wharncliffe
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Up for sale is an original, very fine Gen 2 Cold Steel Trail Master Bowie San Mai III, Model No. 16JSM, with its original Cordura sheath and in its original box. Cold Steel introduced the Trail Master model in1987-1988, originally offering a version in Carbon V steel and a version in stainless steel. The San Mai III version was offered from 1998-2005 and featured a three-layered stainless steel blade with a convex edge manufactured in Japan. This version has been discontinued for some twenty years, having been replaced with theVG-1 San Mai III version that is still available today.
The knife measures about 14-½ inches in overall length, with a blade 9-½ inches long and about 5/16 of an inch thick. It has a stainless steel guard, a black Kraton handle about 5 inches long and weighs approximately 17-½ ounces. The blade is marked on one side “Trail Master ® / San Mai III logo ®” and on the other side “Cold Steel ® / Made in Japan” (see photos).
This knife was purchased new in 2005, has never been used, carried or sharpened and is in very fine new old stock condition, with its original factory edge, all of its original finish and clear markings (see photos). The sheath is also in very fine condition, as are both of the boxes in which the knife originally was sold (see photos). Hard to find a better example of this increasingly scarce Cold Steel bowie.
Asking price is $275, which includes shipping via USPS Ground Advantage anywhere in the continental US. Reasonable offers are welcome. I no longer use PayPal but payment may be made via Zelle, USPS money order or personal check as long as you're willing to wait for the check to clear before the item ships. First “I’ll take it” posted here has priority, please DM me with any questions or offers, thanks.
The knife measures about 14-½ inches in overall length, with a blade 9-½ inches long and about 5/16 of an inch thick. It has a stainless steel guard, a black Kraton handle about 5 inches long and weighs approximately 17-½ ounces. The blade is marked on one side “Trail Master ® / San Mai III logo ®” and on the other side “Cold Steel ® / Made in Japan” (see photos).
This knife was purchased new in 2005, has never been used, carried or sharpened and is in very fine new old stock condition, with its original factory edge, all of its original finish and clear markings (see photos). The sheath is also in very fine condition, as are both of the boxes in which the knife originally was sold (see photos). Hard to find a better example of this increasingly scarce Cold Steel bowie.
Asking price is $275, which includes shipping via USPS Ground Advantage anywhere in the continental US. Reasonable offers are welcome. I no longer use PayPal but payment may be made via Zelle, USPS money order or personal check as long as you're willing to wait for the check to clear before the item ships. First “I’ll take it” posted here has priority, please DM me with any questions or offers, thanks.
