"Cold Steel Rajah III: Frizbee Knife" by Nutnfancy
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- A solid chunk of a knife, the 5.2 oz CS Rajah III seems to have superior strength. It is a small kukri bladed folding knife that lends itself mostly to tactical blade and EDC roles. The AUS8A kukri blade is hard to sharpen with its curvature but it accelerates the cuts. A ambi, waveable thumb plate and dual pocket clips make this a great leftie knife. It deploys fast and lockups hard with the Demko Tri-Ad lock. Hard hammering here in TNP has shown this lock to be just what it says it is: one that prevent shock transfer to the locking bar. The Grivory handle is slick and somewhat fat. Apply skateboard tape as shown and affix a lanyard to extract the Rajah III quicker from the pocket. Value is excellent at a $55 price point. It would be nice if the SS liners on this one were milled out in future versions but in most other ways the Rajah III hits on all cylinders and it too will grow on you.////////////////////////Nutnfancy Likability Scale: 8.5 out of 10///////////////////////////////Buy it for less from TNPr knife seller www.yourcornerstore.com or www.notjustknives.com, use code nutnfancy to save money there!
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Wife got me one for anniversary this year. LOVE IT!! My EDC and not awkward to carry at all. So easy to catch the wave on the pocket to open.
The rajah III is probably my favorite knife. I own TONS of knives and I just keep coming back to it.
I have the Rajah 2 and thinking of adding a Rajah 3 to my collection. Love these knives.
I got one for my farmer brother--- he does a lot of outside work with work gloves on and loves how you can open this just by pulling it out of your pocket and catching the latch on your pants.
Love the old school knife reviews.
I have been carrying this and a 4" ti-lite everyday for about 3 or 4 years and both get heavily abused at work and play and both have held up unbelievably well. Can't say enough about how durable and well performing these two knives are.
Hanging on my pocket right now. Deploys in less than a second, ridiculously sturdy lock up, and as scary as you can carry in a 3.5" or less state.
I don't leave home without it!
This is my standard EDC knife. No issues being to large in pocket. When I am working or need to wear a suit i go with the CRKT Heiho.
Rajah III is my EDC knife. I chose it for 3 reasons. The strong lock up, the blade shape and the thumb opening feature.
I picked up the spartan mainly because its lefty friendly and big/use full.
i bought a gurkha khukri... now im one of the khukri guys this is my folder
The Raja 3 has been my EDC for over a year. Blade has held up well and is still sharp. Good knife for the price and quality.
I own the Rajah III and have carried it for about a year, and it rocks!!!
Awesome "Old School" knife review Nutn!!! Love the Rajah 3...one of my EDC knives!
Knife T-V! Knife T-V! "Giraffe in half" sounds like a Dr. Seuss book, lol.
It all depends on your sharpening system as to how difficult it is to sharpen. Using a Spyderco Sharpmaker, sharpening is a breeze. I use it to sharpen my Rajahs, Spartan, Voyager Vaquero (plain) and many other knives with varying blade shapes. I just don't have time to waste bolting knives into place after removing their thumb studs and doing it the best way. The Sharpmaker is very quick, easy to use and clean, and it's perfect for AUS8 knives. If you have a 154cm or a S30V blade, the Sharpmaker doesn't always live up to its name. Also, it's good for daily maintenance. A few swipes every few days keeps the blade in tip-top shape.
357Muzzleblast Yeah I've got a lot of kukris and eneps in my collection, so I've done my fair share of sharpening. Most of the time, I just touch them up on a strop because it's easier than trying to completely resharpen them from dullness, but that's true of any blade. The two ways I prefer to sharpen my recurves is either with a ceramic rod or with a Work Sharp belt sharpener. The rod is great because the edge is only ever contacting the rod at one point because it's cylindrical, so dealing with the curve isn't an issue. The Work Sharp is a mini belt grinder with relatively narrow belts and seems to handle recurves just fine. After I stonewashed by Spartan, I needed to put an edge back on it and the Work Sharp did a wicked job. I think it's actually sharper than factory now.
I've always wondered about the quality of cold steel knives. It seemed like all I saw was fantasy stuff. Might have to take another look.
I used to sell Cold Steel stuff: I agree with him completely. An excellent knife for the money.
I dont think its a problem of affording as much as it is how much would they spend on a knife. A knife guy regardless of age and financial status will get what he wants eventually!
nice review, as usual. i agree 100%. i just have something to add. the gap between the wave thumb ramp and the spine of the blade is a bit narrower and also shallower than on the ak47 (i have both) and it makes the wave action a bit harder to achieve. i'm thinking about milling the inside of the ramp a bit (maybe even the back of the space on the blade) to make a bit more room to fix the problem. nothing major, just to create a slight angle so it is not parallel to the spine of the blade.
man knocking these reviews out of the park
I own all three of the Rajahs. I frigging LOVE the Cold Steel Rajahs. Been carrying a Rajah III as part of my EDC rotation for almost as long as its been on the market. Great review! Rock on!
loving the new knife reviews!!!
