Videos tagged with AUS8A Steel

This video provides a comprehensive review of the Cold Steel 'Steel Tiger' Karambit. The reviewer highlights its value, lightweight design, and practical features like the AUS8A steel, stonewashed finish, and kraton grip with a security ring. The discussion extends to its potential uses (POU) and compares it to Cold Steel's Recon knives, exploring versatility. The karambit's origins in agricultural tools and its adoption into martial arts are also touched upon, positioning the Steel Tiger as a strong fixed-blade option for its price point.

The Cold Steel Talwar XL is highlighted as a top-tier tactical folding knife, earning a spot in Nutnfancy's 'Hall of Fame.' It features a large 5.5-inch AUS8A steel blade inspired by Persian swords, offering significant cutting power. The robust Tri-Ad lock mechanism and ergonomic G-10 handle ensure durability and reliability for self-defense and everyday carry.

This review covers the Cold Steel Recon 1 Mini and Micro folding knives, highlighting their lightweight G10 handles and robust Tri-Ad lock. The Mini is presented as an excellent EDC option with a 3-inch blade, while the Micro serves as a compact survival or keychain knife with a 2-inch blade. Both utilize durable Japanese AUS 8A steel and are praised for their cutting performance and value.

The 2011 Cold Steel Voyager series, particularly the XL model, is presented as a significant upgrade over older versions, offering enhanced strength and durability with the Tri-Ad lock and AUS 8A steel. Despite a slight increase in weight and thickness, the improved ergonomics and robust construction make them exceptional 'preparedness blades' for hard use, offering outstanding value for their price point.

The Cold Steel American Lawman is a redesigned tactical folder weighing 4.4 oz, significantly lighter than its predecessor due to the removal of steel liners. It features a 3.5-inch AUS8A blade with a hollow grind and strong tip, secured by the robust Tri-Ad lock. The G10 handle offers excellent traction, making it a top-tier choice for hard-use EDC and defensive roles.

The Cold Steel Spartan is a large, heavy-duty tactical folding knife praised for its secure grip and robust Tri-Ad lock. Despite a blade curve that can challenge sharpening and a measured weight exceeding catalog specs, its ergonomics and value at around $51 (2010 street price) make it a compelling option for defensive use and heavy EDC.

The Cold Steel Rajah 1 is a massive folding knife with a 14-inch overall length and a 6-inch Kukri-shaped AUS 8A steel blade. Its Tri-Ad lock offers extreme durability, making it a formidable defensive tool. While heavier than many folders, its ergonomics and deployment speed are praised, positioning the Rajah 1 as a premium, high-cool-factor option for collectors or those prioritizing a robust folding blade.

The Cold Steel Espada Large is a high-quality, albeit expensive, folding knife primarily designed for self-defense and combat. It features a robust Tri-Ad lock, a durable AUS 8A steel blade with a dramatic sweep, and ergonomic G10 scales over an aluminum frame. While its size and weight are significant, its cutting performance and deployment speed make it a formidable tool.

This video reviews the Cold Steel Mini Lawman folding knife, highlighting several significant design flaws. The reviewer criticizes the lockup's wiggle, the knife's chunkiness despite its light weight due to the Triad-Lock, the impractical low pocket clip placement causing a 1-inch protrusion, the abrasive G10 handle material shredding pockets, the lack of jimping, and the blade arriving dull. While acknowledging the ergonomic G10 handles, fast deployment, adequate steel, and utility blade shape, the reviewer concludes that the downsides outweigh the positives, suggesting several alternative EDC blades that offer better design and carry. The reviewer gives the knife a 5 out of 10 on their likeability scale.

This 2009 review by Nutnfancy analyzes the Cold Steel Lawman, a medium-sized tactical folding knife. The video discusses its suitability for law enforcement (LE) "Point of Use" (POU) considerations, balancing strength and defensive reach against portability and utility. The reviewer highlights its robust Tri-Ad locking mechanism, textured G10 scales for grip, and a 3.5-inch AUS8A drop-point blade. Downsides mentioned include slower deployment, a broad folded profile, limited defensive reach for its weight, and a substantial 5.6 oz carry weight. However, positive aspects like its reasonable price (around $60), strong build, good ergonomics, non-reflective blade finish, lanyard hole, and spine jimping are noted. The reviewer suggests it's a solid option for those prioritizing heavy-duty strength and durability for everyday carry (EDC) in an LE role, offering a balance between different LE knife philosophies.

The Cold Steel Recon 1 is a heavy-duty tactical folding knife praised for its value and performance, rivaling more expensive options. Key features include a 4-inch AUS-8A steel clip point blade with a hollow grind and a robust Ultra-Lock mechanism. Despite its substantial 6.4 oz weight and lack of spine jimping, its G10 handles offer excellent grip, making it a strong contender for tactical use.