Edited sentence: Recently the Cold Steel company stirred up controversy by questioning the military service background of successful high-end knife maker Mick Strider of Strider Knives.Some knife enthusiasts think such claims are justified, while others do not.Strider has long been a high profile figure in the knife industry and has used similar aggressive marketing tactics himself.There is a general consensus that their sword blades are very strong and sharp and well suited for test cutting.This has produced a polarization in the knife community