Cold Steel Recon Tanto Fixed Blade Knife vs Schrade Extreme Survival Large Fixed Blade Knife

This is their Grivory Handle material It's super grippy. That's something. I've really appreciated from cold steel for a long time It's a rubber type ...

The edges of the handle do not come flush with the tang of the knife and when you look closely along the top of the sides of the handles you can see small dimples from the molding process. If you use gloves, which I do, the handle defects will not be a problem. However, it would be nice if the handles were defect-free. Another defect is found in the blade itself

So we have the SRK versus the Recon tanto today and we're gon na use these guys. In a lot of you know, slicing, you know, nylon rope stabbing Prime we...

I had a small Schrade folder from when I was a kid, but I haven't seen any since, so I thought I would test it out and if I hated it I could just exchange it towards one of the Beckers. The knife arrived beautifully, protected well in it's box, even though some textbooks in my order crushed it. The blade steel was clean and spotless, almost a bead blasted- gunmetal gray tone. Heavy, as expected, with a beautiful curve to the blade that resembles the kopis style on my CS Spartan

For the price it's OK I wouldn't buy it again I'm still giving it 4 stars hard to find a $30 knife in this range.

Let's be clear here... This knife is definitely one of the best bargains going! I don't think you can get a more heavy duty knife for this price guys

Review of Cold Steel 35 AM San Mai Tanto Knife - San Mai blade is a " harder" center layer of steel sandwiched between two "softer" layers - the harder center for improved edge retention with the softer outer layers to provide more flexibility to resist breakage if blade is bent / flexed during heavy cutting tasks. The handle is made of a soft rubber like material and feels comfortable in bare hand when cutting.. Overall the knife appears to be well made - blade edge has an even grind and was sharp out of box

rubber handle is not flushed with the tang, you can feel the metal edges when holding. heavy, solid and sturdy. surely will last

Therefore, the first modification I'm going to do is cut off this retention, strap because I don't need it, I don't like it. I never have it on anythi...

1095 steel, for the price this is a plus since this steel is pretty good for outdoors/survival tasks, will need to be taken care of to avoid rust though. Looks and feels tough, very thick spine, don't think it will suffer any damage when chopping or battoning. Price!, for the size and steel material this is a great price point. Ok now for the CONS: The balance feels a little off, I can't quite describe it but it just something you have to feel for yourself

You know slim down five and a half inch blade it's 4.4 ounces. I mean it's really lightweight. I really like it the recon tanto

Out of the box, the sheer bulk of the knife was the first thing I noticed - as many others have said, this thing is a beast, weighing in at close to a full pound. The grips are nicer than expected, rubber-like and with a slight give that gives a comfortable feel. I wish they fit better, as the tang slightly protrudes all around the handle. It's not uncomfortable, but I do wonder if that would be true once the knife was used for any extended period

Solid feeling, nice weight, has a black coating on the blade. Very sharp and nice solid sheath. The blade clicks securely into the sheath and won't fall out.

-Extra, removable mini cargo pouch on the sheath. I'm HUGE on more pockets, and this comes through! CONS: -THE SHEATH!! Now although the knife itself is absolutely fantastic, the sheath leaves a bit to be desired. First off its just nylon with a plastic insert for the blade. Not a high quality nylon, but in all fairness