Cold Steel Recon Tanto Knife with San Mai III Blade - Over the last 20 years, Cold Steel® has succeeded in establishing the Tanto as a superior combat blade. The value of the Tanto styled reinforced point is now without question. Their superb Japanese Tantos are still unsurpassed for fit and finish, but are expensive, and beyond the financial reach of many knife enthusiasts. The Cold Steel Recon Tanto has combined a 7" blade, classic Tanto styling, VG-1, San Mai III steel and a comfortable, western-style Kraton® handle into an affordable package.

The Recon Tanto knife is rapidly redefining the standard for combat knives around the globe. It is well on its way to becoming the preferred fixed blade for SWAT teams and special military units. Experience the quality and test the distinctive razor sharp edge of the Cold Steel Recon Tanto for yourself and you will see why, as a professional, this is a unique knife you can’t afford to be without!

All of the knives featured in the Cold Steel Knives battle ready classics series have been made by Cold Steel for many years and are well proven in the field as well as in hand to hand combat. They have been scratching their heads trying to figure out how They could improve them without drastically raising the price. The answer was to offer them in Cold Steel's famous san mai iii® steel. made in Japan according to their strict standards since the mid 1980's, san mai iii® has proven unsurpassed in strength, toughness, sharpness and ease of re-sharpening. over the years, other "super steels" have come and gone but san mai iii® remains as the most proven high performance stainless steel in the world. if you want a combat knife you can bet your life on, and reasonably priced, check out our battle ready series - we have the knife for you.