Received my AD10 today ... Big problem

[Hunter2053]

I bought another AD10 from Amazon in Canada. I figured there are no counterfeits out yet. It seems too early for that. I bought it as a gift for a worker in our lab.

It took incredible force to open the knife. Now, I can not physically close it. The lock is sticky. But, it does release. The problem is the blade won't move in the handle.

The earlier AD10 I received is a work of art. This thing is a dangerous disaster.

Would you return it to the seller or try to contact Cold Steel?

P.S. I tried using a torx wrench to loosen the blade. The nut can't be budged.

 

[Alsharif]

High likelihood that it's a knockoff. Return it to Amazon and buy from a vendor.

 

[Hunter2053]

It isn’t a fake. It is identical to the one I have now.

 

[Bigfattyt]

So you can get the lock to disengage, and the blade still won't move?

 

[Blue Sky]

I wonder if someone decided to cinch down the pivot to get it through Canadian customs and over did it.

 

[whp]

Find another packing box and return it to Amazon.

 

[Daniel]

I wonder if someone decided to cinch down the pivot to get it through Canadian customs and over did it.

That is most likely the issue.

 

[jstn]

Return it to Amazon, most definitely.

 

[Hunter2053]

I wonder if someone decided to cinch down the pivot to get it through Canadian customs and over did it.

That is a great observation. The pivot is SOOOOO tight, I can't budge it. I have tried to loosen the pivot with no luck. I'm sending it back.