A knife that intimidates just by its appearance. We know what times we're in. Just pulling it out and holding it in your hand, I think it will easily deter potential aggressors. It's heavy, but also quite well balanced. For a collection to hang on the wall, it's just perfect. It looks beautiful.
Cold Steel Chaos Bowie SK-5 Fixed Blade Knife
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Cold Steel Chaos Bowie SK-5 Fixed Blade Knife
A tactical knife drawing inspiration from the legendary combat blades of both world wars. The Bowie-style blade, crafted from SK-5 steel and finished with a black powder coating, offers exceptional durability combined with excellent cutting performance. Rugged 6061 aluminum handle scales and a Secure-Ex sheath with an integrated belt loop deliver reliable durability, ergonomic handling, and easy knife carry.
Durable and easy to sharpen SK-5 steel
The blade is crafted from high-carbon SK-5 tool steel, renowned for its exceptional durability, outstanding resistance to cracking, chipping, and dulling, and ease of sharpening. Thanks to a specialized heat treatment process, the steel reaches a hardness of 63-65 HRC, delivering a robust construction that offers excellent abrasion resistance and enhanced longevity.
Bowie profile blade
Featuring a Bowie-style blade measuring 266 mm in length and 5 mm in thickness, this knife offers a smooth cutting edge complemented by a flat grind. The blade's geometry delivers superior slicing capability while preserving formidable piercing performance. Outfitted with a tough, scratch-resistant Black Powder coating, the blade is effectively shielded from corrosion and prevents unwanted glare.
Aluminum handle, 1055 spring steel glass breaker
A distinctive D-shaped guard crafted from reinforced 6061 aluminum provides superior safety and a secure grip, efficiently shielding the hand from sliding onto the blade. The handle features a robust, sizable 1055 spring steel glass breaker at its end, doubling as a versatile field tool.
Secure-Ex system sheath
The knife is equipped with a sheath crafted from the Secure-Ex system, offering a lightweight, robust, and externally resistant solution. A fitted inlet combined with an additional snap fastener ensures the knife is held securely in place, minimizing the risk of unintentional release. Featuring a detachable belt loop, the sheath enables fast attachment to a belt without requiring its removal, while multiple holes and grommets provide versatile and multi-position mounting options on gear.
Main features
- Featuring a Bowie-style blade design
- Equipped with a flat-ground edge
- Constructed from SK-5 steel for durability
- Fitted with 6061 aluminum handle scales
- Finished with a Black Powder protective coat
- Incorporates a D-shaped guard for safety
- Includes a 1055 steel glass breaker
- Supplied with a Secure-Ex sheath
Militaria.pl is the official distributor of Cold Steel.
Cold Steel is a respected American brand of knives, machetes, and tactical tools, founded in 1980 in Irving, California. The company gained popularity thanks to innovative solutions such as Kraton® handles and American Tanto blades, appreciated by uniformed services and military enthusiasts. It also introduced its own steel alloys, such as San Mai III®, which provides high durability and wear resistance. Cold Steel patented the Tri-Ad™ Lock blade locking mechanism, which guarantees safe use. The brand works with respected knifemakers, including the company's founder Lynn C. Thompson and Andrew Demko, whose passion and experience contribute to the high quality of the products.
| Type | Fixed blade |
|---|---|
| Style | Military-tactical |
| Blade length | 266 mm |
| Blade thickness | 5 mm |
| Blade profile | Bowie |
| Blade edge | Plain |
| Blunt resistance | Good |
| Corrosion resistance | Low |
| Lock type | Fixed blade |
| Overall length | 420 mm |
| Main color | Black |
| Blade material | SK5 |
| Opening method | Fixed blade |
| Handle | Aluminum |
| Clip for carrying | No |
| Holster included | Yes |
| Weight | 652 g |
| EAN | 705442018483 |
| Manufacturer code | CS-80NTB |
| Brand | Cold Steel |
| EAN |
Secure-Ex
Secure-Ex is a system developed by Cold Steel, designed for the safe storage and convenient carrying of knives and tools. Sheaths made with this technology are lightweight, durable, and weather-resistant, making them suitable even for intensive use. They hold the knife securely in the sheath while allowing for quick and smooth draw. The system has a modular design - the sheaths can be supplemented with various fasteners, such as buckles, clips (e.g., C-Clip) or ball chains. This allows the knife to be worn on a belt, around the neck, or in other configurations, according to the user's preferences.
