I recently acquired this knife. It's a Cold Steel SR1 Lite. It retails on their website for 85 dollars and for the life of me I cannot tell WHY?! Some one fill me in on the secret! The scales feel like cheap plastic, the blade is super chunky which I guess could be an advantage? And the pocket clip is so tight I guess it would work if I was wearing pants made of the finest silk? Is there something I'm missing? I've never even heard of the brand !
by Ledzep0521
3 Comments
Idk it should only be a $30 knife. That’s what I got it for like 2 years ago. I dunno why it’s so much right now. MSRP is always insane on cold steel’s website. Go on bladehq or midway for better prices.
It goes for roughly $45.
A better question is why would you go to their website and pay msrp?
There’s MSRP, and then there’s street price. Nobody should be paying MSRP. On Amazon, this knife is less than $40, and for that, it’s a pretty solid value. Cold steel makes knives that are generally considered pretty bulletproof, with one of the strongest locks in the industry, and good heat treats on their steel. I have been happy with the half dozen or so Cold Steel knives I’ve owned. One of my current fav cheap beater edcs is the Cold Steel Mini Recon clip point, and the Air Lite series are high on my list as well.