Spartan 4.5 in Japanese AUS10A Blade Tactical Pocket Folding Knife w/Tri-Ad Lock and Griv-Ex Handle w/Steel Liners

The Cold Steel Spartan is a very interesting folder with a couple issues. They can all be fixed, and I'll tell you how at the end of the review. Let's get those problems out of the way. 1: Slight up and down blade play out of the box. 2: Inside of the handle scales are sharp/ugly scales. 3: Tight pocket clip. There is still a lot of good with this knife though. 1: AUS 10a steel has held up awesomely even with some medium duty chopping. I have maintained the edge with nothing but a strop. 2: Blade is ground thin both on the primary and secondary bevels. This makes for a great cutting knife. Also, dead even grind lines, even on the swedge. 3: Great out-of-the-box edge. The edge shaves clean with one light stroke across the arm, and has the same level of sharpness across the entire edge. Holds up well with chopping green wood and dry softwood. I don't think it will do well with anything harder. 4: Handle is moderately grippy and has good (not great) ergonomics. The handle design lets you choke way back for chopping or comfortably choke up to the cutting edge. 5: Lock depresses easily enough for its strength. 6: Great deployment even when pivot is tight. When the pivot is loosened you can snap the blade open with its own weight. Wave is effective with a little practice. 7: Carries exceptionally well. Rides deep in the pocket, and when I'm wearing my black work pants, it is my most discreet knife! No logos on the clip help with blending in. 8: Balance is a little in front of the finger choil. This makes the knife feel choppy in the hand, which is fine given the design and purpose of the Spartan. 9: Great blade finish. Looks amazing, wears well, and cleans up good with rubbing alcohol after chopping sappy wood. 10: Thick spine and lockbar look cool and add some degree of strength. Unfortunately, there were the issues I mentioned. The blade play was really annoying and got to where you could crank down on the pivot and it would still move up and down. What I did: I took it all of the screws out of both sides of the handle. Then, I tightened the pivot down as much as I could. The blade had been a little off center to the right, so I wedged it to the left with a folded piece of paper, and put in the handle screws. I used pliers to hold my torx driver so I could really snug them up. I removed the paper and adjusted the pivot until the blade was centered. The blade can be thumb flicked with some wrist action or it can be waved. It is tight (no free dropping blade here!) But there is not the slightest side to side play or that awful lock rock I was having. The clip was easy to fix, I just pried it off the handle and held it for a few seconds. It still clips tight but I can get it into the pocket with one hand. The sharp scales fixed themselves with a week of carry, and they are loosing the ugly shiny look they had. In short, the Spartan would be good for collecting, light chopping duty, or social work. It looks quite macho in a bit of a goofy way. If yours locks up right or you fix it, it's solid as rock. It cuts like a dream. I like mine, and I will get more large CS folding knives.

Hey. The Spartan is Fierce 🐯. But, the Ergos are real. I have a medium hand and fit wonderfully between the swells (?). And my hand snuggles down into the grip. point being, there are lots of CS's that are easier to 'get in and out of it'. Both the Spartan and it's fabulous Kukri blade are Very Cool. Plain and Serrated!! ✨😺

This is a great quality knife from Cold Steel. The functionality and lock type/strength are easy to manipulate and hold up very well. The blade shape is unique, compared to many of the other cookie cutter types out on the market currently. Yes, it is a larger knife and is not a small EDC knife you may just put in your pocket. That being said, when closed up, it is still manageable to carry. There is also an ambidextrous pocket belt clip. Has been used for a variety of different odds and ends jobs since purchasing and has held up great. Was razor sharp out of the box and have not had to resharpen since purchasing it. Construction is very solid build and the handle makes for a great fit in the hand the way it is contoured. This is one many Cold Steel I own and the current price point (52% off) is a no brainer. The blade is AUS10A, which has help up very well and kept and edge when compared with a higher quality options out there. For the size, the weight is not at all uncomfortable and blade thickness is proportional. Great knife.

I’ve known about the spartan blade for about 13 years. At the time I didn’t feel comfortable paying a high price for a folding blade. I mainly wear fixed blades like the buck 119 or a gerber strong arm or a mora Garberg. But you can’t always wear a fixed blade on your belt in public. This spartan knife is absolutely phenomenal. It’s very sharp and the grip is perfect and the Tri-ad lock mechanism is very, very strong. This knife is probably stronger than most fixed blades. I got two with Amazon prime and I’ll probably buy more for family. I like to ride a motorcycle and I’m always thinking of good riding blades. I love this knife. Very strong and high quality. Cold steel has never let me down with their products. This can be used as a camping knife, hunting knife, self defense knife etc. I just went on a date and I was wearing this the whole time and no one noticed. I didn’t want to make the girl uncomfortable haha. Thank God. It’s absolutely wonderful. If I can select ten stars I would. But 5 is the only option.

Wow very sharp good knife

Still the best heavy duty well made well built and genius design taken from the Greek folding blade. Not much more can be said

Huge. Solid. The fit and finish leaves a bit to be desired. Sharp/rough plastic edges.

I thought this knife was a little ridiculous for practical use, so I put off buying it for years. Was amazed how easy it carries, I can't tell its there. Super useful blade shape and the handle is fantastic. I did have some rough spots in the action so I sat around for a day (I was sick anyways) working the action over and over, its smoothe and drop shutty now. Quickly turned into my daily carry knife, its so useful and easy to open with the thumb stud/catch. Love this knife for its easy opening, super slicey blade shape, great handle ergos and great edge retention. The value is fantastic for what you get here. I should order another just to have incase something ever happens to this one, I love it that much.

Ótimo produto, perfeita para atividades pesadas e principalmente para autodefesa

Das Spartan von Coold Steel ist einfach ein super kauf,das Messer ist sehr stabil da gibts kein leichtes wackeln oder sonst was bei geöffneter Klinge,wenn man Coold Steel messer kennt wird man das auch nicht Erwarten,es liegt perfekt in der Hand und trotz seiner grösse,das waren meine Bedenken,verschwindet es mit dem clip in der Hosentasche ohne das man es merkt beim Tragen ect.,die Klinge ist wirklich Rasiermesser scharf!!! Fazit wer die Qualität von Coold Steel kennt wird garantiert nicht enttäuscht

このタイプの折りたたみナイフを買うのは初めてなので折りたたむのに苦労した スイッチをしっかり押して折りたたまなきゃいけない、閉じる時は刃を持ってゆっくり閉じた方が良い 他の会社の折りたたみナイフと比べて大型に感じた、前にも横にも縦にも 大き過ぎて隠し持て無いです、恐らく 料理や護身用に良いと思います。 なんか、ずっと刃を触ってたら鋼が冷たいと感じる、コールドスチールの名前の通りだな思う 自分が持ってる刃物の中では一番質が良いと思います。

Lo compre por Seahaven Store y me llego sellado y original. Extremadamente filosa y de muy buena calidad lo único un poco malo es que las cachas son un poco incómodas en los bordes donde entra la hoja per le lije los ángulos y ya se siente mas comoda

Una navaja fenomenal súper afilada de fabrica, muy robusta muy buena hechura en general. Algunos otros modelos de CS me han llegado con defecto, el más común hoja que no está bien centrada y si estas pagando algo que no es barato, uno espera que llegue en perfectas condiciones así que las he regresado al día siguiente sin problema alguno. Está navaja llegó antes de lo esperado teniendo en cuenta que fue importación kudos para el vendedor que no fue Amazon en esta ocasión.