Cold Steel Full Metal Atlas

jbmonkey said:
good grab. It's thin but I think you'll like it. one of the few new designs cold steel did right, for what it is.....
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JB, what's the handle thickness? Is this thing a Narrows killer lol? I mean, for a third the price, even if it's a little thicker, why bother with the Narrows? I said the same thing about the Code 4, but it's aluminum, so the Atlas is more apples to apples.
 
jlauffer said:
JB, what's the handle thickness? Is this thing a Narrows killer lol? I mean, for a third the price, even if it's a little thicker, why bother with the Narrows? I said the same thing about the Code 4, but it's aluminum, so the Atlas is more apples to apples.
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I haven't measured it...but pretty thin. code 4 sounds pretty close....but my memory could be off. ill measure it tomorrow.
 
This model is not murdery-ee enough to look like a Cold Steel.

More Recon 1/AK-47/Trailmaster type designs please. Or bring back the Colossus, Simiatar, The Black Rhino, The Immortal, The Black Sable, Storm Cloud, Broken Skull (one of the best EDC folders evah), and the South African made stuff.

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jlauffer said:
JB, what's the handle thickness? Is this thing a Narrows killer lol? I mean, for a third the price, even if it's a little thicker, why bother with the Narrows? I said the same thing about the Code 4, but it's aluminum, so the Atlas is more apples to apples.
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I can't find my ruler at work right now..but just a bit wider than a pencil. maybe just around 9 or 10mm's roughly thick.

some pics next to a Buck 110 model....and pencil for size ref....
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jbmonkey said:
cold steel website. it was email sent out. code is USA25
use it at checkout for the discount.....says whole site valid except for the titanium ad10 maybe couple others, but think it works on the fm1 atlas as jlauffer used it.....
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Thank you!
 
I bought the Engage in 4116 and FRN and AUS-10A and G10 with full steel liners. Both have the same bit of up/down wiggle with no side to side wiggle. No way am I giving them more money on a new design when the Tri-Ad is one step away from being a fixed blade. Hopefully if you buy the higher dollar models with the Atlas lock they lose the wiggle.
 
Maximumbob54 said:
I bought the Engage in 4116 and FRN and AUS-10A and G10 with full steel liners. Both have the same bit of up/down wiggle with no side to side wiggle. No way am I giving them more money on a new design when the Tri-Ad is one step away from being a fixed blade. Hopefully if you buy the higher dollar models with the Atlas lock they lose the wiggle.
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weird. I got an s35vn engage on sale and it's also lock tight, no play. also got another fm1 atlas in titanium without the black coating and it's also super tight. I do prefer the tri-ad though....but im past disliking this atlas lock. ones I got it works and better than axis lock play wise......
 
Maximumbob54 said:
I bought the Engage in 4116 and FRN and AUS-10A and G10 with full steel liners. Both have the same bit of up/down wiggle with no side to side wiggle. No way am I giving them more money on a new design when the Tri-Ad is one step away from being a fixed blade. Hopefully if you buy the higher dollar models with the Atlas lock they lose the wiggle.
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Only Atlas Lock , so far , I've experience with is on my Mayhem .

Very smooth working and solid lockup .

Came that way and has stayed the same, even after some light/medium machete work .

I don't think it is going to be a " Tri-ad killer " for absolute strength . But it sure is much more fidgety fun :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:.
 
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