WALMART Cold Steel Fixed Blades Quality Shocked Me...But That CS Logo DOES NOT Belong On There...
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A useable knife is always 1000% better than no knife.
I'd be curious how far that tang actually goes. Maybe a magnet test? As a $10 knife... does it measure up to the same quality as a Mora Craftline Basic 511? Would you have put the same stresses on a Mora 511 as you did on the Cold Steel Budget? How do they compare?
That being said...I'm generally pretty leary of "Walmart anything" as far as lasting quality is concerned outside of some staples. Most stuff will make do for awhile... but I usually am not expecting is to last for years of hard use. I've never bought anything from Walmart and put it through hard use testing and expected gold. Press board bookshelves have held up... but not without needing to turn the shelves over occasionally to get the "bow" out of them. Cargo Shorts have lasted for awhile... but not without fading colors and replaced buttons. Kitchen pans wear out faster than quality versions, budget electronics fail after a couple years...etc.
It's only the most basic stuff like lodge cast iron, steel bowls, glass cups... that generally hold up well. After awhile you kinda know what will universally hold up well no matter where you buy it.
I'm much less pessimistic about Cold Steel selling out than many people. Just because Lynn isn't the owner doesn't mean that there aren't some of the same people in the company still doing the same quality control. Granted I haven't looked into the corporate structure of Cold Steel... but that usually doesn't change over night. If Cold Steel suddenly started to really suck... there would be outrage videos and reviews all over the internet and I haven't seen anything so far. So adding "Budget Cold Steel" through Walmart doesn't surprise me... as there have been other brands that have extreme budget branded stuff through Walmart without the overall product quality going down on their mainline products.
Agreed 20 bucks for 2 beaters that will actually take a beating that's a good deal in my book. People get all elitist and snobbish about their knives but honestly I end up using my cheap ones more often than not because I don't care if I break them or scratch them up. If I break a 200$ knife I'm going to be upset. 10$ knife no Fs given. I like to keep my racing knives mint "just in case." Lol I for one am pretty excited to see an ultra budget option from coldsteel.
@@sinisterswordsman25 doing bushcraft with stone age/bronze age tools really opened my eyes to how unnecessary it is to have some super steel knife with full tang. I get the survival aspect but make no mistake a lot of it is just equipment sport. I get that if you actually craft things with your knife like bows you want to have good steel but most people just carve feathers and cut notches. It's one big game of optimizing the technology to give maximum performance. I don't care if I have to sharpen my knife once in 25 minutes. I have time. The reason I am in the forest is that I wanted to escape the clock.
NO!!!! ONLY SUPER STEEL KNIVES WILL WORK!
@@ReasonAboveEverything that's really interesting man. The quantity and quality of knives we have nowadays is pretty substantial. Even cheap ones are pretty durable. I bought one of those cheap schrade "scimitar" machetes at Canadian tire like 10 years ago. Yeah it chips a little and the edge rolled or bent I guess is a better word. I just put it on my anvil(again cheap) and hit it with a hammer. It's still good and the steel is soft so it's quick and easy to fix and sharpen. It cost me 15$ I think and I've beat the hell out of it. That said if I was being left on dessert island or something and I was "trusting my life to it" I would want something higher quality. but realistically we're not doing anything like that.
Sad to see cold steel go this way but it is what it is. Cold steel was the company that actually got me into quality folders and dog got me into fixed blades. I remember my first cold steel was a recon one and I loved that knife though I eventually sold it lol. Now a days my tastes in knives are refined slot more so honestly I haven't bought a cold steel knife in a long time bc I just don't like that crazy over the top stuff as much anymore though it's still badass and mostly functional. The cold steel lawman was also a great folder from cold steel, it is a little sad they've went this direction as I'm sure in another decade we will all look back and think, man I miss some of this badass knives cold steel use to make.
I think they have always had expensive and budget knives both, their top of the line is still good, but their cheap stuff used to be just cheaper steel, this one is kinda long and thin in the blade
I guess you don't remember the Gi Tanto, Bushman fix blade, Bushman folder, CS machetes, Kudu, Roach Belly, Finn Bear, etc? There were always cheaper CS knives before GSM. I think people are getting sucked on the drama of Walmart.
Exact same thing. Got a Recon 1 tanto because of the form factor and it just look cool and then I was so impressed by the lock and the toughness it completely change my mind about what a good knife is ^^
How old are you if you don't mind me to ask?
Hey if ur wanting a decent throw away knife these would seem perfect. CS has been one of my favorite knife brands for years now because of the price and quality. I really wondered how it would go when GSM took the helm and I'm still not sure but at the price on these I'd say ur exactly right.
