RANCH BOSS II

This is a great knife for EDC. It is well made and appears heavy duty. The blade is very sharp and nicely thick. The knife feels great in the hand and the lockup is absolute. That brings me to the only issue. That lock is tight. Disengaging it isn't easy, and there is a slight danger of closing it on your thumb. It should loosen up with use. The belt case is excellent. Nice leather and it rides perfect on the belt. This is a larger knife, which is fantastic. Everyone needs a real knife, and this sure appears to be it.

I think this is an excellent value for the money. I could see this knife being priced in a store closer to $50. The construction is solid and does not feel cheap. It is a large form pocket knife, but does come with a quality leather sheath if you want to carry it that way. I don’t use the sheath, I just drop it in my pocket. It has a weight that gives it a feel of authority. The liner lock is robust and there is no blade play or wiggle in any direction. The knife is screaming sharp. It has a lanyard hole you can attach a leather or paracord lanyard. The Delrin handle scales are well fit to the frame and will wear like iron without decay or degradation and will shake off oil, solvents, salt, etc… without staining. I paid $33.41 for the knife with the leather sheath, next day free shipping. What’s not to like? Recommended.

I am normally a buck 110 but wanted this ranch boss lol when I saw it. Since I have several cold steel knives. The knife is nice. The width is a little narrow for my hands but still a decent fit. The blade is sharp out of the box and the lock up is solid. One issue for me is the sheath. While the sheath itself is decent it is too big for the knife and the knife wobbles around while I walk. One solution for me is I had a fero rod that fits inside the sheath with the knife and no rattle. The back of the blade is 90 degrees and does work with the ferro rod. Overall no real problems and I believe I will be carrying the ranch boss for years to come.

Currently an unhinged value, I'm tempted to buy another "just in case" its that good (no way no how is this deal going to last going forward %50 of a Buck 110). Two things, I have not carried this heavy a folder in years the other being I doubt most of my day to day is not better with a lighter slicker solution with multi use. I lean to Swiss army style utility these days and for slicing a Opinel for the knife duties facing tough grisel when at the table. Some years back my Buck was stollen, while I had long since left it in a drawer from EDC in the 70's I did not like the gap in my on hand tools. Honestly this fits my hand far better than the Buck, quality is top notch and even includes a top notch belt sheath? It's stepping back into a time window when a dollar had a purchase value maybe 40 + years ago. Aesthetically I favour the Buck, brass and wood. This however is so well finished I would impartially pay more in raw utility and hand feel. Comparison photos are an Opinel No. 9 & vintage German Army Knife. This is a substantial folder, not delicate nor in any way a crap version of an old standard trying the typical budget look alike.

Beast of a folder! The blade is thicker and almost longer than alot of fix blades and sharp! It's a little rough opening it but use it and oil it. It also comes with a "leather" sheath like the 110's do. It'll give the 110 a run for the money I think. I haven't tested it out but I've broken the tips of every buck 110 I and my Dad have had but anyways it seems like a solid work knife for sure cold steel hasn't disappointed me yet 👍

The knife looks great, it's SOLID, especially when you open it and hold it. There's no looseness to the blade. The look of it is a classic pocket knife, just bigger than the average pocket knife. But that's typical of anything Cold Steel. If a 10 Guage shotgun slug were MORE than ENOUGH to bring a rhino down, the Cold Steel respone to that would be a double barrel shotgun 10 Guage slug system . . if such a thing didn't exist, they would MAKE it EXIST. The only problem with the knife is that they spent so much effort into the superficial parts of the knife, that they equipped this knife with a sub-par liner lock. When I open my Ranch Boss 2, the liner lock doesn't really move over, but after you scoot it over the tiny sliver that you have to, you really have to force the blade down into the inner lining, which is very dangerous with how sharp the large blade is. The blade joint is too stiff . . . you'll have to use "controlled" force in order to close it CAREFULLY without slicing your fingers. Two stars off for that very crucial detail that really should have had better consideration towards it.

Great knife! It’s sharp and well made. The blade lock securely locks the blade in place. It comes with a well made leather belt sheath with a snap for the top flap. Only thing I don’t like is that it is made in China. They used to make all of their knives in Taiwan. And some like the Recon Scout, Trail Master were made in the USA

Scratches on blade, tip bent and a terrible lock that is dangerous. Lots of gaps on rhe back spacer and scales... What happened to Cold steel quality control???