Top 5 Best Cold Steel Folding Knives/ In my collection

[@wellingtonblackwell3118]

Cold Steel is all I have. I know about the "Big folding knife makes you smile" feeling. I own a Voyager XL Tanto and Counter Point XL. Those 2, along with my Immortal, stay at home. But I EDC my Voyager Large Tanto (my Street Clothes knife) , SR1 Lite Tanto (my Work Clothes knife), and Counter Point 1 (my Semiformal Clothes/Gentleman's knife). The Voyager knife series is my number 1 favorite, with the Counter Point knife series at number 2. I also own 3 fixed blades, 3 machetes, 2 walking sticks, 19 food prep knives, and many other pieces. Cold Steel has great variety at great prices!

[@anthonyzornes8001]

Man I love all your knifes , but that's because I love all cold steel knifes I need every cold steel knife made. Know THAT WOULD BE ONE HELL OF A NICE COLLECTION. ONE COULD ONLY DREAM .

[@optimuscrime608]

Sr1 is my new favorite. I got a titanium deep carry on it now and it’s even better. Such a great work beater

[@jroddearing14]

Your great at showing your amazing knifes thanks for doing videos on them 👍

[@jackhager2005]

I used to work security for a bit and I carried the Recon 1 every night and it never let me down. I was unarmed security so one of the abusive things I used it for was opening a padlock every morning that you couldn't just pull open, you had to hit it with a hammer or a really good pocket knife. I have to say favorite folder of my life. 10 out of 10

[@babyreps365]

stassa and coldsteel combined.......yes please two things i love

[@Stassa23]

👍🍻🍻

[@carlbakerjr1088]

One you left off is the Finn Wolf it's a great fire making and wood carving knife . It's the best budget folding Scandinavian out there. It makes a great work knife for fitting plastic strapping and. Cardboard. I think the Recon would be my #1 followed by my Voyger in BD1 then my Counter Point in BD1 then the Finn Wolf and in fifth the Recon Tanto keychain knife because it's very functional and has the Tri-Ad lock and has the best design for a two finger knife and cuts way above its size

[@brazilchild]

That’s pretty much my list I don’t have the rajah but the voyager large cli point and two xl clip and vaquero the large is my go to knife almost always to the lawman I’m waiting for my spyderco manix 2 xl to see if that fits in I should get that on the third, I did fill in the voyager handles with resin and sanded it to my specs and so much more comfortable

[@jasonweeks6318]

The american Lawman is like the perfect "non tactical looking" edc. I too have 3. 2 of them with the "paint" removed, as they were earlier models, and one in cts. I also love the pro lite, tuff lite, tri lite (4 inch) Spartan, Code 4, Recon 1, Click-N-Cut, there really isnt a cold steel knife that I do not like. I will also be getting a 4 Max Scout eventually. Though my love love is my Wild West Bowie Knife..

[@sicdyna]

The AK47 is underrated.

[@snakrut]

Agree with your choices and own all five of these knives.

[@Deadtileyedie]

For me it's the ad15, spartan ,4maxx scout , sr1, large voyager. Totally agree about the thickness behind the edge on the ad15. I still love mine but feel like it could have been a little thinner and still plenty sufficient. I climb trees and when I'm going up if there are limbs in the way of my lanyard(flip line) I use my sr1 with short lanyard or spartan to chop the small limbs.

[@gregorygolden1296]

RECON,-1 All day EVERYDAY.

[@sukhwantsubba1848]

Love the last one that's....Raja

[@Mikex0123]

I like the comparison. It will help me decide what I want.

[@0pt1tr0nD27]

I don’t like buying expensive pocket knives. I typically stick to more budget knives. But on the rare occasion I spend a fair chunk of change on one, it’s something like the ad10.

[@jcb6713]

yep, hard too beat ! have a great week...

[@mayscat44]

Awesome list, the only one that I’m missing is the Recon 1 because I’m fishing for the XHP version. I also very recently got the mini Lawman and despite not liking small knives that much, I LOVE this thing.

[@charlescollier7217]

I would have a VERY hard time picking five! You might do well to check out the VOyager Drop Points. I especially love the XL. I got the Rajah II just like you, for fun. But I've found it to be amazing for hiking and camping.

[@alexschwan625]

Educational, great video

[@mattadler4710]

Tight clip is an easy fix. I just wedge something in there and push it up a little. Love the american Lawman. Finally got one, and it owns my pocket at the moment.

[@jorgefernandez6407]

Good list! Good video too...

[@ricker76er]

I have the recon 1 in a spear point and I absolutely love the grip I get from those scales.

[@davidvermont]

Very nice list

[@deadvikingtrolls]

4-max elite with the black and green g10 is my favorite cold steel knife. Their s35vn might be the toughest I've used but it may also be the sheer size of the blade adding strength. Bought two.

