Well, for the record, I never said that Cold STeel knives were the best knives you could get. I said that I thought they represented good value for what you pay for them. Sure, if I wanted to fork over $300-$400 bucks, I could get a Busse Combat knife that could cut through a tank. But honestly, I would rather buy 4 Cold Steel Trailmasters for that kind of money. If one breaks, I got plenty of replacements.

Also, Cold Steel doesn't make knives. They simply design them and market them. Cold Steel knives (at least the carbon v's) used to be made by Camillus which had a long and solid reputation for making decent knives. In fact, the Becker line of knives was also made by Camillus and Becker was a great line of knives and even today, are highly sought after in the secondary market. The Beckers were made from the same steel as the Cold Steel Carbon V's. With the exception of the becker brute, I have the whole line of Beckers in my collection so I know a little bit about them. Again, not the best knives you can get, but very solid and an outstanding value for what I paid.

I'm not here to promote Cold Steel or defend their policies. In my mind, the Scrapyard knives are a definite step up from Cold Steel and they're not outrageously priced -- and that, folks, is why I'm here.

Maverick