I love mine!! Recently switched to a spyderco tenacious black edition. The one complaint I had was I was out in the rain one night and I didn't think about anything being wet in my pocket. The next day it was completely speckled in rust. I used my dermal to clean it up and make sure I clean it off if it gets wet. I still do really like it even despite that.
still have the cut from the tailgate cooking video I see!! I wish you a speedy recovery!! :) KEEP EM COMIN NUTN!!!!!
All very intersting I'm sure, but what does any of that have to do with US manufacturers over-pricing their knives ?
Cut a finger tip with mine and sliced another finger wide open. Great knife...
I have the strangest urge to go take out a giraffe haha, great vid Nutn keep em coming!!!
God bless nutnfancy, thank you for your hard work sir.
Excellent review bro. Have the Rajah 3, a Spartan, and two Rajah 2. Daily carry the Rajah 2, one is original black and the other is duracoat coyote tan (courtesy of your friend in Utah). Excellent blades. Highly recommend Cold Steel products. *****
When he said, "It's gonna be a Rajah 3 review...short one.. NUTNFANCY STYLE," my computer exploded.
Hey nutnfancy! As far as finishes are concerned, the new steel upgrade (CTS) for the Rajah series (2 and 3) has a stone wash finish rather than the bead blast! So upgraded steel will come with upgraded rust prevention as well! Might be worth the extra cost. :)
Amazon has it for $48.00 and free shipping.
Thanks for all the recent knife vids nutn!
Man you are getting these out fast. Good job Nutn, we all are glad that you make videos, even if some of them are a bit debatable.
good review i have had that knife for about 3 years now its my fav folder
I keep my Cold Steel Spartan, cousin to these units, as a self defense knife and never use it for any utilitarian purposes, which fortunately, means I've also never had to use it. The factory edge on my Spartan is extremely sharp and I konw if I ever dulled it out, it would be a cold day in a devil's you know what before I would ever be able to put an edge back on that blade as good as it came from the factory.
Grivory has more than 2x the fiberglass compared to Zytel- it is much stronger and stiffer, and resist denting and scratches better. It feels like FRN (which it is,) but the hardness is closer to G10.
I guess I misunderstood the video. With Richard providing links to the Chinese copies and saying, "Cut out the middleman and buy straight from the source" I thought he was supporting them, not trying to enlighten manufactures as to the problem. I appreciate your response TD, thanks for clarifying.
Don't let BHO see it, he'll want to ban that too! Great review, as usual. A very clean looking tool! Thanks again!
Dang! Nutns pumping out the knife vids!
Giraffe comment was gold. As was the review. Thank you.
Hey if you got the time & $30 to burn, you should definitely review the GLIOCK 78
Rock on Nutn. I love the Cold Steel knives. Gonna hav to pick this one up too.
Having owned and use many Cold Steel products, I don't think your experience is typical. I've had nothing but good experiences with their products. Did you contact customer service?
I like that you're going back to doing knife reviews.
I love your knife videos. Thanks for uploading so many in the last 2 days.
Hey Nutn, pleeeeeaaaaassssseeee review some blades for a guy on a navy pay budget, price range of the currently priced Spyderco Tenacious
But Nutnfancy....I love it when he talks to himself....makes me laugh every time. Great vid, and as always entertaining. If you had a cable show I would totally watch it.
Just bought a c.s spartan. LOVE IT!! thanks nutn!!! Thanks for all you do bro!!
The part of the knife that's hard to sharpen probably wouldn't need to be sharpened often. You usually use the front part.
I agree that US made knives are bound to be more expensive, but being THAT much more expensive is going over the top. I mean, what we are talking about here is a pocket knife ! A mass-produced pocket knife ! Over $200 is a totally ridiculous price for such a thing IMO. Oh, and take a look at the Ontario Marine Raider - made in the USA (at least that's what it says on mine) but still a reasonable price.
I love mine it originally had a serrated blade and it cut like no knife iv ever had, i cut alot of big rubber hose and it literally cut through it like butter. until it came time to sharpen it, so i made it into a plane edge, and its still super awesome! Would recommend to anyone!
Been watching your knife reviews you years.. your comments are spot on every knife review. decided to subscribe so i stay informed!!! keep the reviews coming. by the way This knife rocks dude....way to go Andy on the design!!!! Thanks again keep them coming.
I'm going to agree with Mutt. AUS8 is a sufficient steel. Especially for this knife. Holds a good edge, reasonably durable and easy to sharpen. Being a steel snob is ok but end result is like comparing cars. Honda gets you there just as we'll as the Accura but for a lot less.
How come you took the Hinderer chinese knock off vid down?? Great vid and very informative on a subject everyone has to face at some point or other,put it back up if you can,i'd like to make more comments on it and i'm sure hundreds more TNP'ers would love to see it!!
Hate to be a buzz kill but the code didn't work at cornerstore. By the time you add shipping to their, pretty good, price you're at $60. 12 more $ than Amazon.
Hate to be a buzz kill, but this video was posted in February, not a surprise that the code doesn't work anymore. Also, he doesn't give amazon as a recommended seller, because amazon doesn't sell the knives, random companies post the knives on amazon and prices constantly change.
Great vid production rate lately nutn keep it up
wish there had been a size comparison to a medium voyager
similar size?