[@johnruiz6743]

I have 2 Cold Steel American Lawman. One in CTS-XHP and the other in S35VN. Then I have a mini-Lawman and a Recon 1 in CTS-XHP. I also have other Cold Steel fixed blades as well. The Magnum Tanto XII in 3V is my favorite fixed blade from Cold Steel.

[@stiglagerfeld9151]

Nice list - I have the AD15 and like it very much

[@mjc7778]

Good list. My favorite is the Code 4 but I have really enjoyed the Counter Point I. I need to get a Recon 1 and American Lawman. They are on my list.

[@elevatorman7750]

Great video

[@rlepidi3573]

I absolutely love the Air Llite. I only have one complaint and that’s I wish it had a stonewashed finish on the blade and clip, otherwise 10/10.

[@davidsat24]

Great lighting

[@Stassa23]

Thanks 👍

[@JamesJones-yt8df]

Good stuff thank for sharing....

[@johngunter2054]

Ok that's your favorite Cold steel knives. Would you do a video of you top 10 favorite Zero Tolerance knives?

[@rockhopperify]

Only one I have at the moment is the AD-10. It is amazing how smooth that thing is!

[@Stassa23]

I know that blew me away

[@Richard-nb4iv]

Hello from Canada. I've got three of your top five, so I'm can't be doing that badly. I have been looking for the American lawman, but up here they are sold out( pretty much every cold steel is now). I picked up the Luzon large because of the price and the size. It deploys so quick that my friend thought it was an automatic. Just a fun knife to have. Cheers!

[@tombrown8800]

Like the way you listed them from 1 to 5, instead of like a beauty pageant. Have a fair number of Cold Steel knives. Love the Recon 1, have 3 with the Ultra lock so had to get one with the Tri-AD.

[@aray9628]

My AD-15 was a thick boi too! So I sent it to Brian at Transparent Knives and he thinned it out to about 15 thou. BTE and man i love it now! Cool video 👊👍

[@nmende00]

My top 4 in no particular order: Kobun Tactical Tanto Bootknife Rajah 2 Recon Tanto Ultimate Hunter

[@a.d.c7941]

Sold my recon 1, regret it badly. Should have kept it. I loved it. Probably about to order another one. I wish it came without the coating though. Great pick of knives man.

[@-David_Knight-]

Thank you! Great video! Great Knives!

[@dominickgiallombardo2921]

Hey Stassa 23, I just got my cold steel air lite tanto. Really love the build quality but not the easiest to deploy blade. SMKW has them for $75. I also have the CS Broken Scull with CTS HXP steel in od green G-10.

[@Stassa23]

I had an Air Lite but for the money I ended up selling it and buying the Recon 👍🏻

[@project86xero]

The AK47 was my companion for over 10 years. It's still my favorite knife. Although I switched it and my Leatherman Wave for a Skeletool CX for EDC. However if I'm doing any serious work I grab the AK47 and the Wave. Although if I'm in the outdoors the 4 Max is basically a folding Becker BK2. Also the spear point Code 4 is an excellent bush crafting knife.

[@HonoluluTita]

What clips do you use to change out pocket clips? Where can we find alternate clips?

[@northernmichfish1438]

Have an ad10 and ad15 on the way to my now. My first cold steels. Looking forward to handling them and happy to see you like them.

[@Stassa23]

I love the ad10 the 15 is cool but I just had to do a few mods to mine before I enjoyed it

[@Prosecute-fauci]

I fix all of my cold steel pocket clips immediately by placing the knife clip into my pocket (knife on outside of pants) and using the knife body to apply leverage; checking every so often to see if the tension is correct.

[@chrisventer3060]

Love code 4

[@Hellcat-ml7sz]

The Recon 1 is best bang for the buck as a daily carry and the Espada xl will handle larger jobs

[@kanukkarhu]

Your #1 & 2 is directly opposite from mine, but the same two knives. In fact, my code 4 is one of my all time favourite folders, based on sentimental reasons. But now I'm trying to narrow down my choice for large, beefy cold steel folder for outdoors use. This helped. Thanks! 👍🏻 (I think I've narrowed it down to the AD 10 and 4 Max Scout...)

[@adamclark94]

Code 4 is awesome so thin I don't even notice it but strong as hell and feels awesome in the hand somehow!

[@chrisdyck6524]

My absolute Cold Steel is the Cold Steel Voyager Vaquero serrated

[@Outpost_76]

The Ultimate Hunter is my top CS followed very close by the Lawman. The AD-10 is too cramped for my hands and the spine of the handle is a huge hot spot. My Recon 1 clip point is definitely in my top 5 as well.

