Master Tanto, San Mai Steel

Treat yourself Master Tanto, San Mai Steel

Master tanto with blade made of san mai® steel

San Mai® American Tanto Series

In today's knife industry, no one knows more about the tanto than Cold Steel®. After all, Cold Steel® was arguably the company that reinvented and popularized this type of knife in the early 1980s. Cold Steel® has invested millions of dollars in advertising, live events, and videos to convince the public of the many benefits of the tanto knife. Cold Steel® has been producing tantos for over 35 years, and to this day, no manufacturer or custom knife maker has been able to produce a tanto with the cutting and penetrating power of a Cold Steel® tanto.

On all tantos in this series, the longitudinally ground blade mirror has visible grind lines and forms a beautiful contrast to the hollow-ground, high-gloss satin-matte primary bevel. This further highlights the unique look of the Cold Steel® tanto and is an example of how advanced the grinding processes used by Cold Steel® are. Additionally, these tantos feature Cold Steel®'s famous Kray-Ex™ handle with a flattened oval profile. The flat oval shape ensures a secure grip because the handle fits in the palm of the hand and won't wobble or twist, even in tough applications that would have ruined lesser knives long ago. The use of Kray-Ex™ for knife handles is another Cold Steel® innovation. This space-age material is simply unparalleled. It won't crack or rot and is resistant to the harshest weather conditions. Another feature worth mentioning here is the solid steel, tapered pommel, designed by Lynn C. Thompson, who can serve as an effective striker in an emergency.

Each san mai® series tanto knife comes with a durable, high-quality secure-ex® sheath that will withstand years of heavy use and allow you to carry your knife with you, ready to use.

San Mai® is an expertly crafted three-layer stainless steel. A hard carbon steel is sandwiched between flexible, low-carbon spring steel. This ensures maximum edge retention with great resistance to lateral and impact loads. San Mai® is a globally registered trademark of Cold Steel®. Produced in extremely small quantities, this steel is used exclusively for Cold Steel®'s most exclusive stationary collector sheets.

Master tanto : This knife has a blade approximately 15 cm long and a special hand guard that ensures greater safety for your fingers.

Details:

- Blade material: San Mai® VG-10 steel

- Total length: approx. 29.2cm

- Blade length: approx. 15.2 cm

- Blade thickness: approx. 5 mm

- Handle: approx. 14 cm long, made of kray-ex™

- Weight: approx. 269 g

- Includes secure-ex® case

- Cold Steel® item number: 35ab
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