Cold Steel Trail Master (CPM 3V) – 9.50″ Clip Point Fixed Blade, Kray-Ex Handle – CS-16DT

The Cold Steel Trail Master (CS-16DT) is a 9.50″ clip point fixed blade built around one of the toughest tool steels Cold Steel has ever offered — CPM 3V, chosen specifically to make this outdoor Bowie harder to break than any prior version.

The blade is CPM 3V — a powder-metallurgy tool steel from Crucible engineered to survive heavy impact and prying without chipping, trading a little outright edge-holding compared to high-vanadium steels like CPM-S90V in exchange for toughness that shrugs off baton work and hard chopping. At 8 mm thick with a full-size clip point and Cold Steel’s uncharacteristically robust point geometry, this is a blade meant to be worked hard and still come back sharp, not a delicate slicer.

The handle is 5⅛” Kray-Ex, Cold Steel’s slip-resistant rubber-like polymer that stays gripable wet, cold, or bloody. At 18 oz and 14⅝” overall, this carries as a substantial outdoor and survival blade built for chest-forward field carry, not a lightweight EDC piece. Made in Taiwan.

• Blade: CPM 3V, clip point, stonewash or satin finish (confirm), 9.50 in, 0.315 in thick; built for toughness and impact resistance over maximum edge-holding
• Handle: Kray-Ex, 5⅛ in, slip-resistant textured grip that holds up wet, cold, or bloody
• Construction: Full fixed blade, 14⅝ in overall — no folding mechanism or lock to fail under stress
• Carry: 18 oz; ships with sheath (confirm material/color); built for outdoor and survival carry

Backcountry and survival buyers who need a blade that can baton firewood and pry without chipping the edge, buyers upgrading from carbon steels like 1095 or SK-5 who want more chip resistance without losing toughness, and hunters and outdoorsmen who want one blade capable of heavy field work rather than fine slicing will all find a home for this knife.

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