COLD STEEL LEATHERNECK BOWIE KNIFE- D2 STEEL - DESTRUCTION TEST - UNTIL IT BREAKS

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Cold Steel Leatherneck Bowie knife
Blade style: Bowie
Blade coating / finish: Black, non-reflective
Handle: Kray-Ex
Sheath: SecureEx
D2 STEEL
Weight: 482 g
Overall length: 387 mm
Blade length: 267 mm
Blade thickness: 5 mm
Shot with a GLOCK 17, 9 mm bullets
COLD STEEL against CAR ROOF of the VW GOLF, BRICK, TIP WOOD STAMP TEST - IRON ROD - DRILLING ROD - GRAVEYARD SESSION
KNIFE Tanto REVIEW - FIRST LOOK - FIRST IMPRESSION - UNBOXING
DESTRUCTION TORTURE
KNIFE TEST - FIRST IMPRESSION - STABBER
BRICK TEST, TIP TEST, TORTURE TEST, CAR STABBING
DEATHBOXING - BREAKING POINT - KNIFE REVIEW
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[@siegfriedwashburn3484]

Its interesting, if those, that the previous one from 1.4116 German is really the original one too? I saw one is our shop, the drop-point, but I am afraid about this one. The old logotype on the handle and different steel - do you think, its original one?

[@joex]

it is original 100 % !!!! i only buy at knivesandtools or lamnia.com!

[@siegfriedwashburn3484]

@@joex All right 👍😀⚔️

[@kevinAuman1]

​@@joex my friend I believe what he meant was the original version before the company sold to China and now make shit blades

[@nobodyatall7039]

I love Cold Steel but everything I've ever bought from them in 4116 was garbage. EXTREMELY chip prone steel.

[@Volta24]

​@@nobodyatall7039 Try D2 from CS

[@ogorublackmaster2673]

He broke the knife, he broke the tree, he swam like a fish, that's why I need more of Joe X...

[@joex]

thanks brother!

[@AronPetrovszki]

Even wolverine claws will fail under JOE X tests

[@joex]

yeah!

[@silverfingerthesilverstack5062]

I think any knife he tests that lasts to halfway through the video is good enough for any mortal.

[@joex]

could be true!

[@dtester]

I always felt that if the knife can handle the wood test then it's fine. Everything else is for fun. That said, I do think newer CS blades seem to be not as tough compared to older ones.

[@user-fp1zf5sn1t]

Agree. Although, after Joe X videos I have changed my mind and have seen that the higher price does not guarantee higher quality. Actually, that's why today I have bought 3 different knives at only about 15 Euros each from a not promoted brand. All of them are perfect: 440 steel, full tangs, drop point, spear point - stone washed, and also bowie black coated survival knife. The steel is good for me in bushcraft/gardening, but not hardened enough for tactical application.

[@knife_knut]

Joe X doesn’t turn on the shower, he just stares at it until it starts to cry…

[@joex]

amen brother!

[@mrallen3725]

Haha

[@chadwik4000]

And the shower starts singing wild horses

[@squick1842]

To not have full Tang in this day and age in this type of knife is unforgivable

[@joex]

so true!

Well… He cut a tree in half with it horizontally and vertically without any issues. So I don’t think this knife is weak at all.

[@nobodyatall7039]

A full profile tang is undesirable in a large knife like this due to shock and weight distribution, that's why almost no historical knives were designed that way. What you want is a very smooth geometric transition between the tang and blade that doesn't create a stress riser.

[@andrewfournier8817]

I'm not surprised by D2 breaking out like it did. In fact it held up better than its current reputation might suggest.

[@joex]

and the shittang!

[@Ve-suvius]

Indeed. D2 in large blades isn't the best choice.

[@budthecyborg4575]

19:52 It's funny that the tip broke first and the tang only broke because of the aftershock. I'm not going to say it's a perfect design but this is a huge upgrade over anything made by KaBar.

