the cold steel Natchez's bowie, is one of the last designs they made before the company was sold,
and its been discontinued
its NOT a full tang design and for that reason alone,
ID avoid it like the PLAGUE ,
if you were considering it as a true defensive weapon, your life might depend on.
despite what you see in the videos, its structurally defective and prone to fail under hard use.
I would be very reluctant to trust this, handle without the full length tang in real combat
yes it looks and feels great in your hand , but ID never trust it,
(yes a skilled tig welder could add a full tang and a good blade-smith could,
build a far stronger handle, but that work would add considerably to the cost.)
its a damn shame they got stupid & cheap trying to save pennies,
but in the process destroyed the designs strength.
and its been discontinued
its NOT a full tang design and for that reason alone,
ID avoid it like the PLAGUE ,
if you were considering it as a true defensive weapon, your life might depend on.
despite what you see in the videos, its structurally defective and prone to fail under hard use.
I would be very reluctant to trust this, handle without the full length tang in real combat
yes it looks and feels great in your hand , but ID never trust it,
(yes a skilled tig welder could add a full tang and a good blade-smith could,
build a far stronger handle, but that work would add considerably to the cost.)
its a damn shame they got stupid & cheap trying to save pennies,
but in the process destroyed the designs strength.
basic fighting knife design
knifes by their basic design are fairly short range defensive, or surprise attack, weapons by nature, below are listed a few options, notice theres no folding knives as most , but not all, will break if subjected too real and repeated ,combat stress, levels from what I've seen. like with...
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