Cold Steel Collection: Folding Knives
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- Опубліковано 31 січ 2020
- I have been thinking about doing a full Cold Steel Knives collection video for a few years now and in that time have acquired more and more of the brand, so I figured now is time to dive before the task becomes insurmountable. This video focus on the Cold Steel folders in my collection, small to large, dabbling in: Voyager series, Recon 1 series, Espada series and others. Enjoy!
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Bob, I'm catching up to some of your older videos now that I've discovered your channel and have been watching for a few months. I always try to make the livestream on Thursdays, but I have to say, if you were one of my heroes before...well...you just solidified your spot with your Cold Steel videos! Here's why...I love Cold Steel stuff...I'm sure I've already commented that I just passed one of collecting and have picked up well over 250 knives, but I don't think I ever mentioned that 78 of them have been Cold Steels!
The very second you said “this is one of a couple bathroom knives” I hit subscribe 🤣🤣 awesome video aloha and blessings from Hawaii 🤙🏼🙏🏼
Thank you!!! Greetings from muggy VA.
Been carrying the Black Talon 2 for about a year or more. Not the quickest deployment and a little dangerous but what an intimidating blade
I cannot disagree--facing down a BT2 would be horrific!
Before "Time Square was domesticated" ha! So true. It's clean and safe and full of tourists and nicely blan.
What a beautiful collection! Really. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure, thanks for watching.
Awesome collection
Very nice! The vintage Grande Vaquero is very collectable and is my favorite Cold Steel in the Voyager series.
And I forgot the wonderful stonewash finish and the serrations is my preference edge.
Man I still wish I had gotten the 5" Vaquero as well as the Desperado!
Glad I found this...I'm planning on making a sizeable...for me...purchase from both Cold Steel and Amazon of C S sale items and non sale items...filling up a collection...great information and good to see them in one place..
You good Sir are a man of culture... The burgler that sees that Rajah should either run or get into a Cold Steel XL folder discussion really quick.
Yes a good bit of Cold Steel discussion just might save the poor bastard's life!
I enjoyed this one! Love Cold Steel, and they do the ridiculous so beautifully! Thanks! 👍
Perfectly said, they do ridiculous so beautifully. So beautifully, it's almost not ridiculous!
@@TheKnifeJunkie Exactly! 👍
So glad you're not oozing. Nice video with some old school Cold Steel I have not seen.
Thank you sir!
Lapu-lapu??? Dang! Nice Cold Steel collection. Love my XL Voyagers
@18:40 man! so right! the design indeed is a "ginunting", you really did your kali/eskrima/arnis research! cheers from the Philippines!
This is one of my favorites of your videos, and on that note, I just purchased my third Recon 1 -this time the S35VN Tanto (already had the CTS and S35 Clip Point).
I had one of those original voyagers with the tanto blade,carried it every day for 16 years before the back lock finally went out.....that knife did EVERYTHING. .....kept it in my car for 2 more years before it was stolen
Ugh, the way that story ends... 16 years of service then some lovely person steals it from your car. Well I hope you replaced it with something sweet.
This is the first Vaquero Grande of this age I have seen on the Tube. I happen to have an even older one, I think it's from the first production run, and it's the Vaquero Grande with 6" blade. It is made in Japan, has no jimping on the back of the blade and no pocket clip. It came with a sheet for belt carry. I fell in love with this gigant folder and EDC'd it from the day I purchased it, but never with the sheet.
It happened that I was not able to find the knife some day, and I was pretty pissed about that. So my brother decided to buy me one as a birthday gift, what made me real happy again. This one is the very same as yours, jimping, and it had a pocket clip.
Short time later I found my first Vaquero Grande again, it just was in a jeans jacket I used to wear in springtime or harvest and was hanging in the closet during wintertime.
So now I have two Vaquero Grande with 6" blade, that are in EDC rotation together with a TiLite 6" in GrivEx and a Luzon Large.
