New Knife - Cold Steel SR1 Lite

Bigger, bigger, Cold Steel is also a way to compare—at least when it comes to folding knives.* Over time, the American company has made a name for itself in that area by making gigantic things. Does anyone know of their XL models? But in the catalog, there have always been very sensible and practical knives alongside the sensational pieces. 

That's what made them interesting, the mix between everyday objects and things that are beyond the limit of reasonableness in some way.

This knife, the SR1 Lite, offers a bit of both worlds although it is mostly rooted in the practical side. It is very large although not huge. But the blade is thicker than many fixed blade knives and the lock is one of the strongest ever made for folding knives. That should form the basis of a knife that isn't afraid to get dirty.

Cold Steel SR1 Lite

This particular version with the extension "Lite" does not mean that it is much lighter than the original model. We're talking 196g for the original model compared to this one which weighs 193g according to the website. Did you see that? Three grams!

The difference is instead found in the price, which in turn depends on the materials, among other things. The more expensive model costs almost four times more and then you get S35VN steel in the blade and a handle made of G10. So in fairness, it shouldn't be that much more expensive. But that is another question.

Be that as it may, in this case, you get 8Cr14MoV steel and a handle with grips of Griv-Ex. It's one in a long line of fiber-reinforced plastics or fiberglass-reinforced thermoplastic composite if you want to be picky. A very strong and practical material but maybe a bit boring material.

The SR1 has been with me for a while now. Here is a picture from the time before autumn came and stole all the shades of green

Speaking of practicality, the model is originally intended to be a folding alternative to Cold Steel's now somewhat legendary survival/outdoor knife SRK. You know the one that Fällkniven quite shamelessly copied in some parts when they made their F1.

In any case, you get a knife that is around 24 centimeters long with a decimetre-long blade that is close to 5 millimeters thick. It affects the weight as you noticed. But this is a folding knife for the outdoors, not for the office environment.

It has been on the market for a few years but is still interesting. To be honest, I've had it for a while at this point but haven't had time to test and write about it until now.

  

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/ J -checking if the steel is cold

* However, it can be said that this is by no means my biggest folding knife. In that category, you will, among other things, find a knife from Linton that weighs in at 365 grams, an SKM stiletto that is 13" long, an Opinel No 12 (which means a blade of 12 centimeters), and a pair of Spanish Navajas that have blades around 15 centimeters.


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