Cold Steel CS-35AC Outdoor Knife San Mai Magnum Tanto II Blade Length: 7.5 Inches, Multi-Colour

Wunderschönes Tanto, genau das hab ich bestellt! Beim ersten Mal war verkehrt aber jetzt ist alles richtig! Ich Freue mich sehr! Für mich ein Messer für die Vitrine für alles andere zu Schön. Fünf von Fünf!

Super nice knife. Looks good. Well made. Sharp out of the box.

Excellent quality, blemish free, great weight and balance. Excellent sheath retention. I would recommend this to anyone that is interested in it.

I returned the first CS tanto I received because the bevels on the top were cut very, very unevenly. That was the kind of poor quality control I’d expect from a 20 dollar knock off, not a $130 premium knife. Sent that back for an exchange. 2nd knife had three issues. I originally intended to return it, but decided to live with or fix the problems. First, the bevels on the top are slightly uneven, although you have to look closely. I can live with it, although for the money it seems shoddy. Second and most functionally significant, the guard was just a little too large for the kydex sheath and the knife got stuck when I sheathed it - REALLY stuck. I fixed this by hearing and remoulding the locking/release area of the sheath. Easy fix, but again, for $130 I’d expect better quality control. Third issue is some light pitting on the spine. I can take care of it with some oiled emery paper and a sanding block, or just live with it. That said, the handle feels GREAT in the hand. The steel is incredibly cool. I ultimately decided to keep this. It falls in the category of a good, but overpriced knife. When I bought a K-Bar for my Dad, the immediate impression out of the box was of very high (much better) quality, and it cost less than this. In some ways I wish I’d just bought a K-Bar for myself, although I prefer the tanto’s handle to the K-Bar so… mixed feelings? Oh, and some reviews mentioned “legendary” cold steel customer service… The customer service number on the back of the box is disconnected. I’m not one to say never. I MAY buy another cold steel knife again, but only if more reputable (and/or more medium priced) equivalent option is not available.

I got this to replace one I bought in the 90s with the leather sheath that was made in Japan. That one was unfortunately stolen. This one seems to have the same quality though the blade is shaped slightly differently (I liked the old one better, but aesthetics only). Anyway getting to the point, I just bought a second one of these when I found out the company had been bought out. I did have problems with the sheath, but it can be easily fixed by using a little sand paper on the notches the knife locks into. This allows you to customize the retention. If you can't even get the knife out to do this, just carefully apply outward pressure on the two sides of the sheath to pry it apart slightly and the knife will slip out. I'm not complaining as for the price these might be factory seconds, I don't really know, but the knife itself is top notch, and it only took me about 15 minutes to fix the sheath. Hope that helps some of you!