I am on the way to get me some more huge Cold Steel folding knifes, dreaming of a Espada G10 XL with the 7.5" blade, a Rajah II and a Counter Point XL. I hope that I'll have some luck and find a Talwar XL.
I started my Cold Steel collection in 1990 with a fixed blade, my trusty Trail Master in Carbon V, followed by two San Mai Tantos, followed by Bowie blades and other fixed blades like the Culloden, building up a huge collection of Cold Steel fixed blades.
Greetings from Germany.
Cold steel fan for life yea buddy
Everytime I try to get out, they just keep pulling me back in!
"Our true enemy has yet, to reveal himself"
i have tons of knives from cold steel to customs... one of my favorites believe it or not, is the xl voyager clip point lol its like my man town kitchen buddy. I was looking at that KME, Im glad you like it .. cheers broheim
Cheers Sir! I love the blade on the Voyager Clip Point, it used to be my main grilling knife and man can that thing get sharp!
Amazing collection, so many OLD knifes, haha! Great!
Thank you sir! It's hard to exercise discipline with the CS lineup.
I love cold steel cool to see some of the older ones you have jealous you have XL recon one.
I have over sixty cold steel knives by far my favorite knives. Edc for work is Voyager VaqueroXL full serrations cuts everything from cardboard to steel banding. Edc not working I rotate through all my knives.
Awesome knives dude don’t be self-conscious of your hand men get hurt 🇺🇸🤘🏻☘️⚡️⚡️
Nice collection really looking forward to the next two vids
Thanks they will be fun to make too!
Super nice collection u have 👍👍👍👍
Thank you Keith!
Awesome collection so far! Can't wait to see the other parts of this series. I'm happy to see you love the big folders too, I carry a rajah 2, espada xl, or large luzon every day. You gotta check out that large luzon, I love it. It's light, super smooth opening (it's fun to use a flipper on a knife that size), and a crazy value for the price. Subbed!
Thanks for the kind words and the tip about the Luzon -- I keep not getting it for one reason or the other. Love to here you carry on of these monsters every day!
Great video!!!
XL Voyager Vaquero is the best one, lightweight with a big nasty blade and it carrys like a normal pocket knife. Amazing design for a self defense carry knife. Possibly the best.
Awesome!!!!!!!! 🙌👍👍 thanks for sharing dude! The Voyager is my favorite Cold Steel.... need to check that 4Max Scout monster that just came out
Always a pleasure, and oh yeah, I cannot wait to get my hands on the 4-Max Scout.
Wow nice collection! I have a lot of the same knives and if I really like the knife i buy a duplicate just in case. Of all my different brands i end up carrying a Cold Steel most of the time for defense.
Thank you! I love these for self-defense carry too!
nice blades I had the grande vaquero at 13.25 inches open a monster. not to front or rear povkrt6 friendly
love the no dogsled curved blade.had bgg thd triple action tanto.never hsd6 a Voyager but the tests it's done just sold me over
lol
how are the sr1??
@@GRILLBUOY101 sr1 is saf but the sr1 lite is ok depending on how hard u will be on your knife.
I still have and carry two of those Vaquero Grande. One of maybe the first production run without clip, and the other some years later, still called Vaquero Grande, but with a clip.
I am searching for a Rajah II, not easy to find in Germany. My latest purchase was a Luzon Large, I'm a sucker for clip point blades.
Next two month there will be a TiLite 6", a Talwar XL, and I am looking for a G 10 Espada XL. Because I am a sucker for clip point blades....
Aaah, and I found a brand new Wild West Bowie that is allready on the way - and that will be a perfect match to my old Trail Master in Carbon V.
You, Sir, have a great collection.
Thank you! I always regretted not getting the Talwar XL when I had the chance. I am also a clip-point fiend. Also, I love Germany, haven't been there in years but I hope all is well there.
Look At lamnia
I have an early type Recon 1 - with the slide lock release - got it on closeout...bought it a number of years ago when they were closed out
Great find!
