Thoughts on the Cold Steel Engage (3.5" S35VN)

MudCamper said:
Gideons Tactical on YouTube has managed to damage the Atlas by batoning. He gave a Triad (on a Recon 1) the same treatment and it was fine (as one would expect).

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Thanks for posting the video review . :cool: :thumbsup:

The Atlas(at least in it's present form ) is definitely not the Tri-ad killer replacement that GSM is hyping it to become, when the patent runs out .

The old Cold Steel crew would have done this much better and made their own videos to prove it .
 
MudCamper said:
By my measure, the AD-10 has a 3 & 5/8th edge and the Engage has a 3 & 1/16th edge.
The AD-10 handle length is 5.25" and the Engage handle length is 4.75".
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Some finger choils can really shorten an edge.
Wonder what the edge is on the American Lawman. Another blade with a prominent choil.
 
DocJD said:
Thanks for posting the video review . :cool: :thumbsup:

The Atlas(at least in it's present form ) is definitely not the Tri-ad killer replacement that GSM is hyping it to become, when the patent runs out .

The old Cold Steel crew would have done this much better and made their own videos to prove it .
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Agree. Sigh.
 
I'd like to see that knife taken apart to see what loosened up to make it rattle.Maybe that lockbar that goes above and below the pins spread slightly out ;if thats the case they need to make it thicker or stronger.So much for re inventing the wheel, but under normal use it should be fine...
 
goldie said:
normal use
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Not what most guys want and expect from Cold Steel . :(

I can easily imagine that GSM simply failed to make sure the lock hardware quality would be fully functional for actual hard use .
 
Heres the update he posted as to the problem; None of the pins failed. It has to do with the pivot. Too tight and the bar now does not engage and you have all the up-and-down rattle if you back it off the bar will engage but then you have a bunch of side to side rattle. And I can’t get it to operate like you saw in the video prior to batoning
 
Coming back for an update. I gave this knife a mixed review at first. But over time it has become one of my favorites. It has been winning lately against my AD10's and AD20's for pocket time. It's just a really practical, comfortable, usable, and even stylish knife.
 
DocJD said:
I'd be impressed if it could beat out my AD-10 or 15 ! :cool:
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It's a different knife, but it does feel like a followup in the line, given that Cold Steel doesn't have rights to the AD20. It is a smaller, thinner knife. But I just keep finding myself going back to it.
 
Too expensive, compared to CS standbys like the Lawman, Code4, and UH. Pass.
 
I also own a Code 4. The Engage is a much better knife than the Code 4 IMO, and it's only about $20 bucks more street price. I've got no experience with the American Lawman. Heard nothing but good things though.
 
MudCamper said:
I also own a Code 4. The Engage is a much better knife than the Code 4 IMO, and it's only about $20 bucks more street price. I've got no experience with the American Lawman. Heard nothing but good things though.
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Where are you shopping? I have never seen an Engage for $20 more than a Code 4.
 
Daniel said:
Where are you shopping? I have never seen an Engage for $20 more than a Code 4.
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I guess I was wrong. I just rechecked prices. I had it in my head that the Code 4 was 140ish. Looks like it's a sub-100-dollar knife. I got my engage for $160.
 
MudCamper said:
I guess I was wrong. I just rechecked prices. I had it in my head that the Code 4 was 140ish. Looks like it's a sub-100-dollar knife. I got my engage for $160.
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I can buy a S35VN / G10 AD-10 for ~$100 right now !

I'd have to recommend that to buy( before the Engage) , if someone didn't already own one . :cool::thumbsup:
 
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