Cold Steel Recon Fixed Blade
$89.99
$189.99
53% off
Reference Price
Gender: Uni-Sex
Condition: New
Size: 7 Inch
Top positive review
Totally Awesome!!! Razor sharp and a great deal!!
By John Weiss on Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2025
I love Cold Steel's Recon Tantos. I own three of them. The other 2 are made of SK-5 Steel which is really good, but I have always wanted one that was this higher quality San Mai Steel (Similar to Japanese VG-10 Steel), so I bought this one to improve my collection. This blade is 7 inches long and razor sharp out of the box! The handle has a very nice grip, and it came with a really nice Kydex sheath. The blade Steel is layered with a harder spring steel on the outside for durability and corrosion resistance, and an inner core of a softer steel that is easy to sharpen to razor sharp and it stays sharp. You can see where the thick outer steel meets the special steel core if you look at the blade where the edge is tapering down, there is a barely visible line where the two steels meet. This is the same Steel that Japanese kitchen knives and swords are made from. Cold Steel really knows what they are doing when it comes to making a knife blade, and they heat treat the blades perfectly! This knife is tough as nails and hair splitting sharp, the best of both worlds. I highly recommend this Recon tanto in this San Mai high grade steel! It really will stab through a metal door without hurting the knife; I've tried it! It's my favorite knife to carry in the car for protection! The price they have here on Amazon is the best price available because I've checked all the other sites, and they are charging $20 to $50 more everywhere else. This is a premium knife for a great deal! Next day shipping!
Top critical review
4 people found this helpful
Sharp, Great Price but have grind issue.
By Trader John on Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2023
I bought the sai mai version Very balance beautiful knife. It comes very sharp. slide thru paper effortless for such a thick stock. Amazing. I have found one tool mark on the spine. It is minor. However, the grind is uneven. Left side begins to narrow to the tip about 1-2 mm before the right side starts to narrow. Also, it appears that the right side edge is grinded at a different angle than to the left. There is bigger edge surface on the right side. I returned and bought the SK5 version Not as beautiful as the sai mai version to the eyes. But it is very sharp, By feel, the sai mai version is more balance when swinging. the difference is small. SK5 version also has the same grind issue but not as bad. given it is half the price, I would accept the small imperfection. Just my 2 cents.
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