Friday, May 30, 2008

Cold Steel Black Sable Folding Knife Review


By Santiago Gutierrez

What do you get when you combine the Japanese tanto with a middle-eastern style Talwar? The Cold Steel Black Sable. Take a look at the unique blade and you will discover that the Black Sable has the best of both worlds; the primary and secondary grind of a tanto with the curvature of a talwar.

I was lucky enough to get a great price on the Black Sable and here are my honest opinions:

What I like about the knife:

1. Although the Black Sable is beautiful enough to put on display or keep locked up, it Is also extremely practical for everyday utility use. Its 4 inch blade makes it legal to carry with you almost anywhere, and the ambidextrous stainless steel pocket clip allows for easy right or left handed carry.

2. Crafted from the hottest steel on the market today, VG-1 San Mai III, the Black Sable gives you a compromise between edge retention and flexibility.

With an inner core of VG-1 stainless and outer layers of 400 stainless, your Black Sable will be hair shaving sharp right out of the box and far less prone to rust than a typical high carbon blade.

3. Cold Steel uses polished micarta for the pistol-grip style handle. The handle feels very smooth in your hand, but is still rugged enough to handle the toughest situations.

4. When you open the knife, you will notice the snapping sound that the Black Sable makes when it goes into the locking position. It becomes obvious that the lock is amazingly strong and has no movement (up and down or side to side).

5. To wrap up a meticulously made knife, the bolsters are made with titanium. This feature solidifies the Black Sable as a custom-style knife at a very reasonable price.

What I didn't like:

1. I wish that Cold Steel would offer the same design at a lower price. Other than that, I don't have anything negative to say about the Black Sable.

Overall:

Everything about the Cold Steel Black Sable is high class. The steel, handle, bolsters, pocket clip and "custom series" carrying case are made to last a lifetime. Get a Black Sable, you'll be happy that you did!

You can get a Cold Steel Black Sable for $240 or less at my website http://www.KnifeSell.com

Thanks for reading,

Santiago Gutierrez http://www.KnifeSell.com

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