It's my edc knife and it's held up really nicely.
Knife reviews are awesome.
damn nutn, i just bought the inron MY803 last night, now im going to have to buy a rajah. these reviews are costing me money
Yay for ambi knives!
Looks like the tailgate "cooking finger" is healing up nicely lol
That's a huge giraffe knife. Ha Ha good reference or example with giraffes.
People were complaining that he was giving too much credit to a knock-off of an American produced blade (that wasn't officially licenced). While I can see why people were upset, I think many missed the point he was trying to make.
Love the knife reviews I would like to see your input on the buck omni 12pt. (best one is the fixed blade version cause I don't think you would like the folder cause it has some play in the locking mech. and has rough parts/hot spots on the plastic handle. but the fixed blade has a rubberized handle that is in the shape of a gun handle sorta but really ergonomic and a big leaf shape blade that's designed for hunting but can be used in practical uses cause of the rounded belly shape) hope to C it
Hmm, the one thing that really kills that knife for me is the huge amount of space between your hand and the beginning of the cutting edge (the pocket clip looks like it could be good or not). Why the heck did they do that? Otherwise it looks pretty darn sweet. I might actually consider one down the line. I LOVE the flat grind. Now, if the AK-47 were a flat grind...then I might already have one. :)
I would like Nutn to review the SOG Vulcan just to see what he thinks. It seems to be a little known knife. VG10 steel on it. A little heavy for an EDC knife but I love it because I don't mind the weight. It works as a small tactical knife as well.
OK where can I get the 2nd kind of cool..... skeleton head bead and para cord attachment my EDC is a kershaw speedsafe and I would love the paracord lanyard...any idea on where to get it.
Love.This.Knife.!!!!
Was that seration service from razor's edge???
You're on a role! Keep them coming!
The knife show is underway! I'm loving it. Sucks that you had to pull the Chinese knife video. I've owned genuine XM-18's and they're great, but the secondary market for them is jacked up. At the end of the day, they're cnc produced blades. They really don't deserve the inflated prices.
Dude your productio rocks!
Nutn, somehow you make me like blades I didn't dig when I clicked on the vid
Awesome!
As always I'm now obligated to buy that knife now thanks to good ole Nutnfancy. Love the 4 vids in 2 days (didn't like the Chinese knock off). keep the great work as usual.
New TNPr here. Loving the vids. Was wondering if you could talk about knife lanyards. If you have talked about it before...my apologies. Point me to the video and I will watch. I have often wondered when a knife lanyard is a good choice v when they just get in the way. I carry an EDC knife for utility. No tactical knives in my collection and honestly do not (yet) have the training to really use a knife in that way. I have been doing my best to catch up on the great TNP videos. #yourock
Nice 1!
You know the little plate on top is supposed to catch fabric and open the blade? It's called a pocket switch.
That's a sick blade
Nutn put that video back up! I usually wouldn't demand such things but for the sake of integrety you should keep it up dude. It's one thing for you to remove it if ZT asked, it's another when you're getting told by youtubers to remove it.
There's always going to be stolen designs and sometimes they're pretty good and I don't think it's wrong at all to showcase that and have some humilty and say "Hey, if you can't afford a 260 knife, here's a good knock off for 80!"
Keep up the hard work nutn!
my rajah 1 is my EDC lal
WTF since when does Nutn take down videos? Man... Caving in?
Ha never mind just got mine in the mail today love this blade!!
Holy crap, that looks like something Lt. Worf would have on his belt.
I don't think you understand what i'm talking about or misinterpreted it. I meant having the Integrity to keep the video up.
We all know it's a stolen design and nobody downplayed that. He told that to us right off the bat and mentioned it several times in the video. He also explained that the people who will buy a ZT aren't going to want to buy a chinese knockoff, too. They wouldn't be losing many sales if any.
$260 for a folder is a bit silly. That's my opinion however.
Take care.
Knife review nirvana! Thanks dude!
gotta love cold steel!!! Great vid nutn!
i was totally about to ask you about comparison with the Spartan...THEN WAHBAM! :) nutn you are a mindreader
You got a winner there. Thanks again, great job.
I choose the ak47 over the Rajah due to the traction. The Rajah seemed like it is not as clothing sensitive when using the automatic draw.
Hey Nutn, What do you thing of the Maxpedition Ferox folder?
Glad to see your finger isn't infected and looks to be healing well.Thanks for another great knife vid nutn, how come you're not wearing gloves for your reviews lately?
Did I miss the part where he explains why he calls it the frizbee knife?
I'm a little disappointed that you removed the cheap Chinese knife review. I think it was a good point to make with regards to keeping knife producers 'honest' in justifying their pricing. Still... I respect your decision to do so.
Sometimes the thumb plate falls off too.
I have the spartan, LOVE IT! its definitely not an EDC (for me), but I carry it when I think I might need a knife of that capacity. Otherwise leatherman and buck bantham (lost my SOG flashII). Buck bantam has been solid BTW, thanks Nutn.
knives produced and knocked off are more often owned by other american companies that can produce a comparable blade at a fraction of the cost and have massive profit margins.