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Cold Steel’s AK-47 features a long, ergonomic G-10 handle for a tight grip. Its shape supports all fingers while protecting them from the blade’s edge Read More
@JonasHeineman, I reread the text of the drop. If you change the heading, "Japanese AUS-8..." to "American CTS-XHP..." then you will get more traction. Cheers!
Who is gonna spend $77 on the Aus8 version of this knife here when you can save a few bucks at bladehq and get the new version in CTS-XHP and the dlc coating and the better G-10 and just an all around smoother action ...not to mention the wait on MD for shipment...
TravyTravThanks for flagging this @Axeguy@beaconterraone@TravyTrav - we followed up with the vendor and it turns out these ARE the updated version (CTS-XHP with DLC coating and better G-10) - we've updated the copy on the page with this info. Thanks!
Prices are dropping on the AUS-8 models all around. XHP is harder and holds a finer edge (and longer) than AUS-8. It's decent to sharpen but I am using diamond-impregnated steel plates. AUS-8 edges are easy to maintain. Massdrop, please offer the XHP.
AxeguyI, too, would love to see MD offer the US-made Carpenter XHP blade version.
There's nothing "wrong" with the AUS-8 version, except that it's old stock with a lower grade steel, now selling at street price in the $40s. $77.99 is the low end of street price for the XHP version. Cold Steel loves to ascribe absurd MSRPs to their knives, and I imagine MD staff priced this relative to the detached-from-reality MSRP without checking competitor pricing.
DANGER WILL ROBINSON, DANGER!! This is the old version! the new version for about $5 more (large) is made with XHP which is arguably a much better steel (also more expensive given Cold Steel's price bump across their lines).
Great news group! We’re happy to report that all of the orders have been shipped out from our warehouse and are now on the way to you! Please allow 24-48 hours for tracking to get into the shipper's system and start updating.
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Looks like this drop is one of the slower ones. Hoping that Cold Steel did a good job on our knifes. Hurling those many knifes in a week is quite some effort i guess. Anyways, love to see that nice package with stylish logo written on Massdrop.