Description
CS29MT 3" Plain edge VG-1 Blade
Due to their light weight and convenience, Zytel handled lockbacks have gained enormous popularity at the expense of heavier, traditional lockbacks with their metal bolsters and wooden scale handles. This Voyager Series is the new generation of these ultra-light knives and are sure to be the standard by which others are judged for years to come!
The Voyager Series are made from the same premium stainless steel that goes into Cold Steel's famous Tanto. They feature precision milled and hand fitted parts with extra stiff springs. This provides a lock that is safer and stronger than most traditional folders. The blades are extremely wide and ground thin at the edge for tremendous shearing potential. This thin edge allows them to hone the blade to astounding sharpness. And because of the high carbon content in the stainless steel, you'll find that the sharpness really lasts.
If you like serrations, you"ll really appreciate their exclusive pattern. It offers the aggressive ripping action of serrated teeth, but with a twist.
The Cold Steel design features groups of very small teeth separated by wide, shallow arcs. This results in the benefits of both a plain and a serrated edge, so that the knife still cuts smoothly through almost any material. The Voyager Series offers all the advantages of the latest in lockback construction technology including lightning-quick, one-handed opening, light weight and strength, yet without the necessity for unsightly humps or holes in the blade. The result is a more appealing traditional look with very modern styling. Every detail has been designed for maximum performance from the reinforced pivot pin, and the metal clip, to the grooved thumb shelf on the back of the knife for extra traction. Plus, the handle offers a superbly comfortable non-slip grip and it houses the blade in a sleek, super-light package that can be carried all day without effort.
As tools, these lightweight, super sharp knives are appropriate in almost any environment from hunting and camping, to hiking and general utility chores. They can also readily fill specialty functions such as a boat or river knife, a chute knife or demanding police,/survival/rescue applications.
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Product Reviews for the Cold Steel Medium Voyager VG-1 3" Tanto Point Plain Edge Metal Clip
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Avg. Rating:  (Based on 1 review)
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Review 1: Headline: ColdSteelFan
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by Mark Web From California on 03/03/2009
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Best tanto blade profile around - superb design for both slashing and penetrating when carried for use as a defensive weapon. It's hard to get both functions in a single blade, and other makers seem to make their designs too "pointy" which makes them good for penetrating but more prone to snaggin on clothing when used for slashing. While the tanto blade profile makes this more of a novelty or defensive pocket knife than working tool, this blade profile is uncommonly well-suited for opening and carving up card-board boxes, which is, after all, the most common civilian use for pocket knifes and box cutters. A more traditional clip point (offered also by Cold Steel) would be better for food preparation and/or game dressing. Overall A+ for the best tanto blade design on the market. One of the best ratios of blade length to handle length - the blade is very usable, even for self-defense, at 3.0", but the handle is very short and compact. In fact one might argue that for self-defense a shorter blade is far better, since the goal should be to inflict pain and fright rather than to cause critical injury. A longer blade is too likely to hit a vital organ or major artery. Those who are opposed to even THINKING about using a knife for self-defense are oblivious to two important facts: smaller people (which includes almost every woman) cannot under any circumstances adequately defend themselves from larger, aggro attackers empty handed. And knives don't start fights - drunks start fights. If you are going to a bar, follow the Old West routine of checking any dangerous items at the door (leave in your car). Best handle in terms of grip dots/checking. I have tried many of the G10 handles without dots, many of the handles with aggressive checkering and dots, and this one feels the best, partly because the handle is somewhat rounded and not a flat thin slab with sharp edges. Only Pachmayr style rubber grips work better, and the checkering on this synthetic handle will never degrade. The opening studs stay out of the way of clothing snags and this folder is RELATIVELY less likely to open accidentally in the pocket than a folder constructed with a large opening hole (which can easily snag on a variety of pocket items or even just on the folds of cloth making up a pocket). Likewise, the tension provided by the traditional lockback spring on this folder helps keep the blade closed if the knife is jostled. Still, this knife, like all folders (and especially liner-locks), should be kept with the blade against the edge of the pocket, or with a rubber band wrapped around it (while a folder is not like to open accidentally from normal pedestrian bumps, a kick, punch, or fall could "shock" the blade partially open). When choosing blade placement, take into account the risk of accidental opening and do not locate the knife in an area of the anatomy that would be grievously harmed by an accidental opening. The clip is useful if you like such things, as good as any other, but my preference is to remove it, so there is a better grip on the handle. The clip blocks a lot of grip checkering, and while it is useful for "indexing" the knife in the hand for casual use, impedes grip and security in stressful situations. (Fortunately the area under the clip is checkered, some knives leave such areas smooth.) The opening studs work fine with one caveat: under stress, it is possible to flatten the fat part of your thumb against the blade edge when opening and cutting the thumb. Therefore if this is intended for stressful use, it's a good idea to take a thin strip of cellophane or electrical tape and cover the very small portion of the blade edge directly below the opening studs to prevent a "stress opening" cut. Taking such a small portion of the blade out of commission will not impair the effectiveness of the knife. There is no wobble of blade side to side. Seki City retains its reputation as the best knifemaking city in the world. Cold Steel is to be criticized for not biting the bullet and upgrading the steel after all these years. VG1 is a non-standard steel - VG10 is the pocket knife steel of choice. VG1 is intended for home cutlery, which is intended to be on a more frequent resharpening schedule. On the other hand, VG1 should assure easy resharpening and if your use if defense rather than utility, the use of steels is far less relevant than sharpness and blade geometry - and both are superb on the Voyager line. Price can't be beat for a pocket knife than has more subtle, useful features than "big name" custom and semi-custom makers. The opening studs can be removed for jurisdictions where they are prohibited or raise eyebrows. The blade can be "flipped" open with practice but is sufficiently resistant to flipping for jurisdictions where that is scrutinized. One of the best small pocket knives out there, there is a reason it has endured so long in the marketplace.
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