HAVE THEY GONE TOO FAR? Cold Steel Razor Tek
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Hey GT family, because of this video and your agreement in the comments Cold Steel has lowered the price of the razor tek line! MSRP is now $100, and the smaller models are lower than that. Let see. Let’s see what happens next ???
thank you man i watch a ton of your videos
Yes - thank you. I just bought one at the new lower price
So cool
See, the internet swarm works!
Don't anyone ever say again that the Interwebz is a useless waste of time...
GT family check GPKnives much lower.
Sad to see Cold Steel going down the road we all feared. Increase the cost while reducing quality - profit at all costs. Sad. Lynn Thompson put all that effort in to build up a great quality & value knife company only for the new owners to blow it all. This is not a performance argument - it's all about value. Yeah the 4116 may have done well in your testing but 4116 is still 4116 and a budget steel. Plastic handles are still plastic handles. There is no way I'm paying over $100 for 4116 steel & plastic.
Sold Steel worst case is the truth now,so sad.The pricepoint is hillarius...on the other Hand the early version of the Leatherneck had 4116steel too(better features overall), and is tough as f...
1000%
That trend started in CS years ago. They would put out some good quality reasonably priced items and alongside it some real crap.
@@markhatfield5621 Yep. Look back lots of CPM premium steels now more recently 4116 and 4034 (from whatever waste bin they found that in). Again, sad. Recon 1, Code 4, American LM, SR1 all legend knives but now??? Have a great day.
That's why NO ONE should sell a legit, respectable, ethical, and quality company to a bunch of profit at all costs profit minded idiots. But it happens all. The. Time. As we see in the quality of goods today vs the price.
It’s decisions like this that really make me question the “new” cold steel. That said, these will certainly be on sale at some point if every retailer is sitting on a bunch of stock.
I bought some Espada XLs and trailmasters before the switch. Haven't bount one since. Waiting for the Natchez Bowie to drop. But alas still waiting. Stickman showed it in a video ages ago. Get it together neo-subzero-steel
@@gaslampnation735 Natchez Bowie is like $200 on bhq and has 4034
Unless you want to pay like $500 for 3v
Definitely an interesting knife but I agree with you. For the money, I’d go with the tried-and-true Esee 6 all day. For $75, I’d give it some thought. But $150, I’ll pass
Camp out on it for a year. The marketing dorks won’t be able to defend the horrible sales numbers and the price will come down.
1095 is a very budget steel as well to be honest.
💯%, sir❗
You can't get an ESEE-6 for $75. 1095 is not even stainless.
This is the kind of stuff I was expecting from Cold Steel once GSM got hold of the company. I can see them starting a trend. High dollar budget steel knives and even higher dollar expensive steel knives.
Now the 90$ strong arm doesn’t seem so bad lol (inflation really hitting American companies hard). Steel is only one of three things needed to make a good blade. Heat treat it numero uno. Blade grind is also very important. If you nail the first two, steel type becomes an afterthought. Interesting review my friend!
They have their HT all over the place. I have decent bd1 voyager around 60hrc, but i regrinded several s35vn by CS and it WAS RAW.
Strongarm is a great production knife at a great price, and it’s made in USA!🇺🇸
I love the RAZOR TEK 4". It’s a really great design. And I love the full flat grind.
Lynn selling the company got me out of collecting. Now I'm engaged and buying my first home. Thank you Lynn for being the George Lucas of knives and thank you GSM for being Disney.
This is seriously the best comment !!
Hey - I’m an avid collector and my wife is always on me to sell off the collection and start focusing on a new home .
Seriously!!
It’s so hard to part with the collection.
Now I am just getting word about how Lynn Thompson is selling or sold the company??
I don’t know about the logistics.
I purchased the budget version of the Warcraft Tanto and did a video review .
It’s really a bad ass blade ( I’m not a stonewashed fan by the way but I always wanted the original Warcraft so this is the next best thing ).
But having said that , it’s the selling price for budget steel that bothers me .
The knife should be selling for $60 to $70?- Not $140 !!!
Even the new Laredo is priced at $189 for the same budget steel .
I wish they would either lower the price or stop calling it “ budget “ .
When I think budget blades , I’m thinking $10 to $50 .
So I don’t know what is going on out there in Cold Steel land but the entire industry is beginning to annoy me .
