Cold Steel ODA San Mai III

All of the knives featured in our Battle Ready Classics Series have been made by Cold Steel® for many years and are well proven in the field as well as in hand to hand combat. Frankly, we have been scratching our heads trying to figure out how we could improve them without drastically raising their price.

The answer was to offer them in our famous San Mai III® steel. Made in Japan according to our strict standards since the mid 1980's, San Mai III® has proven unsurpassed in strength, toughness, sharpness and ease of re-sharpening. Over the years, other "super steels" have come and gone but San Mai III® remains as the most proven high performance stainless steel in the world. If you want a combat knife you can bet your life on, and reasonably priced, check out our Battle Ready series as we have the knife for you.

The ODA is a tactical version of our Military Classic. It features an integral Kraton® guard/handle which substitutes for the Military Classic's Micarta grip and stainless guard. The deeply checkered Kraton offers an even better grip than Micarta does and is equally durable. Instead of the leather sheath and stone, the ODA comes with a high tech Secure-Ex model. Secure-Ex is far more cut resistant than leather is and won't rot, crack or warp when exposed to wet or harsh weather.