@@TheKnifeJunkie It's my utility EDC...my other EDC is the 6 in Hold Out - also bought when it too was discontinued; actually I bought two of them the plain edge - my carry and the serrated edge for my wife...
What! no Counter Point 1? Lol. I love the bedside tanto. Good choice against things that go bump in the night.
I had the Counter Point but returned it because it wasn't exactly what I wanted ... back in the day when I did that. Now I wish I still had it.
I have one but my 17 yr old is eyeing it! Mine is AUS8? I think they using better steel today.
i also have a pink broken skull, subbed
Thanks, great to have you!
I have an Espada XL which I would carry but the blade is too shiny. A black blade would be more practical, like the Recon knives you showed. However, if you flick that baby put and some gets a flash of that steel, the situation may solve it's self as the other guy will probably have a little bit of pee come out at the site of the blade!!
Love me some Cold Steel
How can you not?
The longer i wait....the longer...an the harder it gets!!! My lady turned an looked at me with big eyes!? I said I dint say it!? 😊😅😂😂❤
Dang wish I got a pink broken skull, I would have bedazzled it and put a pink bow lanyard on the end to throw people off even more.
LOL! Bedazzled Cold Steel. I love that image.
Thanks for sharing SUBSCRIBED
Thank you!
@ TheKnifeJunkie, where did u get the lil black thumb guard for the cold steel tanto voyager?
My mini cold steel folders are, Recon 1 Spear Point OD Green CTS-XHP,(DLC Coating) Recon 1 Tanto Point Half Serrated CTS-XHP(DLC Coating, interesting blade which doesn't show/printed cts xhp on blade but with Lynn Thompson Signature on the box for verification), AK-47 CTS-XHP Coyote Tan(DLC Coating), New Gunsite AUS10A, Code 4 Tanto Point CTS-XHP, Steve Austin Broken Skull Cayote Tan CTS-XHP(don't really like this blade profile), Rajah 3 CTS BD1, Hold Out 2 CTS-XHP Coyote Tan DLC Coating(this is my most favourite blade but it's gone, abused it thoroughly and broke the tip. Lynn Thompson was so nice that he emailed my seller in my country for credit refund, sad that no more available stock)
My 3 most favourite folders, Talwar 4 inch CTS-XHP fully serrated, Black Talon 2 CTS-XHP fully serrated, Tiger Claw CTS-XHP fully serrated
Then my 2 Micro Recon, one Tanto Point and one Spear Point steel mention on the box: 4034SS(frankly speaking, it doesn't hold its edge well at all for this steel) both using as my key chains for opening parcel, small chores like cutting string etc.... 😂
Many of the Cold Steel Folders that I had missed purchasing, so sad to say the fact that they aren't available anymore... Even certain blades like American Lawman, steel changed to S35VN(not sure good or not, only seen UA-cam reviews that is OK).
Somehow after Lynn Thompson sold Cold Steel away, it is like the soul of Cold Steel blades gone.
In the knives community, mostly either simply love Cold Steel or hate Cold Steel... Most of the reason is because of those videos slashing carcasses, Lynn Thompson way of speech, many cold steel blades profile meant for tactical usage, like black Talon 2, Tiger Claw, espada etc etc... That's what cold steel fanatics live for what it was supposed to be..
A simple normal blade like Immortal, now also no longer production just becos current owner or some customers find it not much use for edc.
For many cold steel fanatics, edc is one factor , another factor is the aggressive blade profile. For many of cold steel folders price, they are considered cheap compared to many other brands of quality, durability, sharpness etc...
The motto of cold steel Anytime(🗡️) Anywhere somehow gone 😭
I cherish and feel fortunate although mini collection of the folders I have now.... Enjoy the blades collection everyone. Stay safe, be healthy during this pandemic period 😊😊😊
Thank you, I see you are into Cold Steel in a serious way!!
How do you maintain the serrations on some of your blades
I like a lot a lot your collection, i like cold steel, but last models are less original than some years ago. I like a lot the voyager clip and tanto, spartan, recon one and some more...