It has me also getting close to never purchasing any more knives .
I may just keep the sentimental ones , my customs , sell off the rest , and start focusing on a new home .
Again - sorry so long but your comment got to me .
Enjoy the day 🤠
I had a problem with the cold steel swift, gsm blew me off and was rude to boot, nobody know squat a knife, they will not honor warranty, Atlantic knife made it good can’t say enough good things they are a small business with great customer service, but it will be my last cold steel.
The whole point of Cold Steel is that you can get a really tough knife for a great price. Example: the Recon Tanto is spectacular at $45, and the SRK-C is insane at $35. Retail pricing on the Razor Tek is now closer to $65 - $85, but even at that price the aesthetics and the mall ninja name make it hard to take seriously. To be fair tho, the 4116 steel punches way above its weight: I have a Cold Steel kitchen cleaver made out of the stuff and it's wicked.
I've always loved Cold Steel, especially their large folders, but for that price I definitely love ESEE and Tops a little more. Thanks Aaron for a good video.
We all knew Cold Steel would go the way of Remington. Another American legend dying off, really sucks!
It’s sad. China will take over if we aren’t careful. Keep America strong!
No way would I buy 4116 and plastic for the price. Esee 6 or Rat 7 all day. Thanks for the video Aaron!
You could get a Rat-7 ($90), a Rat-1 folder($30), and a diamond steel to re-sharpen($12) for less than this knife.($132=$10 less)
Feels like the beginning of the end for Cold Steel. Hopefully they watch this review!
I have 4 knives from Cold Steel made out of Krupp 4116, two folders and two fixed blades.
I am impressed by the edge retention and toughness of this steel. The heat treat must be spot on.
#22aday
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Stay safe everybody, and stay blessed.
Greetings from Germany!
G'day Aaron, in my experience large lumps of stainless are always expensive, (in fairness I usually target, S30 and 35, quite happy with N690 and 95 too), but yeah 150 odd USD for 4116 does seem over the top. It did appear to perform well, maybe it's under rated with a decent HT, but still, I'd rather do the extra maintenance on a BK and the like, rather than take a $150 gamble.
Cheers Duke.
By far my favorite video from you, telling it like it is. You hit corporate on point.
R.I.P. Cold Steel , you Will Truly Be Missed ....😪😩😭
I'd argue that 4116 is a really good steel for a stainless survival knife. It's really tough, has decent edge retention compared to steels like aus8, and it's of course stainless. You can also easily sharpen it and it usually just needs a quick strop to get back a razor edge. It is just really dependent on the heat treat. Those kitchen knives that use it are usually around 54HRC.
the fact that it's Chinese should now be all the reason to veto any knife from that steel. If you need to ask why, then perhaps you need to ask yourself why doing business with your adversery is a good idea.
@@The_Zilli "he writes as he types on his made in China keyboard, while looking at his computer made entirely of chinese parts, while on his chinese sofa, while wearing his chinese slippers, while his hot pocket is heating in his chinese microwave, as he sits in his house, made out of chinese steel."
Damn thing looks like a gas station knife. I suspect they've commissioned MTech to do the knife design for them.
@@mattc5647 it's not all or nothing!
We must start somewhere to wean ourselves off funding communist China.
Where you have other options, take them.
@GAMERZ China is the largest producer of many things. You can't even watch RUclips if you veto China as every pc or phone needs their components.
I am so glad u reviewed this blade! You’re the first one I know of to do so. When I saw it on the website I was hoping u would do a review and you did! Always rely on ur recommendations. Looks like an awesome blade but not at that price point.
Give me Aus 10 or 440c and lower the price a bit and u got me.
Thx and God bless! 👍
Just saying you should check out the Boker Arbolito Esculta. It's my favorite bowie, n695, and just absolutely beautifully made! For being such a robust bowie it's pretty light in the hand, I've never been one to care about the balance of a knife until I started using this; it's so well balanced that when doing fine work like cleaning a fish or something with the belly or tip of the blade it feels precise like a scalpel. The feeling you get when you hold it just screams perfection, it's hard to explain but intuitively understood. Can't stop raving about this thing even about 2 years after I've first bought it!
Isn't this what we were worried about when Cold Steel was sold? The only thing surprising here is how long it took to happen.
I was expecting some downgrading materials but you would expect the pricing to at least stay with what the AUS8 materials were. Not almost doubling of the price point.
