Ode to an Old Friend ...

mckrob

mckrob

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I thought I would pay tribute to a knife from a maker that gets vey little kudos these days. I bought this Cold Steel Master Hunter years ago, I would guess it was the early 90's around '92-'93. It has travelled all over the world with me and was the knife I carried every day at work in the bush/jungle/tundra/desert; it shared my belt with my Leatherman Supertool, and my Dan Wesson .357 Mag (the latter while working at home in Canada). In the last few years I have got into higher end knives and don't carry this one anymore, it's been replaced by a Busse Active Duty and a BRKT Bravo-1, but it still seems to make it's way into my duffle bag as a backup everytime I head out into the wilderness on another job.


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I won't get into the politics of why I have stopped buying Cold Steel products, there are lots of threads out there on why we should all hate Cold Steel, but praise should be given where and when it is deserved, and given what this knife has gone through and survived, praise is certainly warranted!!
 
Dang that sheath has as much character as the blade! CS has become somewhat of a scorned company, but I owned a few of them over the years and they were always well made knives at a good price.
 
High-end is great but it's nice to know you've got a back-up you know you can rely on.
 
Nothing like an old, trusted friend is there? I have one the original CS tantos from the 80s I bought when I was in the Army, good knife IMHO..... That and my Spyderco standard were my buddies.
 
Thanks for sharing. I have a Master Hunter that is used every hunting season and has been for many years. Like you I have newer knives but know that I can still rely on an old friend.
 
I personally could give a crap about politics..Cold Steel makes one hell of a knife for the money...IMO, my SRK is the best knife for the money in that size, period. The first really tough knife I ever owned was an SRK..it made it out on many camping trips and took one helluva beating from a young guy who didnt take care of his tools. I have since gotten a new one..but I keep it because of the times I spent with my first. I have owned a couple Master Hunters...and loved them..they soon got traded out for Bark Rivers..but I could have made due for sure. Great pics of a great knife. Gene
 
How dare you mention ColdSteel on here !!! LOL !!!!

It always makes me laugh when I hear the ColdSteel propaganda bulls*%t, if it's a good blade for the money then buy it, who cares about the politics ? One of these days I'm gonna buy a Coldsteel knife and post a hundred pics on here just for the hell of it !!!!!

Thanks for sharing your pics bro, it's always nice to see a well used knife whatever the make !!!!!!!
 
i've got a san mai trail master and if it ever goes dull i'm pretty sure i can use it as a club cuz its friggin heavy :)
 
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