Madcap_Magician
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For the price or a little more, you could get ESEE, Bark River, Blackjack, Fallkniven, or a used Strider with a much better warranty and better materials, IMHO.
I do want to reiterate that Cold Steel has its good points, i.e. wide product innovation and cheapness on the secondary or e-market, but for me personally that's outweighed by their spotty quality (Cold Steel doesn't actually make any of their stuff, they're just the marketers, so quality has gone up and down as the manufacturers have switched) and ridiculous marketing.
I do want to reiterate that Cold Steel has its good points, i.e. wide product innovation and cheapness on the secondary or e-market, but for me personally that's outweighed by their spotty quality (Cold Steel doesn't actually make any of their stuff, they're just the marketers, so quality has gone up and down as the manufacturers have switched) and ridiculous marketing.