SK-5
SK-5 steel belongs to a series of Japanese tool steel (Steel Kuogu) with high carbon content and good wear resistance. It is equivalent to American 1080 steel and is also designated as SK-85. It contains about 0.8-0.9% carbon, which gives it high hardness and very good cutting properties. The addition of manganese (0.1-0.5%) improves hardenability, silicon (0.1-0.35%) increases elasticity and strength, and small amounts of chromium (about 0.3%) and copper (up to 0.025%) promote the steel's wear resistance and slow down degradation processes. The presence of nickel (up to 0.25%) further enhances strength, while low sulfur and phosphorus content reduces the material's brittleness. After quenching, SK-5 reaches a hardness of up to 63-65 HRC, and its martensitic structure with fine carbides provides a favorable combination of wear resistance and mechanical strength. Thanks to these properties, the steel is used in chisels, saws, springs, drills, and in utility and tactical knives.
1055
1055 is a medium-carbon steel with a carbon content of 0.5-0.6%, characterized by a good combination of hardness, impact strength, and resilience. It is a steel with a simple chemical composition, containing mainly carbon and a small amount of manganese (0.6-0.9%), which improves the impact strength and hardenability of the material. Thanks to these properties, 1055 steel is widely used in the production of machetes, bushcraft knives, swords, and tools designed for heavier field work. After proper hardening, the steel achieves a hardness of 54-57 HRC, which ensures high resistance to cracks and chipping, but at the same time makes it easy to sharpen. However, due to its relatively low abrasion resistance and susceptibility to rust, this steel does not retain its sharpness for long.
Powder
Powder coating is a modern finish that creates a hard and durable protective layer on metal elements, including knife blades. The process involves electrostatically applying dry powder to the surface and curing it in an oven, resulting in a thicker and more uniform coating than traditional paints. Powder Coat does not contain solvents and is more environmentally friendly, prevents the coating from running during application, and provides high resistance to corrosion, scratches, impacts, chemicals, and UV radiation. The coating is available in a wide range of colors and textures, from smooth to rough, allowing you to customize the look and functionality of the finish.
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Number of reviews: 14
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A... Review confirmed by purchase
It commands respect just by its appearance; everyone will think twice whether it's worth the risk. The workmanship is great, the materials are also okay, the weight is ideal, it feels good in hand. I recommend it, because it's really worth having a solid knife, even just as decoration.
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J... Review confirmed by purchase
Very solid. It's a bit uncomfortable to hold in the hand with only one finger guard. That's probably the only downside. I have no problem drawing it from the sheath with one hand.
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For me, it's not really a knife anymore, yet not quite a machete. There are few similar. It's heavy, so I'd rather not recommend it to today's youth as their hands may hurt. An additional advantage is the knuckle duster-like or let's say finger protection. You can hurt someone with it too. The price is adequate to the quality.
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A very well-made, strong and solid knife, almost a machete. It is heavy, which suggests it's a piece of solid steel. It fits very well in the hand, provides a secure grip. The sheath for this knife is made of high-quality plastic which can be attached in various ways to a backpack or anywhere else using the Molle system.
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This knife should also have MASSACRE in its name besides Chaos Bowie. Its appearance alone is intimidating. Heavy, strong, and solid, although as some say its steel is on the brittle side, it's still worth buying. In the intimidation category, I think it's number one.
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A combination of a sword and a sabre. It makes an impression and is quite heavy. Probably not suitable for EDC...
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A nice knife inspired by the M1918 trench knife – definitely for a collection, because even if you find a use for it, how are you supposed to carry it discreetly?
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The knife is great in every way: appearance, workmanship, balance, size – a real machine. The sheath is not as good – the opening is tight, I spent two hours filing so that the knife could be taken out and inserted with one hand. The store, as always, deserves six stars.
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Very nice, solid, and large knife. The price-to-quality ratio is excellent. I recommend it.
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A very nicely profiled blade, it feels great to hold, and it comes with a dedicated sheath. I recommend it.
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Efficient delivery. Regarding the item, I'll add that it fits perfectly for a scenario from the movie The Purge. Of course, from Cold Steel, the specimen slices thin paper from Boker's warehouse, so it presents a razor sharpness similar to the Marauder, also from the same company. Best regards and I wish you few shocks with this blade; tests shared on yt showed that SK-5 is brittle.
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Strong stuff. Cold Steel quality.
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I was afraid of the quality of such a big knife/sword at this price. However, it's very good. Maybe it's not suitable for shaving, but it chops and penetrates excellently.
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