Cold Steel: Is anyone better?

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All,

Thanks for all of the insight on Lynn Thompson. I work with a lot of "strong" personalities, so his actions didn't seem all that strange or abrasive to me.

As far as his swords being heavy compared to custom forgers, would that make them "stronger, but slower"?
 
would that make them "stronger, but slower"?
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Yes, which loses to "strong enough, but faster" in a sword fight.

Not that any of us are likely to get into a sword fight. :rolleyes:
 
The CS trailmaster and recons factory seconds are the best deal around.

I just paid $140 bucks shipped for 4 CS trailmasters seconds. Hell of deal in my book.

At that price, I don't mind giving away/losing one or two.

But a SHTF knife for me will be my full tang (chiruwa) HI Khukuri. Light enough to carry, yet heavy enough to decapitate a zombie in one swipe. Feels like an extension of my arm and has a bit of "soul" in it. Can't buy that just anywhere.
 
are you sure?

you paid $35 PER trailmaster?, how can i get this deal?
 
forgot to mention...

even with the 40% discount for military/leo, 4 trailmaster seconds would come out to $252 before shipping... just let me know where you bought them, so i could get a couple for myself. thanks.
 
if you are looking for swords

you should look at the Himalayan Imports Everest Katana.
 
Tmm

I did read the post. Why don't you go look at the price of seconds. Guyon provided the link.
 
I have two Cold Steel fixed blade knives; a recon tanto and an SRK. I have put both through the wringer and can truthfully say that they can take a great deal of abuse and still work. I do not, however, like their folders. Benchmade, Kershaw and others make a better product at a comparable price point.
My EDC is a Chris Reeve sebenza. Great knife at a reasonable price. I would not be without it.
 
Here's my take on a few varied CS products that have turned up in Casa McC....

Voyager 4" Tanto point folder. Strong, well made knife suited for rugged use. Capable of cutting a seat belt in one swipe. Holds a decent edge.

Mini Tac neck knife. Superb GP hideout, takes a very good edge. Not for prying, more like a straight razor than a K Bar. Unfortunately,discontinued.

Recon Tanto. Excellent rugged use big knife. Great edge, a bit large for GP work and a bit light to cut through helicopters.

Bird and Trout knife. Little 2" one piece knife sold with a plastic neck sheath. Knife's OK for precision work, though I should change the grind a bit to get it really sharp. The sheath will not hold the knife in when upside down,as it is meant to be worn. One of these days I'll find a good leather worker and get a skimpy belt sheath made.

Kukri Style machete. Decent quality chopper. Not a good weapon but OK for clearing light brush and pruning.

All are good values for the money, though not screaming bargains, IMO.
 
I'm as interested as anybody as to where he got them. 50 Freak???
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Check on Bladeforums. There is a guy there that was selling a bunch of CS stuff cheap. Apparently his store closed and he had a lot of CS inventory sitting around. I'll dig up his e-mail somewhere if I hadn't deleted yet.


Don't know if this guy still has any more CS trailmaster 2nds left. I may have bought his last 4.
 
Whoops, my mistake guys.

It was $65 per knife plus $2.50 for shipping. Got my numbers confused. Just bought an ARMS para mount for $140.

And that's where that number came from.

Sucks getting old.
 
i've had good luck with the cold steel folders i've used (and i've used them hard in some cases)
 
Gerber...

I haven't seen anyone mention Gerber (if they did, i didn't catch it) any thoughts on Gerber? I swear by their knives.. Case is pretty good to...I live half an hour away from where they are made...oh Zippo lighters are mad there to.....
 
After a very bad (read that miserable) experience with a warranty issue I sold the few that I had and have not bought another since and likely never will. To me if a company balks at standing behind their product I dont need it.

All I buy now are Ken Onion kershaws and Becker knife and tool (considering ethan becker is a life long friend I kind of have to....lol)
 
I own several CS knives. All were purchased MANY years ago.

Tanto San Mai is a favorite for camp work, mini tanto is a great belt knife.

For folders, Spyderco is hard to beat - depending upon the model. I love the MeerKat for a pocket knife.

Best folder I have ever owned is SOG - hands down.

Very well made, fit and finish is outstanding. I have a Lakota I picked up somewhere over the years (don't remember where) that is a top quality knife as well.

For a cheapie, the Buck 110 still holds merit (to some) for it's price range for everyday use. I got a poly handled Buck 110 (or whatever model it is) several years ago as a freebie from a vendor. It isn't anything special, but it works everytime - kinda like the Glock of knives.

The owner at CS (in my opinion) can be a whiney assed cry baby. I met him at a show once, he wasn't promoting his product, he was asking people to sign a petition to forward to Blade magazine demanding more CS articles, so 'his' products could be given due credit and expose the rest of the worlds knife mfrs. for the garbage they truly are (paraphrased).

It seems he got cross with some Blade editor (I think) and there was some personality conflicts between them (go figure).

Overall I like their products. Not the cheapest by far, but far from a bad purchase, at least with the ones I own.

BigSlick
 
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