Cold Steele "Night Force" folder

[ramtough47]

Does anyone have one of these or know anything about this knife. Look forward to everyones comments.

[DefensiveCarry.com]

[Phil Elmore]

Nightforce Review

[The Tourist]

I used to sell the Pro-Lite plain edge for as long as it was on their 'close out' list. I had to straighten and shine up their bevels, but I considered their close out price to be quite fair.

Yeah, the steel was kind of mundane, but everything is in the heat treat. I think that this is one area where they married up the steel to the correct Rockwell hardness.

For example, the knives I owned took a keen edge and held it for a respectable period of time. When dull, it was a simple job to touch up the edge to new status. This shows edge retention and a good hardening job.

However, I never noticed concoidal fracture on any of the knives I sharpened. That would be a sign of the steel being too glass hard. Considering the sorry and tough lives these knives led, I knew they were wiggled crooked in the middle of a cut, forced through things they shouldn't be cutting, dropped on hard floors and bounced off staples when slicing boxes.

I liked the looks of the old model, but if the new black-ti coated ones are produced in the same manner, they will be every bit as good as a knife costing three times the amount.

I like my present EDC made from S30V, but I also carry a Razor Knife from Tom Anderson also made from mundane steel. Don't sell these little guys short. Within their limits they give excellent service.

[Phil Elmore]

Thanks Phil for the info. You are a asset to this forum and i enjoy reading your posts. One more thing, can you give me a review of the Cold Steele "Pro Lite" knives,especially interested in the 4" blade length and non-serrated edge.

I don't have one and haven't handled one.

[Fjolnirsson]

I own and presently carry a Pro-Lite 4 inch non-serrated. It's been an excellent knife, though I haven't abused it as I have my Vaquero Grande. I've had it about 2 years, and for the money, I'd say it's an excellent knife. I'm rather fond of Cold Steel as a whole. I've found their knives to outperform Gerbers and other well known names, and they are usually affordable, though I have noticed of late a marked increase in price.
However, to each his own. I know a guy who only buys Strider. Won't consider anything less. I'd love to have a Strider, but it would sit at home in my sock drawer. I'm simply not able to use a knife that expensive as I do my Cold Steels. With Cold Steel, if I break it, I'm out what, a hundred bucks, depending on folder model? If I busted (or even scrathed,lol) a Strider, I'd cry all day and most of the next.
That said, I've really abused my Vaquero Grande, and it hasn't let me down yet.

[George Hill]

How much is a Night Force? That looks like a groovy blade. I like it.

I want it.

The Vaquero Grande... I love those knives. I've had 4 of them. Traded one of them off, but the others ended up being "stolen by friends". :)

[PressCheck]

I carry that knife everyday.

[Fjolnirsson]

PressCheck,
Welcome to the forum. Or welcome back, since it looks like you joined back in Dec. You aren't, by any chance, affiliated with the Halo group, are you?

[The Tourist]

I'm simply not able to use a knife that expensive

I used to think that way. The first decent knife I owned cost 100 dollars and I checked my pocket every ten minutes to see if it was still there.

I have several Striders. They have been sharpened. They have been carried. Granted, I'm careful with them, but that regime is no different from any other.

I also carry Pro Techs and Microtechs. Just as a personal treat. My wife can spend more at a "spa day."

If you took your special girl to a fancy-schmancy restaurant with a semi-decent wine, it would be over a hundred bucks.

I wore Tony Lama boots, which I still have, to properly work the narrow space between the clutch and brake pedals of a 1989 Mustang. Some people feel the same about good Snap-On hand tools.

Look, I pitch +$20K to the wind every time I careen down an on-ramp.

If you had to truly figure cost per bite, you'd be eating cat food. Good knives are one of life's joys.

[PressCheck]

PressCheck,
Welcome to the forum. Or welcome back, since it looks like you joined back in Dec. You aren't, by any chance, affiliated with the Halo group, are you?

I am.

[George Hill]

Tony Lama boots...
+1

I've got a pair I've worn for 12 years now. Resoled 4 times... overdue again for another time. Need to put new insoles in them too... maybe some nice gels. Great boots.

[Betty]

Just doing a little off-topic cleanup; PressCheck's greetings can be found here in the Member Intro subforum.