How is this cold steel? They clearly do not have 'Kobun' plastered on their knife on their website like in the review picture...
1760125
"Cold Steel" is the maker. Kobun is the name for this particular line of tanto knife. They have others.
1760126
I think it has turn out much better than I originally thought. Blade is stronger and sharper than I expected it would be. The handle feels secure in hand as well. Its a good knife for the price that's for sure.
1115370
It's made in Japan..... It's made if great steel, holds an edge....a well made knife.
1886471
'Ello Joe: I have 2 ColdSteel knive SRK and Kobun. Both share the same concelex style sheaths. When you un snap the SRK you should have your thmb on the back/spine of the blade NOT THE EDGE!
136147
i dont know, it's a Chinese steel. very tough . i would buy it again. unless you live in a area that gets down past -10. then the blade might chip. but for the rest of us it's a awesome knife.
2133924
this knife is more of a survival knife it is extremely durable and well built, if you want a combat knife look at the LMF II by Gerber. This knife is definitely not for daily carry it is to bulky therefor it cant really be used for defense. If you are looking for a tactical fixed blade knife go with a cold steel kobun. I love that blade it is extremely sharp, way sharper than the gerber when it arrives. hope my response can aid you in the search for a fixed blade knife
1086393
fellow tnp'r. this is o1 tool steel not the sk5 i just bought this recently. i highly recommend it. i did a cold gun blue for rust protection and havent seen any issues. good edge retention and easy to hone. i am also a avid knife designer/maker/modifier. as far as general abuse goes, this knife is a safe bet for just about anything, just dont mess up the heat treat and be careful in extreme cold weather ( under freezing ).
2191431
It states "made in taiwan"on it,though it looks like a well designed knife and sheath,cold steel is a good company,we'll see how it holds up,hope this was helpful
1697883
Mine is a genuine cold steel product. It does say Taiwan under the cold steel logo. Perhaps they outsource.
226014
it's a modified ulu with a gut hook. not a bad design, minus the hook, pommel spike and spine claws. if it was reproduced in a high carbon steel and given a respectable temper and handle scales, it would be a very effective knife.
2249325
Despite having "china" on the blade, it's one of the best knives I've ever owned. Ifor you want to know more, I'd check Kershaws website.
1048370
the knife pictured is the fallkniven F1 with the thermorun handle, I have one of these and it is full tang and it is exposed at the pommel. I bought this about a year and a half ago and am very pleased. the handle is a bit thin but I have smaller hands so it is not a problem for me. The quality of this knife is second to none and it is vg-10 stainless steel, best of both worlds!
296947
yes the bowie i got from Amazon was a cold steel and its a damn fine blade at a good price !
1708891
I don't know the answer to those questions. I do know that I have stainless steel knives that are made in Germany that are of a much higher quality because they are made better, feel better in your hand (more substantial and easier to manage), that these particular knives. So I won't be throwing my old knives out any time soon. I'm keeping the Komachi knives because they were a gift.
661188
I bought one for my dad from another company and I thought it was alright overall but when I bought a second one from knife king they blew the first out of the water. Their knives are shipped wrapped in oil in three layers of plastic and you can tell from the second you pick up the knife that it is 10x better quality. The first one was a nice knife but not a memorable one, if you're going for a knife you'll never have to (or be able to) replace, go for knife kings. *side note I gave my dad the second one and it hasn't left his side since*
1249290
I don't recall, but there is an excellent Youtube video review on this knife. I am sure they mention it in there.
1854724
I've only ever used cold steel so I can't compare I do know Hanwei specializes in the katana and they range from low end to high end. If u don't want to spend too much but want a super tough katana get the cold steel but if your going learn to use a sword you may want to look more on the Hanwei end.
1510037
I was wondering the same thing. The photo they chose makes it look like a Chinese counterfeit, since it doesn't have any of the official stamps on the blade.