I recently got a couple Honshu's and I'm very pleased with them. Never tried the Cold Steels

Hey, thanks for the review! Trying to look for the best throwing star myself!

Back in the 80's I had a guy pull out a knife on me, I pulled out a star and held him back (always kept a couple in my back pocket), he never messed with me again lol.

I like the way the honshu looks better . but of course I would sharpen the blades on the honshu on my whetstone . but im sure they both kickass . but the honshu would be my choice of stars . I would like to get 3 or 4 of both . the cold steel stars are made of 1060 steel and im not sure about the honshu . but both are great

*taps with finger nail* “sturdy construction, as you can see” lmao.

I own 12 COLDSTEEL small surestrikes

I think the house shuriken looks awesome but I decided to get the cold steel sure strike . They seem to be able to cause more damage and they also seem to have better sticking power . And plus the cold steel shuriken that I ordered is a 3 pack for 28 dollars and the house is 20 dollars just for 1 . So the cold steel definitely is the better deal and when I get paid the next time then I'll order another 3 pack of the cold steel shuriken because I do need some projectile weapons . I have 4 katanas and to tango swords so the cold steel shuriken will beef up my arsenal . Can't wait till they show up

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Nice Video bro!

If COLD STEEL makes a Shuriken of the same Diameter as the Honshu, then that is the one that should have been compared to the Honshu Shuriken. Note: if you really want a Rocking Shuriken, Get the, Cold Steel “Battle Star”!

legal to own in California?

That wouldn't work on me i would just throw it back at you

1) no, a shuriken of any kind is NOT "good for self defense" lol get a gun or a very fast-draw pocket knife. 2) shuriken were NOT "weapons of distraction" designed to aide in an escape LOL. imagine 2-3 shinobi pelting a skilled swordsman with a dozen shuriken while using their footwork to remain out of sword range; the swordsman would get shredded without connecting. an archer can only do so much with an arrow, but several archers with a volley of arrows can win a battle, same with shuriken. the actual purpose of the weapon was to pelt someone with a melee weapon from a safe & distance either kill them, wound them enough to take them out of the fight even if alive, or soften them up with minor injuries before engaging in melee combat. yes, they work great as "stop-n-go" ecsape attacks, NO they were not designed for that 3) you've clearly never learned to throw a shuriken...or a knife for that matter (no spin)