4116 is a pretty decent steel but in the right price range. I have a CS kitchen knife and a few other small blades in it and its highly stainless, good toughness and ok wear resistance. But all were under $30. If this was under $70 I might consider it but at double the price its a hard pass.
This knife is in the $70-$80 range these days and it is still an amazing blade even if it is an odd choice of steel!
I'm a fan of 4116 steel. Glad to see they are bringing out a new line which features this steel. You are correct about the pricing though when compared to the competition.
Its good steal, just completely inappropriate pricing. Shame, I would probably have bought one at $75-$80.
I like 4116 too, I've had good luck with it & it's pretty much rust corrosion proof.
I have a few cold steel blades. They are mostly around the 45 to 60 dollar range. They are really good for that price. However for what arena this knife is in. I would never spend that much money for that steel. Ill stick with my terava jaakaaripuukos 110 and 140. My LT Wright GNS and any of my Esee knives . Just my opinion
But the best part of this video is you made it. This knife is a definite pass for me. Great video thank ya
You definitely need to add more "dramatization" scenes to your videos lol that was great especially the douchy tool marketing exec. that was spot on man.
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Spot on review! Totally agree with all comments. Thanks for reviewing this new piece. Unfortunately it appears GSM is only after the brand equity of CS. -GideonTactical is the one who is always ready for a top notch review - 'anytime, anywhere'! :-)
I'm glad you put this video out. Very informative and with everything going up in price its good to see it compared with competitive options. Gives things some much needed perspective.
Wow I just paid 160 for a handmade takeshi saki knife from Japan with white steel no.2 Damascus, and a damn shark skin wrapped handle. I miss Lynn lol thanks for the review
Agree. Love the fact they have a tough well heat treated steel on a lot of their old designs. BUT the prices for the steel? Completely outrageous and way overpriced! Look GSM has way overpriced their stuff! I think they are hoping it can compete due to it does overperformance in tests. Will people go with the old standards of Becker and essee. I have the marauder and 12 of their blades but I buy based on personal preferences. The only qualifier is if I neede a stainless steel knife of that usage style and did not mind paying more for it than it is truly worth
If it was 80 bucks it would already be ordered!
Kydex, micarta, better steel.
I'm liking my RT more and more! If CS made just a few changes, making the handle a bit thicker and longer, this would be an epic knife! No matter the steel, this blade performs! Stainless, tough, 90 spine, drop point with a robust wicked tip! As a field/expedition knife, I could even see processing a moose with it! You buy it and use it as hard as you like. Nothing to do with it! Razor Sharp, no coating to remove, handles or sheath to replace. A great utility blade!
What a.... This blade catched my heart. I wanted Cold Steel to use our VG-10 for this product but that's a good survival knife for Japanese who live in humid environment. One problem is, we don't know when this item is imported to Japan....
I picked up a Cold Steel AD-10 for under $100 on Amazon during a sale. I imagine you will be able to find this one at a deep discount too eventually. Thanks for the look, seems like a excellent offering from CS.
That reenactment of Cold Steels office made me feel like I was right there with them. WTF are they thinking?!
Speak the Gospel, brother!.... ESEE 6 is the way of life.
For that price you could get 2 or 3 of their older and infinitely better 52100 monolithic drop forged knives and have $ left over though, it still doesn't make sense to me unless it was under $20 as an ultra crappy beater knife. They used to use that same steel in all their sub $20 stuff and kitchen utensils not 2 years ago, they're delusional af. They're even trying to use structural steels as blades, it's super crazy, I mean $6 Walmart and/or gas station knives don't even have the guts to try to be that ghetto. Hell, that one in the video even looks like the typical $15 no name 440a or 420j2 knife at a fleamarket on top of it.
There was no more loyal CS fan than me but f them now, the new owners are complete scumbag grifters abusing the company's good name to do scam products like this that seem to be designed to prey on people who don't know what they should pay for what steels but instead buy based on hearing of the brand's reputation from friends or wtv. Are we supposed to even trust them to heat treat properly if they're that scummy and/or technologically ignorant? F that, I'll go buy my knives from someone honest who knows wtf they're doing instead.
RIP to the REAL Cold Steel, it was a nice ride. Without an actual knife guy running things it's clearly doa.
