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02-09-2013, 10:11 PM
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#1 | | Senior Member
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|  New knife from Cold Steel.
I Read a good write up on this knife in Tactical Knives magazine. Looks like a nice little field knife. Blade design compared to the Mora and use a German steel. It's got a hollow handle that's supposed to anchored really well to the blade. For the price, it doesn't look like a bad deal. Survival Edge Knife (Black Handle) - Cold Steel Knives
Found it much cheaper here. http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/st...e&series=2065&
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02-10-2013, 09:42 AM
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#2 | | Senior Member
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Interesting little knife. Would be interested to see how it compares to the Mora. The hollow handle might be a weak point.
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02-10-2013, 11:59 AM
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#3 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by wvbreamfisherman  Interesting little knife. Would be interested to see how it compares to the Mora. The hollow handle might be a weak point. | I know many years ago that hollow handle knives made a big jump in popularity after the Rambo movies. Many of those knives were just plain cheap knock-offs. If you wanted a real good hollow handle knife you paid for it big time. Jim Lyle, Chris Reeves to name a few. I have read a few other articles on newer hollow handle knives that are surprisingly strong. . This new Cold Steel is supposed to be very well made considering the shortened tang. I think I will be picking one up and testing it out.
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02-15-2013, 07:05 AM
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#4 | | Senior Member
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Got the new knife in a few days ago (Cold Steel, survival edge), It's not a bad little knife. Very light weight (3-4 oz) and seems to be built rather well for an inexpensive hollow handle design. I took it out in the garage and worked through some wood to see how the blade handled. It could have come a little sharper out of the box, but that's not an issue. I batoned with it and it did well. The blade is just like the Mora design but only time will tell on how well it holds up. This knife was advertised for around $49. I wouldn't pay that much for it so I went to "Knives Plus" on line and got it for $24, which I think is a much fairer price for the knife. For that money this isn't a bad little knife. The hollow handle has plenty of room fire fire making materials. The sheath is plastic and similar to the Mora style. It also came with a Ferrocerium fire steel which is stored in the sheath. Over all a nice little back-up knife. Cold Steel always produced a fine knife in the past and that's why I thought I'd give this one a try. As soon as I get some free time I'll take it out in the woods and work it some more.
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02-15-2013, 09:46 AM
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#5 | | Senior Member
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How stable is it with that hollow handle? I've never seen a hollow handled knife I felt comfortable relying on. Over time they all become unstable without any sort of tang in the handle.
I guess for $24 you're not buying your first line knife, though. It would be interesting to see how long you could baton it before the blade started to come loose from the handle.
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02-15-2013, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by ChadTower How stable is it with that hollow handle? I've never seen a hollow handled knife I felt comfortable relying on. Over time they all become unstable without any sort of tang in the handle.
I guess for $24 you're not buying your first line knife, though. It would be interesting to see how long you could baton it before the blade started to come loose from the handle. | Only time will tell. I can say that the blade is much better mounted than those cheap knock-off's back in the early 80's. Unless you pay for a Lyle or Reeves hollow handle knife. You take a chance on quality. I feel that batoning is easier on a knife than wildly chopping. Constant hacking and chopping actions really work the blade. I've seen full tang knives break at the hilt because some bone head used it like and ax. This won't be my main go to knife, but as a knife lover it's just another toy in the box. I will take this knife out and put it to use. I also read the even Mora knives are not a full tang. I wonder how true that is?
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02-15-2013, 12:52 PM
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The best way to tell if the knife would be good is to use it. I would really like to test this one since it is so cheap (compared to similar solutions).
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02-17-2013, 01:56 PM
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Oldsarge, thanks for giving us such a good review of this knife and for posting that money-saving link. I definitely agree that $49 is too much for this particular knife, but for $24, I may pick one up for myself this week.
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02-17-2013, 02:48 PM
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#9 | | eyebp's mentor
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Originally Posted by oldsarge ... I also read the even Mora knives are not a full tang. I wonder how true that is? | Most aren't. The tang, depending on the model, runs from about 2/3 to 3/4 the length of the handle. Mora does have some full tang models.
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02-17-2013, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Theo Most aren't. The tang, depending on the model, runs from about 2/3 to 3/4 the length of the handle. Mora does have some full tang models. | Either way, I never heard of anyone breaking one. Over all it's how you use it. I've known guys who had some really cheap knives for many years and they held up well because they were well taken care of and not abused.
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