Thank you Cold Steel for bringing knives like this to market! Not much else to say!

I absolutely love this knife. It's been there for me when I needed it most, reliable, tough, and always up to the task. The design is not only functional but beautiful. It feels great in the hand and is comfortable, and secure, even during extended use. You can tell real thought went into how this was made. I would recommend this knife for for guys with larger hands and big pockets.

The best knife ever. The only knife i would ever use for self defense. I trust it with my life.

This knife is brutal and it means business. It's serrations cut through cardboard, meat, stubborn vegetation and heavy leather. It also pokes holes in cars, though why one would want to poke holes in cars is beyond me. Cold Steel also has made this version in a deep green color, so I'm able to tell it from my standard plain edge at a glance. Maybe that's the color all Spartans are being made in, who knows? The Spartan is a bit heavy for an EDC knife, but it's great for chores around the house. The serrations in other Cold Steel knives have lasted forever in my other iterations (in AUS8A blades), so they should do even better in AUS10A. I even have an old Voyager I bought used years ago. The patterns on the serrations showed wear when I got it, and I've used it heavily and it still cuts like a champ, (You can tell it's been used a lot, but I still carry it for defense. And though an inspection of the serrations reveal hard use, one can't tell by feeling them.) The knife is super strong and durable. It's not a first choice for self defense, in my view, but could be used for such if required. Other than that, I can't think of a reason not to buy it.