ad-closed Cold Steel Recon Tanto 7" blade

[221 Fireball]

Cold Steel, Japan made Recon Tanto, length overall: 11-3/4" in. Blade 7 in., 3/16th thick. It weighs 9 oz. It has a (Kydex) sheath and Kraton rubber handle. Steel is Japanese AUS 8A. This is #540 of 600 made Lynn C. Thompson editions, the founder, owner, of Cold Steel Inc. Never been sharpened nor carried. 

Bought this while watching the Dexter series years ago. Seemed like the right thing at the time. 

Would make a great knife for stabbing rhinos or 55 gallon steel drums ... whichever environment you happen to be in at the time.

SOLD

[The mailman]

Dexter is making a comeback.

[221 Fireball]

Price reduced.

Has to be a Cold Steel fan out there.

[myg30]

I am !  I have several of their folders including the large Gunsite one with tanto  blade. 

 Their dvd of their knives has a demo of slicing a large hemp rope in a quick swoop. Also the melon slice and others with your knife to demo how sharp the blades are.  If I didn’t have other fixed blades I’d grab this.

 

Glws,  Mike

 

[Handsome Rob]

Walt! Dude! Where the hell were you a year ago man!

I'm a HUGE fan of Cold Steel's better stuff. I love that everyone associated them with cheap crap, whilst also turning out some of the finest quality production knives. Kinda like Bentley making the occasional pipe wrench.....

I spent far too many years looking for one of these. I finally found #342 on ebay & paid SIGNIFICANTLY more than that! Embarrassingly more, in fact. 

 

 

[Handsome Rob]

I also finally (14 years of looking....) found a Recon Hunter in AUS-8/VG-10 San Mai. They only made 50 & I have #6. That cost me more than any firearm I've ever owned......

[Handsome Rob]

All this got me to thinking...... free bumps, sorry for the Spams.....

I had a really nice Strider folder, back in England. Not common, but not really that desirable, due to the size. Sold it for £150 & was really happy. After reading this I figured I'd go to ebay to look for a replacement. 

Yeah, no. $750 minimum. 

I really get mad at myself sometimes. 

[221 Fireball]

15 hours ago, Handsome Rob said:

Walt! Dude! Where the hell were you a year ago man!

I'm a HUGE fan of Cold Steel's better stuff. I love that everyone associated them with cheap crap, whilst also turning out some of the finest quality production knives. Kinda like Bentley making the occasional pipe wrench.....

I spent far too many years looking for one of these. I finally found #342 on ebay & paid SIGNIFICANTLY more than that! Embarrassingly more, in fact. 

 

 

I'm surprised you're not on that Sheffield machete I posted. That was probably made in your neck of the woods.