My foray into Cold Steel Knives has begun with this little guy.
I spent $40 CAD and got the Tuff Lite an AUS 8A steel little tank of a knife. It has a wharncliffe style blade which lends itself excellently to a ton of tasks like simple box opening, envelopes and even cutting food. Over that it of course is a blah blah self defense blah, lets be honest we aren't using our knives for self defense because majority of us are not in the military or law enforcement. But for those who are I'm sure this would be a great secondary solution to close encounters.
The construction is surprisingly good for a low end knife. Great ergonomics as well. The triad lock is present which engages really deep on the blade which can sometime hinder the closing of the knife but feels more than secure when using it. The handles are pure plastic which is whatever and the worst thing is there is no tip up option stock on this knife.
Is it worth it? Oh hell yeah, it's a beautiful little knife that will surpass expectations like it did with me as Cold Steel has a stigma of showy joke knives in my opinion but now I'm actually looking at more of their stuff. An excellent first for anyone cold about Cold Steel.
