| | |  | Game Room | Home » » » Cold Steel FGX Jungle Dart | | | | | | | Description: | | Our Nightshade™ knives are light enough to be tied, tucked, or taped just about anywhere on one’s person. And, since they are impervious to heat, cold, moisture and extreme weather they are a natural to hide both inside and outside your house. They can be hidden virtually everywhere from the hedges and flowerpots in your yard, to the refrigerator, bookshelves, and closets in your house. Keep one in every room of the house, from the laundry room to the bathroom shower! With violent home invasions on the rise a strategically placed Nightshade™ could save the day, and even your life. | | | Features: | |
• Overall Length: 8.13"
• Blade Length: 3.75"
• Blade Material: Grivory
• Handle Material: Kraton
• This item is not for sale in some specific zip codes
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 0.3 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 3.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.05 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 12 reviews |
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9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 A throwing reviewApr 19, 2010
By A. Snell
I picked up three of these to play around with. I've enjoyed throwing knives in the past, and am not an expert, but here are my observations.
First off, remember that I won't be held liable for anything I say here if you hurt yourself playing with these. They are in fact intended to be used as weapons, and will very handily put out an eye or cause extreme bleeding. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Now, on to the review:
Before attempting to throw these, I removed the metal rings to improve balance and air flow. This was not hard. I just took a pair of pliers to them and they came off quickly and easily.
First off, the bad. All of these 'faults' are in fact strengths of the tool, and make it more effective for the uses for which it was INTENDED. They just happen to make it less effective for having fun throwing them at things. The Jungle Dart's main fault when it comes to throwing is its weight. I highly doubt that throwing these outdoors work out, as they would fly off target in the slightest wind. The second fault is the grippiness of the rubberized handle, which makes it very difficult to execute a sliding throw, as would (I believe) normally be used for a straight shuriken. And finally, I think the 'one-sided' shape of these darts can cause them to not fly true. The blade is concave on one side, and forms a flat triangle on the other side, which seems to cause air to flow unevenly and can carry them slightly off target.
That said, my friend and I had a great hour or so tearing up a cardboard box with these, IN MY LIVING ROOM, and therein lies the benefit of something like the JD. No sane person would dare toss a real knife - or other pointy, metal object - around his living room. But the JD is light enough and 'soft' enough that we didn't cause any harm to any surrounding objects. We did take care to move my wife's coats away from the corner where the box was standing, but even after ricocheting off of my leather jacket a couple of times, it showed no damage (although I doubt that we nailed it with the tip). After an hour of throwing, all three of the darts had lost their pristine tip and one has a notch in the edge, but they are still plenty pointy (and strong) to easily pierce cardboard, and, by my assessment, skin, although I don't intend to fully test this.
As far as using this tool for its intended purpose (seriously injuring people), I have no doubts that it would prove most efficient. At the time of purchase, the edges and point are as sharp as you could expect a 'plastic' tool to be, and would be very efficient for raking, slashing or stabbing. The item is small and light, and would be fairly easy to carry around, but I would not put it in a pocket. If you put it in point down, the point will quickly wear a hole in the bottom of the pocket. If you put it in point up, expect to skewer your hand on it next time you absent-mindedly reach for your keys. For carrying, you'll want to either make a sheath or else use the metal ring to neck-carry it. Or, as Cold Steel advertises, tape it to some part of your body. Just please don't try to take it through airport security, otherwise I will mock you and call you an idiot. Oh, and you'll go to jail.
So all in all, I would say that the Jungle Dart is a good GROWN UP 'toy', or else a decent 'tool' with specific intended uses.
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Function Follows FormOct 25, 2007
By Mitchell Small
I got this as a replacement for the FGX Skean Dhu after the tip broke. I have a review of the Skean Dhu here on Amazon. The Jungle Dart is much better suited to what I was looking for, but it is still not exceptional.
I was looking for a letter opener, that could be put to other uses in an emergency, that could still be heavy duty enough to open cardboard boxes. The triangular cross section of the Jungle Dart certainly makes this a lot sturdier than the Sken Dhu. The edge does a great job of slicing, not ripping, open letters and other envelopes. While lacking the needle tip of the Skean Dhu, the tip of the Jungle Dart is sturdy enough to pierce almost anything that comes across your desk. It still will not pierce a credit card, but the tip does not deform.
