We do accept special orders but do not repeat any knife as an exact copy of one previously made. Back-orders are available and can usually be produced and shipped within 3 weeks depending on the time of the year. Each knife will have a different handle material and we endeavour to never repeat a handle on any knife. This example is the Fifth available but there are more coming. The external flap used to secure the knife to your belt is reversible by way of 2 Nickel screws allowing the knife to carried left or right handed. The Taipan comes with a hand crafted full leather sheath in the scout carry configuration. The handle grips are held with 3 Black G10 pins. In contrast, the Tai Pan features a sturdy spear point which is wide. The handle grips are Dyed & stabilised Spalted Sassafrass. Most daggers are notorious for having thin, fragile points that are easily broken. Usage could be for skinning or general purpose. The Blade, made from 80CRV2 High Carbon steel has a sweeping trailing point that is sharp and ideal as a stabbing knife. Taipan has a 6 inch blade at just under 5 mm thick at the Ricasso. The generous handle fits my large hand well and I enjoy having this knife in hand, in all grips.The “Taipan” is a new design added to the range. It has all of the usual lashing points etc and is the usual Secure-Ex sheath except for the fact that it doesn't retain the knife like most of my CS knives do. The retention is not as good as I have seen in many of my other Cold Steel knives, and unless you use the clasp snap the knife will fall out of the sheath. The sheath is a bit of a problem, I will say it right now. Other than that it is equal to the Japanese version. Mine does have a slight hiccup with the Kray-Ex right at the guard end but that is being really nit-picky and really can't feel it unless you go looking for it. The knife arrived reasonably sharp, though I did touch it up both on the Sharpmaker and then stropped it.įit and finish is very good, I have had the chance to compare this version to the original and this particular knife does come close to being equal to the Japanese version. The laminate lines are nice and even which is good to see. I am assuming they still use 420j for the outer layers of the laminate. As normal for all knives Cold Steel produces these knives have a Kray-Ex handle as well, affording excellent grip.īlade steel is the new san mai mix laminate, being VG-10 laminate with no advertised HRC. What he did was make the tip more robust, a broad leaf like blade, a small guard, full tang and pointed pommel for striking. The Tai Pan in san mai is the quintessential 'combat dagger' as imagined by Lynn Thompson and he has tried to improve the design so as to make it the perfect dagger for fighting. The knife came as is usual for Cold Steel knives of this caliber, shipped separately from the sheath, the blade covered in a cardboard cover and sheath bubble wrapped, all contained in the Cold Steel Box. *Pricing from Cleavers is $299.99 (as of ) what I paid for this knife, which saved me $90 on the purchase price over the Black Bear. In contrast, the Tai Pan® features a sturdy spear point which is wide and thick enough to resist breaking without compromising its ability to offer deep, effortless, penetration. Most daggers are notorious for having thin, fragile points that are easily broken. This was the first of the new 'san mai' knives I had ever bought and first Taiwan made knives I owned, so I was very interested to see how they compared to my san maiIII Japanese made knives, which I had several. The Tai Pan is also a knife I had long wanted and I thought was a great compromise. So in about an hour later I had one in hand, as I live only a suburb away. So long story short I rang them and asked if they had any Tai Pan's on hand, which they did. Come to May I think and I had got the shits with it, I had rung Cleavers many times asking when my knife was coming and they could not give me a definite answer, now fair enough some of this was right in the middle of Covid-19 but still I could not wait any longer. I really only bought it to complete the set of my Cold Steel classic san mai's (not that I have really done that, though I am trying to do it)īack story, January 2020 I noticed that Cleavers had listed the Cold Steel Black Bear Classic as a new product and as I had long wanted one and missed out on buying one before they were discontinued so I pre-ordered one, paid my money (interestingly they were $389 the same money that were listed as in the CS catalog in US$) and then waited, and waited, and waited. The community has watched Cold Steel move from entry-level and budget stainlesses into some very capable, high-performance steel at their behest. Here is my written overview, I haven't done much with this knife since I got it, hence the overview.
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