I love and carry the cold steel Spartan just find, love it. Didn’t like in my pocket so I got a case and carry it on my side. In fact I have 2.great video thanks for sharing.
Valid criticism... my only gripe with CS is that some of the secure-ex sheaths dull the blade every time i pull the blade out or put it back in, and doesn't matter how carefully i do it trying to put the pressure on the spine avoiding edge hitting the sheat, or in knives like Recon 1 or Ti-lite the blade grind stops then there's this ridiculous thick spot of steel before the ricasso? Like it makes no sense, and makes sharpening unnecessarily hard.. Other than that i love CS knives and appreciate the unique features and the bomb proof durability, the super tight pocket clips is not good for daily use, but i like it in those situations that a looser clip might cause the knife to fall, like when im boating or biking etc...
I’ve a number of CS knives. Most of those I have functional pocket clips. Other knife manufacturers have stiff pocket clips. I don’t have any CS fixed blades. Tel lock or uticlip can make a decent fixed blade sheath pocket clips. Thanks for taking the time to bring us your thoughts and opinion.
Alright that's good, I'm glad yours work well for you. Yeah I've seen at least 1 knife with a bad clip from every brand I've handled at some point. Cold steel is just the worst offender I've seen by far. Their Fixed blades are really nice from the ones I've handled/owned. Thanks for the reccomendations and for commenting!
Hahaha that amazon thing is hilarious. I've had the same experience. I was going to buy the finn wolf until I handled it. Then I decided to order a spyderco persistence.
I totally agree cold steel pocket clips do suck! However their C clips are excellent for small to medium sized fixed blades I bought 9 of em and put them on various knives leathernecks of different blade styles and some others and they actually work great it is a shame that you have to immediately buy a different clip when you buy a cold steel knife though 😢😢🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🙄😖
Alright I'm glad it's not just me, I felt like a crazy person making this video lol. I'll have to check out there c clips at some point. Seriously thanks for commenting!
That Kobun is awesome, I have the other original model,but I like that one but I can't justify or afford that one like you have although I like it very much ,but who knows mayone day. ⚔️
You have to remember most cold steel knives is meant for tactical use, the spartan is a great tool for everything. The Talwar is obviously a weapon just like all of the ones on the table except for maybe the siganture kobun and the peacemaker, Cold steel puts quality into the steel not the sheath, handle or pocketclips. Yes its important with a good sheath and pocketclip, but specifically those knives are meant for tactical use and self defense and some minor edc tasks. And the serrations cold steel makes is designed to be the best at cutting meat or someone else, maybe it goes dull quick but if you beat it down everyday cutting whatever you do, abusing the knife of course it will get dull just like any other knife.
I'm aware of why they exist. I can tell you from personal experience that speed matters. I've never had to use a knife on somone thank god, but I've had to pull one someone for self defense 2 times. A knife you can't deploy, or carry cause the clip is ass, is a knife you can't use. Same thing with tactical knives and search and rescue and knifes. Speed and ease of use matters. That kobun is a monster of a knife but if I can't get it off my belt, the other guy with a knife or gun has the advantage.
Also im not the only person with this issue with their serrations. This is a quote from michael Janich. Cold Steel’s serrations - which have much smaller teeth than those of other manufacturers - cut very well initially. However, their smaller teeth make them somewhat more prone to chipping. They are also more challenging to sharpen. Although Lansky makes a pocket sharpener specifically for Cold Steel’s serrations - using it is a time-consuming process.
@@jacobreviewsthings Ive used the Spartan many many times and its great, if there's one knife i could have it would be the Spartan, the Voyager series has the most shittiest pocket clips ive ever been near i know that, but when picking a tactical blade personally i prefer Emerson wave, Bastinelli, Spyderco, Cold Steel you know all of those. I cant defend that the Voyagers have good pocket clips because they simply dont, i got my vaquero and the pocket clip was just disappointing but at least i got a reliable deadly knife that will be super effective in a knife fight or whatever it might be. I always on my secure ex sheaths use a clip like you have on your kobun because the clips are usually shit like you said and sadly cold steel dont really take much thought into that and it should be fixed since they want us people to carry and use them But i guess my point is that every knife from cold steel has a purpose, Voyagers are great knives for fighting and some tasks but the pocket clip is horrible. Anyway have a nice day 😊
@@jacobreviewsthings Yes but dont use those serrations for daily tasks, its not meant for it!! Those are designed to penetrate skin for god sake dont use it for edc👍🙌
I bout new kobun and i am still depresed with clip, it was 100 times better before, and master tanto sheath needed some heath treatment so it can hold it...
