Cold Steel Rubber Training Military Classic

by Cold Steel

Product Features

• Overall Length: 11.50"
• Blade Length: 6.75"
• Blade Material: Santoprene
• Handle Material: Santoprene

Product Description

Now you can practice with some of our most popular knife designs, in relative safety, with our new rubber training knives. We have rubber training versions of our Peace Keeper™ I, the R1 Military Classic, Recon Tanto, and the Black Bear Classic. Each has been carefully fashioned to look as realistic as possible so they can be effectively used in solo practice, training drills, disarm drills, and demonstrations and any other activity where you want a reasonably close approximation of realism but not the extreme danger and risk associated with an actual knife. The Santoprene rubber blades are soft enough to prevent the likelihood of most bodily injury. They do however, have a level of firmness that might cause injury to the face or the eyes, so it is recommended that appropriate eye protection or a fencing mask is utilized at all times when using a Cold Steel rubber training knife.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1 x 0.2 x 4.5 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0016CV10O
• Item model number: 92R14R1
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,427 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #67 in Sports & Outdoors > Hunting & Fishing > Hunting > Hunting & Tactical Knives > Hunting Knives

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great bang for buck training knife, December 14, 2010

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Laplace Transform "Laplace Transform" (Baltimore) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cold Steel Rubber Training Military Classic (Sports)

This could be one of the best value training knives on the market!

Design: This trainer is made to simulate the Cold Steel R1 Military Classic knife, as mentioned in the product description. It's a WWII-era design, and is based on the Randall Model 1. The R1 Classic (real knife) is 11 5/8" long with a 7" blade. The trainer is 11 1/2" long with a 6 3/4" blade. Nearly identical, the real knife is only slightly longer, similar to a traditional Bowie or USMC Ka-Bar. From an offensive training perspective, I prefer my trainer to be slightly shorter than what I carry.

Handle: The checkering on the handle is great, adds realism and definitely improves grip when hands are sweaty. The large hilt is accurate and stiff, adds so much to disarm drills and the overall appearance of being a real weapon.

Blade: The blade portion is stiff! Always wear proper personal protective equipment when using this, or any, training tool. You only get one set of eyes. There is some side-to-side flex but much less than with a lot of other rubber trainers. The blade portion is thick, and quite durable. Well rounded point. The heft isn't like that of a real blade, there is no metal shank or ability to add weight if desired. While that is a drawback, it also improves safety.

If you train with a group, or run a gym/dojo, having a handful of these available just seems like a great bargain. Full-size, durable, realistic, for $9 each. Really can't beat that in my book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Training tool and fun, too!, March 1, 2010

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Christopher D. Scott (Aurora, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cold Steel Rubber Training Military Classic (Sports)

I'll repeat here what I said about the Cold Steel Tanto training knife:
Decided to pick this up to assist in training. For how much this cost, it is an excellent product: it is heavy duty, yet flexible enough not to really harm someone (unless you stupidly gouge them in the eyes!); has excellent detail in the checkering on the grip; it is life size so it's realistic; anyone wanting a training knife or a knife for a Halloween costume prop should pick one of these up.
One detail I like about this knife is the guard is prominent, like on a full size knife of this design. Again, I think this aids in training. Highly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME!, January 1, 2011

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Bushido - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cold Steel Rubber Training Military Classic (Sports)

This is a DURABLE training blade! Perfect for both offensive and unarmed-defensive practice! Would make the purchase again.