My 2nd Cold Steel folder

C

cadjak

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Steve,
You turned me on the the Cold Steel Ultimate Hunter and it is one great knife. I got past my"cold steel ain't a real knife" bigotry and bought an AK47 from someone on the forum. I am new enough that, until recently I thought there was only liner locks and frame locks. :confused:
The AK came relatively cheap, so it was meant as a bit more lock education for me. I know folks think it is a ripped off Axis lock, but I don't think so. This lock seems to have a small ball that is part of the lock up.
Anyway, I have read that these blades can develop some play over time. The one I just bought has a bit of side to side play. (very slight) Is it an easy thing for the user to tighten, or do I just live with it?
THanks,
-c
 
I have not seen that folder but if its got an adjustable pivot that should be something easily fixed with the proper sized allen or torx driver to fit the head of the screw.

The bias against those products is solely related usually to the owner and hype. The products themselves are often times made in the same exact plants that knives contracted by others have made and these get praised while the ones with Cold Steel's name on them get shot down as junk or for some other reason are belittled. I personally could do without the hype, the DVDs or some of the mall ninja stuff but I guess it sells or they wouldn't make so much of it.

I do know Andy Demko though and he is one stand up guy and that folder you have is one he designed so I'm sure its good. Most of my favorite CS knives are older ones. I like the old traditional lock backs they used to make in the early years and that little one from the 90s called the ultraLOCK that is now discontinued. I have several of those. Nice little beaters.

STR
 
Yeah, they reused the name but the knife is completely different from the one I'm speaking of and so is the lock type.

STR
 
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