Cold Steel TI Lite 6

Reviewed 08/31/2014 by Nike

-Price Paid: $60.00
-Used for Self Defense
-Owned for 6 months

Comments:

Referring to the last review of this knife - firstly, Ti-Lite 6 is created for SELF DEFENSE purposes! In my opinion - this is one of the best knives in this class!
I have Ti-lite 4 and you can see my comments here - it was a great disappointment, but the 6 inch version made for a nice surprise - stronger and better as a whole!
Yes, the liner lock is fragile if you want to do heavy duty work, but remember - this knife is created mainly for self defense! However it can be used as tool too - I have a friend who uses this for gathering medicinal plants for home use - according to his words - the knife is very long so this saves having to bend down during the plants cutting. Especially if you have longer arms.
The handle is perfect - narrow, long, so the knife can be used like mini mace or kubotan or jawara. So if you are fan of Japanese kobudo martial arts - this is the knife for you. Much more comfortable and better than carrying a kubotan or tactical pen for me. Carrying an extendable baton is very good, but it weighs too much and for me is too unconformable. The Ti-lite 6 can be an acceptable alternative.
The blade is long, narrow with a needle sharp tip - perfect for stabbing. The opening is really surprisingly fast with your thumb or the wave for a knife this size - no problems at all! The locking is definitely much more better that 4 inch version.

Reviewed 08/16/2014 by John

-Price Paid: $55.00
-Used for Every Day Carry
-Owned for 1 year

Comments:

Overall I'm not impressed with this knife at all. The build of the knife is grade A but that's the only thing that is good about it. The ergonomics are TERRIBLE and the steel is far from desirable. The 'fast' opening is a joke. The design is even more of a joke. If you keep it in your pocket lint gets in every nook and cranny because of all the holes in the handle. Also, it is designed for tip up carry and it the tip LOVES to get snagged and open up on you whenever it chooses.

The blade does come out of the box very sharp but the edge retention is something from a $10 bargain box. Open a couple of boxes and you have to resharpen it. It will, however, resharpen very easily and with all that resharpening you'll get your skills at using a whet stone. To me, that's the only way to sharpen a knife.

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Reviewed 09/25/2009 by Brent

-Price Paid: N/A
-Used for Self Defense
-Owned for 1 year

Comments:

this knife will feel very familiar to anyone who has or has handled a switchblade. this knife IS NOT a switchblade and is perfectly legal in CA. i use it for self defense. the blade is very thin as is the knife and is used mainly for stabbing. it is very sharp out of the box and can slice but it is mainly a stabbing knife. this is my first six inch knife and it took a little getting used to, but after a little "playing around" with it, i really like it. one of the best features of the knife is the "pocket snag" or quillion. it makes for fast opening right out of your pocket. you will need to be careful when taking it out of your pocket because some people open it accidentally. when closed this knife also doubles as a "pocket stick" or yawara stick, for non lethal blows. here are the specs.

Weight: 6.8 oz.
Blade Thick: 4mm
Blade Length: 6"
Handle: 7" long. Zytel
Steel: AUS 8A Stainless
Overall Length: 13"
Stainless Pocket/Belt Clip