Reddit reviews Cold Steel 49LCK Srk SK-5, Boxed, One Size

Folding or fixed? crkt m16-04ks (all steel, 12c27 blade) is pretty good. Comes in a 4 inch tanto blade. https://www.crkt.com/shop/tactical-knives/m16-04ks.html. Don't mind the price, CRKT lists it at way more than what you'll actually pay for it. Amazon has it for $40.

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Slightly above your price point, at $50 is is the cold steel voyager large, https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-29AC-Voyager-Plain/dp/B07DPVMTCN/ref=sr_1_39?keywords=cold+steel+knives&qid=1562298253&s=gateway&sr=8-39

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Anyways, why are you looking for a tactical knife? If you're just looking for a cool scary looking knife, there's plenty from CRKT, kershaw and cold steel. If you want a tactical utility blade (i.e. hard use knife), then Ganzo makes some great ones. IMO the axis lock is way more convenient to operate one-handed. I find myself constantly opening and closing my knives as I use them for whatever task I have at hand, closing it, then opening it a minute later to do something else. Something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Ganzo-G720-GR-Tactical-Folding-Breaker/dp/B0168E0Y3O/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=ganzo&qid=1562298418&s=gateway&sr=8-3

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If you're doing seriously hard work with it, then just get a fixed blade, like this https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-49LCK-SK-5-Boxed/dp/B07BKK9Z6R/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=cold+steel+knives&qid=1562298253&s=gateway&sr=8-4 (currently on sale for $34, usually $40-50). No point in dealing with a lock and an uncomfortable handle when you can get one without it.

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If you're looking for an actual knife to stab someone with, then I suggest investing in a gun or pepper spray instead.

Definitely the Cold Steel SRK in SK5 carbon steel.

Amazing all-around camping/outdoor knife for the price.

Just a heads up friend. These are 34 bucks on Amazon right now if you decide to drop the price I may be interested :)

Cold Steel GI Tanto or you can get the SRK SK-5 for just $5 more https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-49LCK-SK-5-Boxed/dp/B07BKK9Z6R/ref=sr_1_19?crid=WVLE6XR1YU7D&dchild=1&keywords=cold+steel+fixed+blade&qid=1571212501&s=sporting-goods&sprefix=Cold+steel+fixed%2Csporting%2C147&sr=1-19

Pretty sleek and badass looking. And on sale at Midway USA for $30 cheaper than BladeHQ and Amazon right now. I've never bought from there, but just noticed the price.

I see the Tech's big brother, the SB1T-L Super SOG Bowie, on multiple "best bowie" lists, so it seems people value what they do in the bowie department. That one's a 7.5" in Aus-8 and the handle is brown leather instead of textured black Kraton. On SOG's site (though you can get better prices) it goes for $75 more than the Tech, so if that's indicative of their own in-house estimation of quality, there's maybe one suggestion on higher quality options you're after.

Staying upmarket, and to put it back in the all-black and sleek tactical-looking department, if a bit less bowie, there's the Fallkniven A1 in black. People rave about their knives.

And if you like the sleek all-black look of that Fallkniven but would rather go budget than spendy on your black badass tacticals, there's the Cold Steel SRK in SK-5 going for a song on Amazon. $35! You could just get that one for dessert. It was so cheap I just got one for fun, just to have it since I'd always liked its shape. Looks like something a Navy SEAL would fight with in the dark. It's comparably manageable in size to the Tech and the design has a long track record. The handle is the same material and pattern as the Tech, no back guard, ricasso half the size, blade width of 5mm instead of 6.1mm, weight a nice 8.2oz instead of 11.2oz, length 10.75" instead of 11". So, just an option for something cool lower down in the budget if you like 'em black and badass.

Here's another sleek black tactical with a bowie blade but otherwise not looking very bowie, looking more spy fighty, the Spyderco Street Bowie, a lot cheaper on Amazon of course.

There's the black version of the classic Ka-Bar Marines fighting knife.