[@joex]

probably!

[@leofedorov1030]

Thanks, Joe X!! Will continue to stick with their cheaper 1055 stuff.

[@joex]

cool!

[@donjuanmckenzie4897]

D2 is a horrible steel choice for this knife

[@QuantumPyrite_88.9]

Nice clean break at the guard. Typical for a knife with no differential hardening from the blade to handle transition. This is what CS gets from inferior manufacturers and no one that oversee the manufacturing process for quality control. Thanks for your Quality Control video JOEX. Have a great weekend.

[@joex]

the break was epic!

[@punisher288]

Told you. The quality gone down big time sadly. Hope your okay!​@@joex

[@dmp762]

The Leatherneck tanto did much better.

[@joex]

@@dmp762 not really

[@nemo5335]

this knife took insane abuse and dorks still think it's a sign of bad QC.

[@elgrandjefe4661]

JoeX is where we get the real deal. Yes that tang is absolutely a shame. Paper glue! Soon as some humidity gets in, it'll go rotten. They changed owner; maybe you could revisit some of their models to see if the quality went to shit - like the gladius, kukris, the folding ones?

[@joex]

thanks brother!

[@punisher288]

Wouldn't that be a great idea^^^​@@joex

[@HillbillysNdaBush]

Check out 18:10 i believe that guard saved you a possible leg injury, 18:52 was hell on your forearm. Your tough as nails Joe. I would say be careful, but you know what you are doing and the risks, beside i dont want to be a safety Sally....Rock on Joe thanks for the info on that knife...very valuable.

[@joex]

maybe, good eye my friend!

[@spigot993]

We're gonna need a bigger tree, that thing wasn't Joe X proof! Best video yet, that was fooking nuts, LOVE IT!

[@joex]

thanks a lot! u must be on the dark side!

[@spigot993]

@joex yes but you hold the high ground, GET TO THE CHOPPER!!

[@snow_tacknives2024]

I was going to go with higher carbon, but 5160 just takes brutal abuse. I've always heard D2 will break and its hard to get sharp. That river is really pushing a current, stay frosty Joe X

[@joex]

i love that river!

[@dwaynewalker986]

Another informative and entertaining JOE X video.

[@joex]

thanks!

[@booishoois309]

Wow I love this. Good work Joex, god bless you brother!

[@joex]

thanks brother!

[@Noxfumes66]

Hey Joe … how about a series on testing kukris….

[@joex]

maybe i do that!

[@bobbie4862]

There's alot of knives I wish held up better, including this one. I do try though to remember a fighter is not necessarily a bushcraft knife. No one cuts trees down with katanas or longswords.

[@robertjenkins5109]

Once again a wonderfully entertaining video Joe X! keep up the great work and have a great day

[@joex]

thanks!!!

[@1977aliveandkicking]

Great show!😄👍

[@joex]

thanks!!!

[@knivesiguess]

Joe X doesn't have to keep any dirt under his pillow for the Dirt Man

[@joex]

yeah!

[@kevinroberson1985]

As a experienced woods man I will give you some advice on chopping trees! To easily cut through a tree is how ever thick the diameter of the tree is you have to cut that wide of a notch to cut through the tree taking out large pieces of wood every two chops one on each side! Make your cut out notch wide and it takes less chopping!

[@joex]

thanks for your intel! awesome!

[@marktecher3085]

Great video

[@joex]

thanks!

[@rottvang]

I've been wanting to see this!! Yeah!! 🍻 👏

[@joex]

nice!

[@CC-oy8ii]

Putting in the work so we could imagine we can

[@joex]

thanks!

[@johnmcclure9093]

I love his videos!!

[@joex]

thanks a lot!

[@303smle]

epic start to video.

[@joex]

thanks a lot!

[@bigdawghb]

That intro was priceless!😂

[@joex]

thanks!

