Cold Steel Mini Recon 1 Spear Point Tactical Folder Knife

indesrtoyable
These recon series knives are top of the line.

The sharpness out of the box is great.
There is no play in the blade.
The grip is superb as a matter of fact it's almost too grippy (no such thing)
The Aus-8 is strong, keeps an edge, easy to sharpen, and resists rust like a lesbian resists men.
The knife is incredibly sturdy "indestroyable" if you will.
SPEED. this is my favorite thing about this knife, the way the handle is made and the thumb stud it almost opens like an assisted, and with the lock back in the middle of the handle it makes it extremely easy to put away one handed.
This thing is so fast it replaced my box cutter at work, (my bosses don't like that)
Diverse sizes, it comes in a four, three and two inch blade.

and if you think i'm paid off by Cold Steel to say this, think again. I work in a meat market where we actually cut meat, i'm a hunter and a fisherman. so i know my way around a blade.

now after all...
Great value
What a fantastic little knife.

The good:
- Very sharp out of the box
- Great blade centering
- Blade lock-up when locked open is very strong
- The value. What you get for the price is amazing.
- The texture makes for an excellent grip
- Very practical blade size and shape for every day tasks
- Blade retention is outstanding. This won't come open in your pocket.

The so-so:
- Would be nice to have some jimping on top to grip your thumb but not critical

The bad:
- The only thing I can say is that the pocket clip and grippy texture under the pocket clip will tear up your pants if you clip it to your pocket.

All in all, a fantastic value. A lot of knife for the price. I don't yet know how the edge retention is but initial impressions are positive.
My first Cold Steel knife
This is a good knife with a grippy handle. Not a great fit in my hand, but is good enough. Having said that the knife is well made and the blade is sharp.

My biggest complaint about this one is the release to close the knife. It is very stiff and takes some work to release. This is not enough for me to recommend against buying this knife. Just be aware of this point.

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