.
Overall, I'm pleased.
 
I have a number of CS knives, but the one I find outstanding is
the Trailmaster bowie in carbon V. I have two that I use on a regular basis,
and find they will outcut a lot of my other knives, including some customs.
I like them so much I have started to collect them & grab them whenever I
find them(except the black coated ones).:D
 
Let's see, here, my eclectic collection includes an original tanto, large and medium Twistmasters, two 4" Voyagers (tanto, clip), a SRK, a Master Hunter... no complaints about CS here. I even wrote to Lynn Thomson once and got a nice reply...
 
I think one great commendation of Cold Steel is that you'll find threads here and there where people praise their newer, reputable-brand knife, but perform hard cutting chores with a Voyager.

I've got two Vaquero Grandes, two El Hombres, a Land Sea & Air Rescue, and a Scimitar (all with the Cold Steel serrations). They don't see much pocket use since I've found Swamp Rat and Spyderco, but they can and they hid handle a lot of cutting that my newer knives now handle.
 
I've got a couple of CS throwers and consider them one of the best production throwers. I like to throw CS Special Forces Shovel but usually it's just sitting in my trunk:thumbup:
 
I have an older CS hunter, works great and holds an edge. CS Voyager no complaints. I have just moved on, these knives have served me well but I have come to look for more in a knife. I would say that the newer knives do not impress me like the older CS.
 
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3 I've used and abused, in fact Cliff Stamp would be proud of the abuse.
The Tanto was once used as a cold chisel to get a wing off a car.

Carl
 
I've owned and used a sh-t ton of CS products. I have never found fault with any of them. They were all sharp and well constucted. In particular I've used the hell out of my SRK and Gurkha Light Kukri over about an eight year period and both are still going very strong. I personally feel that CS represents the best using value for the buck around.
 
I've several CS pieces I use and like, although I'm not sure I'd say they're worth what they're priced at (and I mean internet, not MSRP).

The Scimitar is fun to play with, especially if you practice any martial arts that call for a draw cut. Mine is actually one of the half dozen liner locks that has never yet failed me.

The old lightweight khuk (The LTC? The $90 one, not the $20 POS) is a hell of a chopper.

For beat 'em to hell field knives, I've still got a few of their old wood handled Carbon V Green River style pieces - full height flat grind in a decent carbon steel, what's not to like? Well the sheaths and handles could be much better :D but if you think of them as kit knives to improve, they're good blades.
 
I have quite a few CS products but the one that I "carry" everyday on my walk with my dog is a CS large Bushman fastened on the end of one of the CS offered Lathi (sp?) made of rattan.
I tapered the end to fit the handle and then seated it as hard as I could on the shaft. I then wrapped and sewed a long piece of leather around the whole handle and down maybe 3 more knobs of the rattan. Then I had to make a quickie sheath for when I am walking and swinging the Lathi so I did not cut my face off:rolleyes:
One of the reasons I carry this combo is because there are pit bulls and other large dogs that sometime run loose in my neighborhood....this will give me at least 4' of reach if one of the dogs decideds to attack.
Before I made this and we still had our Rotweiler a pit bull attacked me from 4 houses away but my Rot. stepped in front of me and chewed up the pit bull driving him back to his house. I still miss that dog, he was my hero until we had to put him down due to his hips getting paralysed.

Ciao,
Ron
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NI200 said:
I like to throw CS Special Forces Shovel but usually it's just sitting in my trunk:thumbup:
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The CS shovel is a blast to take camping. It makes a pretty good axe and more than decent thrower. I have a few of the safekeepers as well. I had a ti lite but traded it off as it just did not seem to be practical for my knife uses.

I'd like to try one of there Samburu spears just to see how well they throw.
 
The Samburu spears are very cool. I have a 5' & 7' one. I like the 7' foot one better. The way they move in flight is also interesting. They have both been abused and keep on going. They will bend slightly if thrown into refrigerators, cars or hardwoods but are easy to re-align and hold a good edge. I have CS knives, axes and spears. They all see abuse, severe abuse for the throwing knives, axes and spears but always hold up and come back for more. One of the best bangs for the buck that you will find out there, IMHO.
 
It's good to see some postive CS stuff here. I watched the Proof vids again for a laugh, and used my medium Vaquero to cut up some frozen steaks. Made me feel happy. LOL
 
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