Cold Steel - Steel Tiger Karambit

Thompson is a fool and I wouldn't buy anything from his company. If you like that karambit you should check out the fixed blade Emerson karambit. Yes, its more expesive, but its worth it. Better materials, warranty, made in the USA, and a stand up guy owns the company.

Hey Gringogunsmith, that was a helpful response. Linoleum? Get a clue dude.
 
Isn't AUS 8A steel a good quality steel?
I know Emerson makes nice stuff, but $200+ is more than I can pay right now.
 
theocguy85 said:
Isn't AUS 8A steel a good quality steel?
I know Emerson makes nice stuff, but $200+ is more than I can pay right now.
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It is ok, mid grade steel. (best stainless that cold steal uses)
Emersons are not $200+, but they are not as inexpensive as the cold steal stuff.
The Fixed Karambit is somewhere around $150 or so
 
AUS-8A is a nice stainless steel. As far as stainless steels go, it's tough and it can be very easy to sharpen.

Theocguy85,

It looks like a solid knife made from good materials at a great price. If you want it to cut, slice, and give you hawkbilled goodness, go for it. If you don't like some things they've done involving violating the intellectual property of others, then don't go for it. Whatever you do, it looks like a great knife at a great price that I won't be buying (more available for you if you do buy it). Their Brave Heart looks pretty cool, too (even though they could've chosen a less over-rated Care Bear...).
 
The price is right. I don't always recommend Cold Steel, but if this is your price range, go head a try handling one.
 
Thanks, all!

I just placed an order for one (and a 6" Zytel Ti-Lite.)
I will review the Steel Tiger after I use it for a few days.
 
First off, where are my manners. I forgot to welcome you to bladeforums and your newest vice. We are very supportive your new vice and advice you in ways to maintain and indulge in it.

Congratulations on your purchase. I look forward to your review. Don't forget to post lots of pics. We like that here!;) :D
 
By the way, I hope that the Ti-lite that you purchased is a new stock that now is built with AUS8 steel which is a much better steel than the previous ones made with some 420 crap.
 
Thanks very much for the welcome.
I'll post pics and a review of the Steel Tiger after I try it out.

My obsession is definitely growing.
 
Not a big Cold Steel fan. If you like it and are happy with it, thats all that matters.

Actually this turned out well for me as I found the Simmons Scope I wanted to mount on my new Savage .17HMR. Thanks for the Wholesale Hunter link.
 
Rover just for my information what is your beef with thompson, Im not up on all the politics but I have always thought he had more of a clue than alot of the tactical guys out there, to explain where I am coming from, though not too many seem to respect my point of view, I tried for a long time to develop a means of responding to an unexpected assault. Where someone blindside tackles me to the ground with no warning, could I deploy a knife under those circumstances, I tried with a pal on the mats with training blades or just blades that I ground down with my home grinder. The result was I abandoned all the neck knives and all the folders and even the emerson lagriffe and today I am left with the unglamorous ColdSteel superedge. Why? because it is small so I can carry it everywhere, because it has a handle I can grab onto, because it has a sheath I can just yank the blade out of, because it has a key ring that serves as a great anchor point. I can get the knife out belly down, face up in a bear lock, I can get it out on my way down. And by the way I agree with you about the linenoleum reply, what is the point of posting if your just going to make a joke of someone's question, nothing against humor but not for the sake of dismissing someones's question.
 
Theocguy85, the knife looks wonderful to me, the only problem I wonder about is the size of it, can you carry this baby with you? Maybe we are not coming from the same place but I have a hard time considering a knife if I cant have it with me everywhere. Look this is going to sound crazy but what about that new little kabar they have out? Why not think of that as a kerambit, you know with out a hole and a talon shaped blade, but really have something that you can carry with you and use for defense, I think that kabar is meant to be used inverted like a kerambit, isnt that close enough?
 
theocguy85 said:
$49.00 at Wholesale Hunter

Cold Steel Page

Has anyone tried out this knife yet?
At a street price of $50, it looks like a great deal!
what do you think?
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You do need some training to utilize that knife properly in a SD situation. I don't recommend them for SD situations because you need years of training, I am sure all of that training will go out the door under stress. But if you want it 'cause it looks cool and you plan to use it to pull cuts then you are good to go.
 
I am glad to hear your remark about training going out the window under stress, In my hospital I saw a situation that really stuck in my mind, a nurse screamed for help and we all went running when we piled into the patient's room, the patient was there hanging themself, turning blue, it was scary as all get out, I felt my blood turn to ice water at the sight, the guard had a folder he always had with him, I must have seen him flip that thing out a million times for some minor chore, but at that moment he couldnt make his hands work, he fumbled and fumbled getting the blade out, the nurse reacted quicker and just started hoisting. When military types say keep it simple, Oh my god , keep it simple.
 
deathshead,

It does not take years of training to use a karambit effectively. I am a bit curious about your experiences in training with a karambit. Do you have any experience training with them?
 
My two cents on if it takes years of training to use the karambit: I agree that If you are going to master all of the indonesian curriculum for applying the karambit to various traps and sweeps in all kinds and manner of postures and apply that to real life combat, yeah sure, years and years and then you would probably forget all of it under stress anyway. But if you are talking about yanking out your knife and instinctively clawing and ripping with it, none at all, and you would probably do a hell of a job on an attacker.
 
rover said:
deathshead,

It does not take years of training to use a karambit effectively. I am a bit curious about your experiences in training with a karambit. Do you have any experience training with them?
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I have been doing JKD for a long time. I have seen people take months to just learn how to throw a good punch. All weapons, not just knives, take years to be proficient in so that the actions becomes natural. I see tournaments all the time where all knowledge goes out the window.
A karambit is an awkward tool. I am not saying that it is uncomfortable. It is a very comfortable tool that you have to get used to in regards to the curve of the blade and pikal grip on the knife. People have to get used to the idea that it is not a stabbing tool but primarily a slashing a trapping tool.
It is a devastating tool if you know how to use it. But not everyone has access to such classes. If I were to hand a person a knife for self-defense who has not had any training whatsoever, the karambit would be very far from the top of the list.
But anyhow, I can hand most everyone an object and they can think of a way to use it as a weapon. It doesn't take a knife expert to put a knife such as this to good use if the time arrises. But to become proficient is the difference when you receive training. I have had about a year of training with this blade and I don't feel nearly as confidant as I would with a traditional style knife.
 
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