Everything You Need to Know About The Cold Steel SRK

From survivalists and SAR teams, to navy seals the list of users of the SRK only continues to grow. This is everything you need to know about the Cold Steel SRK.
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[@rlbennett]

I purchased mine in 1990 when I was activated for the first gulf war. I used the same knife for drug eradication and carried it during Iraq freedom. Lastly for ten years in SAR . Couldn’t asked for a better knife

[@properpropaganda9831]

They were made better back then.

[@davidneal6920]

Good reference that

[@roguesheep1747]

Iraq freedom 🤣😂😅😂😍🤣🤣 yeh killing 2 million innocent Iraqi citizens ,is no way about freedom they people were killed to save the petroleum dollar and thats a fact iraq Syria ect were going to trade oil in the golden dinar..facts

[@TXLionHeart]

Yeah, this one in SK-5 is a cheap knockoff of the one you carried

[@OldScratch81]

I remember making my mom order a smoky mountain survival knife off an infomercial ,no cod’s lol 😊the 90s rocked

[@AlaskanFrontier1]

Love that

[@barrybaldwin5535]

As usual your review is accurate, well thought out & truthful. As stated in past vids, at 72 years old, I've been an avid collector & user of CS products over the decades. I own many brands & models of fixed & folding blades, but Cold Steel is the closest to my heart. Keep up the excellent & relevant content.

[@dennisleighton2812]

The biggest problem with the SRK is that, because it is the benchmark knife for the Survival & Rescue Knife class, it seems to have lost a bit of its "novelty factor" recently. So, reviewers and list-makers tend to sort of "forget" about the SRK, in their search for something "interesting" to review. However, you've positioned it spot on, and truly it is a great knife. The San Mai III version makes an ideal companion knife for the bigger CS Trail Master San Mai III, which is an awesome large knife. If one adds a smaller knife for more delicate work (I would choose the ESEE Izula II) one would cover all the Cutting bases for most outdoors needs, and replace the need for an axe. With a Silky Gomboy/Bigboy that would be all one would need for even an extended stay in the wild! Comment invited.

[@weihe35]

I have two of them. My favorite is the SK5 version. Thank you for the video

[@BCJerbs]

I was gifted the Italian CPM 3V version and I haven't had to sharpen it once since I've received it! Watching from a bit south of you on Vancouver Island in Canada in the Cowichan Valley and love what your doing! Keep up the awesomeness my friend! Cheers, Kimmers and Jerbs #22ADAY I'll never quit quitting 👍🏼🇺🇸🔥🔪🔥🇨🇦👍🏼

[@splinterdevilblood6366]

Awesome video. I couldn’t agree more. This knife ticks all the boxes

[@johnengdahl8433]

i just watched a video where the guy pummeled it for a day to prove the handles come loose, sure enough the handle came loose! hope the Navy seals arent subjecting it to anything too tough.

[@blackhawkbushcraft]

Thanks for the vid, bro. 😊👍 The BUDS SRK issued was the SRK in Carbon-V, which Cold steel no longer makes and was a great knife, but a bugger to keep rust free as you can imagine. 😂 If they are still issuing the SRK, make me wonder if it’s now the SK5 version-definitely not as good as the original, but still a good knife. I love the SK5 version-affordable, great steel, and just all-around a perfect budget blade that’s hard to beat for the price. Would have preferred if they wouldn’t have moved to the hollow grind, but it is a shallow hollow grind and still plenty robust. My 3V version, however is the beloved flat saber grind. All around, the SRK is a nice combat utility knife. Everyone should own at least a good half a dozen. 😂👍

[@jamespisano1164]

Just watched. Thanks for the info.

[@swaggxbl2353]

I just picked up the srk in 3v, it’s so pretty I don’t want to use it! Mike Meyers would fuck shit up with this knife….. Happy Halloween!

[@BCJerbs]

I know what you mean...i just learnt how much it worth now and just play with it once and a while now...but it's in the bugger-off-bag and know it will service me well in a SHTF situation!

[@dlrmon1]

The SRK’s are blades I’ve always liked to keep handy. But, whenever someone wants to borrow or needs a good knife I’ve always ended up giving them away. I have managed to keep my late 80’s Trail Master and now have the newer 01 steel version as my “Rambo” replacement...lol

[@kennywheelus6857]

They improved the tip with the strength with help of the swedge.

[@charlesmckinney]

Just received mine three days ago. Looks like it will do what I want it to do.

