I went to my LGS this morning and they were sorting through a bunch of bayonets that they got in yesterday.
I spied a older beat-up Cold Steel fixed-blade and asked how much....$15.00....So I bought it.
As you can see it was well used. I put a decent edge back on it. It will do for it's intended purpose to ride in the storage bin of my 4-wheeler.
Had it been in better shape (and without Clute crudely etched into the blade) they sell for around $150.00 or so. The newer knives are made in Japan with the last Carbon V blade being made in the USA in 2007. They say Camillus made the blades.
It's a long discontinued model (made between '95 - '97) and has been superseded by several variations since. The first one was made in 1990.
Here is a old thread on the history of the knife:
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I spied a older beat-up Cold Steel fixed-blade and asked how much....$15.00....So I bought it.
As you can see it was well used. I put a decent edge back on it. It will do for it's intended purpose to ride in the storage bin of my 4-wheeler.
Had it been in better shape (and without Clute crudely etched into the blade) they sell for around $150.00 or so. The newer knives are made in Japan with the last Carbon V blade being made in the USA in 2007. They say Camillus made the blades.
It's a long discontinued model (made between '95 - '97) and has been superseded by several variations since. The first one was made in 1990.
Here is a old thread on the history of the knife:
Mini History of Cold Steel SRK and Recon Tanto
Quickly threw this together based on catalog info...not planning to add any pics. Have included model numbers, blade steel, blade finish, and type of sheath. SRK: Introduced in 1990...I have a copy of the "New Products for 1990" flyer that announces it. Early models had markings on one side...
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