Cold Steel Espada Review

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[Distrepolo]

so is this lock just like the counter point ii?

[wwwknivestowncom]

@Distrepolo Both knives are equipped with the Tri-Ad lock.

[HairofSteel555]

So it's made in Taiwan, made of AUS 8 and is 5 inches..........the specs pretty much replicate the SOG SEAL Pup. What makes this knife (Though I freaking want one so bad) the million time better than a SOG when it's pretty much the same steel, same country of manufacturing and same size. Is there some actual reasons why it's better, or is this where the "fanboy" wars just tend to happen?

[wwwknivestowncom]

@HairofSteel555 I don't think anyone ever said it is "better" than the SOG. That would be comparing apples & oranges. They are two entirely different knives indeed. Not to mention the Espada is a folder and the SOG Seal Pup a fixed blade, the spirit of the knives are totally different. One definitely could not substitute for the other.

[thestout77]

do you know anything about the newer bead blasted versions? do they seam to be of the same quality?

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@thestout77 The new Espadas are a good value. The G-10 scales are not polished like the original and the blade is bead blasted as you say instead of mirror polished. The blade steel is the same and both have the Tri-ad lock. The big difference is in the frame. The original has a 7075 aluminum frame and the new version is G-10 over partial liners so it cannot be as strong as the original in the weight stress tests, but is that really necessary when it cuts just the same?

[dany1441]

@CadetLD True, but they're a different class of knife, hardly to be compared.

[wwwknivestowncom]

@eastofakron1 Who said anything about $400? Click the link under my vid for a better price.  :)

[WejYllemS]

@slmmaster fuck that microtech nemesis mate!@!@!

[MrHALOCOUST]

@Rich949 probably old model.some cs knives have that pocket clip design but they changed to this.

[thestout77]

@mtsEnrique you mean the espada right? not the rajah.

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@Rich949 I looked at my own Espada and there is no hole and I looked at the Cold Steel website and there is no hole. Then I looked at the Knife Center website and I do see the hole you are talking about. I can't tell you what it all means, but what I can say is this, you paid more for it at Knife Center than you would have at Knives Town.