I beat the holy crap outta mine processing a pecan tree and it held up great for a 10 buck knife. Also had the same problem chopping. My hand is huge and had to hold it the same way you did to keep it from hurting. 💪🗡
I've almost exclusively always gone after CS knives in the low price range...mainly because they nearly always either perform as good or better than similar, more expensive knife. I've always seen them as the "wicked performance at bottom prices" kinda company, and from your review, sounds like they are still trying to keep that tradition. If I could only bring/use one knife out of all the knives I have, weirdly enough, it's still the CS GI Tanto. Hope these come into Canadian Walmarts so I can grab some, gonna check out some more vids from ya. Cheers! 🤘👍
I was thinking the same thing, never underestimate Cold Steel, because they're among the best. I bought a GI Tanto recently, and I trust my life with it.
The only thing I wish was different is I wish it was thicker and heavier, but I knew that when I bought it for that price lol. You have to rely on speed of swing for the energy to chop because it's so lightweight, be careful.
Very true. Cold Steel had both high AND low cost knives before GSM. People seems to be freaking out a little prematurely. As you mention, there is the well respected GI Tanto as well as their Machetes. I would probably take a Black Bear Bowie machete or GI Tanto over these Walmart twins for a few bucks more but these aren't bad if you need a beater or throw away ^_^
Thankful for all your hard work making these videos, excited to see what is in store for 2023
It's going to be an amazing year for the kolonel and there will be big news soon. Thanks for watching
I got them, I like them. But yeah it's not a regular Cold Steel.
what you're telling me is they're cheapening the brand. Sad to see this, but inevitable in the scenario.
I saw these just before Christmas, and immediately thought I wonder if Jeff has seen them? Also, thanks for the reviews. I do buy higher end knives and tools now that I am able to but I know many who don't need or desire a more expensive option.
I can’t think of another $10 knife that’s better except a Mora but that’s not the same thing really
RIP COLD STEEL.
I chopped down a small tree with one, they are pretty cool, I don't have them anymore but they were cool while I had them though
I totally agree with what your conclusion is here. Branding is branding, but I've always suggested to our customers not to buy brands... buy products. Product quality varies even within individual brands. You can't judge an entire brand just by one product, because there are many different quality levels that a brand will slap their name on. 3CR13 is 3CR13; fairly rust resistant, easy to ReSharpen. But bravo to ColdSteel for making a budget option fixed blade. This is nearly a wholesale cost for a 2-pc knife set of this size and style. I would compare it to a lot of the Master Cutlery or Wuu Jau options for fixed blades, that have the same blade steel.
You get what you pay for, in terms of materials. This set looks awesome for an entry level consumer as a gateway drug or cheap gift. If you want something that will last many more moons, most definitely choose something with a better blade steel. Sanrenmu offers 8Cr and Sandvik options for a few bucks more, and without the lower-end injected nylon fiber handle scales.
I bought a titanium fixed blade knife from Walmart that is legitimately the sharpest blade I’ve ever had
Oh how the Cold Steel has warmed up.
I love Cold Steel products, and I'm disappointed they are being sold at Wal-Mart (I clucking HATE Walmart)!
Wal-Mart has some great stuff for great prices...plus the food section is awesome!
Walmart #1
Schrade has their exact same version of that knife. Probably built by the Chinese company that built that one. I got to say though I have two of those and they are tough as nails.
Cold Steel and Real Steel are both great companies and Walmart sells a 12 dollar Camillus knife it has a gel mold handle and it says it's Titanium coated but it has a bushcraft shaped blade and if comes with a sheath
cold steel is great but real steel sucks. I have a thick solid tang real steel and it's a regret. Might be my bad though, bought it several years ago and it's D2 steel. D2 steel is AWFUL
@@escapetherace1943 D2 isn't good on a fixed blade but a budget folder it's definitely not awful
There's nothing wrong about paying little for absolute garbage just as long as it does something for you... but just remember it takes something to make anything so cheap. And a lot of that is wrapped around slavery or slave wages
You need to see how well they throw, bet they would work out great
I've noticed that Cold Steel Is producing many more knives at a cheaper price lately so I believe they will go the cheap route in the future.
I guess you are referring to the same model but different "tiers"? Like Buck, they seem to be offering low, medium, and high tier version of some models.
@@dtester Yeah it seems like a lot of the quality knife companies are now producing lower tier knives probably to move into the lower cost market.
