Whats the deal with the blade thickness on this knife being different from Cold Steels discription on their website?
881881
I don't know what its listed at where but it is plenty thick. I also have the gi tanto which is the same length but much heavier. The recon tanto is my favorite/best knife. I highly recommend it. It holds an edge and is extremely strong and of good quality
881882
I just went to Cold Steel web site and they say it is 3/16 of an inch thick and I measured the top flat edge of my knife and it is 3/16 of an inch thick.
881883
I am not sure what you mean. The only difference I see is it's listed here as .1875 and on Cold Steel site as 3/16 inch. It is actually the same; 3/16in = .1875 in. I don't know why here it is in decimal.
2152601
As far as I know this is the same cold steel spartan, that's on the cold steel website. I have never heard of cold steel making another one,lighter or heavier. It is probably a misprint on cold steels part because it feel more like 7.5oz to me.
2152600
It looks to be the same, but that would be a question for the seller. I can tell you the Cold Steel Spartan is an excellent knife.
1956287
Check with cold steel for what I know and I have bought two of these that there is a cosmetic problem and that is the reason they are selling cheap there maybe imitations out there but so far I have received what I paid for so you can make up your own mind
1701703
I don't know why they show the trainer knife or the d2 description. I have bought three of these knives over the last three years with the drop point and they have all been 154 cm. I like this steel for this knife. It is a lot easier to sharpen than d2 but still has good edge retention. The description on the knives I bought only show 154cm. The blade is the same all the way and is a full tang that is cut out the same as the aluminum handle scales. The only negatives on this knife with me is the sheath, which is probably just my preferences, and handle scales have sharp edges and should have been blended and more curved around the edges for comfort.
14601
My knife has the same markings on it. No indication of blade steel on the blade. I don't have the box with me to look for any indications on there either. So far sounds legit.
1024580
I do not know the answer and I did not see it listed on the Cold Steel website. What I do know is that it is one outstanding small game knife, great pack knife. I used it all season on pheasant, grouse, rabbit and squirrels and it still has the same incredible sharp edge.
760751
I'm sorry it's been to long since I bought it, also as soon as I got it I gave it away it had china on the blade and it was pretty thin, I got the same knife a smith and wesson with a boot clip no china any where great knife, hope this helps you out.
2119084
Mine is 5.51mm at it's thickest point. great looking knife and very sharp out of the box, the only problem I had with it was that the sheath it comes with it is crap, nothing like the one in the picture, I got a partial refund from amazon because of the sheath, had a friend make me a custom sheath for it. but the knife itself is one of my favorites.
2236229
Yes, as long as you order from Amazon or from an approved seller, it will be a Cold Steel blade. I would personally recommend ordering from Amazon.
391415
The blade on mine is hollow ground and 154CM steel. I'm not sure when they made the switch to S30V steel, but I would guess that it was a couple of years ago since I bought mine during the period in which they were advertising one steel on the website, and listing another on the spec sheet included with the knife.I still love the knife, and carry it about 80% of the time. A SOG Aegis comes out when I don't want the weight of the Manix2 (walking, biking, wearing sweatpants, etc.).
2147465
I have noticed the price displayed on Cold Steel's website is ALWAYS exorbitantly high. I like Cold Steel knives very much, but I would never buy from their website, when the self same knife can be had at a more reasonable price...like here at Amazon.
184066
It is an alloy. The technical version is on the cold steel site, or Wikipedia I can say However, that this knife made in Taiwan is v good. The addition of a partial handguard is v welcome. The knife I received was not 'shaving sharp' out of the box, but a little work has made it so. It also holds a good edge, even with hard labor, which is a characteristic of this type of alloy. More than worth it.
1672870
Actually Buck's standard knife steel is 420HC, not 440HC. This is used in their SELECT series. Most, but not always, of their mid-grade AVID series knives use 12C27 and their top of the line knives use S30V, which is a powdered metal steel. Basically each step up is a better grade of steel as far as maintaining an edge. Along with this comes the negative fact that each step up is a little more difficult to get the blade back to "shaving" sharp if you dull it really bad. To get more opinions on the subject visit Blade Forum. Lots of good info and opinios there.
248985
Not sure I fully understand the question but will answer my best. This is a large bowie style knife. It has a sharpened blade that reaches from the tip to the handle on the front of blade only. The back side of this knife is not sharpened as it is not supposed to be. All in all this is a very good knife for the money. It is also quit large so make sure this is what your looking for.
2125447
About 6"I'm happy with the knife, good quality and feel. Keep in mind this is a personal blade, not a commercial steel 'everyone has one' item. The commercial steel blades might be as good or Cold Steel perhaps even better but I'm guessing if you are looking at this you want something different.
1896208
Mine said it had a one year warranty. It is a cold steel, made in Taiwan.. their knives are made in USA, Taiwan and Japan