[@fireemblemistrash75]

I love the Apo-1S because of it being in Aus 8 like the original Made in Japan Srk’s. Sk5 is good though too, and Survival Lilly’s knife despite being slightly overpriced, it is the only faithful copy of the Aus 8 version that exists

[@otobotrecords]

It's waaay overpriced for what it is. A Rolex Submariner homage using pre 904L steel is neither better than the current model nor anywhere near the classic models.

[@JPHomeland]

Very good review 👍. Thanks

[@AlaskanFrontier1]

Thanks

[@JamesBartholomew1]

Thanks for your excellent video review. I also love this knife, and at the price point, it just can't be matched. I look after all my knives, including this one. My only (little) gripe is that just by taking the knife in and out of the sheath, the sheath itself has worn the inside edge of the hollow grind to show the silver color underneath. I see your knife is showing this as well. What makes up for this I guess is how well the knife stays in the sheath, so I shouldn't really complain. This knife also holds a really sharp edge for a long time. I have no less than 8 Cold Steel knives, which shows how much I love this brand.

[@enriquescott2983]

Thank you for reading my comments because you know I'm going to purchase the SRK soon so I'm interested to hear your review on this Blade

[@vadimzhukov1269]

I always liked this knife. I have had 3 of them in SK-5 and also the compact version. All of them had tips, which looked like chisel because of the uneven grinds. Poor quality control over the factory sharpening, unfortunately...

[@natashaball316]

You have a radio / podcast voice.

[@johanesgo8096]

I told him about a couple of years ago that he reminds me a lot of the actor John Malkovich, both in voice and appearance.

[@kennywheelus6857]

I like the new improved cpm3v srk 6inch blade

[@davidneal6920]

I like it

[@kylemcnally2082]

Wide plethora of knowledge in this review

[@longrider42]

The SK5 version, yeah, 38 dollars from Amazon.

[@AlaskanFrontier1]

Heck yeah!!

[@scottnorvell2955]

It is not an outdoor or bushcraft knife. It is not a survival knife. It has no place in an outdoorsman kit. It’s fine for deployment or self defense. It’s fine for rescue. It’s fine for a utility knife. That’s it. It’s not a true full range either. It’s a long rat tang. There is a hard reduction of the steel at the start of the handle which creates a weak spot. It’s not for chopping or battoning or anything else you’ll do in the woods. The truth is people buy it because they think it looks cool and it’s cheep. It’s a great knife for play-army guys.

[@AlaskanFrontier1]

This is the most uneducated statement I’ve heard all day. Do you know what SRK even stands for? Search and Rescue Knife. It’s designed for the wilderness, now please delete your comment before you get disrespected further.

[@ricardoavila2048]

The Fallkniven S1 is superior! I have both! Best regards from Portugal.

[@scottbrewer2617]

Fallknivens chip bad….

[@ricardoavila2048]

​@@scottbrewer2617you're wrong!!! Fallkniven is far superior.

[@moshpitmachine]

Just avoid the sk5 version, at least right now. I have had terrible luck with sk5, not sure if it's a heat treat issue or metal. If any one can fix a heat treat issue it's cold steel. That being said I snapped my sk5 srk on day one while atoning wood....lemme say that again while atoning wood. Snapped Right at the handle, bought a second one same thing. Let's fix this issue cold steel. I'm a huge fan boy ever since my first srk in Iraq, you guys are better than cheap steel or bad heat treatment

[@AlaskanFrontier1]

Yikes

[@davidno1minton997]

Dam,badass,s,r,k

[@StandardAmericanCarnivore]

Meh. It is definitely not a good knife for carving. It will work in a pinch, but there are far better knives for Survival that cross over into bushcraft.

[@drmikeyb1]

Only problem it's brittle, if you've watched Joe X review it did great until it broke where the blade goes into the handle like a stick. The handle material didn't do well at all. Just my opinion.

[@AlaskanFrontier1]

Nice!!

[@blackhawkbushcraft]

Joe X actually likes the SRK (all of them) and he has made that clear in multiple comments-even a dedicated video about the SRKs. It’s a knife he recommends and has listed within his top faves. The thing to remember is that he destroys every knife he tests through extreme and unreasonable abuse that extends well beyond realistic hard use, and has confirmed that the SRK is a great knife for the amount of abuse it can take before catastrophic fail.

[@1joshjosh1]

Holy c*** this company has too many different versions and one made in Taiwan and 1 made in Japan and 1 made in United States. That's why I can't get into them. I'm sticking with Buck. Cold steel is too complicated.

[@williamdabill]

I have a srk i use it for shit tasks

[@nicksweeney5176]

6:42 Oh, really? So if I understand what you're saying, you're telling me that the Clipper's for virtually NO one, but the S.R.K.'s for virtually EVERYone.🦴