One knife I would have wanted to see in the Thompson era

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A Demko-designed cleaver style Tri-Ad folder or fixed field knife in the compact 6” to 7” blade length range. The functional ridiculousness of the design is completely up Cold Steel’s alley. Other knife companies have done this, but the CS version would have been awesome. I don’t think we’ll see this in the GSM era, but I still hope they introduce new designs next year.
 
At least couple of knives, both folder/fixed with replaceable scales for different applications. CS could have sold the scales or aftermarket. Kraton one minute and G10 the next.
 
DangerZone98 said:
A Demko-designed cleaver style Tri-Ad folder or fixed field knife in the compact 6” to 7” blade length range. The functional ridiculousness of the design is completely up Cold Steel’s alley. Other knife companies have done this, but the CS version would have been awesome. I don’t think we’ll see this in the GSM era, but I still hope they introduce new designs next year.
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Closest thing to a light weight , more slicing than chopping , sort of cleaver with a point :

 
"One knife I would have wanted to see in the Thompson era
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For me the most iconic , remotely practical , LCT/ Demko creation was the huge XL Espada . Really only made possible by the strength of the Tri-ad lock that actually scales up fairly well .

Other than a butteryfly / balisong type lock , I don't think very many other lock types could withstand the forces generated in a machete sized folder .

I would have liked to have seen some variations on the theme of this huge Tri-ad folder . :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 
I would have liked to have seen Cold Steel offer the Laredo and Natchez as full length/full width tang models, maybe calling them the Laredo Gen2 and Natchez Gen2. They could have maybe been optional versions of these two popular CS Bowie knives.
I would have also liked them to have done this by using the "distal tapered tang method", so as to help in preserving some of the balance that the standard models have, (not to mention that it would have also added a wee bit of extra cool factor to them) 😁

Here are a couple examples I have of Distal Tapered Tangs, (on a Wostenholm IXL Bowie Knife and a Boker Arbolito 'El Gigante' Bowie Knife)...







I will say, I always thought the whole cable tang method used on the Laredo and Natchez models, was something I felt sceptical about. But, I purchased a Laredo in 01 steel to represent that method of construction within my collection.
Whether one is a fan or not of the cable tang design, it is a good representation of what Lynn Thompson and his company were all about. He did things his way, and while he borrowed ideas from other times and other sources, he very often was willing to think way outside the box.
The cable tang construction method is proof of this, he not only incorporating it into the Laredo design, but then later on the Natchez. Many folks criticized the tang design, but he believed in it, and continued to use it.
Just like he took tons of heat for his "proof videos", but shrugged off the criticisms and continued doing things his way. He ran his successful company for 40 years, and likely sold it for a handsome sum of money, so I'm sure he has few regrets on the decisions he made along the way.
Yup, the cable tang design goes right along with such things as the XL Espada, 1917 Frontier Bowie, Triad Lock, Proof Videos, and other unique to the market things that Lynn Thompson offered. He's a unique guy that ran a unique company 👍😊👍
 
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