But 11 cm is the máximum blade you can have out of your house in my country, some cold steel are illegal out of home.
Does this "ti-lite have the tri-ad? The 3rd knife in from the left .
Nosir, it has a liner lock.
@@TheKnifeJunkie I just realized it has to have a back lock to have the tri-ad lol oops my bad.
how would you differentiate between the AD 5 AD 10 and AD 15?
There is no AD5 but the main difference between the AD10 and AD15 is the lock type: the former having the Tri-Ad lock and the latter having a Scorpion lock. There are other differences but I'd say that is the defining one.
What are those emerson/wave/ pocket catching thumb studs you have called and who makes them???
They're called SnaggletoothMG by Snaggletooth Tactical. I have a few videos on my channel as do others. It's a great product.
Thank u
Love cold steel, only thing I hate is their pocket clips
I hear that, but even their pocket clips can be brought to heal with a little sand paper and pair of plyers!
I've got a new tiger claw. The karambit folder in cts xhp full serrations. Wanna trade for one of your yojimbi 2s..? It's never been used to cut anything the edge is still perfect factory. I bought that and the black talon 2 about 4 months ago and only carry the black talon.
Thank you for the offer, Cloud, but I only have 1 Yojimbo left and want to keep it.
If you’re ever looking to sell a recon xl, I’ve been trying to find one forever it seems :(
I love the Ad15 and Ad10. Carry the Ultimate Hunter in ctsxhp. Baby brother too Ad10
Been meaning to get an Ultimate Hunter, cool knife.
Where do you get that pocket snagger??? C S had a summer sale going in. now...unfortunately no free shipping or knife this time...
Snaggketoothtactical.com - check them out! You will not be disappointed.
Thanks...tried a Google for pocket snagger with no results I've got a CS 6 in Hold Out and if I get the XL Vaquero I'll want a snagger on it...looming at the Spartan as well which has the Demko thumbplate...
I just picked up my first Cold Steel and it's the Tiger Claw, my next Cold Steel will the the Espada large. The Recon Tanto will be my third. After getting my first Cold Steel I became a fan, you can feel the quality. What are your 3 favorite knives in order.
Enjoy them in good health! Plus they have such a vast and varied product line, you could become addicted to collecting them.
Voyager Vacquero XL full serrations #1 Voyager tanto XL #2 Recon 1 tanto half serrations #3 my top 3 for edc
@@TheKnifeJunkie I have gotten addicted to collecting them and I use them as well, super durable knives. I just hope the quality of cold steel stays the same since they sold the company
@@travisconrad5035 That's a nice collection
@@Tiger24kicks No that's just my top 3 lol I have about 30 cold steel I am not rich but their prices I can afford.
Wish they still sold xl recons
I know, that would be sweet, but there still might be reason to hold out hope as they have brought back the mini Recon 1s. Who knows?
Lynn Thompson has forged is company on robust, unique designs, that in some cases no other company would attempt. While I have few doubts that they "work," the overall feeling is that most are dumbed down pedestrian designs, great for the working man or woman, but truthfully not where I want to spend my money these days. Long ago, in the eighties I had a few of his fixed blades and push daggers. Even did an article for Inside Kung Fu magazine on his Tanto at the height of that craze. Now, I have the Immortal, and that's it. Basically because it's a fairly unique design. Frankly, most Cold Steel designs, new and old, are hard on the eyes.... LOL
I would say it takes a certain mind frame to fully appreciate the CS designs. I, in theory, have moved on to more "high-end" and mature designs and material for the knives I get most excited about now. But I have always liked the weaponness of the CS knives and the historic tips of the hat in their designs (where else can I get a modern Navaja with a 7.5" blade? … obviously something I need) and I think I will never shake my boyish fascination with their products. How do you like the Immortal?
I would never own a folder with the exception of utility tasks in the home. And I have a Leatherman Wave for that.
But If fixed blades did not exist and I had to choose a *Cold Steel* folder it would be the Andrew Demko 10.