I used the Jungle Dart to pierce cardboard boxes for opening without a problem. Reinforced packing tape did not slow the Dart down either. Very efficient for piercing, but don't twist the blade or try to side slice after piercing heavy cardboard. Just after taking the Jungle Dart out of its display bag, I used the Dart to pierce the cardboard tag that would normally allow the item to hang on a display rack. No problem going in, but when I tried to slice to enlarge the opening I made, the edge deformed and stayed warped. The deformation is not enough to interfere with the use of the Jungle Dart nor bad enough for me to try to return it, but the deformation is clearly visible.
A quick note on my original return to Cold Steel. The process was relatively simple. I called the toll free Cold Steel phone number and was given another telephone number to call for returns. It is not a toll free number, not a major problem for most people with cell phones, and got automated instruction on where to send my return. No RMA was required, but I included a brief cover letter with my Skean Dhu stating what I wanted. The day after my package was delivered to Cold Steel, I received an e-mail saying my package was on the way. That's it, no hassles, no lengthy battles with customer service reps, just simple customer satisfaction.
Overall, I am pleased with the Jungle Dart and feel it is fairly priced. If you allow function to follow form and do not try anything this item is not designed for, it will be a very unobtrusive emergency item on your desk that will serve you well in its primary function: opening mail and packages.
 Grivory is plasticApr 10, 2012
By Sardonic
Should have researched what "Grivory" was, thought I was buying a steel dart. It's composite. So this review is based on a composite (plastic) dart. As a plastic dart, it's still garbage. Tip is history the minute you touch it. You MIGHT get away with one stab, but you're more likely to get your behind handed to you. I purchase Cold Steel quite a bit, but this was a poor purchase on my part. I might use this to stir soup.
interesting....Feb 08, 2012
By Arizona James Coleman
"kage_no_mozaiku"
when i received it, the tip was bent! i did take some 100 grit paper and reshape it so that's fixed. i guess its not that big of a deal with such a quick repair. the blade has a lot of flex in it which i was surprised to find in a "fiberglass reinforced plastic". yes, this is the first of the fgx line i have owned. i do think, though, this would make an adequate last ditch self defense tool. i haven't tried it on any soft targets. honestly i really don't *have* to. just by visual inspection alone i can see how it would have nice penetration. it has enough rigidity with the triangular cross section to keep from bending on impact, plus the edges and ridge line are pretty sharp so it would slice as it was inserted. i don't like the hollow ground effect on the back though. i think that was a waste of effort in mold production as well as making the blade more flexible then it needs to be, unlike the delta dart. overall i guess im not too unimpressed, but it dont warrent 5* in my eyes.
Jungle DartOct 02, 2011
By Strongheart
I bought this out of more curiosity then any specific need, but for the price it seemed like a fun item. It is made of grivory (plastic reinforced with fiberglass) with a handle that has kraton (basically feels like rubber). It is exceptionally light weight, less then an ounce, however despite the weight it feels well made. The design seems well thought out. I really can't think of a use for this except for stabbing something. The point is very sharp but the edges aren't blade sharp (not a butter knife but not far off). But if you use this as self protection I would fully expect that the blade portion would easily penetrate the length of the blade (a bit over 3 in). Despite other reviews, I cannot fathom using this as a throwing knife, and I don't think it would be useful as a box opener or such. I guess you could use it as a letter opener but the tip is triangular and thick and it doesn't seem designed for that (looks like it was designed to stab).
The only issues that I see are that the rubber like handle is a bit short (ie the rubber should cover a bit more of the dart for a better grip). I think you are supposed to put your thumb against the butt end of it however even using it like that the rubber grip is too short. The ring that comes with it (fits in the end of the dart) may be also used in the grip (wrap around thumb) but I just think it gets in the way and you would not want to hang it from a belt (it would just stab you when you sit down). Furthermore, there is no sheath and this thing is a bear to carry around without a sheath (basically it will stab through anything you carry it in).
If you could find a way to carry this without stabbing yourself it would be a great item to take camping (weights almost nothing but could be used for protection...obviously not big game but maybe a vicious racoon or such). Or put it in your car for personal protection (or you can hide it in your garage etc).
for <10 bucks its a cool item.
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