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Cold steel Natchez bowie, Talwar XL and bowie machete
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A little everyday use...
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[video=youtube;KcYUbqahpmY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcYUbqahpmY[/video]
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The "Fresno Felon" strikes again!
Cold Steel needs to look hard at this picture. I am all about CS mega folders and this Spartan would probably be my ideal SD carry. Well done sir.
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Forgot to post this one. Last camping trip opened the tent to find most of my tent stakes had dissappeared. Easy enough fix with the 3v Master Hunter. In fact this knife did everything from processing down wood to cutting up food.
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A little piece of history- and a rarity on this side of the Atlantic.....When is a balisong not a balisong?- When it's a Jacob's Ladder: The Cold Steel Triple Action.
What's great: Flat and slim in the pocket, it really give little hint of being a knife until you open it.
Lovely grinds on this blade and a high finish- to start with.
It snaps open with a wrist flick with a bit practice- it's a 'shake stop-to-stop' movement, opening the 'safe handle' then a move in the other direction to snap open the blade. Takes longer to read than it does to do.
You can even do the same point down in an ice-pick grip.
Neat, slim styling is a treat- the aluminium handles are light and the whole package is lively in the hand....One of those knives it's hard to put down.
What's not so great:
The Jacob's Ladder design has an inherent design flaw- Fluff the opening (which you will) and either the edge or the point will impact the handles. Resulting in blade damage that can be removed. As shown, these result in damage to the handle too. Some rubber inlay here or similar from the factory would prevent the issue altogether.
I admit to cursing a great deal when I fluff an opening not more than 5 minutes after sharpening out the nicks. I've simply given up now and live with it.
The Aluminium of the handles is a slick as politician's lie...and very, very soft. After some use, the steel screws oval the holes in the grip and the handle becomes sloppy. You can feel and see about 1/16th" to a 1/8th"of movement in the safe handle in use- in all directions....She rattles like a marrraca now.
There's even about 1/16th" blade-play that can't easily be fixed as the screws won't tighten any further due to the worn handles- remember, this is from the 'Strongest-sharpest' marketing days....I'd love to have seen this with steel or even G10 handles, where this softness wouldn't have been an issue. But alas, it's now discontinued and not to be.
Great but flawed fun.
What's great: Flat and slim in the pocket, it really give little hint of being a knife until you open it.
Lovely grinds on this blade and a high finish- to start with.
It snaps open with a wrist flick with a bit practice- it's a 'shake stop-to-stop' movement, opening the 'safe handle' then a move in the other direction to snap open the blade. Takes longer to read than it does to do.
You can even do the same point down in an ice-pick grip.
Neat, slim styling is a treat- the aluminium handles are light and the whole package is lively in the hand....One of those knives it's hard to put down.
What's not so great:
The Jacob's Ladder design has an inherent design flaw- Fluff the opening (which you will) and either the edge or the point will impact the handles. Resulting in blade damage that can be removed. As shown, these result in damage to the handle too. Some rubber inlay here or similar from the factory would prevent the issue altogether.
I admit to cursing a great deal when I fluff an opening not more than 5 minutes after sharpening out the nicks. I've simply given up now and live with it.
The Aluminium of the handles is a slick as politician's lie...and very, very soft. After some use, the steel screws oval the holes in the grip and the handle becomes sloppy. You can feel and see about 1/16th" to a 1/8th"of movement in the safe handle in use- in all directions....She rattles like a marrraca now.
There's even about 1/16th" blade-play that can't easily be fixed as the screws won't tighten any further due to the worn handles- remember, this is from the 'Strongest-sharpest' marketing days....I'd love to have seen this with steel or even G10 handles, where this softness wouldn't have been an issue. But alas, it's now discontinued and not to be.
Great but flawed fun.
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I admit I've gone on a rampage of buying craze and Cold Steel acquisitions, but I couldn't be happier with the three of them. All sharp, centered, solid, perfect in all ways!
Added a Recon Tanto, Hold Out and Blackout Rajah II (long time searching for one, finally found it!) to my collection in a one month span. No funds left now...
But they're so nice...gosh!
Added a Recon Tanto, Hold Out and Blackout Rajah II (long time searching for one, finally found it!) to my collection in a one month span. No funds left now...
But they're so nice...gosh!