[@thedot3814]

Dude man. I just shared a pot of mashed potatoes with my dogs. Butter, duck fat, ghee, sea salt and Mozilla cheese. God bless America.

[@joex]

awesome! Mahlzeit!

[@dsbiddle]

What are “goes”?

[@joex]

👍

[@Filli-Filz]

Great Video Bro!!!👍👍👍

[@joex]

thanks!!!!!

[@vendettagrazie5653]

Idk what to say, its been a long time since I bought a knife, and first thing that comes to my mind you to check you out, and your latest video has it! Now im gonna watch it.

[@vendettagrazie5653]

Not a full tang, not gonna buy. Thanks!

[@joex]

glad to have u here!

[@antouab221]

Joe X delivers again!! Awesome. I like D2 steel in tanto leatherneck version, it took you far more energy and time to break the tanto version.

[@joex]

thanks a lot!

[@antouab221]

@@joex Hey Joe, would you like to sell some of the cold steel sheaths that are leftover after a knife gets destroyed? I need a CS Masterr tanto IX sheath, master tanto XII sheath, master tanto II sheath, all original Cold Steel, not leather. Make me an offer I can't refuse :)

[@pavlepetrovic6846]

This man is that one, the only one who really beat Chuck Norris, Andry Tate, steaven Seagal, Jan Clod Van Dam, Arnold and Rocky!!! This was amaizing, this is what i need, what i want to see, this is reality show Big Bro X!!! OMGADBLE!!! He escaped matrix!!! This knife is fantastick, everything is super now!!! This is awsome, i wish to be there on the horse!!! What is happening, i feel so pumped that i can brake my phone right now.... AAARRRRGGGHHHH.....

[@joex]

glad u are on the dark side with me!

[@zdravkostankov255]

Joey's X do you believe it your madness is a addictive and inspiring in the same way!❤😂🎉 I LOVE you so much 💞 keep on going!💘

[@joex]

love u too brother!

[@greyowl8279]

Nice test Bro.

[@joex]

thanks!

[@cepholopod777]

Joe your the best!.... And what an entrance!.. Or should I say, Water entrance lol.... Keep em coming.

[@joex]

thanks bro!

[@greatmystery11]

Great episode Joe! Joe is the opposite of a tree hugger, he's a tree wrecker that almost got wrecked by the tree. And that was some hardcore extreme batoning that you were doing...nice! Shit tang is shit! BOYCOTT COLD STEEL!

[@joex]

u got it my friend!

[@steveborgresistance8310]

No suprise there! Keep up the great work 💯👍🤠

[@joex]

will do!

[@marclucier2533]

Joe X had a race against time.. Time is still running

[@joex]

yeah!

[@FriedPi-mc5yt]

22 minutes in: Staaaaaaaawwwwp….. it’s already dead! 😭 😂

[@joex]

yes adios!

[@Teufel_Resen]

I moved on from Cold Steel after they moved on from Carbon V steel and have been a Tops Knives guy since. Very entertaining videos.

[@joex]

ok!

[@joex]

thanks!

[@donjuanmckenzie4897]

Idk why nobody seems to want to make a big knife with this level of craftsmanship and attention to detail but made from spring steel.

[@joex]

kind of weird!

[@mariaconcepcionrodriguezhe2850]

I agree. It looks beautiful

[@piperkennard1039]

Looks like cold steel heat treatment ant what it used to be. Thanks for sharing brother 🤙

[@andrewfournier8817]

@@piperkennard1039 Was cold steel ever doing good d2? They do/did good AUS8, AUS10, S35VN, SK5...

[@joex]

u are welcome!

[@SirPraiseSun]

the guard is sick on this bowie.

[@joex]

true!

[@Vitali2101]

Mann... manchmal gibst gefällige Momente, aber Respekt Maestro 🤙

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!!

