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Cold Steel Bushman, Pocket Bushman, Throwing Shovel, and Kukri Machete
| Cold Steel has been a maker of great knives for a
long time. The knives in this review are of their less expensive line and
are affordable to everyone. The quality of these knives for the price is
really hard to beat.
Lets start off with the Bushman. This knife is a handy tool in the wilderness. It comes with a razors edge that will hold up even after batonning through multiple pieces of hard wood. This blade interested me because it can be attached to a stick to make a spear. The hollow handle also makes a great spot to put a small survival kit with little extra. It is made from one piece of steel rolled over and welded so you know the handle will not break. Specifications: I will not spend much time on the sheath of many knives for the simple reason that these do not make the knife. There are so many options out there when it comes to sheaths I feel I am wasting my time talking about them. I will say that the cordura sheath comes with a generous pocket that will fit a small survival kit, screws for attaching to a stick, and a sharpener. This knife preformed well even after hard use. The SK-5 high carbon steel was strong enough to hold an edge and is easy to resharpen. It is light weight well balanced and costs around 35 bucks depending on where you get it.
The Pocket Bushman. I am not a fan of pocket knives. The moving parts seem to set me back. This is a thing I need to work out on my own. this being said the pocket bushman caught my attention because of its locking mechanism. It reminds me of an old Katy bar for a door. When this thing is locked it is not coming unlocked. Even after repeated batonning the lock held up. I have even sat and repeatedly worked the lock spring trying to get it fail and it is still as strong as the day I got it. I have herd several people say that the lock had a bad design and would fail after use. They fixed the problem and redesigned the entire locking system of this knife. To me that is remarkable considering the price of the knife. Most companies would have an attitude of you get what you pay for. Not the case with Cold Steel. They have a real attention to detail as well as customer service. Specifications: I am also not a fan of stainless steel for knife blades. For a knife to have two strikes against it in my book, this thing is amazing. The knife actually made me rethink my knife standards. Putting an edge back on my Pocket bushman was not as difficult as I though it would be. The Krupp 4116 stainless steel blade is not as hard as most stainless steel blades making sharpening a breeze. The handle is 420 stainless steel (yuck for blades) but seems Cold Steel found a good use for this type of steel. The handle would seem uncomfortable at mention of it being made of steel. The way it is shaped makes a very comfortable grip. In my opinion this is a great knife.
This is a photo of the Bushman and Pocket bushman.
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For photos of the
following items watch the video. I will be going over the Special Forces
Shovel and the Kukri machete.
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