Glad I got mine while it lasted. A shout out to:
Espada XL
Hold out 2
Frenzy 2
Trailmaster
Counter point
And that really nasty number, you know the one ;)
It actually reminds me of some of thebold Schrade knives.
I love my Cold Steel knives and I've never had one disappoint me, no matter how hard I've used it. I'm definitely picking one up at some point, but only when that price comes down.
When Andrew Demko & Lynn Thompson left Coldsteel everything has gone down hill and I don't think the knife community will follow any thing that the big company has come up with just for the all mighty dollar!
Sounds like the story of the United States corporation. Time for an American comeback!
@@gaslampnation735 💯💯💯💯💯💯
I'm going to stick with leaf springs because they're free and I can custom make the shape, grind and length I want.
Thanks for keeping our finances and the value in mind when you do these reviews!
You nailed it! Half the price and I already would have one in my cart….buy this over an esee….never!
I’m grateful that you sold me on many knives over the years, including the Cold Steel blades of old. My experience the last few years with GSM is that I’ve found good deals on Old stock or designs. Any redesign, reincarnation or new design have come grossly overpriced. And I’m not seeing any sign of prices being competitive again. There are 5 or 6 new CS knives I would have tried but their pricing came in more that double of what I expected. The last CS knife I bought was the 7” Warcraft in 3V steel for $140ish.
That Cold Steel Razor looks similar to Hogue Knives' EX-F01 7". I like that the Razor's made from stainless, rather than carbon steel. Living near the coast like I do, I find myself having to spend a little more time oiling my knives (most are 1095 carbon) even when they're not in use. That Razor has a similar slight recurve to Hogue's EX-F0, with a drop point. I like that the Razor's got a 90 degree spine too (Hogue's doesn't), but the EX-F01 is made from stainless steel as well, A2 steel as I recall. I love the finish on mine. And SHARP. I can still shave with it. I've yet to sharpen mine in the year or so I've had it. You're right, the Razor's price is kinda' steep, but then a Hogue will cost $60 - $90 more, but they're made here in the U.S. You should review a Hogue, if you haven't already.
@Stoned Josh Yeah, I've got a couple of their knives. They're almost too pretty to use.
Hogue does design and fabricate world-class, indestructible knives!!
As far as the Marauder, don't get it from Amazon as they are doing a bait and switch with the serrated version. They advertise a smooth satin finish and then sent the crappy stone washed version
Both Cold Steel and SOG are recently releasing some okay midrange items that are all FAR overpriced for what they are. I wonder what the common denominator is??
Inflation
@@panchopistola8298 That's true, but legacy knives are still the same price. I blame GSM Outdoors who bought out both companies
@@JCRF yeah . Oh well coldsteel had a good run I guess
You really said it all when you compared this knife to the Becker and Esse options. There just is no way that this thing can offer the experience of those knives, and made in the USA just ends the conversation right there. I appreciate you giving it an honest appraisal though.
I love my old Cold Steel. That is straight up mall ninja
30$ cold steel shovel with a 30$ morakniv and you can do everything you need for less than half the price
BK 7 That's all I need for this style of knife.
I've personally come to the conclusion that blade steel is the last consideration I'll concern myself with, especially for an outdoor knife. 99 percent of people would buy that as 3v and never know the difference. Heat treat Is much more important. I recently made two identical knives in aebl and one in m390 and the only difference I could see in use is m390 would still cut rope like a beast and aebl would have needed a quick tune up after extensive use. Even aus 8 has its place for me because I can get that steel razor sharp in under a minute and the edge is crazzzyy sharp. For me, if Iike the design and trust the heat treat I'm done being a steel snob but yes, the price should reflect the material used. To be fair, with America on its way out and China and Russia taking its place, things are going to get much more expensive all around.
I think your opinion on steels is spot on but you should maybe watch the international news dude.
Tops heat treat is on point. I would buy a Prather war bowie over this any day of the week.
@@daemonharper3928 which of the 6 corporations news is the trustworthy one? I think there is only one owner of those 6 corporations but I can't prove that one. I'd be curious to know which nation our zionist controllers haven't bombed and subverted into submission yet
@@jusme8060 This is the Internet - its not America, its global.
There are 1000's of reliable news outlets across hundreds of Countries.
