From the Sharpening Bench: Cold Steel Trailmaster in O1... Awesome!
Published: 9 years ago
Here's a quick look at an awesome fixed blade from Cold Steel, The Trailmaster. This is a survival / woods / fighting knife with a 9 1/2" blade, a 5 1/4" handle and a gorgeous satin finished clip point blade. The semi-full tang design makes it a capable chopper or batoning knife. The blade design and full cross guard make it a great finger-severing tactical blade. Housed in a plastic "Secure Ex" sheath, the Trailmaster is pretty much ready for any large knife application.
But the BIG NEWS is the new blade steel, O1. It's a big upgrade from the former "base model" steel in the Trailmaster, SK5. With better cutting performance and edge holding, as well as better corrosion protection, this design was just begging for some old school O1, and it finally has it. Awesome!!!
But the BIG NEWS is the new blade steel, O1. It's a big upgrade from the former "base model" steel in the Trailmaster, SK5. With better cutting performance and edge holding, as well as better corrosion protection, this design was just begging for some old school O1, and it finally has it. Awesome!!!