Cold SteelXL Voyager 5.5" AUS10A Tanto Point Razor-Sharp Blade 6.75" Griv-Ex Handle Everyday Carry Tactical Folding Knife w/Tri-Ad Lock

This thing is a beast and razor sharp out of the box. I did my standard arm hair cutting test and came out with a Voyager XL sized bald patch, lol. I think most people buying this knife already own some Cold Steel knives. If that's the case, you'll love this. It's big, bad, and exactly what you expect from CS. Some people say that the pocket clip is too small for the XL. I admit it does look a little dinky compared to the Espada or SR1 clips. However, it fits nice and snug on my waistbands and I didn't need to stack 3 pennies underneath for a day or so to stretch it out. Works for me.This is not a good beginner knife for a lot of reasons. It's razor sharp, huge, and pretty intimidating (as it should be). Cold Steel is a legendary company. Who else provides such design, quality, and durability at an affordable price? Let me know, haha. Just kidding. I love you Cold Steel.

I love this knife. It is literally perfect in every conceivable way. What one would use it for varies from person to person, I would imagine, but there are no shortages of purposes this knife could serve. In my opinion, this is a great camping knife. Okay, granted, it's better to have a fixed blade when camping or in a situation where survival relying upon a folding knife would not be ideal. However, this knife comes literally sharp as a razor blade and is capable of many functions. You can easily use this knife the same way you would a fixed blade, but I would not baton with it. You could do some light to even moderate chopping. This knife would certainly serve as a fine utility blade. Personally, I like the tanto tip for a stronger tip. This knife could be used as a hunting knife, fishing knife and, yes, this knife screams self-defense BEAST. This knife is made with great AUS10A steel blade, excellent grip for the handle which would be ideal in the rain or like I said as a fishing and hunting knife with blood or slime on it. This knife is perfect for what it is, built with quality materials, superb workmanship, and cast-iron vault lock but, with all of that being said about how great this knife is and how great Cold Steel is, do you know what I like best about this knife? The price.

This is a giant folder, lots of reach, lots of handle space and grip options. The tanto blade is crazy thick even to the tip, makes my recon 1 tanto look skinny, but it came hair shaving sharp despite it’s beastly thick blade. It’s a big knife but will fit in a pocket. Great knife for yard work because it’s super solid, sturdy, and robust and it won’t break the bank at $57-62. I could even see someone hiking with this thing because it has the weight, thickness, and lock strength for chopping, prying, digging, can-opening, brush clearing, etc. but for most people it’s going to just be a super cool knife you pull out to show your friends at home. Either way, it’s a small investment for such a beefy, durable, cool blade. I love it. I will likely buy a few more in different blade configurations. I’m not a steel expert, but I have heard and read that aus10 (10a) steel is very comparable to VG-10. I love VG-10 in my delicas. I care more about toughness than I do wear resistance, so if it needs resharpening frequently, I don’t care as long as it won’t chip or break easily. I think 10a steel is tough enough especially at this level of thick blade. How long it will stay sharp, I don’t yet know. I have seen people beat these knives up on YouTube in an ugly way and they don’t break. That’s what I want in a big blade, toughness. If you love gigantic folders, thick blades, and reasonable prices, get this awesome knife. It’s very cool.

I have owned many knives and Cold Steel knives are one of my favorite brands. Well made and sturdy, with excellent locking mechanisms and good steel AUS10A with high carbon content. Thick blade steel that sharpens well and holds and edge. The XL Voyager is an excellent example of a workhorse of an EDC at a fair price. Triad lock is outstanding and fir and finish is superb. I highly recommend the Voyager as well as most of the other Cold Steel line of folders and fixed blades.

As a knife collector, I completely love this design! Needed a heavy duty, solid, long blade affordable good reputation name to take on large property for small branches when walking. This is perfect! Grabbing close to the blade provides solid grip like a smaller blade, while holding way back in a hacking position, keeps thumb away from safety catch. Pics compare to stainless steel 3 inch blade folder. I’m going to beat the heck out of it!

I own a lot of CS knives and this is one of my favorites. For myself, this is strictly a self-defense carry knife. It's not too big for my jeans pocket and I don't notice the weight. This knife isn't for going out in the woods chopping whatever I see.The length is exactly what I've been wanting because it gives me that extra reach. Especially when I grip it towards the back of the handle. The blade isn't made of some super steel, but I don't need it to be. I don't care about durability, edge retention and all that other stuff. Those are for my daily use knives. This knife, I just need it to do it's job even just once. It's cheap enough so I don't care if it breaks defending my family and myself. Easily replaceable.The AUS-10 steel is super easy to sharpen and takes an edge very well. Like all CS knives, it came sharp, but sharp isn't good enough for me. I used a progression of diamond emulsion on strops and now the blade is probably my sharpest knife. Like I said, very easy to put a razor edge.The value for what you get is undeniable. You get the famed CS quality even though the material used isn't of the highest quality. I hope that makes sense.Am I happy with this knife? No question. Would I buy it again? Absolutely. Would I recommend this knife? That depends on what you are looking for in a knife. This is a big knife and not for every one. But if you like big knives, this is a must get. By the way, I purchased the tanto blade which I feel is better suited for self defense.