@@stephenholten537 Yup and that doesn't bother me automatically. Cold steel has always produced affordable knives mixed with expensive ones. So I feel a lot of people (see comments) are drama queens...for now ^_^
There was a time when they had a price jump a few years ago moving to higher end steels. I actually had mix feeling about that because it meant they became less accessible to some people.
I think having a high end version and a budget friendly version of the same model is a nice approach. It was something they were starting to do before GSM bought them with the "Lite" models.
Looks great for garden work , digging and stuff . And for a last ditch garden defense situation, it is a CS after all 😄
Hello from Oklahoma! Good Video! The knife snobs are going to go bonkers. Hang on. I've always said you don't have to pay for a name to get quality. Thanks for the video!
I had bought a pair of these at WalMart and earlier today I took the red one out with me to use as a mini machete. It worked great cutting briar laden vines and shaved the grey off of my fatwood gatherings. It actually split a very nice piece of fatwood without any batoning. In rsgular wood it does make a deep cut. I use a Wal Mart hand axe for harvesting fatwood and a Hawke saw that eats up fatwood without any problem cutting through the stumps. I did have to sharpen the blade on the Cold Steel mini machetes before I could take it out, the factory edge wasn't up to my specs. For self defense these knives would be great just push and twist. These are not bowies and the only category they fit is the machete category and so far they seem to be great for that purpose. I am not unhappy with my purchase. I have to disagree with you about them not being cold steel knives because they are wonderful machetes that can be used in tight places where a long machete would be too cumbersome. Lynn at Cold Steel had assured his following that there would be no difference in quality and that some new innovations would be coming out by the new owners who promised to keep the quality Lynn based the company on. It might be a good idea to call up Cold Steel and give them some feedback on these knives. I am sure they would appreciate it and they can inform you of what direction the company is going. Again I believe these were meant to be mini machetes, a niche in the knife market that was sorely needed. Bowie knives can do tbe job but not as nicely as a much thinner blade. The steel used in these knives and the temper and flexibility are a great combination. Thanks for the heads up video, I have been interested in finding out what others think about the knives or mini machetes. They are superb in shaving bark and skin off of wood. They are also great at cutting small twigs and limbs off of trees and saplings. They are great at cutting viney thorns and things that get in your way, some vines will even trip you while others may scratch or cut your face or swipe your hat off or get caught in your back pack. The woods I usually trapse through are very viny here in NC. Take care ! A friend always !
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interesting that CS did not update their catalogue for 2023, those knifes also dont show up on their site
Probably a walmart exclusive like the buck reaper
@@billybob-gb6ol -maybe even Holiday exclusive at that
I have a couple of CS products. A kukri, and a Finn Bear. The Finn Bear, goes with me on my salmon fishing on the river, while the kukri accompanies me in the bush. Good knives.
RiP cold steel 🥱
Looks like a dollar store kitchen knife..
I have a Recon 1 in XHP in my pocket today .Among others. Nice review.
Cold Steel sold in Walmart…End of an era. Rest In Peace Lynn Thompson, even though you aren’t dead.
It had nothing to do with Lynn... he sold the company
@@nunyabizness3882 I’m aware. More the legacy that’s dead. A shame regardless.
Not bad for 10 bucks and change each! I have a older American lawman with CTS-XHP steel and its literally the sharpest knife ive ever owned and using a ceramic rod or a leather strop brings it back very quick and easy I'm honestly amazed at how sharp it gets and I own quite a few knives. And your right about companies going downhill after selling to Chinese companies it will get progressively worse with Time but what can you do? 🤷♂️....⚔🗡⚔
I have an older American Lawman too.
How do I know what steel the blade is?
It's not marked on the blade etc.
@@ClickClack_Bam If the steel is not marked on the blade it's one of the 1st gen Cold Steel American Lawman's in AUS-8a with a hollow ground blade.
@@mikeborrelli193 Thanks!!!
@@ClickClack_Bam no problemo
My Walmart never got these. 😢 Can you run a magnet on the handle to see where the tang ends?
Happy New Year Jeff! Hope you and your family have great happiness, peace, joy and health!
it's a 3Cr blade. you should not leave your home with that ;-)
edit: 3Cr means 0.3% carbon, so i think if it hasn't been heat-treated to death it would not snap but bend to 90 degrees. and the edge won't chip, but it keeps rollin rollin rollin...
for the price i recommend the Eafengrow EF122. a solid slap of D2 steel.
@My Dixie Wrecked🔨 that's correct. 3Cr13MoV means 0.3% Carbon, 13% Chromium, Molybdenum, Vanadium.
8Cr is 0.8% carbon...
steels with more than 12.5% Chromium are considered stainless. but actually it means corrosion resistant.
