Tactical Knife Showdown: Cold Steel Recon 1 Tanto Folding Knife | Hard Use Test -- Will It Fail?

A high-end tactical folder has snapped under pressure... Will a Cold Steel Recon 1 succeed where a tactical knife $200 more expensive failed?

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[TheCrewgadjy]

Cold Steel braking the laws of physics since 1980. :)

[Prometheus]

cold steel is underrated. they make some of the toughest and highly functional folders.

[johnwilliamson]

damnit! now I have to go and buy a recon 1 now.

[TheWctrd]

I have carried the recon 1 for 5 years now and I have the same one with a razor sharp edge!! I abuse it and it NEVER fails! I've just ordered the cts-xhp because, well, I love me!! Great job defying the laws of physics!!! Rock on Cold Steel all the way!!!

[tamatoa]

I love reading reviews and comments from people saying the Recon 1 is a cheaply made knife. One guy on Amazon says its a cheaply made knife and to spend more money on a more expensive knife. He says it's all hype.

I guess I just watched some hype and not a knife standing up to abuse. I wonder what knives he is talking about that can take more abuse than the Recon 1? I watched all the videos. They all looked real to me and not hype.

I guess he was mad because he broke his $300 knife opening a box.

There's another guy saying this knife is useless as a utility knife especially the tanto. What do these people use their knives for? Cutting apples? Opening envelopes? Yeah in that case I would say there are better knives suited for that purpose.

Cold Steel Recon 1. You either love it or hate it.

Thumbs up or down. Who loves it. Who hates it.

[CedricAda]

The CS american tanto point is insanely tough. Properly triangular, lots of material behind it, but still sharp and angular and agile. Best tantos going

[preelenede]

Good job showing that guy and the company up! Lmbo

[dragonclaw]

Cold Steel for the win....love my cold steel knives

[TheIrcbully]

First edge sucks LONG LIVE THE RECON 1

[savvy]

Cold Steel Recon 1 and the Glock 19 for Navy Seals

[malvinacarabas]

I had that knife . Cold steel Recon 1 Tanto is a hell of the knife . So good - hospital security stole it from me . Very nice channel . Thanks!

[dadezgambino]

I've own the Recon 1 XL going on 5 years now. It's extremely beat and scratched up, but has never let me down and the tip is still intact.
I have never sharpened the blade and it still cuts a paper very smoothly like day one...
I would recommend it as an everyday beat up blade ✊✊

[Todd_S]

Another testament of how awesome Cold Steel Knives are. Great job on the honest testing +BudgetBugout! Nutnfancy turned me on to Cold Steel years ago.

[alb]

I just purchased my first "real" knife. It's the Recon 1. What a beauty for such a workhorse. I haven't done a "can I break it?" test and I won't. I've seen enough YouTube videos to know that the Recon 1 is up to just about everything.

[jlogan]

ill never understand why people scoff at cold steel knives, they are some of the toughest knives on the market at a fraction of the price. I have a spyderco shaman that i love but i admit i try to baby it bc its so expensive that if i broke it id be bummed out bc im NOT buying another one. My recon 1 ive had for 4 years and have put that thing through the ringer, all its ever needed was a touch up on the wet stone. If i lost or broke it today id just hop on amazon and buy another no problem.

[novicagojkovic]

Proper edge geometry as well as proper heat treatment is crucial for the blade's performance. Vast majority of knives break and can't hold much stress because serial production leaves so much space for errors during heat treatment. That is why i would always buy a hand made knife from the private knifemaker or bladesmith.

[tamatoa]

Cold Steel knives get a bad rap for whatever reason, but I have many and are my favorite knives. They are no frills, tough knives at a good price point.

One of the main reasons I like the Cold Steel folders is the Tri-Ad lock. I feel safe the lock won't give. I EDC my Recon 1's for work and going out. The black coated one for work and the satin stainless for going out.

My knives are like American Express. Never leave home without it. 🤙🏾

[SteveJohnsonPHANTOM]

Cold steel make some awesome knives. I've carried the Recon 1 for years and have put it through a lot of Hell. Other than the coating messing up the blade is not damaged at all.

[bmchaney]

And people will still talk crap about CS! I tore appart several shipping crates with mine a couple weeks ago, and batoned the pieces down for firewood. The thing is a beast! No blade play or anything. Nice follow up vid.

[mistersmith]

Don't pry with a tactic knife,
Pry with a COLD STEEL⚔️