Pros: Sharpness, Sharpenability, Material Quality, Overall Quality, Construction
Cons: None
Love this knife
Love it for camp and bushcraft. Can sharpen this knife to a wicked edge!
Reviews and Ratings for Cold Steel 20VSHSZ Commercial Series Western Hunter 6" 4116 Stainless Blade, Kray-Ex Handle, No Sheath
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Customer Reviews
Average Joe
ColoradoJun 27, 2017
Thejman
New JerseySep 30, 2017
Pros: Sharpness, Material Quality, Overall Quality, Construction
Cons: None
Worth a lot more than $20
I was looking for a light duty outdoor knife, something that I could keep in my backpack as a spare or perhaps the glove box of my truck. Stainless steel is a good choice for a knife like that, as is a Kydex or plastic sheath and rubberized handle. When I saw this one on the website it seemed ideal, even the name sounded good; Western Hunter. The description almost made me walk away though as it says the knife is from "Cold Steel's series of kitchen knives". Doesn't look like any knife in my kitchen, or that of anyone else's kitchen I've ever been in, so I figured for only $20 you can't go wrong. Turns out to be one heckuva a value. I've grown immune to product descriptions that say things like "comes razor sharp!", because rarely is that the case. This time it's accurate though as the edge is extremely sharp. The knife is very light weight and the blade is quite thin - less than an 1/8" - yet it doesn't feel flimsy. The spine thins to a very acute point, which is good for piercing. It doesn't look as though it would stand up to much abuse however as it gets really thin at the very end. Mine is just a touch off center as well. The sheath has a slight relief cut at the top so when the knife is fully inserted it helps to create a snug fit. There's a drain hole in the tip. The rubber on the handle feels like it's an over-mold on top of something not at all pliable, but the combination works well as it is both grippy and secure feeling. Only real drawbacks I see are the spine does not have an aggressive 90 degree angle, so you can't use it for scraping anything (ferro rod, wood shavings, etc). That's a big loss for me. The edge grind isn't totally even either; on one side it goes all the way to the ricasso, while on the other it stops about 1/4" short.
Rick From Newport Beach
Newport Beach Sep 18, 2021
Pros: Sharpness, Sharpenability, Material Quality, Overall Quality, Construction, Durability
Cons: None
Meat cutter
This is one of the best meat cutting knives by cold steel If you’re going to be field dressing any anything animal your in for a real treat this knife makes fast work of your pig, goat, dear, elk, moose, this knife is the greatest to carry as a primary or the absolute best secondary knife anyone could hope for . This stays sharp and can be shapened with a fine diamond hone if needed. wow this one knife, out of all the customs out there you may want this one instead you will find this twenty five dollar knife may put most to shame first it is so rust resistant that you can leave in you back pack from year to year without worry probably the best non custom knife for cutting meats of any kind! for survival and other uses it is ok but remember this knife will cut anything you should be using it on well so be careful as a all porpoise it may fall short but if you want something you can use a hammer on to break bones and stuff you will want something much thicker for your chopper survival knife But my hammer knife is also very inexpensive because having a knifes that is corrosion proof knive means the other one for camp can be plain high carbon steel knife and a camp axe and your set for just about anything you could cut with out saws !