Cold Steel Japanese

Cold Steel Tanto: Exhibiting an unequaled level of craftsmanship, the knives in the Tanto Series feature a lustrous satin finish on the hollow ground blade bevels and a line grain finish on the flat spine. These two finishes characterize our state of the art grinding technique and accentuate the Tanto's unique appearance. All come with a high quality leather sheath.

Cold Steel Tai Pan: Most daggers are notorious for thin, easily broken points. In contrast, the Tai Pan features a sturdy spear point which is wide and thick enough to resist breaking. As with the Tanto, the Tai Pan features a tapered, black Kraton handle with a unique flattened oval cross section. Over time, this material and handle shape have proven ideal at preventing the knife from shifting or turning in the hand even under the worst circumstances.

Cold Steel Kobun: In Japan, the underworld meaning of "Kobun" is "soldier" and that's exactly what we have designed this knife to do; be a good soldier. Most boot knives are notorious for their paper thin, easily bent or broken points. In contrast, the Kobun's acute point is highly resistant to this because it is reinforced by the full thickness of the blade's spine which runs almost to the very tip. The Kobun's handle was designed to offer minimum bulk and maximum grip. Its cross section was made as thin as possible, then deeply contoured and checkered to resist turning or shifting in the hand.