However - to take your point about American networks, all of them are reporting the Ukraine war and that Russia can no longer buy or sell anything from anywhere except China and a couple of Countries like Syria....and this situation will continue for at least a decade.
The Chinese global relationships are also significantly more tenuous because of their stances on Russia and Taiwan.
So, neither Country is winning any knife manufacturing wars any time soon.
What a stupid comment. America is certainly not on its way out and China and Russia are largely third world countries.
We have seen some of the Best of the Best Salesmen & Saleswomen in our time but YOU matey definitely top them all. Cold Steel should hire you for their Marketing & Promotions on social media. Cowabunga to GT family. Greetings from Australia.
I'm placing the Warcraft Tanto XL in 4034 along with your appraisal (without the performance) .
Nice geometry, good grind, great sheath + crap steel = buyer's remorse.
I’ve been a Cold Steel fan for a while, and this is incredibly disappointing (among other things). Pricing structure on a lot of their new offerings is way off. Good to hear the knife performs well though!
Yeah but the new lock doubles as a diving board so...
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You can buy these in Australia at the moment for $115 AUS or around $81.50 US.
Cool, that about the top of what it should go for in price.
Geez!!! I just bought the r.t. 5" for 54$. I have "the spike" clip point with the same 4116 as and adore it.
I have many Cold Steel blades and one CS boot knife with 4116 steel. That blade is the sharpest blade I own (shaves hair with NO pressure) and have not been sharpened by me in the last 4 years. They do know how to do a heat treatment.
It's all got to do with the times we are in. Everything is going up in price. We need to be smarter and not buy certain products with outrageous price tags. Great review Aaron!
Thanks eric
Let's go Brandon! More In-Flation! Can't climb stairs and bike face planting!
Sweet. But........that price! Should get 3V for that! And a 3rd grip screw would give me more confidence. It's not like they can't afford it. JC!
Ordered 2. $35 dlls each. Shipping included to Mex. My 2 new bushcraft beaters. 😂
Totally a home run except for the price. All they need to do is knock the price down to $109 or $99, and they'll clean up.
Looks like an excellent option for swimmers.
Probably they knew price of Raw materials are skyrocketing.
Looks like cold steel on their website just dropped the prices down! Hopefully they stay that way.
Yes, this video and your comments have helped bring it down.
I definitely agree with you about the products and the high price point. They think that no one knows anything about Metals. This day and age all you have to do is google it if nothing else.
Seems like the actual performance is there for the price point. Seems like it’s more of a mental hurdle paying that much for cheap steel
Always the best knife reviews here! Thank you for always being so informative 🙏
Wow. Outlandish price for that knife it should be $90 max imho. Esee, Tops, or BK7 for my money.
Really $80 max
I love how your intros are evolving 👍
I dislike recurves and I could notice this one right away. Too bad this knife is a miss at the price.
$78 on Amazon now. But i would get the drop forged Survivalist first.
Beautiful knife with a nice design, but I have to agree with the price point being too high. The "Cold Steel" name does not justify such a high price. Perhaps if they used AUS 10A instead?
That or go the high carbon route and use 52100 with g10 scales (g10 or micarta as standard) then the price would make more sense.
totally agree with you. cold steel was the best ever at budget blades that were sharp and damn.near unbreakable
now even their folders are all pushing 100+ and its a sad sight to see
Reminds me of something tops would put out. He treat does matter. You are definitely right cut that cost in half
and they'll sell 10 × as many
Excellent review, as always! It's a good looking blade but I have both the BK-7 and ESEE 6. Wouldn't bother adding this one to the arsenal... especially at that price point.
Ya crazy
that designer/executive scene had me cracking, good acting Aaron.
Glad I stocked up on my fav the cold steel bushman so I don't have to worry about them switching it to 4116 and charging 100 dollars.
I don't know one year ago, but here in Europe, this is now half the price of an Esee-6.. then again, American knives cost double over here. This is currently around $95, whereas the Esee-6 is close to $180.
Thank you so much for the review. You do such a great and honest review. I agree with you and in no way would I buy this knife at the price. I love my Esee 6. It is my go-to knife in this range and the one I compare my knives to. I would not replace it for anything else at this point. It is my companion to my Lion Steel T5. Esee 6 on my pack and T5 on my belt.
It appears to be a Tactical/Soldier Utility Knife especially with a strong Lanyard added forpushcuts/stabbing.
