COLD STEEL Mini Recon 1 3" AUS10A Razor-Sharp Blade 4" GFN Handle Tactical Folding Knife w/Tri-Ad Lock, Ambidextrous Pocket/Belt Clip

I love this knife. It’s robust, sleek, sharp, and sturdy. The lock mechanism makes for a very slim design and a solid lock but with use retains its crisp locking making it stronger. Cold steel has the best test videos for their products. It’s such a good knife too because it’s budget friendly.

As solid as the former champ, the 3” Voyager (the final version with the super strong Tri-Ad lockback), but slightly thinner. Could use a more aggressively textured handle, though (I’m thinking Range Boss style stippling). There is a slight indentation that helps keep your fingers from riding forward onto the blade. The Clip Point is the most versatile of the edge shapes the Mini Recon offers, next is the Spear Point which is a little easier to sharpen. The model I purchased this time came with Tanto blade profile, which still has a “cool” factor going for it, but is a little tricky to sharpen at the secondary “point”. The Tanto shape was adapted from Japanese sword tip designs and is intended to be sturdier than the comparatively frail-looking Clip. Point tips; but. in reality steels have. come a long way since medieval times, and the risk of tip breakage is almost zero in actual utility work or “combat” scenarios unless you choose a fish filleting knife. I save prying for a screwdriver - also not a mini-prybar, but definitely more up to the task than most pocket knivrs (prying with a folder, or fixed blade, is considered an ultra-hazardous activity by some). I will admit the wider (spine to edge) design on this compared to narrower models from Cold Steel (like the Air Lite Tanto), does help make up for the short blade length. Somewhat make up for!

Everyone who has held this is fascinated by it. I love the chisel point because it gives me options for how I can use the blade. And because of the lack of a curved surface it makes it very easy to sharpen. Stays sharp and holds an edge. I've beheaded four full salmon, opened steel cans and it still kept a respectable edge. But what I like most is the locking mechanism. I feel 100% confident it won't collapse even under rough usage. Slim design that doesn't bulk up my pocket makes it my preference for EDC.

Can’t go wrong with Cold Steel. Great quality, very sharp. Good price and fast shipping.

So to start off this review for some reason, the shipping time on this took over a week to arrive even with Amazon Prime once the items arrived. I was shocked by how small it was and I understand. It's so many but this is tiny handle quality is iffy. The blade seems to be pretty good, but the handles texture is not. For just a small every day carry knife I don't think it's awful but I do feel that it could be a lot better especially for the price point they're wanting to charge. I got these on sale but according to Amazon without the sale they $80 and I don't see it being worth that especially because of the type of steel that the knife is made of the knives did arrive with scratches on the blade itself which if you're not a collector, I guess it's not really a big issue but definitely concerning with the quality control. You can tell that the blade is sharpened uneven, which can create problems when re-sharpening later down the road overall I don't think the knife is terrible, but I wouldn't pay more than $35 for it to be honest.

Excellent smaller version of the Recon 1. Great blade and easy to grip handle. Makes for a good medium duty EDC that will stand up to most tasks.

Slimmer than the origional recon mini. Still a great knife. Solid and sharp.

My favorite pocket knife, I’m a Cold Steel fan, and they definitely got this one right. My edc.

Si quieres un edc de bajo perfil esta es de las mejores ya que es pequeña y delgada pero aguanta el trato rudo, ya tenia la versión clip point pero quería la versión tanto ambas muy recomendadas y en oferta mucho mejor venia filosa pero con diferentes ángulos de cada lado como suele pasar la re perfile con el sistema lansky solo algo estético 5 estrellas

Hier steht immer: "Was sollten die Kunden wissen". """HALLO - DAS IST COLD STEEL"""

間違いなく一級品です。 欠点はロック堅い。 バランス、長さともに使いやすそうです。

…aber, der Preis - ist zu hoch. Ich glaube, ich bezahle den Namen mit. Das Messer wäre für die Hälfte ein Verkaufsschlager. Trotzdem gutes EDC. Auch wenn der Gesetzgeber was dagegen hat, wg. einhändig zu öffnen.

Muy buen filo el bloqueo funciona muy bien