[@Gedankengeist]

Hi Joe, allways good videos... very nice hard tests from best tester ever! 👍👍👍 To the tip: Oh shit Frau Schmitt !!!! 😁 Nice greetings from Thoughts Mind 👻

[@joex]

thanks a lot my friend!

[@Ve-suvius]

The late Cliff Stamp already spoke about D2 not being a good choice for large blades. Too brittle. Breaks too easily. Though a good heat treat can go a long way, still not the best choice. Tips breaking off too easily also.

[@joex]

ok cool!

[@Robertssurvivalsystems]

That was a wild video lol. Loved it, the tree brakeing was awesome. Shame the knife didnt hold up, I really liked the way it looked. But D2 is known for braking. Still an awesome till it brakes review!

[@joex]

glad u like it!

[@calebwatson3023]

lol, Joex broke a whole tree. 😂😂

[@joex]

yes!

[@dbratof1]

Let's faking go my friend!!!!!

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!!

[@guilhermesancho8597]

Have you ever tested a 5160 steel knife ? I have some handmade knives with this steel and i have beaten the crap out of them. None got damage beyond repair. It would be interesting to see a 5160 knife perform in these tests. Greetings from Brasil ! Keep up with the good work !

[@joex]

i think i did!

[@joex]

Brasil! nice!

[@8626John]

Only Joe X can prevent forests.

[@joex]

yeah!

[@avim4896]

Hey Joe can you do a test with the Aruva Knife, which is commonly used for cutting coconuts

[@joex]

not yet

[@ThorBonesteel]

Joe x is the only one qualified enough to baptize himself

[@joex]

amen brother!

[@Polskmofo]

I wonder if sk5 would have been a better steel option. I have this knife and I like it just for the handle is like the perfect handle for my hand.

[@joex]

i dont think so, still shittang!"

[@brr8888]

I have the Lynn Thompson edition.

[@joex]

nice!

[@rnkmode1876]

Yep, I do too! It actually feels great in hand, it definitely isn't a chopper but it could penetrate in guts of a beast or an attacker quite well I'm sure.

[@thewolfofwokest7521]

Haha savage i love it!😂

[@joex]

awesome!

[@GigiFenomen]

Sir, you''re doing a great job. Can you test the new Cold Steel Karve please? Thank you.

[@joex]

thanks, i never heard of the Karve!

[@gizmocarr3093]

Did better than the old style KA-BAR, it should do better for the price.👍

[@joex]

thats true!

[@Leftyotism]

3:02 Oh nooooooo!!! 🙏

[@Leftyotism]

Dayum that was one biiig chunk that flew out while making serrations!

[@joex]

yeah!

[@davidlagno7717]

I don't buy Cold Steel fixed blades anymore. My first knife ever in my life was 23yrs ago a Voyager tanto in aus8. It was indescribable. Then I got a Recon Scout in SK5 you just can't compare the quality and heat treat even up until 5yrs ago. Bastards have such cool designs but they don't care about quality anymore. Thanks for proving me right Joe. So fucked up!!!

[@joex]

ok, i understand you!

[@rj_ofb]

Dayuuum.. 😮 19:50 😂

[@joex]

yeah!

[@craigshugg2332]

That was a great break maybe you could put a video together of great breaks and fails

[@joex]

thanks!!!

[@stephen4600]

Joe X the one man forest clearer

[@joex]

yeah!

[@Snarlacc]

It has the new Cold Steel llogo, so very likely cina. They moved a lot of manufacture to china (except the swords I think). The things on the tang are to hold the guard in place I imagine. Although you are right the handle construction is weird, in my opinion the steel itself being D2 did pretty good - it isn't the toughest steel after all when very hard (and they say it's 59-61HRC).

[@joex]

it says Taiwan!

[@Snarlacc]

@@joex Really interesting. They are producing all over the place to fill demand.

[@siegfriedwashburn3484]

9:01 Joe X is the Predator! 😅 Greats to Arnold, he might be somewhere in Austria sometimes!)😊

[@joex]

thanks my friend!

