Cold steel colossus locked open

vnvman said:
No doubt. Honestly I wasn't really thinking about GSM: unfortunately this knife sold quite poorly, it's a shame but it is what it is.

More than anything I was asking wether Mike had ever considered the possibility of doing a remake of this blade design (unless there are previous deals with Cs preventing this) in either fixed or folding version with Demko Knives. Maybe the rebrand could finally give his amazing design the popularity it deserves.

To be honest I don't care much about what GSM would or wouldn't do, I'll stick with my tried and true pre 2020 units as much as I can and hope they outlast me.
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you'd have to have Mike answer that, but I'd think cold steel would own the right to that design.....but maybe not? maybe he can make his own designs if he wants. depends on the corporate contracts and knowing how corporate typically works, I'd bet they have all Mikes designs locked down for themselves only.
 
The bite of the Colossus vs the XL Vaquero on a snap cut. Pretty crazy stuff. It was actually stopped by the wave plate, otherwise it would have gone even deeper.

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vnvman said:
Hi Mike sorry to bother you, but I was wondering...have you ever considered making another run of the Colossus, or maybe even an upgraded version with Demko Knives? I think it would be amazing. At least as far as I'm concerned I'd instantly buy at least two lol.
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What goes into production is totally above my pay grade. I’ll pass your request along though.
 
jbmonkey said:
you'd have to have Mike answer that, but I'd think cold steel would own the right to that design.....but maybe not? maybe he can make his own designs if he wants. depends on the corporate contracts and knowing how corporate typically works, I'd bet they have all Mikes designs locked down for themselves only.
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Anything existing would be GSM. Although I don’t think you can patent a design like you can patent a locking mechanism.
 
Demko Knives MWallace said:
I hope you like it. That one’s been disco’d for awhile.
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Just a little update on the Immortal - I'm actually working on a full review but I'll have to use it more before it's dedicated thread worth - this knife really is another unsung hero.
To my knowledge this is the only tanto blade (unless it's a push dagger of sorts) that has negative blade angle because of the enlarged tip.

Much like on the Colossus, this aspect really facilitates the cut, so much so that for the weight this one is much better than say a large tanto Voyager or a Recon 1 tanto for chopping and slashing, and when cutting hard material this really helps reduce slipping as well. In addition to that - not sure if wanted, but definitely welcome - this is the only tanto styled blade that I own that doesn't suck on a cutting board - hell it even slices better than some bellied ones:
That downward angle makes it much easier to make contact with the board in the exact spot where where the grind changes, and despite the big guard because of some magic that happens there you somewhat always get the food perfectly aligned for the cut.

It's kinda hard to explain, but it simply is a knife that cuts way better, and is way more versatile than one would expect - and looks good doing it!
Bravo again Mike, this one is definitely a keeper for me.

Oh one more thing, the more I look at the Colossus the more I wonder: the Immortal definitely is a combat inspired blade and everybody can tell, but the Colossus looks more on the fence to me. Maybe you sorta had the Smatchet in mind when conceiving it? I figured I'd ask you because the smatchet is the only fighter style blade that I can think of when looking at it, and honestly that makes me happy regardless if intended or not because I love the smatchet design, and there is no other good folding one the market. Böker does one but with a liner lock it's kinda meh.
 
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vnvman said:
Just a little update on the Immortal - I'm actually working on a full review but I'll have to use it more before it's dedicated thread worth - this knife really is another unsung hero.
To my knowledge this is the only tanto blade (unless it's a push dagger of sorts) that has negative blade angle because of the enlarged tip.

Much like on the Colossus, this aspect really facilitates the cut, so much so that for the weight this one is much better than say a large tanto Voyager or a Recon 1 tanto for chopping and slashing, and when cutting hard material this really helps reduce slipping as well. In addition to that - not sure if wanted, but definitely welcome - this is the only tanto styled blade that I own that doesn't suck on a cutting board - hell it even slices better than some bellied ones:
That downward angle makes it much easier to make contact with the board in the exact spot where where the grind changes, and despite the big guard because of some magic that happens there you somewhat always get the food perfectly aligned for the cut.

It's kinda hard to explain, but it simply is a knife that cuts way better, and is way more versatile than one would expect - and looks good doing it!
Bravo again Mike, this one is definitely a keeper for me.

Oh one more thing, the more I look at the Colossus the more I wonder: the Immortal definitely is a combat inspired blade and everybody can tell, but the Colossus looks more on the fence to me. Maybe you sorta had the Smatchet in mind when conceiving it? I figured I'd ask you because the smatchet is the only fighter style blade that I can think of when looking at it, and honestly that makes me happy regardless if intended or not because I love the smatchet design, and there is no other good folding one the market. Böker does one but with a liner lock it's kinda meh.
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Thank you again vnvman. I appreciate the kind words. Yeah the Immortal and Colossus were two of my most unusual designs.
For the Immortal the influence is glaringly obvious. I wanted a folding Gladius.
As for the Colossus I was really wanting a folding barong / leaf blade albeit a bit abbreviated. Yes I also feel there’s some Smatchet in the mix as well.
I look forward to your full review of the Immortal. Thanks again for the comments and time you are spending with them.
 
vnvman said:
Speaking of cool designs, I just snagged this one for 140€ new unused from some dude over facebook and can't wait to put my hands on it! It should be here tomorrow or so.

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Share the love (location) if it turns out well.
 
jbmonkey said:
looks like it's gonna start around 300 bucks.....
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Ouch. Well that's to be expected, but at least I would have hoped for Magnacut for that price. By the way it seems like that with the Crucible shenanigans we're going to see less S35VN and more CTS XHP...if it's as good as it used to be on previous productions (like the OG Colossus) I would say it's a good thing.
 
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