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THE TRIPLE ACTION FOLDERS
BY COLD STEEL
A quick Snapshot review by Fred Perrin and Nemo.
Thanks to Cold Steel and Lynn Thomson we have the chance to receive two trip action folder. One Tanto serrated and one dagger plain edge.
The Blade are made of AUS10A, the handles is in Aircraft Aluminium .
The System of closing, locking and opening seems weird at first glance but we have been realized knives with the similar system.
It's reliable.
The TAF look big when closed but when you have it your hand it just a question of vision. The blade is an hair less than 4 inches.
The handles are beautiful with decorations and checkering grooves and a clip. All that in conjunction assure a really good grip.
There is a lanyar hold and all his hexagonal screw assembled.
When closed it's easy to carry and forget it. I carry it inside the pant in front of my hip.
Now the clip is bright and the handle are shiny, so it's easy to spot.
The Celtic pattern on the Dagger handle and the Bamboo on the Tanto are really beautiful.
You can use the closed knife as Yawara. You can realize a lot of soft defenses and keys. The fact to use a closed knife in defense is real plus. It's what I really enjoy with the balisong. You can strike with the closed knife and then open it to calm the game or to continue depper in the problems
It's a light knife and really easy to carry.
When you grasp your knife immediatly it's ready to be open but not for the lefties.
You can open it in many ways.
My favorite game is to open with gravity. You can then open it as quick as balisong !
As quick as an automatic (even faster !)
In Icepick grip it's hard to open. But Lynn doesn't like so much that grip
And once open you can reverse your grip anyway
The Tanto Serrated blade We are not a fanatic of Tanto and we found it really beautiful !
We are not also a serration fan but this time, the blade edge is really excellent.
It works really good !
Big advantage, the folder cannot close on your fingure. It is strong construction and once open it feels like a fixed blade . Very very close to the good balisong feeling.
The Dagger Blade is double edge. This is really rare unless it's a balisong or AF folder.
Unless a loooot of other companies, ColdSteel makes really sharp daggers.
The TAF Dagger is real sharp Weapon.
This one is really a weapon not a utility knife. A very aggressive knife. Cops will not understand.
It's strong and mean !
I really love that TAF Dagger. It's so rare to find a real folding and reliable weapon.
These knives like the Balisong need some technics to be open. You don't push a button you need to learn how to open it. But your gain is a fast folder with real safe lock. I don't see how to make it fail.
Suggestion:
We would like a smaller version and also another utility blade.
Conclusion:
Almost a balisong !
Period,
Fred Perrin and Nemo
BY COLD STEEL
A quick Snapshot review by Fred Perrin and Nemo.
Thanks to Cold Steel and Lynn Thomson we have the chance to receive two trip action folder. One Tanto serrated and one dagger plain edge.
The Blade are made of AUS10A, the handles is in Aircraft Aluminium .
The System of closing, locking and opening seems weird at first glance but we have been realized knives with the similar system.
It's reliable.
The TAF look big when closed but when you have it your hand it just a question of vision. The blade is an hair less than 4 inches.
The handles are beautiful with decorations and checkering grooves and a clip. All that in conjunction assure a really good grip.
There is a lanyar hold and all his hexagonal screw assembled.
When closed it's easy to carry and forget it. I carry it inside the pant in front of my hip.
Now the clip is bright and the handle are shiny, so it's easy to spot.
The Celtic pattern on the Dagger handle and the Bamboo on the Tanto are really beautiful.
You can use the closed knife as Yawara. You can realize a lot of soft defenses and keys. The fact to use a closed knife in defense is real plus. It's what I really enjoy with the balisong. You can strike with the closed knife and then open it to calm the game or to continue depper in the problems
It's a light knife and really easy to carry.
When you grasp your knife immediatly it's ready to be open but not for the lefties.
You can open it in many ways.
My favorite game is to open with gravity. You can then open it as quick as balisong !
As quick as an automatic (even faster !)
In Icepick grip it's hard to open. But Lynn doesn't like so much that grip
And once open you can reverse your grip anyway
The Tanto Serrated blade We are not a fanatic of Tanto and we found it really beautiful !
We are not also a serration fan but this time, the blade edge is really excellent.
It works really good !
Big advantage, the folder cannot close on your fingure. It is strong construction and once open it feels like a fixed blade . Very very close to the good balisong feeling.
The Dagger Blade is double edge. This is really rare unless it's a balisong or AF folder.
Unless a loooot of other companies, ColdSteel makes really sharp daggers.
The TAF Dagger is real sharp Weapon.
This one is really a weapon not a utility knife. A very aggressive knife. Cops will not understand.
It's strong and mean !
I really love that TAF Dagger. It's so rare to find a real folding and reliable weapon.
These knives like the Balisong need some technics to be open. You don't push a button you need to learn how to open it. But your gain is a fast folder with real safe lock. I don't see how to make it fail.
Suggestion:
We would like a smaller version and also another utility blade.
Conclusion:
Almost a balisong !
Period,
Fred Perrin and Nemo
