COLD STEEL Bowie Spike

Fantastic knife and made of 4116 German steel. An excellent steel for a knife like this and made in Taiwan when Lynn Thompson owned the Cold Steel company. Better quality control back in those days. Have cleaned large fish, large and small game. It cuts paracord, heavy rope, fishing line etc. An ideal option for survival and self-defense. It's worth more than I paid for it, and at this price, am getting another one.

Very happy with product. Very sharp and durable

While this is not a knife for knife snobs, it IS a quality production fixed blade made from reasonable materials that gets the job done. I love mine. I knew what to expect, and that's what I got: High quality, great product for the price, and materials that are adequate while not busting the bank with over-the-top-has-to-be-perfect expectations. This is an excellent and easily concealable (boot, IWB, belt, edc, etc.) knife. If you actually use your knives that you carry, you will not be disappointed with this little gem from Cold Steel.

It is a nice sharp blade. But the handle is too short and too skinny for my average adult male hand.

Another quality blade from COLD STEEL! Small, compact, a perfect boot knife. Blade is robust and sharp right out of the box. Sheath is kydex and fits and holds knife securely. I think it's a little too big for a neck knife but it will make a great boot knife. You simply cannot go wrong with a Cold Steel knife.

The handle is way too tiny for big hands. I wrapped mine with para-cord, now I can use it. I just wish I could find a small enough clip because I don’t want to carry it around as a neck knife. I just keep it in my pocket.

I have never had a neck knife before so I figured why not? This knife is very nicely made. Is heavy duty for a smaller fixed blade knife. Came pretty sharp… I will probably sharpen it up a little more. Not sure how practical it will actually be, but I will definitely put it to use and keep it in my backpack if not wearing it. I will need to make a better lanyard because the supplied one is just a cheap ball chain, and I could see myself breaking it and losing the knife. But otherwise I’m very happy with my purchase.

Knife is good for self defence on the low, but not great for edc use. Didn’t see that it was stainless steel, the blade edge gets dull quick and gets a lot of minor rolls or minor chips if used to open boxes of cans and the like. Still a cool little pointy piece overall.

Rattenscharf

Ich habe 3 dieser Messer: Drop Point, Tanto und dieses. Von allen dreien hatte dieses den gröberen, unschöneren Schliff, aber immer noch im grünen Bereich. Um den aktuellen Preis von über 50 Euro wäre es mir zu teuer, 40 waren ein guter Preis. Die Bowie Form hat aber einfach was, gerade so ein kompaktes Messer ist in dieser Form schon ein Hingucker. Verwende ich die Messer im Wald? Nein, dafür sind sie mir zu schön, ich sehe sie eher als Sammlerobjekte an. Der Stahl ist super, 4116 Stainless ist durchaus schnitthaltig, für den harten Einsatz im Wald brauche ich aber eine Griff der besser zu meinen großen Händen passt. Da ist Mora die bessere Adresse. Diese Messer sind eher Marke: Stiefelmesser für schlimme Jungs ;-) Müsste ich mich für eines der drei entscheiden, so würde ich die Tanto Klinge nehmen, die hat ein deutlich besseres Preis-Leistungsverhältnis.

Scharf ab Werk, tolle Qualität und guter Klingenstahl!