Is it time to rehabilitate Cold Steel? CONTROVERSIAL

I have one cs product, their axe, and I have removed 3 tree stumps with it so far. They are good with me.
 
I am a Spyderco fan, but totally respect Cold Steel. Around 1983/84 I met Lynn at the Pomona Gun Show in CA. and bought a Tanto. He was a really nice no BS guy. He gave me a bunch of bumper stickers and I had one on my truck for years. Said "I (heart) Cold Steel".....People used to ask me about it all the time. While I prefere Spyderco, I would carry a CS if needed and would never feel I was lacking. Great knives that take a beating.....In fact my bug out bag I carry in my car has a Pocket Bushman in it.
 
I consider the Pocket Bushman to be one of the most impressive utility folders ever made. Only drawback : it has no corkscrew. That's why I also own a Mercator 4 blades... for situations when opening a wine bottle is more important than slashing down vegetation.
 
Cold steel is what got me into the hobby after I learned of an acquaintance losing a finger to lock failure on a cheap folder. I decided to upgrade from my cheapo wal-mart folder to something that wouldn't fail... And the Tri-Ad lock was all I needed to see. I've sold my Kudu, Counter Point 2, and Large Voyager, but I still use my tuff lite every day.

I would love to see an elite line of products using different steels, though. I love the handles and lockup, but would love to see a folder in something with a little more edge retention than AUS8. M4? M390? Elmax? Any of those tough-but-sharp steels would be an instant buy for me.

Anyway, that's just me dreaming. Keep up the good work, guys, and thank you for re-releasing some of the older models (like the talwar! I might have to pick up one of those.)
 
Cold Steel Knives said:
The coatings that we use are tough, but they aren't indestructible, after all, they are just coatings. With enough use they will scratch.
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I really like the look of well worn black blades. In fact, I often look for highly used models over new ones just for that reason alone.:thumbup:
 
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