Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “What’s a Roach Belly?” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/cold-steel-roach-belly-review/.
What’s a Roach Belly?
- Thread starter Mike H.
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Randall Chaney
Elite
PieterCoetzee
Custom
From what I could see the sheathe looks OK; but only OK. So many knife makers skimp on the sheathe and make what could be a good knife unusable because of a crappy sheathe.. They either have a poor belt loop or put the retaining strap on the edge side of the blade, so that every time you draw the knife the strap gets cut.
Cold Steel used to make nice knives back in the Lynn Thompson days. Now Im not so sure. Everything looks like it was made for the WalMart/Flea Market crowd....I know they are going for a certain price point but please. Ive got an original Cold Steel Tanto from the early days, todays version looks like it was made in an Afgan hut and the sheathe is even worse
Cold Steel used to make nice knives back in the Lynn Thompson days. Now Im not so sure. Everything looks like it was made for the WalMart/Flea Market crowd....I know they are going for a certain price point but please. Ive got an original Cold Steel Tanto from the early days, todays version looks like it was made in an Afgan hut and the sheathe is even worse
Randall Chaney
Elite
FWIW, the article’s sheath is not what comes with new Roach Bellies. The newer sheaths are Secure-Ex, which is CS’s Kydex or Boltaron analog.
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PieterCoetzee
Custom
Well thats a big NO for me then.
Winchester67
Custom
We called them Perch Belly Knives when I was a young man. Very handy blade design.
BookemDano
Alpha
I initially thought it looked like a great steak knife before I read the article. 
I like it!
I like it!