As a Knife collector and user who owns litterally dozens of Cold Steel knives and dozens of spyderco knicves...... I disagree, syderco is no where near the level of cold steel, despite being WAY nmore expensive. Also, anyone knows from experience that you NEVER buy serrated blades for working or utility purposes unless they are disoposable....... You should know that working at a knife store, Id hate to think how many people you have told to buy serrated knives to trim their plants outside. Maybe yall are getting counterfeit cold steels from your supplier and just dont realize it because they are hands down the best production line knives on the maeket. They crap on spyderco dollar for dollar and pound for pound. In fact, spyderco blades go dull faster than most other cheaper Chinese brands out there in my very extensive experience with them.
After readin your comment i get the feeling I think that you took my video here a little personally for some reason. You also don't know as much about knives as you seem to think you do (we have customers like you come in occasionally, always a good laugh). Spyderco and buck are both famous for how well made their steel is. Serrations can be used for literally anything, but there are certain tasks that they are better at. I'm surprised I have to explain this to an expert like yourself. Another thing most people like you don't realize is that serrations are sharpenable! Shocking right? Idk why you think you only need to buy disposable ones. Also why are you spending that much money on spydercos if you've had such bad experiences with them? Seems like a waste of your own money. Lots of weirdness in this comment to disect man.
If you wanna get your knife knowledge up I'd start buy reading Survival knives by James Morgan Ayers and The world encycopedia or Knives, Daggers, and bayonets by Dr. Tobias Capwell
@@Realfishhours haha you get to keep your knives. All our knives (and products in general) come directly from the suppliers. We have reps from the company who we place orders with and then a few months later Cold steel sends us a box of knives.
That kubun clip always sucked! 🤣 something that should have been fixed ages ago. Too add, about people not buying cold steel knives I was once in the boat of hating the company because of their naming schemes that just gave them flea market vibes.
Haha I actually like there names. I'll take something silly and easy to remember over something like ZT 0452CF or something like that. I'll look into that ak47
I actually just made a review on it. I thought I would like it because that's my favorite blade style. Unfortunately I wasn't to big of a fan, I feel like I would definitely love the smaller version though
I've never used them. Ive only handled the trail master at knife counters. The trail master is actually pretty similar to the kobun in this video. So if you like the look of that you'll probably like it. We sell the mini leatherneck at my work and it seems well made and well designed. Hopefully that helps
i loosen all the clips on a new cold steel with pliers - i have never had a pocket knife fall out my pocket - there just not a knife for you if your not a guy
@ThirdoptionJCSU You will never buy for 90$ chunk of s35vn with g10 and great HT and the strongest lock as on recon1 for example.Who cares about pocket clip when the ergo and HT are the most important
Clip was made for a thick leather boot. U can also bend the clip inward for more tention.
I was going to make mention that it's a boot knife and the clip was made for boots
Feel like Cold Steel started going downhill after getting bought out in 2020.
I'm starting to feel the same way
To me it's no longer a feeling, it's a fact:
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I love and carry the cold steel Spartan just find, love it. Didn’t like in my pocket so I got a case and carry it on my side. In fact I have 2.great video thanks for sharing.
Thanks man. I didn't even know they make a case for the spartan
Mr.Veff has the best serrations and he will person do a knofe or re-do a knofe esge with his serrations. ✌️
Watch for chinese copies
Valid criticism... my only gripe with CS is that some of the secure-ex sheaths dull the blade every time i pull the blade out or put it back in, and doesn't matter how carefully i do it trying to put the pressure on the spine avoiding edge hitting the sheat, or in knives like Recon 1 or Ti-lite the blade grind stops then there's this ridiculous thick spot of steel before the ricasso? Like it makes no sense, and makes sharpening unnecessarily hard..
