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Rajah 2 internals?
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I don't have any pictures, but can describe the knife as it appears to me. It's got "full" steel liners. -Nested. No holes, fills the entire foot-print of the handle. It has the two pins, one at the lock pivot, and one at the blade-stop. Then it has three screws on each side of the handle for a total of six. The screws are staggered slightly on each side of the handle. I haven't stipped the knife down, but it appears that the back-spacer is removable -if you were to disaseble the knife. The pivot is large, and the female side of the pivot is larger than the screw head. The stud/wave is removable via screw. The lock appears to have a basic large spring in it similar to other lock-backs. The lock-bar itself appears substantial. Will come with two pocket clips, one will fit each side depending on your choice of carry. Pocket-clips have three screws.
Mine has slight blade-play if you grip the blade at the tip. If you grab the blade at about the half-way point, you can't feel the play. Depressing the lock is not hard, as I've heard others mention. When the lock is fully depressed the blade will swing freely. It is realatively easy to open with one hand using the stud like a normal sized lock-back. The wave works well, and it can be flicked opend pretty easily once you get the blade started moving. Closed retention is similar to other lock-backs.
All in all, I feel this is a great knife if you want something of this size. -I guess there's not exactily a lot of compitition for it though. I have done light chopping and basic cutting with mine. I think it's a handy, perhaps under-rated, "tool" for most out-door uses, but I've yet to really push it hard. My one issue is that when I hold it in a full hammer-grip at the main hold-point (just below the guard), I can't avoid depressing the lock with the web of my thumb. When the lock is depressed even slightly, it loosens the lock-up. If I run my thumb up the spine onto the thumb-stud, this isn't an issue. Also, choking up on the knife so that the index-finger is above the guard is fairly comfortable, as is gripping it at the mid-point and low on the handle for chopping. The steel seems to hold a resonable edge. I've had less rust than expected, and nothing uncleanable yet.
Mine has slight blade-play if you grip the blade at the tip. If you grab the blade at about the half-way point, you can't feel the play. Depressing the lock is not hard, as I've heard others mention. When the lock is fully depressed the blade will swing freely. It is realatively easy to open with one hand using the stud like a normal sized lock-back. The wave works well, and it can be flicked opend pretty easily once you get the blade started moving. Closed retention is similar to other lock-backs.
All in all, I feel this is a great knife if you want something of this size. -I guess there's not exactily a lot of compitition for it though. I have done light chopping and basic cutting with mine. I think it's a handy, perhaps under-rated, "tool" for most out-door uses, but I've yet to really push it hard. My one issue is that when I hold it in a full hammer-grip at the main hold-point (just below the guard), I can't avoid depressing the lock with the web of my thumb. When the lock is depressed even slightly, it loosens the lock-up. If I run my thumb up the spine onto the thumb-stud, this isn't an issue. Also, choking up on the knife so that the index-finger is above the guard is fairly comfortable, as is gripping it at the mid-point and low on the handle for chopping. The steel seems to hold a resonable edge. I've had less rust than expected, and nothing uncleanable yet.
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Hey Stabman, I don't have a pic of the internals, but I do have these two pics comparing it's size to other folders I have...
You should definitely get one; they chop like a beast and enjoy doing it! BTW, they have a very strong, flat spring, no coil here, similar to the spartan if you've seen the springs on those. However, the rajah is easier to unlock than the spartan, which is a plus. No blade play at all on my rajah II, it's rock solid after all the chopping I've put it thorugh so far. Mine has been reprofiled and hand sanded to 600 grit to get rid of the crap bead blast finish on the blade for less rust...working well so far, and the new finish cleans up more easily.
It's an awesome, heavy-duty and kick-ass folder for the money.
You should definitely get one; they chop like a beast and enjoy doing it! BTW, they have a very strong, flat spring, no coil here, similar to the spartan if you've seen the springs on those. However, the rajah is easier to unlock than the spartan, which is a plus. No blade play at all on my rajah II, it's rock solid after all the chopping I've put it thorugh so far. Mine has been reprofiled and hand sanded to 600 grit to get rid of the crap bead blast finish on the blade for less rust...working well so far, and the new finish cleans up more easily.
It's an awesome, heavy-duty and kick-ass folder for the money.
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One of the best knives I've ever owned in my entire life is my beloved Cold Steel Rajah II...
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Two months ago a twister filled my backyard with gum and oak limbs. Instead of using an axe or hatchet, I chopped every bit of that stuff into kindling with my Rajah II, just because I could. I chopped every day for a week. Wore my arms and hands out, but that AUS 8A blade never got dull, and the cuts it made looked and felt like the wood had been sanded. After that I sliced a peach with it, and it cut through it like butter. I'd never go into the woods or into my canoe without it. When clipped into the pocket, is sits there very comfortably, despite its HUGE size.
While chopping, I used Cold Steel's Battle Ready Sword Cane for an hour, just to test it out, if you want to check out another unusual Cold Steel Product. It also cut through those branches like butter...
Please do not post links to retail sites. It is against our deal spotting rules.
Please do not post links to retail sites. It is against our deal spotting rules.
Two months ago a twister filled my backyard with gum and oak limbs. Instead of using an axe or hatchet, I chopped every bit of that stuff into kindling with my Rajah II, just because I could. I chopped every day for a week. Wore my arms and hands out, but that AUS 8A blade never got dull, and the cuts it made looked and felt like the wood had been sanded. After that I sliced a peach with it, and it cut through it like butter. I'd never go into the woods or into my canoe without it. When clipped into the pocket, is sits there very comfortably, despite its HUGE size.
While chopping, I used Cold Steel's Battle Ready Sword Cane for an hour, just to test it out, if you want to check out another unusual Cold Steel Product. It also cut through those branches like butter...
Please do not post links to retail sites. It is against our deal spotting rules.
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