![]() ![]() Neither do most other makers.:scratch: Serrated blades, belt clips, skull-crusher, wrapped handles, kydex sheaths, Ballistic Nylon sheaths w/liners and so on. Looking at their site, they don't pay respect or even recognize a single other maker or design or even history itself, even though it is plain to see such influence on their well-made blades. Strider hasn't been around near as long as Cold Steel. There is a lot of arrogance and insolence on this thread.:grumble:Īpprentice and ERdept have made interesting points. It has appeared to me that as many of Thompson's early designs have been copied by others as visa versa but I don't put that much energy into the study of same. Cold steel taipan full#I can't know the full story of each squabble and I don't usually try to pick a side in these business dealings of which I personally know so little about. There is so much infighting in the knife industry, in the tactical training community and lots of ripping off in the holster industry. ![]() ![]() I've never been disappointed with a CS product. Those that I did use skinning and butchering deer have held their edge well and were easy to return to shaving sharp with a Spyderco set of triangle rods. Every one of those blades has been scary shaving sharp out of the box. I've enjoyed CS Trailmaster, Recon Tanto, several kitchen knives, Mini Tanto, Urban Skinner, VN Tomakawk, Red River frontier style skinner, Lightweight Kukri, escrima sticks, Big Stick, Blackthorn walking stick, and a couple of folders, my favorite being the Recon with Bowie pattern blade. It doesn't do too well in a reverse grip with large hands and thick forearms. I cut myself a few times training with it. I had a Trailmaster, Kukri, (2) Taipan's and several SRK's, Outdoorsman and others. They have also gotten too expensive but a smart shopper can find them at wholesale pretty easy. A little tough to sharpen, but I'm an old hand at it. Lots of others (Strider, Busse, Reeve, etc) are just as good but I have yet to see anything exceed it, in either blade design or strength. I have never seen a better designed combat knife than a Cold Steel Tanto. I use the blunt side as a fish bonker and it's saved my bacon more than once from being so fast out of the sheath. I have carried a San Mai Tanto in a kydex sheath taped up-side-down on my Eagle USOH Holster harness for 15 years as a guide and had 2 of them on my web gear in the Marine Corps. I have bought another dozen or so and given them to friends and buddies for Christmas and what not because they all seem to like how I carry mine. I bought all of mine used for no more than $125 w/sheaths at gun shows. I am absolutely convinced that they are among the best fighting knives ever made. Yeah, buddy! I have (6) Colt Steel Tanto knives of various sizes. ![]()
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