I bought these just b4 Christmas because I always likes Cold Steel and I was curious about the price point. I expected them to have higher function than other knives in the same category (price and style). Why? Because I don’t think the guys at Cold Steel would enter this market without something in the design that makes it better than most $10 knives. And I say so far I was correct with that assumption. I actually really like the feel of the knives, only I would like it to be a little heavier, but that’s just preference. I can appreciate a light knife, but if I got a big un, I like some heft to it. Overall, it would be difficult to beat these at the price.
Do you have any other COLD STEEL knife videos?
Sounds like a great deal !!! Happy New Year !!!
For a second I thought you were about to chop your fingers off, and we would have to start calling you the Onion Knight.
I bought a knife similar like the gray one at BIG 5 sporting goods store, says Winchester on it, don't think Winchester made knives, but the knife feels good in the hand and the blade is a lot thicker. I still have it. If I had just that knife to survive on I would trust it to not fail on me. It could use a better sheath although.
We all saw Cold Steel going here with the new owners. I am VERY surprised at the price, so far they are overpricing everything, even their junk.
Good review. That sheath is better than their Kydex sheaths that have fiberglass in the plastic, which dulls the edge when you insert and withdraw the blade.
I got those knives for Christmas and I love them
Cold steel at Walmart. I'm gonna keep my eye out for the rider on the pale horse. 😭
Currently playing around with my red one at the same time your playing with it
Haven't done real work with it but im going to beat it to death first chance i get and then use the gray one with the failure of red one in mind
They should've just made a subset line of low budget knives "by cold steel"" to be sold at Walmart and those big box companies. You could still offer a quality product while differentiating them from their higher quality offerings
I'd like to purchase these, but I'm waiting for post-Christmas sales.
I've seen these at my store,I was liking the thought they are coldsteel until I took a closer look, but however for the price,I think they'd be ok for someone camping an needed a knife at camp an who is hard on stuff,I always carry extra cheaper decent knives in my buyout bag,so if someone needed a knife for certain tasks,I'd loan or give one without sacrificing my expensive ones.
These would be ok beater knives an especially give to someone in family or friends who hard on knives or not,could be a learning experience for someone who's never used one of these an teach them how to take care of something until their ready to get something more expensive
Didn't know Cold Steel was bought out. It would be great timing for you to do a listing of their ooriginal knives that are still available. How can we tell now ??
GSM Outdoors. They also bought out SOG.
Cold Steel and SOG are adoptive brothers now.
You know what is great? - It is set of 2, so when you broke first, you would use second knowing how far it could go!
So Jeff, now we're legit to carry autos here in Pa what was your first auto you carried?
The ultimate best Cold Steel knife i ever had & ever will have is the FAMOUS S.R.K !!
💯👍💪
Your right on All points ....I'd snatch up some old models / favorites one might like who knows if CS turns to cheapo steel and shite materials
Maybe Cold Steel needs a sub-brand like Spyderco and Byrd. They could be "Steel Cold"!
Got my retractable vampire fangs from Amazon and having trouble getting them to work right, I put the teeth molder in warm water for two mins and still no luck.
Cold steel might’ve use this as a marketing gimmick.
Put out a pretty decent knife at a really good price and might make new knife people interested in higher price products.
use a magnet to see if they are full tang.
I go by all the time checking to see if they go on clearance
lol so 8 dollars?
@@dick_richards pretty much. For both
@c k lol exactly. Hope u get em.
I was going to do that but i was afraid someone would snatch them up before I could make it back. So I broke down and paid full price
What made you think that CS makes bad knives? I have no problems believing that QC has gone down since LT left.
So, is Wally World the business model that the “new” Cold Steel has adopted going forward?
I got this I'm pretty happy with them for the price I'll get some use out of them
i saw these at wall mart and wondered.... I like cheap knives!
Use a magnet to check the length of the tang.
Why does the grind look so shallow? Double bevel? Too bad it's not full flat or high Saber.
How 'bout cutting off the handle and seeing how far down in there that tang goes?
Get your Trailmaster's, Tai Pan , and Master Tantos before they get discontinued
CS arguably had the best locking folder knife out there. I just didn't like the hollow grind
I got these today for $11 on clearance
Si es Cold Steel, es bueno por su relación costo calidad.
I totally agree with you Jeff.
I got this Cold Steel set @ 50% off (10.99 + tax).
I think at $5.50 per knife🤔 (same cost as a McDonald's quarter pounder with cheese😆) I got a good deal 🤷.
My $30 Gerber pocket knife has lasted and stood up better than my Civivi and my Spyderco.
How about the model name? How about the steel alloy?
