Cold Steel Drop Forged vs Schrade Needle Boot Knife Fixed Blade w/ Leather

What's up everybody welcome back to another video here at getting his tactical, I'm Erin, I'm your host out in the woods having a good time with the d...

Do a couple of forefoot drops to balance on this, because it's a dagger should show me some very, very nice, cherry dops. It does i'm gon na do a coup...

5mm thick around the edges and 1/8 or 3.5mm in the middle. The overall length of the knife is 8 and 5/8 inches long and is made from one solid chunk of steel, there is no rubber, plastic or wood on this knife just a battle ship colored hard coating (color may vary). The sheath of this knife is great I find Cold Steel always provides a decent sheath but the belt loop attachment is not so good it's made of webbed nylon with Velcro and a snap and a hard piece of plastic that mounts to the sheath and that's where the problem rears it's ugly head

Anyone who has read my other knife reviews know this is a constant complaint: Why, oh why do manufacturers sabotage a fine knife with a bad sheath?? This one is leather and quality isn't the issue. It's one of those ridiculous "boot knife" sheaths with a back clip rather than a proper suspended belt loop. In the first place, almost nobody carries a knife in their boot or a heavy sock except a small minority of outlaw bikers and bag pipers. And true boot knives have shorter blades and grips

It's a separate piece that can be removed from the sheath. My favorite part about this knife is the price. It's a good knife for an amazing price. Cold Steel sells this knife on their website for almost twice ad much as I paid here

The leather sheath after drawing and inserting the knife a dozen times is being cut up and has already poked out the end on two occasions. The knife itself is great for the price but the sheath is a waste and isn’t lasting making the knife useless as well.

This thing is so awesome check that out. Oh, oh all, right, let's just let's just see how it stands. Just oh man, that's amazing, stabbing wasn't a pr...

Long after most other edges are dangerously dulled. The contoured TPE handle absorbs shot is comfortable to hold in any position and as a form guard t...

The size and weight means that it doesn't work very well as a backup knife, since it's heavier and bulkier than my G10 Espada. It would be a solid backup knife if you were going into battle, but definitely not for EDC. The ulti clip sheath works pretty well tho, so I bought a FGX ring dagger (2 oz, $7) to use with it for EDC.

This Schrade knife has a great strength to weight because you don't need to haul extra weight with all your other gear. (This is why I prefer a Glock over a Sig.) The 440 Stainless Steel is pretty fool proof. You get a lot for a low price and low weight

I do not have big hands and it is barely big enough for mine. I plan on wrapping the handle in paracord to . make the grip more subattial and less smooth, which it is. Some texture would have been cool

While it may not be entirely fair, I will be comparing this knife to a Gerber Mk II which clearly seems to be it's inspiration. It is lighter than Mk II and feels less substantial. The handle seems slimmer in the hand. For users with larger hands this may affect grip

I was under the impression that cold steel knives were USA made. Mine says made in Taiwan. So I'm a little disappointed with that but other than that I still love the knife. I was just hoping for a made in USA instead of made in Taiwan stamp

The steel of the blade feels cheap and light. It seems like it could be bent or broken with ease. The coating on the blade is mediocre at best. It is one of those that will flake off with the first good stabbing or sharpening