[@chadwik4000]

Joe, what is your opinion on the grind being hollow? Would this be better with a convex grind? Also, is new Cold Steel production as good as before yhe sale of the company?

[@joex]

i dont like hollow grind! chips easy i think!

[@jamesm1]

In my opinion it's still a pretty solid knife, just not optimized for prybar use.

[@joex]

it still has a shit tang

[@Leftyotism]

Viewers: "But Joe, why don't you baton?" Joe: * batons *

[@joex]

exactly!

[@SteinzVsKnives]

I fuckin love how violent you are brotha! Marlboro!

[@joex]

awesome!

[@SteinzVsKnives]

@@joex I've had quite a few people tell me I need to do a destruction video like you on my cheap ass temu knives I'm testing 😂

[@computerbiscuit]

I had a cold steel tanto that was similar to a Kbar. I was cutting some small tree limbs with it. It broke in half. It was brand new and I only used it for about 5-6 whacks on a 3-4” limb. That knife cost me $60. That is why I will never buy a Cold Steel knife. On a side note, I then used a mexican knife my granpa bought in the 80’s to cut up that whole small tree.

[@joex]

muy bien amigo!!!

[@JoeyKnifeInnovations]

D2 acting out like D2 no wonders happening here.

[@joex]

ok !

[@hitthelikebutton9611]

Y o u a r e a m a c h i n e. Thank you JOE X.

[@joex]

awesome!

[@jcarlosmarques1787]

Other super hard shit!!

[@joex]

kind of!

[@davidneal6920]

Joe X destroyed the tree!!!🌴 🇦🇹 🇳🇿

[@joex]

big time my friend!

[@Vitali2101]

Gute Kälte Zeugen...🤙

[@joex]

yeah!

[@JuaneDosesII-wj6dd]

If anyone wants bang 4 the buck and a solid product coldsteels machetes are the way to go. The black bear Bowie machete comes out on top again and they can still be found for under 30 bucks.

[@joex]

BBB bends easy!

[@Counter_Culture_Commentary]

The Cold Steel Tops Bowie, more like.

[@joex]

yeah!

[@alanashley6097]

I've seen a lot of videos saying CS's CQ is terrible as is their products. You just added to that list. -- Now what you'll have to find another tree to jump off of. You rode that one to death. 😂

[@joex]

yeah, i really need a new one!

[@CronosGI]

it will fix chip with the dbk compound and it will give high Rockwell and toughness try it.

[@joex]

ok nice!

[@stevenrobertson6656]

Hey El Sticko, whats with the CHYNA made blades?

[@joex]

yeah where is a Stick when u need one!

[@2fast2block]

Joe, what's the steel of the barbed wire you floss with?

[@joex]

titan

[@martkbanjoboy8853]

How is the backstop and ricochet lining holding up in your range bro?

[@joex]

i can not die!

[@NightN6]

정말 갖고 싶었던 나이프 인데 크게 실망했습니다. 좋은 테스트 감사합니다 덕분에 저것을 사지 않았다 하하하

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!!

[@NightN6]

@@joexMarlboro!!!!!!!😂

[@sergeantdef.3572]

Nice video Joe. How long is the blade? There are 2..one big and one ka bar size..

[@joex]

this is the long one i think!

[@sergeantdef.3572]

@@joex Thanks

[@yankee23a]

I would give "T" from the Cold Steel marketing videos...a "tip test" too......I wonder if my tip would hold up ? 😅

[@joex]

i will do that!

[@yankee23a]

@@joex Not if I do it 1st 🤣🤣🤣

[@user-kl9ex1zx1c]

👍

[@joex]

Marlboro!

[@supernoobsmith5718]

I predict D2 will die easily in the hands of JOE X.

[@joex]

it did!

[@haltejas1366]

Can you test Spartan difensa?

