Post your favorite Tanto(s)!!!

Thanks Dodge for the explanation. Here are mine, a Cold Steel and a BM 700. I carry the Cold Steel quite a bit but the Benchmade just hasn't appealed to me yet due to the flat smooth cold aluminum handle. I swapped for it a while back, since I didn't have a Benchmade and I wanted one.

After looking at all these photos (thanks fellas), I really like the rounded blade profiles instead of the two straight angles like I've got, since the straight angles don't clean fish too well - at least I haven't figured out how. They'd be killer in a fight, though.

 
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I was never really a fan of the Tanto blade until I bought one...now I buy them often:D
 
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I have a few, mostly folders, but no pix. This one is a CS Recon Tanto in Carbon V. I replaced the handle, made a minor error on it, so I gave it a newer, uglier, fubar'd handle for it, but the handle is comfortable and the blade performance is unchanged. But the bluing turned out OK. This is a case where the surgery was worse than the ailment.

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DougB2 said:
I have a few, mostly folders, but no pix. This one is a CS Recon Tanto in Carbon V. I replaced the handle, made a minor error on it, so I gave it a newer, uglier, fubar'd handle for it, but the handle is comfortable and the blade performance is unchanged. But the bluing turned out OK. This is a case where the surgery was worse than the ailment.

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I think that looks pretty solid myself!
 
hccaves said:
Man those are gorgeous....



How do you like the ZT0700? It's not nearly as stout as most of the ZT's, but it's still nice. It's quite sharp for a ZT (the blade is thinner).
I like the design except for one, the tip up only carry, and for two, the blade itself stops short and the gap hangs up when cutting.


For me, I feel the design / tip of a tanto makes for a better utility knife. I prefer the tanto blade profile to a more traditional rounded profile. This is just my personal preference. I also like the straight cutting edge that's on most tanto's.

I currently do not own any "true" tanto's - They're all Americanized which is fine. I plan on getting the reincarnation of the Bob Lum Tanto when it's released here soon. I missed out on getting one years ago. I will most definitely get one this time. I'm almost glad I missed the AUS8 one...I'd much rather have VG10.
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Who is making the Bob Lum Tanto reincarnation? Will it be a Spyderco? When is it scheduled to be released?
 
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