It's called a "Magnum tanto XII", appears to be made by a San Mai, in case anyone was wondering what it is.
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Specifically it's a:
Magnum Tanto XII
San Mai III (steel)
Cold Steel made in Japan.
From what I can find, it was made from 1998-2006 in limited quantities.
And the Cold Steel video, just because.
https://youtu.be/fpIZHIihQlk
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New knee!
FINALLY!!!!!!!!
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Trail work
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New 80% lower
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And a rather large pellet smoker hopper assembly
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Here's mine. Ser Pouncelot (bonus if you get the reference, and I'm not referring (directly) to Arthurian times)!
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For a retirement gift for a friend. He's retiring after 42 years of service, and has a cabin on a heavily wooded lot in Missouri. I wanted to get him something he might use there, so I bought him the ax and a bottle of bourbon, along with a card advising that the order of operation is very important. Anyways, I know jack about axes, so I axed Google, and it turns out there is a multitude of axe forums. The most common recommendation was the Gransfors Small Forrest Axe, so that is what I bought:
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The ax nerds told me it was the best in-between axe; small enough to be comfortable carrying all day, large enough to limb moderate sized branches and split smaller logs. These are apparently hand-made in Sweden, and the guy who makes it stamps his initials on the blade. While they are fairly pricey based on my limited knowledge of the axe market from browsing Home Depot, it is a very pretty axe in person. Makes me want one for myself, although I have gas heat and very few axe needs on a day-to-day basis.