[@joex]

sure!

[@haltejas1366]

@@joex thank you

[@Zsigmund]

Joe X SMASH!

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!!

[@michaelschweimler7292]

Guys, that make up their minds about a knife being good or not by the level of indestuctability ..... Okay.... - not me. If you think like this - sorry than your thinking about what a knife is for and how to use it properly is fu..ed up . Joe is entertaining for sure and somehow informative . Informative in that it shows what you should not do with any knife .However, it does sometimes show quirky construction details, which is good. But what he does is not knife use, it is only destruction and has nothing to do with the knife performing in real life. There is a lot more than indestructability what makes a knife a good knife. Being over 60 and using knives my whole life , for hunting , on construction sites for work and in normal life, i can assure you, i can break almost any tool when using it the wrong way. I had and have used hundreds of knives in my life. And,again, what Joe does has nothing to do with real life knife use. Absolutely nothing. A knife should not be fragile, i agree, it should be good tempered and be well made. But for example, a well made saami puuko or any other good knife with a stick tang is still- and it was for 1000 and more years - a fine tool, with which i would feel well equipped .. and it will cut circels around any sharpened prybar. Is it a good knife?Hell, yes! Still I can break that in 2 seconds if I really want to. Would i prefer a full tang as my only tool? Yes,probably , - but that does not make a stick tang blade a bad knife as long as you are aware of what you can do with it and what not. People are so influenced by social media and so called "Knife tests" that imho have lost it. Quotes like : " But i have to baton my knife through the wildest, twisted grain, knotty hardwood with a 5 pound sledge hammer to survive" or " if i cant hammer it through a brickwall to escape from whatever" just tells me that some people have not enough brain to pee a hole into snow, yet enough to use any tool the right way , according to intended purpose and limitations. Or they they lack experience and live in the complete other world of the armchair internet survvival/tactical community ,putting knives to use in situations and for uses that will likely happen only in their fantasy . Or they duplicate stupid knife use they have seen on social media and break their knives ... There is nothing bad about a sturdy, reliable and tough knife, but stay realistic and do not do dumm sh.t with it .

[@TrustinChrist-truthseeker]

Good reasonable approach! Main thing I got from this video is it still performs fairly decent, keeps an edge, and won't break unless you are being really dumb with it. Also, when are you ever going to be trying to cut a car door with a knife? Much better to use sledgehammer or a saw. With that grind and how thin it is it would perform great for normal bushcrafting as shown. Just my ¢2. Sincerely, JS

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!!

[@4850937]

D2 is too brittle. They should use 14c28n. It's mostly a good shape. I like the sf and tanto shape more. Good job

[@joex]

maybe! thanks!

[@JoeBusic]

Well, it's D2. A cutter, nothing else. Always goes with a bang. BTW, is that Mura?

[@joex]

Mura? March!

[@JoeBusic]

@@joex Looks like Mur

[@marciolprado1]

Crystal knife! Very brittle. What is the name of this great river? I live next to the Iguaçu River, the river of Iguaçu Falls (400 m wide) here in Brazil. Great video! 🤘🏻

[@joex]

March is the River!

[@joex]

i need to go to Brasil now!

[@Gterr1971]

I always thumbs up your vids right our the gate ! Damn , I love cold steel knives.

[@joex]

awesome brother!

[@bigracer3867]

Have you heard about Cold Steel not heat treating their blades correctly? They were sold to some company that is cutting corners. Saw a video on it. Your thoughts?🎉🎉✊🏻✊🏻

[@joex]

i give a rats as about "other" videos!

[@bigracer3867]

@@joex interesting reply

[@marcinos303]

Next: Sissipuukko M95 Peltonen???

[@joex]

did her!"

[@russellcharles7839]

You sure that wasn't a Tops? 😂

[@joex]

i was thinking the same thing!

[@Leftyotism]

F*** yeah! Show me what you've got D2!