Cold Steel's new items

im sorry but this disappoints the crap out of me. I liked the Voyagers and Recon 1s the way they were
 
3Guardsmen said:
Well, you're missing the part about the Tri-Ad having a stop-pin in addition to the traditional lockback.;) This may help you better understand it.
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It has more features than only the stop pin. Cold Steel's site has a niffty discussion of the lock that shows some niffty differences beyound the stop pin feature.

I like the Tri-Ad Lock :thumbup: and have been impressed by the strength and build of the knives made with it.
 
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Honestly, I've never met Lyn Thompson nor I have I been to the CS site but I have owned a few of their products including the Recon 1 which seems to be a pretty decent folder.

Just picked this one up and although I see the "cheese" factor in it. I also like it and the tri-ad lock seems to lock like a vault. I've seen youtubes of guys hanging something like 500lbs on this lock with no failure.

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I may or may not agree with all aspects of the owner but if CS puts out a good product I will continue to buy pieces if I like them.

My two cents.
 
Cold Steel seems to have gained a lot of popularity on the forums with the Tri-Ad lock. I have to say I agree with the positive reviews. I have the American Lawman and Spartan and like the bank vault lockup. I want the new Recon 1 clip point. I guess the only negative about the lock is the strong spring makes quick deployment more difficult.
 
I bought one CS back in the early 80s but just couldn't bring myself to buy anything since. Now I see they make a few knives that interest me like the Lawman with G10, drop point and triad lock. Too many knives and not nearly enough coin!
 
I don' t really like those new designs, they are just toooo tactical for my tastes. Definitely preferred the old Voyagers handles.
Only thing I' m really interested in is the SRK in San Mai. Now it' s really a direct competitor to my Fallkniven S1, as it has almost the same steel now too:)
But I have to agree the Tri-Ad lock is pretty much the strongest lock available.
 
I'm actually excited about the Pendleton Lite Hunter (fun Mora alternative) the Rajah III (budget and hand-friendly), and the new long machetes. :)
 
The Chef said:
Since the Spartan came out and the Lawman I am a Cold Steel fan, big time. Alot of people trash him but guess what...marketing is marketing, Swamprat Knives (part of the Busse family of Hype) goes out and hacks up defense trees with samurai swords but no one bats an eye...it's all just BS to sell their Tupperware.

The Tri-Ad lock is the real deal, period. Best design for strength I have used, better than the Framelocks, better than Axis, the only thing that comes close is Extrema Ratios lock back with the secondary safety, neither budges.

Thanks for the link to the OP.
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Tupperware?


Show me a Busse personal defense permanent marker or a tactical scarf, and you win.

:p
 
Hundreds of thousands of the old style folders by Cold Steel are out there so I doubt it will be that hard to find them for some years ahead if you like them. Just look on the auction sites and the for sale forums.

No one here has enough money to make me even begin to hard stab any liner lock into a phone book let alone a car hood. Thats insane IMO! Believe me I've tested enough to know and thats a good way to end up in the ER.

The Triad lock is worthy of the highest praises based on my own limited tests and what I've seen from others. The American Lawman folder is my new favorite knife. I have four of those now all flawless perfection. I like it that much! Its a smart move to move the Triad lock into the other models across the board at Cold Steel. This lock is without a doubt the strongest most reliable lock on the market at this time no matter which lock or which company you compare it to. Cold Steel has always focused well on good locks. Here lately they can claim great locks though.

Many claim to have better locks or tougher more hard use knives but none can prove it out. Cold Steel like other companies they compete against could cause one to dislike certain things about the way they do business or even the mannerisms of certain members of the company I agree but its all irrelevant when we stop to examine the products as stand alone items judging them for the tool they are forgetting who was or is behind it.

Lastly I want to say something about this since it has come up in other threads where I see some low blows going on. It seems when legitimate complaints or concerns about a person or company can't be found that some seek to bring out other issues that really have nothing to do with the products. With that said, I see little worth in mentioning a mans weight or build like it should matter. Many knife makers weigh upwards of 300 pounds and sport big beer bellies for various reasons and this maker is one of them although I've lost 70 pounds since those days. I hover now around 230 or less most of the time but my point is, does it have any influence on the quality of my work or the knives I do for people? I think not. I realize whenever the topic of certain individuals we love to hate come up that its hard to contain yourself sometimes but lets try to be fair here and stick with the products at hand and not the body types or habits of those behind them huh guys?

STR
 
I like the way new Recon folders look, but these Voyager handles don't look very comfortable. And the price is high. Well, let's just see how these turn out.
 
I have been using CS knives since the mid 80's and I will continue to do so as I believe they make some of the best products out there. They last, they perform as advertised and CS does back their products 100%. :thumbup:

As far as LCT is concerned, I don't know him personally so I really could care less what he does or what he looks like as long as he keeps bringing high quality products to the market.
 
3Guardsmen said:
Well, you're missing the part about the Tri-Ad having a stop-pin in addition to the traditional lockback.;) This may help you better understand it.
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whoops, I was looking at this late, and I hadn't heard about the tri-ad lock, so I kind of just glazed over it.

edit: I wonder why the stop pin was never introduced by Spyderco
 
The Chef said:
Here you go sweetpea ;) http://www.scrapyardknives.com/schwag.htm

Like I said, salesmen first.

I will be buying a Recon 1, Rajah III and Trench Hawk long before any of Busses overpriced stuff...they all cut brotha after that it's personal prefence and wallet size.
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Sorry, "Brotha". None of the items on that page are advertised as being any kind of ridiculous self defense tool. They are normal promotional items, nothing more.

You are going to have a hard time convincing anyone that Bussekin is overpriced when you are willing to pay $160 bucks for a big chunk of AUS8.
 
Also, it looks like the pivots are larger on the pinned models. A XL Voyager with Tri-Ad lock, and larger pivot? It shall be mine.
 
L.T. give me a pain in the butt too sometimes, I still buy a knife from him every few years or so.

Looks like he has a real Escrima Maestro/Master on the payroll and apparently they play with pointy, sharp objects all the time when not out killing animals.

Lynn Thompson is one chubby son of a gun that can use his products for self defense - no doubt. A rotund veg-o-matic! :D
 
Tripton said:
Sorry, "Brotha". None of the items on that page are advertised as being any kind of ridiculous self defense tool. They are normal promotional items, nothing more.

You are going to have a hard time convincing anyone that Bussekin is overpriced when you are willing to pay $160 bucks for a big chunk of AUS8.
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this is what always put me off of them as a company. what exactly is different about the tri-ad lock besides the stop-pin? (I don't exactly trust much of what LT says, but I do trust what STR says, so this is pretty much directed to him or someone else familiar with the knife) it seems like the stop pin might minimize vertical play (Sal Glesser has said lockbacks mostly all have some bladeplay, my understanding is that this stop-pin might reduce it, but the tolerances necessary to eliminate it completely would be beyond the scope of cold steels capabilities) and increase the strength against forces on the edge, but does it strengthen the lock with respect to forces on the spine?
 
The day Cold steel begins using ZDP 189, S90V, CPM M4, and other modern high performance blade steels is the day I will show interest in Cold steel knives.
 
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