Not a Woodcrafter....ymmv/cheers.
Too expensive when you factor in materials used and place of manufacture . Same reason I won’t buy work tuff . At that price point I’m going Esee or Tops every time . I might get one for saltwater adventures if the price point settles down .
I’ve been buying from cold steel since the 80s because they have always made a good knife at a good price I guess those days went out with Lynn Thompson
Thanks for this one! Exactly the kind of feedback they need, including the skit! Lynn Thompson’s Laredo bowie video in March helped mend my broken heart a little, and videos like this give me hope, but we’ll see😁👍🏻👍🏻
Still haven't dropped it. Coming soon they say. Natchez Bowie they say...
Don’t leave home without it ⚓️
You're the best RUclips Reviewer. Period. God bless you brother, praying for you and your family in Jesus Name 🙏
Thank you so much my friend really appreciate it.
If you want a 4116, synthetic handle, Cold Steel knife, just get the Cold Steel Peace Maker for $30.
Less than $100 on Amazon!!! Can't wait to test this puppy out!!! Woo hoo!!!!
At the lower price I will be ordering this knife thank you new sub.79 dollars at amazon.
That’s about max I would pay 💰 👍
Is this the nail in the coffin? For me it is and has been. We knew this was going to happen. For me it’s been a few years, they discontinued a few models I liked and their lower end lines have crept up in price with cheaper steels. I’m looking at Demko directly for my badass bomb proof knives. Rip Cold Steel.
You knew it was coming when Thompson sold the company. People don't buy a company because they believe they can sell their products for less money -- they buy them because they see profit that's not being raped out of the customer base.
All the new Cold Steel's are just dogshit as far as I'm concerned. They all look like ten dollar gas station knives to me.
Make a 9" hold out and I'll buy a case. One can hope...
You could get 3 mora Garbergs for that price with stainless. You can get the s35vn esee 4 for less than that.
The look, materials, and price of this don't thrill me on this or a lot of 2022 Cold Steels. The SRK, Drop Forged Hunter and Survivalist have been going for super cheap lately though
For the entry price on this blade- I've purchased an AD-10, AD-15, Outdoorsman in San Mai, SRK in San Mai, hand and a half dagger. If this knife was $80 I would own one when they first dropped.
Got the Razor tek 5inch for $54 .the 6.5 and 9 are still pricey odd the 6.5 price is low 90s and the 9 is priced in the low 70s.
Your honesty about the price is highly, highly, highly respected, and appreciated 👍👌.
Yeah. Everyone else suger coats it to get free stuff. Respect.
GasLamp Nation
You catch on quick homie. Because that's exactly what I was getting at with my comment 👍😎.
He deserves a lot of respect for being a man and just being honest with the viewers. Most wouldnt've done that.
In the uk these knives are absolutely absurd in price, on a par with fallkniven or TOPS for Mora level steel
Going with the KA-Bar over this knife is a no brainer, if it were priced sub $70, Id pick one up..
The design kinda reminds me of the Smoke Jumper.
I have various Cold Steel fixed blade knives. The ONLY one that I spent over $100 was for my Recon Tanto San Mai 3 from Japan many years ago. My other 3 (OSI, Pendleton Hunter, and First Edition Drop Forged Survivalist) were each under $100. All 4 have better steel and cheaper price tags. I do have the Kitchen Classics knives and some of the Commercial Series knives from Cold Steel. Those have Zytel/Kray-Ex handles and 4116 stainless steel blades. For $142, you could almost buy the whole Kitchen Classics knife set, with the Wood Block! Some of those Commercial Series knives are designed for outdoor use, but not for what the Razor Tek knives are poised for. Those knives look nice and durable, but for their prices I will say no to the Razor Tek knives!
Looks cool I do hate the large Razor tech logo on the side kinda goofy 🤪.
The drop forged survivalist is around 65.00 ; 52100 steel thats unbeatable for the price.This series with the 1 piece blade and bolted on handles seems so unlike cold steel.They are jumping on that bandwagon, and with an inferior steel at a premium price.
It's currently $55 on Amazon, and that's listed as regular price.
They have brought it down thankfully
All personal preferences aside, damn that thing looks uncomfortable to work half a day with. Maybe just me
Lynn was the main reason for cold steels success. At least he still makes stuff
These are like $36 on amazon now btw