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Cold Steel

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Cold Steel Recon 1 Clip Point Plain Edge

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

The triad lock mechanism is amazing! Needs to be broken in but opening it feels like quality. The blade closes dead center with good detent, and locks back with a very distinct snap. The locking mechanism is second to none.

Imma cold steel recon 1 fanboy it seems. It's very sturdy, and was razor sharp out of the box. The thumb stud is also well placed & set well.

Cons

When i disengage the lock, the built-in force closes up the blade automatically when the blade-handle reaches 90 degree angle. A lot of these knives have defective locks and exchanging those for another may get you a good one. The thumb screw cannot b... Read More

I like the look and feel of the knife but the uncentered blade and the stiff lock make it less than desirable to keep on me and use all the time. I have quite a few higher end tactical folders and this knife doesn't even come close to being in the sam... Read More

It feels cheap. I'm not sure it it's a real recon tanto because the logo doesn't match the logo on amazon.

It is a chisel grind so it is only a one sided edge. Another disappointment is that the blade is not centered.

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Highlights

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Quality

Sharp and durable i love this knife

The quality of the knife is extremely good

With regular maintenance they both retain scary sharp edges can handle alot of cutting tasks and after abt a week you hardly no... Read More

Knife doesnt close properly and has wobble at the tip will be returning and purchasing a sog pentagon series like i should have... Read More

Price

You are getting an outstanding product for a very reasonable price

Ounce for ounce dollar for dollar this is true bargain

Unless im opening a 500 sabenza i prefer to be able to snap open the blade with a flick of the thumb and if i do have to push t... Read More

You get a lot for you money with this steel

Shipping

Decided to order this one and it was immediately delivered and omg am i glad that i orderded this one

Competitiveness

I like this clip better than the sr1 as its more manageable off and on the belt

Note there are other knives with this same steel selling in the 300 range

Its hard to find a knife that gets talked about more than the recon so i wont say much

Overview

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sharp, open, great, good and cold.

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This product had a total of 2,547 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 30 2024.