Cold Steel Rubber Training Laredo Bowie Knife, Multi, One Size

This is my second Cold Steel training knife, first one being a Cold Steel Leatherneck-SF Rubber Trainer Knife . Both are very solid and have very little bend to them. I use them for airsoft and they work fine, you just have to be careful. If you get excited and STAB, it's gonna hurt a LOT. This will definitely leave bruises when enough force is exerted, so keep that in mind. The only con I can think of is its size; I was expecting it to be a little wider than it actually, but that's mostly my fault, not the product, hence no star reductions. So, bottom line, Cold Steel is a great choice for airsoft; they're cheap ($8-$15, generally), very sturdy and solid, and have a good weight to them, which makes them great for throwing if needed.

This knife coupled with the custom made holster from visionholster.com is a magical experience. The whole the knife is 16" tip to tip, 10.5" blade, weighs 5.8oz. For goodness sakes its made of Santoprene, which is a thermoplastic vulcanizate or TPV (high-performance elastomers) in other words ITS GOOD HIGH QUALITY PLASTIC. The handle could have a little more girth, but then again I have some pretty big hands. It is actually pretty nice, well balanced, clean lines, nice matte look to it. Awesome for training or milsim stuff. If you are going to use these for airsoft, please dont stab with these, they're not rubber, they are pretty solid plastic, they barely bend. So pretty much, unless you wanna get jack slapped, don't do it. For my fellow gladiators that LARP, these work well in the same sense as airsoft/milsim. For the serious training, these are a little lighter than the real thing, still really nice for the price. Just a heads up. Not a con in the slightest sense. I do all of these things and I use this knife for all three, it is a really really sturdy knife, its can hold all kinds of abuse.. Buy one you won't regret it.

This is great and is obviously very easy to handle and feels good in the hand especially with the rubber eyes grip however I have 2 complaints that are worth addressing one they are not anywhere near as heavy as the real Loretto so they aren't of 1 to 1 training tool even though they are the same shape and 2 the hand guard on these is incredibly easy to break and That kind of sucks if you're training or sparring with a partner and their edge makes contact with it and just blows through it eliminates the training that would normally be there which is learning how to properly use the hand guard in order to block or protect from a strike.

The Laredo training Bowie is amazing. These knives are always sturdy, and can put up to anything. I love how passionate Lynn Thompson of cold steel is with his products. These knives are not for air soft however. These knives are specifically for training, not LARPing and acting like children. The air soft dealers who say these are theirs should be reported to cold steel. These training knives can even stand up to cars backing over them! Here are the pros and cons. PROS: strong never break made of santropene, what else could you ask for? realistic weight realistic shape great for training CONS: you haven't bought one yet!

Good for safe practice. Only downside is they are lighter than the equivalent blade but you can’t have it all!

Bought these for my young boys as toys. They’ve had hours of fun “sword fighting” with them. I’d buy them again in a heartbeat as my boys love them and they are extremely durable.

I love it!made in taiwan,perfect quality nice balance,great weight,safe point,awesome material,size good.

great way to practice knife work without worrying about damaging anything or anyone. this unit is larger than a modern combat knife, but smaller than a machete. Closer to the size of a kitchen butcher's knife.