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Cold Steel Recon Tanto:

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Older Paul Chen Practical Tanto:

7" blade, forged out of 1095 steel
Differentially hardened
producing an HRC60 edge and HRC40 back.

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I find this Cold Steel Outdoorsman Lite to be totally worth the $25-delivered it cost.
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Here’s a trio of Carbon V tantos, made by Camillus for Cold Steel:



Top is a Kobun, middle a Recon Tanto, bottom an Oyabun.


The Kobun and Oyabun are hard to find these days, as they don’t come up often.
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What are advantages of a tanto blade shape?
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Some (short) info about the

1). Japanese Tanto
http://faq.customtacticals.com/geometry/shape_tanto.php

2). American Tanto
http://faq.customtacticals.com/geome...pe_amtanto.php

3). Cold Steel advertising from 2014


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What are advantages of a tanto blade shape?

The blade on many designs have more belly, aiding in draw cuts in my experience. Generally the blades I have seen are fairly thick and strong. The best I have seen are convex ground, giving a strong edge.
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