I recently bought a small Cold Steel machete from Smoky Mountain Knife Works for $10. It's ok. The sheath is not well made . The strap with the snap is too short. My wife likes it so.....and it's a good size for her.
All the worries about Cold Steel are well founded.,
I'm waiting
Nope
@@usernameisusername you know nothing
@@robdubent u
Would make a great sacrifice knife so your good knife remains a good knife
I don't think these knives are cold steel looks like a 4$ machete from the truck stop. Feels more like fang knives lol
Walmart are known to contact manufacturers to tell them to make their stuff cheaper.
Badass,cold,steel
Since you mentioned the Trailmaster, do you have any idea how to fix a loose handguard? Its my favorite knife and used it for 10 years, I reached out to cold steel to ask them for advice on how to fix it but I was ignored.
Sadly that's my issue with GSM, now they they own Cold Steel there is NO customer service they dont even make the knives anymore...I wish I could help but dont know offhand how to fix your problem but if you send me pics on IG maybe I can make suggestion its cutleryloverjeff
You can carefully remove the rubber grip by folding and sliding the one piece rubber over mold down. The guard is held on by a tiny block of steel welded in place. If the guard is loose the block could of been welded bad, wrong, ect but you could easily fix it by carefully heating the guard and using silver solder to fill the gap that’s allowing it to move. Then put the rubber over mold back on.
@@ordinarynonplayercharacter2142 Thank you for the advice, but the rubber handle is still very attached, the guard rattles when I chop but from what I can feel there is no play in the rubber. Any ideas for a less "invasive" measure to fix it?
@@garageman_
Your best non-invasive move to stop the rattle is to use rubbing alcohol and thoroughly clean the guard and it's surrounding areas, let dry, then apply a high strength liquid epoxy, that you have to mix. See if you can find Devcon 2 ton epoxy.
Apply on both of the guard connecting to the tang/handle, of course. Apply as much or little as you want, and use a razor or sand paper/Dremel to remove the excess after the epoxy has hardened.
Just be careful to avoid hitting the guard when using, since epoxies are the quick method of "welding".
Good luck!
@@TheScotchaholic Thanks!!
Buy as many quality ones as you can while they are still making them, they will be worthy in future I think
They seem like a good value, but I still think they should have just sourced them from the factory in south Africa that makes their machetes.
If they had done that and used carbon steel, they could charge $25 for the set and I would have bought them.
man the failing point of this knife is the steel i chopped a knot in a 4x4 and it ripped the steel all the way up the hollow grind the steel is just to soft to hold up
There is a old adage in advertising ........." You don't sell the steak , you sell the
sizzle " . Cold Steel was a company that made knives , G S M is a company
that sells knives . Big difference .
With all due respect , you take
the term " To make " too literally .
Of course there wasn't a Cold
Steel factory , they sub contracted
out the work (often to Cam.), but
if C.S. had a vision for a knife ,
had that design manufactured to
their specs. , they caused that
knife to be made . I don't care who
cut out the blade , cast a guard or
hammered a rivet .
I do however see your point , in my poor word choice . Thanks for the
reply . Peace , Be Free .
@@LXT43 Well, if you really want to get technical they did make the prototypes locally. So they did make *something* before contracting out the design for production ^_^
20 for the pair.... Uhhhh going into it, it would be less risky if it was 10 for the one.
Wow, I, ll check those out!
I got them today for $11.00. I think I might buy a couple more sets. If anything they may become collector's items. The day Cold Steel died.
What kind of steel?
Pay more or buy off shore .
What are these Knives called?
@joex this knife will be a star. not many people aware of this knife yet.
Hi, cutlerylover, I am trying to find The 4 max scout in clam pack(blister) packaging. Do you know where can i buy it? I want to buy it in this way because it will be shipped oversea( i live in Europe) and i don't want customs to open it and fiddle with it.
G'afternoon ☕☕ & Happy New Year my friend. I've been picking up crkt blades lately. Check out the M16-14SFG or M16-14ZSF 😀
It would have been nice had you shown you actually using the knife. Would have been much more interesting
If it can be sharpened reasonably, this would be a knife to keep in the rig for an emergency. If it gets lost, so what!
Quite a Thin Blade...
Why would you demo these
stocking stuffers for kids!
You don't really need a 200 dollar knife to do what we've done with sharp rocks for thousands and thousands of years. Give a woodsman a 5 dollar machete and he'll be just fine.
China steel?
Cold Steel used to have amazing, tough knives at a good price. Now they have mediocre knives at a low price, decent knives that are drastically overpriced, and idiotic gimmicks that aren’t good at any price.