I have several of their knives...have no complaints. With that said, I would never buy one of their knives that looks like it came from some nutball horror film. All of the ones I've bought come from the tried/true designs.
I have one of the older Recon One tantos (along with four other CS knives). I bought one for a buddy of mine several years ago when he graduated from the Indiana State Police Academy. He stated it was better than his very pricey Benchmade and has carried it with him on and off duty ever since. I decided that I wanted another in clip point recently and was quite disappointed to find that they have at some point, changed the locking mechanism. This is a deal breaker for me. My old Recon One was the easiest opening knive I've ever had. A light flick of the wrist would snap it open. That being said, I have nothing but good to say about the Cold Steel knives I own. I've pretty heavily abused all of them but my Gunsite model and they have always taken it in stride. Will be purchasing one of their tomahawks in a few weeks. Hopefully I like it as well as their knives. Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk 2
I've gotten a few of their knives and haven't been disappointed. The last one I bought is a fixed blade called the GI Tanto. It is very solid, durable and maintains a great edge - I'd highly recommend it.
I used to sell Cold Steel online as a merchant. Many Cold Steel blades are good but some of their swords are very non authentic and badly balanced.. I recommend you handle each model first I have 3 of those rifleman's hawks.. a bit heavy but they throw well and are sturdy.. the best Cold Steel values are their machetes.. the magnum kukri is an incredibly tough tool and weapon for the money
Hey Maxflax, Thanks for the info! I really like my hawk, but I did cut the hammer poll off and ground a new hammer pommel much closer to the eye. Took some weight off and still hammers nicely! ;-)
No problem.. if you are looking for a good machete also look at the cutlass guard type Ontario Knife and tool.. they are brutal tools and weapons and are very lightweight. I sharpen mine with a Stihl Magnum chainsaw flat file. One accompanies me every time i go into the woods to work (Olympic Peninsula, WA State) and I have cut down 10 inch hardwood trees (alders) blocking a trail in mere minutes
