Why I love my CS Tanto

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trailrider

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I know that a lot of people don't like tantos especially cold steel ones. I bought a CS mini tanto 10 years ago and I just love that little knife it's a fixed blade with a blade just over 4 inches. Personally I have no problem with the shape of a blade. It's my EDC knife and I also use it a lot when I go out into the bush to practise my wilderness survival skills, I can use that knife to cut and carve just about anything. I also use other knives with different blades like a BM gripptillian, CS srk, buck 110, spyderco endura etc etc. My tanto blade will carve anything that any other knife can carve, and it's much stronger. I don't know maybe it's just a personal preferance why I like it so much I think it's really cool looking and different, maybe the reason some people don't like it is because they are not used to it. :)
 
Good post. I carried a CS Ultralock Tanto for a few years on the job (post office). It' s a folder with a 3" typical CS tanto blade, v-ground, not chisel.

It held a great edge, had a reliable grip with its thick handle, and sliced through a variety of packaging materials with no trouble.

Not as good as a splinter-picker -- I used tweezers for that! :D
 
Glad you like your Tanto. Variety is what makes this hobby fun.

If we all had the same exact knives it would get boring quickly.
 
I have one of the old model CS Recon Tantos - same design as the standard Tanto but with a bead blasted blade and dull brass guard & butt cap. Think I bought it in 1986, had planned to get a standard CS Tanto but the Recon model was cheaper. Still a good knife, but then I think the newer CS models are not the same quality as the older ones.
 
My favorite fixed-blade knife is my "new-style" Cold Steel 6" Tanto...The one with the sculptured stainless hand-guard & pommel. In it's kydex sheath, carried IWB, it makes for a nice carry set-up. :thumbup:
 
I use my Cold Steel tanto to dress out trout and it does a fine job of it. I would not hesitate to buy another one.
 
I have tried the so-called "tanto" shape used by Cold Steel in the form of one CS knife and two others. I can use it, but I do not find it useful relative to knives with a curve to the point - like a Japanese tanto for example.

The Non-CS examples had much thinner edges and cut far better. The CS was a San Mai and was REAL hard to thin out. The center portion was very abrasion-resistant - very.

But different strokes etc.
 
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