Customer Reviews

Cold Steel Rubber Training Recon Tanto

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We bought the Cold Steel "Rubber Recon Tanto Training Knife" for practicing disarming moves in TaeKwonDo. This is a replica of Cold Steel 13RTK Recon Tanto Knife, having the same overall length but not weight. Here are my observations:

Pros:
+ Large Size; 11.75" long (7" blade)
+ Good Grip; feels good in the hand, which makes it more realistic for "aggressor"
+ Solid; this is tough material that will hold up well (but see "Misc", below)

Cons:
- Not Balanced; much heavier on blade end

Misc:
* Firm Rubber; this is not very soft or flexible, which makes it great for stand-up fighting but less optimal for ground fighting or take-downs. I would not like to come down on this with it between my ribs and the ground.

This is a great training aid that should last a very long time.

Highly Recommended!

CFH

i bought three of these for airsoft wars. i am very pleased. they are long and are made of very durable plastic. these have a great fell and they feel like your holding an actual knife. this is a very well made producat and recomaend them to anyone who plays airsoft and needs something new or someone that wants one to goof off with there friends. also very nice price

I have at least two students that will dive for this one over the K-Bar style knives I have. This is great for practicing slashing, stabbing and it's agile style really makes it a great slasher. Cold Steel products are both durable and fun to train with.

This plastic knife has the dimensions and look of the real thing, if not the heft. It doesn't feel the same as the real thing because it's so lightweight. You need something like this though if you are sparing with a partner, and such a prop is required in classes that cover knife fighting.

I recommend this item for taking a defense class that includes knife fighting. There's no substitute for practice and physical instruction as we're unlikely to remember technique when needed just from reading a book.

I had ordered this kinfe for use in airsoft gaming and disarm drills and I was very impressed. The handle feels like a real knife handle and the blade is sturdy but will not cause serious injury. Just be sure to wear some eye protection because this can seriously harm the eyes.

This training knife is great. Very sturdy, very well-weighted, has a very ergonomic handle. It is very useful for knife training and other activities such as Airsoft.

NOTE: The knife feels more plastic than it does rubber.

Durable, easy to handle, not flimsy. This is not a true rubber knife, it is a plastic knife that is very durable.

This product is one of the best training knives I have ever worked with. The grip is very sturdy and the weight is what i would have been expecting from a rubber training knife.

I purchased this item from amazon because it was far cheaper here than at the Cold Steel website. Since I bought it to use as a halloween prop, I don't need it to be particularly realistic feeling, but anyone who wanted it for training would almost certainly want to be as realistic as possible. Allow me to lay your fears to rest by telling you it is as realistic as you can get with this kind of material. It's stiff enough for realism, but flexible enough not to kill you, the size is right, and the grip is realistically chequered. The only issue I can think of is the weight. It's not quite heavy enough to be a real knife.

The weight is about right, and it fits nicely in my hand.
Good training tool.