Cold Steel Full Metal Atlas

the titanium scaled one coming out?

I haven't seen price point talk yet or blade length etc. depending on price might be interesting.....
 
Zephyr One/Zero said:
Not too thrilled with the Atlas-lock, after I saw Gideon wreck-one! I know some people who have them like-them.
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just went and watched that. I don't get the atlas lock. they got the patent on the tri-ad still. can't see not using it on every folder they make that they want to be the strongest lock. the atlas seems marketed the same as the tri-ad on strength, and yet it isn't better in any way. regardless.....
 
jbmonkey said:
just went and watched that. I don't get the atlas lock. they got the patent on the tri-ad still. can't see not using it on every folder they make that they want to be the strongest lock. the atlas seems marketed the same as the tri-ad on strength, and yet it isn't better in any way. regardless.....
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100 percent, jbmonk! If it ain't broke . . . . don't fix-it!!
 
It's pretty, but I don't like the handle shape. It puts too much distance between the cutting edge and the hand. I've not tried the Atlas lock and have no opinions. One reviewer did say that putting the Atlas lock on a small thing makes closing the knife a chore. Not an issue on a knife this size.
 

I don't need the one above ^^^, but I've been having a blast with the Atlas Lock on my Mayhem . :cool:





Very fidgety and smooth . Easy one hand open and close with either hand , for me .

But : If you need ultimate lock strength and reliability , stick with the Tri-ad .
 
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jbmonkey said:
just went and watched that. I don't get the atlas lock. they got the patent on the tri-ad still. can't see not using it on every folder they make that they want to be the strongest lock. the atlas seems marketed the same as the tri-ad on strength, and yet it isn't better in any way. regardless.....
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The Atlas lock is Cold Steel's answer to more fidgety locks like cross bar locks, the Shark Lock, and button locks. The Triad lock will always be king, and I think it's fidgety myself, but alot of people don't think so. Some people still don't know that you can close a Triad lock one handed. Some people think the Triad lock is too hard to disengage, etc.

The Atlas lock doesnt do as well with shock absorption, which is why Gideon damaged his from batoning. But it is far stronger than most other locks, especially liner and button locks. It doesn't have the weakness of the omega springs used in cross bar locks. So if you view it as a middle of the road thing, where it's one one the stronger locks out there while also being easy to manipulate and fun to fidget with, I think you'll be happy with it. I wish they'd do more with the scorpion lock, I feel like we could get some cool designs with it too.
 
I've been eyeballing this knife. looks like a lot of handle for not a lot of blade. although its not a bad looking knife overall. I just dislike the para military spyderco lot 'o' handle not lot 'o' blade setups....
 
jbmonkey said:
I've been eyeballing this knife. looks like a lot of handle for not a lot of blade. although its not a bad looking knife overall. I just dislike the para military spyderco lot 'o' handle not lot 'o' blade setups....
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Lot better looking than the Engage, so I may grab one if I find a good deal to play with the lock. But I think something is off with the published measurements. It says the handle is 5.5", the blade is 3.5", and it's 9 3/8" open, which doesn't make any sense. If I zoom in on the picture such that the blade measures about 3.5", the handle is about 4.5".
 
jlauffer said:
Lot better looking than the Engage, so I may grab one if I find a good deal to play with the lock. But I think something is off with the published measurements. It says the handle is 5.5", the blade is 3.5", and it's 9 3/8" open, which doesn't make any sense. If I zoom in on the picture such that the blade measures about 3.5", the handle is about 4.5".
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good catch...the lengths seemed odd to me, but I was too lazy to do the math......
 
I had a good discount code, so grabbed one of these to see how I like it.......they only had black so that's what I got......


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it's not bad. lockup of atlas seems good. no play in any direction. it feels and looks smaller than the measurements show. which can be good or bad depending on what ya like. a bit thicker scales and longer blade version I'd prefer.
 
jbmonkey said:
I had a good discount code, so grabbed one of these to see how I like it.......they only had black so that's what I got......


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it's not bad. lockup of atlas seems good. no play in any direction. it feels and looks smaller than the measurements show. which can be good or bad depending on what ya like. a bit thicker scales and longer blade version I'd prefer.
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25% off labor day sale, checked and the satin one seems to be back in stock, so have one inbound.
 
jbmonkey said:
I had a good discount code, so grabbed one of these to see how I like it.......they only had black so that's what I got......


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it's not bad. lockup of atlas seems good. no play in any direction. it feels and looks smaller than the measurements show. which can be good or bad depending on what ya like. a bit thicker scales and longer blade version I'd prefer.
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Very intriguing. Got to stop looking at it.
 
Personally, I really enjoy the lines and less is more design.

Could have done without the fruity scribing though. I know I know... added friction.
 
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