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.

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.

Very happy with product. Very sharp and durable

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

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.

Razor sharp and needle point. If you ever need this for its intended design purpose it will do the job. Will go through a heave coat like butter. Handle is a bit to slim for my hand so I added friction tape. Worth the price.

This Bowie style necklace knife is slim and narrow, like the Spike offerings, yet the grip is full and substantial. CS did an excellent job of contouring the grip in a way to maximize the effect of the implied hilt. It really feels like a forward slip self injury would be less likely. The blade is actually massive and all business, particularly in a knife of this stature. This is a serious knife, long, lean and more than able to poke its way out of a dark alley.

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.

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!