How did Cold Steel get its name?

Here's some info:

"Cold iron is a poetic and archaic term for iron. In modern usage the term has been most associated with folkloric beliefs that iron forged over a cold anvil could ward off ghosts, fairies, witches, and/or other allegedly malevolent supernatural creatures.

Francis Grose's 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue defines cold iron as "A sword, or any other weapon for cutting or stabbing." This usage often appears as "cold steel" in modern parlance.

Rudyard Kipling's poem "Cold Iron", found in his 1910 collection of stories Rewards and Fairies, used the term poetically to mean "weapon"."
 
This would be a great topic, along with their history and product line for a book about Cold Steel.
 
I heard that when Lynn was a boy he got his tongue stuck to a steel post one winter. He said (tongue still adhered to said pole), "Thit! That'th thome cold thteel (Sh*t! That's some cold steel)!" When he decided to start the company the phrase came back to him, and he decided to use it as the name of the company. :thumbup::D:p
 
Cold Steel Knives said:
I'm not sure...I know he mentions it often in the office :)
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Lol Lynn sounds like an awesome dude. Would love to make it out to the Parking Lot Sale one of these years.

By the way, just got a Code 4 and it's freaking amazing. Easily one of the best value blades of all time.
 
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