The triad lock has been tested to the point that it out smashes every test they have thrown at it/every other company they have tested it against. I think the funniest test they did was against that janky CRK Sebenza ... which all the EDC folder boys were drooling over when it first hit the scene! A lot of them got butthurt when this test was done considering the price you will pay for both blades ...
Chris Reeve Sebenza 21 VS Cold Steel Code 4
ua-cam.com/video/T4DNRn-sK-c/v-deo.html
TheApostleP was the first to try and defend his $500 + junk from CRK
ua-cam.com/video/05cvZov9BA8/v-deo.html
I would like the AD10 in D2 tool though with an HRC of 61 purely because unlike most people out there in the blade community I can sharpen a blade without bitching that the company made this shit to difficult the sharpen.
Which is the reason (in my opinion) that the manufacturing community has dumped all this lower end/softer steel with an HRC of 55/58 onto the market ...
You listen to your consumers if you want to survive in any business.
So you are looking at around the $500/$800 marks for the CRK Sebenza ...
www.knifecenter.com/series/chris-reeve-knives/sebenza
I have a CRK blade in my video display but it is a fixed blade/Pro Soldier in S35vn so I am not against CRK, in general, it was just the Sebenza fanboys frothing at the mouth over this entire episode was hilarious.
I brought my CRK simply because it was the best exoskeleton on the market at the time ... it was in the best steel with the best HRC for that steel at that time in 2015.
But when the Sebenza fanboys piss their pants about the triad lock I just think it is hilarious.
It was *NutnFancy* that first made the blade community look at the limitations of locks on folders.
Losing your fingers because you have an aversion fo fixed blades is just dumb. And whining because you feel uncomfortable sitting in the car with a fixed blade is just dumb.
If you are 60km from home and an EPM goes off and you have to get back to your place without a car/on foot are you going to wish you have rolled with a fixed blade that day or you're comfy to carry folder. That was rhetorical.
you really are old school. good for you.
hey what is that wave tip mod?
It's called a SnaggleToothMF, you can check them out on IG. They make 2 sizes of pocket deployer (L & R) as well as karambit ring mods for Recon 1 and Code 4. Made in NJ, USA.
Which one is your favorite
Probably the … I don't know. Maybe the XL Espada that by brother got me. They're all so freaking cool though...
DONT WORRY BRO, MOST RIKERS POPULATION IS OUT ON THE STREET BY NOW AS PER DERETARDZIO ORDERS... SO STACK UP ON ALL YOUR FAVORITE WEAPONS.
No Doubt! Could a dipshit mayor ask for any more trouble if he tried?
i get pink options for knives for the same reason, they're usually cheaper, and DEFINITELY more disarming and less threatening. Can't tell you how many girls will say "oh how cute" to my cheap dragon flipper in pink!
Also, I looked up the pink broken skull, they're all $80, can anyone post if they do indeed find the cheaper pink handled one, i'm on it!
I actually like the way a pink handle looks with a black blade. And yes, people seem to take pink knives less seriously!
20:25 🤣🤣🤣 seriously...|¦ Yeah, Yeah!
Calling 1-800-KNI-ABUSE 😜😂🤣
I have not yet admitted that I have a problem, but I will keep that number handy.
I love my rajah 2, every folder fan should have one.
Ordering my first cold steel which will be the AD-15 this week after that will be AK-47 then AD-10. You can't buy knives like this in New York any more everything is illegal now.
Well done, there's no stopping you now! And yes, unfortunately NYC is a knife desert!
Are they banned outright?
Or is it like here in the UK where you just can't carry them in most cases
@@lukemcinerny8220 You can't carry them in most places in the US, but they are legal to own in most places here.
you the man, but get your hand on the colossus.
Need a Colossus and an Immortal for sure!
Camping and grilling tofu? She would have to be the MOST Beautiful girl on the planet. Otherwise NEXT!
espada xl is the most impressive folder ever
Eating the wrong foods and eating the wrong girlfriend
That ended up being 100% true.