Texas Steel
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Clip is functional. Knife stays in place and flys out the pocket when deployed unlike from factory where I needed a lanyard.Now to work the pocket clip back to functionality.
The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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Clip is functional. Knife stays in place and flys out the pocket when deployed unlike from factory where I needed a lanyard.Now to work the pocket clip back to functionality.
Does anyone know how to take off DLC coating?Is it hard to do it?Is it better leaving it as it is?
Does anyone know how to take off DLC coating?Is it hard to do it?Is it better leaving it as it is?
Maybe do a stonewash on the dlc to turn into ZTs blackwash look
Does anyone know how to take off DLC coating?
My American Lawman seems perfectly strong. Never had it flex at all.
Still hope they remove that writing from the Broken Skull before release. They must have noticed us complaining about it.
Pick up the Lone Star Hunter then. Same knife, but in all steel with no coating. Crappy fake stag handles, but EASILY replaceable with a g10 color of your choice. Not as light weight and isn't emblazoned with Steve Austin's logo (I'm sorry, is he relevant again?), but that's the beauty. I have the nail Nick version, but there is also a thumbstud version as well.I really like the upgrades in steels Cold Steel is offering and I like a lot of their products. I also, realize that Cold Steel targets mostly tactical or defense oriented people. One of their latest offerings is the Broken Skull. I have been hammering on them for a long while (others have too) for new colors and they have listened. Cudos. The new Broken Skull will be offered in some very nice colors (love the blue and orange). However, for reason I cannot fathom, Cold Steel made the blades black with that ugly writing on the blade. This was the knife I was hoping for (I will know more when I see it), but it has that writing and black coating. Aesthetically, these just do not look nice. Plus, in today's legal environment, if you had to defend yourself, an over zealous prosecutor, building a reputation, would crucify you for using a knife with a name like Broken Skull, not to mention that it has it emblazoned in large letters on the black tactical blade. Come on Cold Steel. Give us a break.
IMO Lone Star Hunter is good, but it can't compare with the Broken Skull in terms of weight, thinness, balance and ease of carry. I see no reason in getting the Hunter unless you are going purely for aesthetic.
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What aesthetic? Its cheap plastic handle scales over steel. When you remove it its just a bare steel folder. The reason to get the Hunter is the lower price or collectibility (how oh how is that not a word). My hunter is beater. I took off the cheap ass lookin Delrin scales.
I take it back the all-steel appearance is aesthetically pleasing. :foot: