® Cold Steel, Inc. 2128-D Knoll Drive, Ventura, CA 93003, USA Toll Free: 1-800-255-4716 • Outside the USA, Call: 805-650-8481 • FAX: 805-642-9727 © Copyright 1999. Cold Steel, Inc. All rights reserved. studied in great detail to arrive at the optimum combination for a specific use. If the knife is a folder, we concentrate ™ Specifications: on the locking mechanism to ensure the strongest, SCIMITAR Scimitar ™ PERFORMANCE #25SS (Serr.) We insist all of our knives deliver extraordinary safest construction. For handles, we strive to develop Sharp as Saladin’s legendary blade, the sleek, classically curved #25S (Plain) the perfect mix of materials and ergonomics to offer the Cold Steel Scimitar ™ places the power of the sword in your pocket. performance for their asking price. In other words, Blade: 4" “they must deliver their money’s worth”. most comfortable secure grip available. Above all, we Our craftsmen have captured the timeless quality of superior In order to achieve this goal, we are vitally TEST what we make! Rigorous testing is the only way to cutlery and united it with the finest in modern materials. The Overall: 9" 9 interested in all the elements that are critical to ensure we get the level of performance we demand. result is a dazzling, high impact folding linerlock like no other Thick: /64" (3.5mm) knife available. performance. Weight: 4.3oz. The Scimitar™ blade is hollow ground from super tough AUS When it comes to the blade, these include profile, (Right) Manila rope is very tough on a knife edge. AUS 8A Steel thickness, blade geometry, edge geometry, steel Blades that can repeatedly cut this rope will last 8A stainless steel honed to razor sharpness and features the and heat treatment. Every one of these factors is indefinitely under normal field use. famous curve of its ancient namesake. It has been painstakingly designed to facilitate the most effective cutting stroke known to man, the draw cut. The blade also has a needle sharp point which pierces at the slightest touch. Superior engineering combines traditional appeal with the latest STEEL & HEAT TREATMENT Western technology in the contoured Zytel® and steel frame ® ® ® handle designed exclusively by Lynn Thompson for the Cold Steel CARBON V SAN MAI III AUS 8A STAINLESS Scimitar.™ The pistol grip handle allows a forward, reverse Some of our Cold Steel knives are made from San Mai means "three layers". It is the term The words “stainless steel” are misleading, or palm reinforced grip while finger grooves, checkering, a Carbon V®, a high carbon, low alloy cutlery grade given to the traditional laminated blades used by because, in fact, all steel will stain or show pocket clip and hard-hitting pommel contribute to its ease steel. This steel is superior in performance to most the Japanese for swords and daggers. Laminated discoloration if left in adverse conditions for of carry and rock steady grip. other steels due to its chemistry and also because of construction is important because it allows different a sufficient time. Steel is made “stainless” the close controls that we maintain at every stage of grades of steel to be combined in a single blade. A by adding Chromium and reducing its Carbon the manufacturing process. These controls begin at simple way to think of this type of construction is to content during the smelting process. There is the steel mill where Cold Steel specifies the desired imagine a sandwich: The meat center is hard, high a serious performance trade-off with stainless A plain edged version of the microstructure of the steel. Once smelted, each steel carbon steel and the pieces of bread on either side steel: As the Chrome increases and the Carbon Scimitar™ is also available. shipment is microscopically checked for structural are the lower-carbon, tough side panels. The edge of decreases, the steel becomes more “stainless”. quality, cleanliness and chemical content by an the blade should be hard to maximize edge holding But it also becomes more and more difficult independent metallurgist not in the mill's employ. ability, but if the entire blade was hard it could be to sharpen, and the edge-holding potential is The blades are then blanked parallel to the rolling damaged during the rigors of battle. For ultimate seriously impaired. This is usually why most The Scimitar™ comes with direction of the steel plate to optimize grain flow toughness the body of the blade must be able to stainless knives are rarely razor-sharp and a Steel pocket clip. along the length of the blade. The final step is a withstand impact and lateral stresses. Toughness is quickly lose the little edge they have. In contrast, precise heat treatment sequence that was developed generally associated with "softness" and "flexibility" at Cold Steel® we use AUS 8A, a high carbon, by Cold Steel specifically for this custom steel. This in steel, so that surprisingly, if an entire blade was low chromium steel that has proven, over the RIPLE CTION heat treatment process is one of our most highly made "tough" the edge would not be hard enough last 15 years, to be the ultimate compromise T A guarded trade secrets. It was arrived at over several to offer superior edge holding. San Mai III ® provides between toughness, strength, edge holding and FOLDING KNIVES years by using an exhaustive series of practical and a superior blade with hard (higher carbon) steel in resistance to corrosion. Packing an awesome punch, Cold Steel’s Triple Action™ metallurgical tests and observations. the middle for a keen, long lasting edge and tougher Folding Knives prove that formidable power and strength Overall, we believe that attention to detail (lower-carbon) steel along the sides for flexibility. in a folding knife do not require the weight of an anvil. in every phase of the manufacturing process This laminate is 25% stronger than the incredibly Shaving is a quick indicator of With a convenient pocket clip, and a closed length of is the primary reason for the superiority of tough AUS8A stainless. sharpness. Most factory and only 5 inches, the 3.5 ounce Triple Action™ Folders are our blades. custom knives do not a dynamite innovation. exhibit this sharpness Cold Steel is the first to offer a high quality folder when first used. featuring AUS10A stainless steel providing superb cutting ability with the finest combination of strength WARRANTY The and flexibility. We stand behind our knives 100%. We subject them to the highest standards in the industry and Triple Action Triple The aircraft grade strive to make each one as perfect as possible. Our fixed blade sheath knives have a 5 year warranty includes Action ™ aluminum handle to the original owner against defects in materials or workmanship. Our folding knives are warranted a steel Spear is roll engraved Point for one year. pocket with a distinctive clip. ANY knife can be broken or damaged if subjected to sufficient abuse and all knives eventually pattern, giving the wear out and must be replaced. Most of the tests shown here are dangerous and they should All Cold Triple Action™ an Steel® knives are not be duplicated. These destructive tests constitute gross abuse of a knife. Duplicating them shaving sharp, right exceptional finished will void your warranty. out of the box! look. WHAT IS AUS 10A? TESTS OF STRENGTH & SHARPNESS Cold Steel’s commitment to producing the PROOF SEEING IS BELIEVING! finest cutlery in the world starts with procuring the The Gunsite ™ Folder perforating a car ® finest materials. Five years ago we discovered AUS (Below) Retaining a fine edge Cold Steel makes promises. Other door. Critics say that practically any 10A, a high carbon stainless made in Japan. while repeatedly cutting pine knife manufacturers do the same. What knife can be stabbed through a car (wood) indicates superior sets Cold Steel ® apart? It’s quite simple. We tested AUS 10A, along with every other Japanese- door... but unlike other knives, the fine edge retention. made stainless suitable for knifemaking. Some steels Gunsite's™ reinforced Tanto point To back up our claims, we subjected our knives to the most strenuous series of showed promise, but weaknesses became apparent when is remarkably unaffected by the we flexed them in a vise and began cutting rope. ordeal (right). tests imaginable. In other words, we The only equal to our AUS 8A in strength and toughness Specifications: was AUS 10A; however, the big breakthrough was that put our videotape Triple-Action™ it exceeded AUS 8A by an honest 20% in edge holding where our mouth is. #24TAT #24TAD Cold Steel‘s® “Proof” Tanto Pt. Spear Pt. ability, giving it a wide performance advantage over ATS- Triple Blade: 4" 4" 34, ATS-55 and 440V. (Below) The Vaquero Grande™ (Right) Hammering a shatters the claims Action ™ The superior lock knife into hard maple 1 1 was flexed in a vise to nearly of other Tanto Overall: 9 /8" 9 /8" is as tight as a and then snapping it Point 45°. Most knives shatter manufacturers. 1 1 bank vault. Thick: /8" (3mm) /8" (3mm) well before they reach this out sharply to the point. side is an extreme Weight: 3.7oz. 3.6oz. test of point strength. #VC90 PROOF AUS 10A Stainless Steel Cold Steel® is undamaged. 2 3 ® WHAT SHOULD YOU EXPECT THERE ARE 14 FOLDERS IN VOYAGER SERIES FROM A COLD STEEL FOLDER? ® Due to their light weight and convenience, Zytel® THE VOYAGER SERIES. EACH handled lockbacks have gained enormous popularity IS A TESTAMENT TO STRENGTH, over heavier, traditional lockbacks with their metal SHARPNESS The true measure of a knife’s sharpness SHARPNESS, AND OUTSTANDING bolsters and wooden scale handles.