Other than that i love CS knives and appreciate the unique features and the bomb proof durability, the super tight pocket clips is not good for daily use, but i like it in those situations that a looser clip might cause the knife to fall, like when im boating or biking etc...
Same experience with secure-ex sheaths, defeating the purpose of a knife... Other than that I enjoy my CS a lot.
I’ve a number of CS knives. Most of those I have functional pocket clips. Other knife manufacturers have stiff pocket clips. I don’t have any CS fixed blades. Tel lock or uticlip can make a decent fixed blade sheath pocket clips. Thanks for taking the time to bring us your thoughts and opinion.
Alright that's good, I'm glad yours work well for you. Yeah I've seen at least 1 knife with a bad clip from every brand I've handled at some point. Cold steel is just the worst offender I've seen by far. Their Fixed blades are really nice from the ones I've handled/owned. Thanks for the reccomendations and for commenting!
You Talwar did have that awful dreadful
Lock Bar Issue,like so many had.
Hahaha that amazon thing is hilarious. I've had the same experience. I was going to buy the finn wolf until I handled it. Then I decided to order a spyderco persistence.
Yeah I had to laugh when I saw that to. Also good choice, the persistence is highly underrated 👌
Thanks for sharing. The only cold steel i have is the AD 10 and i hate the clip it came with. Changed it ASAP
I totally agree cold steel pocket clips do suck! However their C clips are excellent for small to medium sized fixed blades I bought 9 of em and put them on various knives leathernecks of different blade styles and some others and they actually work great it is a shame that you have to immediately buy a different clip when you buy a cold steel knife though 😢😢🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🙄😖
Alright I'm glad it's not just me, I felt like a crazy person making this video lol. I'll have to check out there c clips at some point. Seriously thanks for commenting!
That Kobun is awesome, I have the other original model,but I like that one but I can't justify or afford that one like you have although I like it very much ,but who knows mayone day. ⚔️
You have to remember most cold steel knives is meant for tactical use, the spartan is a great tool for everything.
The Talwar is obviously a weapon just like all of the ones on the table except for maybe the siganture kobun and the peacemaker, Cold steel puts quality into the steel not the sheath, handle or pocketclips.
Yes its important with a good sheath and pocketclip, but specifically those knives are meant for tactical use and self defense and some minor edc tasks.
And the serrations cold steel makes is designed to be the best at cutting meat or someone else, maybe it goes dull quick but if you beat it down everyday cutting whatever you do, abusing the knife of course it will get dull just like any other knife.
I'm aware of why they exist. I can tell you from personal experience that speed matters. I've never had to use a knife on somone thank god, but I've had to pull one someone for self defense 2 times. A knife you can't deploy, or carry cause the clip is ass, is a knife you can't use. Same thing with tactical knives and search and rescue and knifes. Speed and ease of use matters. That kobun is a monster of a knife but if I can't get it off my belt, the other guy with a knife or gun has the advantage.
Also im not the only person with this issue with their serrations. This is a quote from michael Janich.
Cold Steel’s serrations - which have much smaller teeth than those of other manufacturers - cut very well initially. However, their smaller teeth make them somewhat more prone to chipping. They are also more challenging to sharpen. Although Lansky makes a pocket sharpener specifically for Cold Steel’s serrations - using it is a time-consuming process.
@@jacobreviewsthings Ive used the Spartan many many times and its great, if there's one knife i could have it would be the Spartan, the Voyager series has the most shittiest pocket clips ive ever been near i know that, but when picking a tactical blade personally i prefer Emerson wave, Bastinelli, Spyderco, Cold Steel you know all of those.
I cant defend that the Voyagers have good pocket clips because they simply dont, i got my vaquero and the pocket clip was just disappointing but at least i got a reliable deadly knife that will be super effective in a knife fight or whatever it might be.
I always on my secure ex sheaths use a clip like you have on your kobun because the clips are usually shit like you said and sadly cold steel dont really take much thought into that and it should be fixed since they want us people to carry and use them
But i guess my point is that every knife from cold steel has a purpose, Voyagers are great knives for fighting and some tasks but the pocket clip is horrible. Anyway have a nice day 😊
@@jacobreviewsthings Yes but dont use those serrations for daily tasks, its not meant for it!! Those are designed to penetrate skin for god sake dont use it for edc👍🙌
I bout new kobun and i am still depresed with clip, it was 100 times better before, and master tanto sheath needed some heath treatment so it can hold it...
As a Knife collector and user who owns litterally dozens of Cold Steel knives and dozens of spyderco knicves...... I disagree, syderco is no where near the level of cold steel, despite being WAY nmore expensive. Also, anyone knows from experience that you NEVER buy serrated blades for working or utility purposes unless they are disoposable....... You should know that working at a knife store, Id hate to think how many people you have told to buy serrated knives to trim their plants outside. Maybe yall are getting counterfeit cold steels from your supplier and just dont realize it because they are hands down the best production line knives on the maeket. They crap on spyderco dollar for dollar and pound for pound. In fact, spyderco blades go dull faster than most other cheaper Chinese brands out there in my very extensive experience with them.
After readin your comment i get the feeling I think that you took my video here a little personally for some reason. You also don't know as much about knives as you seem to think you do (we have customers like you come in occasionally, always a good laugh). Spyderco and buck are both famous for how well made their steel is. Serrations can be used for literally anything, but there are certain tasks that they are better at. I'm surprised I have to explain this to an expert like yourself. Another thing most people like you don't realize is that serrations are sharpenable! Shocking right? Idk why you think you only need to buy disposable ones. Also why are you spending that much money on spydercos if you've had such bad experiences with them? Seems like a waste of your own money. Lots of weirdness in this comment to disect man.
If you wanna get your knife knowledge up I'd start buy reading Survival knives by James Morgan Ayers and The world encycopedia or Knives, Daggers, and bayonets by Dr. Tobias Capwell
@@jacobreviewsthingsdamn school is in session. You're handing out homework now
I'd bet my Cold steel knives that they get there knives directly from the supplier
@@Realfishhours haha you get to keep your knives. All our knives (and products in general) come directly from the suppliers. We have reps from the company who we place orders with and then a few months later Cold steel sends us a box of knives.
That kubun clip always sucked! 🤣 something that should have been fixed ages ago. Too add, about people not buying cold steel knives I was once in the boat of hating the company because of their naming schemes that just gave them flea market vibes.
By the way I love cold steel. Especially the srk and the recon 1. They also need to bring back the mini ak47 as it was severely underrated.
Haha I actually like there names. I'll take something silly and easy to remember over something like ZT 0452CF or something like that. I'll look into that ak47
At least the drop forged boot knife dagger has an ulticlip. Too bad all of their sheaths full their knives constantly...
you might try the cold steel talwar in large format - one of the greatest knives
I actually just made a review on it. I thought I would like it because that's my favorite blade style. Unfortunately I wasn't to big of a fan, I feel like I would definitely love the smaller version though
Oh my lord you were right about the amazon recommendation. Thats just sad, what happened to cold steel?
They're still a great company, they just don't do a few things very well unfortunately
What’s your opinion on the trail master and the leatherneck Lynn Thompson edition?
I've never used them. Ive only handled the trail master at knife counters. The trail master is actually pretty similar to the kobun in this video. So if you like the look of that you'll probably like it. We sell the mini leatherneck at my work and it seems well made and well designed. Hopefully that helps
i loosen all the clips on a new cold steel with pliers - i have never had a pocket knife fall out my pocket - there just not a knife for you if your not a guy
@ThirdoptionJCSU
You will never buy for 90$ chunk of s35vn with g10 and great HT and the strongest lock as on recon1 for example.Who cares about pocket clip when the ergo and HT are the most important
Who cares? Well ummm, probably seasoned knife enthusiasts, who know how it should be done
Where do you work
If you love what you do, do you really work anywhere?
Cold steel is becoming shit!!!