[@matthewadler1329]

I do wish the Lawman was still hollow ground, but even still...it very very high on my list of all time favorite users. Might be my favorite.

[@Jaybird165]

Recon 1 Clip Point is awesome! Then the AD 10 then the 4 Max Scout then the Spartan and finally the American Lawman! That is my wish list! So far I only have the Recon 1 but wishing hard for the others!

[@paulmyers9620]

It's awesome that, they're coming out with the Talwar again. I have the Code 4 and it's a great knife. I still want the fancy Espada XL though 😃👍

[@Stassa23]

I’ve always wanted that Espada as well 👌🏻

[@derek8685]

I want it to purely for that one moment someone asks for a knife and I bring out that thing

[@jamesharris1493]

Hi how are you doing? I enjoy your knife insight. So far some of the Cold Steels mentioned I will agree with. I think you forgot the serrated tri lite, the smallest of the Cold Steel sizes but boy what a cutter and smooth action. As far as the Lawman series yes they are worth it. I own a Recon 1 and 2 Spartans.

[@matthewadler1329]

10 beats 15 for me too. Give me a hollow grind any day

[@dalecarpenter8828]

Custom ( by me )Recon 1 is # 1 can not make myself knowingly leave the house without one and a sheeple knife ( small pointy ), so maybe the sheeple will not stampede , maybe ! I have a pile of users rotating but got to have that Recon 1 !

[@FYLbingbong]

awesome picks really great top 5 thanks. hoping to get the 4max and the ad's

[@Apex_grind562]

Stassa, how did you get the mxg gear clip on the code 4? Which clip did you order??? Love your list.

[@Browneye2566]

Only cold steel folder I've got is the American Lawman in CTS- XHP.

[@Scott-ye4qh]

I have the Cold Steel SR1 Lite and the first thing I did was remove the pocket clip. Cold Steel is a great company but their pocket clips are junk. Thank you for the review, Stassas. 😎👍

[@bittabrutha31]

Stassa what clips do you change to ?

[@aaronb.4830]

Is that a Spyderco MXG clip on the Code 4?

[@jakk9278]

Great review! Only I would have thrown in the ak47 at the 5th spot. Lookin for a aus8 lawman. Can you help out. Thanks

[@EDCPride]

The pocket clips are tough because they’re made to be deliberate. Meaning if the knife comes out of the pocket, it’s because you made the decision to deliberately pull it out. I’ve had plenty of knives removed from my pocket without me intentionally pulling them out. That is impossible with a CSK. Impossible. It will only come out with gripped pulling force. Cold Steel Knives have a strict purpose, hard use and self defense. They’re tools.

[@randyf.9188]

Never owned a Cold Steel, almost bought the Code 4 a while back.

[@Apex_grind562]

I miss the original collosus! But hands down recon 1, American lawman, talwar, voyager xl, code 4. Oh, demko ad 20 by far but not a CS. And for me i love the cs mini tac with an aftermarket kydex sheath. So damn good. Materials...well??

[@NeevesKnives]

If you never got to check out or try the ad20 i can send ours to you when it gets back from emler, just let me know if so

[@Stassa23]

That would be awesome 👍🏻

[@NeevesKnives]

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[@mattfuller3172]

@Stassa23 I need some suggestions on a good blade, Don’t roast me: I’m a EDC Glock 19 carrier & IV been carrying Benchmade or ESEE in my little daily load. I have always liked Cold Steel, the Recon’s especially. This video is very helpful but I always like a 2nd opinio! Also looking at some CRKT, SOG or a new benchmade. Nothing wrong with asking for some guidance. This is gonna be just a every day backup self defense, but if shit hit the fan, a working knife. I do like a Tanto & serrated blade, but not opposed to others. Your help appreciated!!!

[@ashmerch2558]

My Top 5 folding ColdSteel's 1.) American Lawman (xhp-1A, s35 1B AUS-8 1C) 2.) CODE-4 3.) AD-10 4.) Recon-1 5.) 4-max or Tuff-lite

[@Kyle-bb9zp]

You can EDC that rajha 2 I beat the heck out of mine awesome 👍👍👍👍👍 knife

[@ttmac8948]

What clip do you use with the lawman?

[@alexandrealfier9165]

Bonjour belle vidéo merci, pour moi le meilleur est le rajah II, ensuite le 4 max scout, le SR1 lite, le luzon XL.

[@_MiMo_]

I don't have any of these models but I think the Recon 1 or Code 4 would suit me. The only Cold Steel I own is the AirLite. Thanks ✌

[@stevehisey389]

Nice beefy boys!

[@MrCard031584]

Recon1, american lawman, 4maxx, ad10, code4.

[@PracticalMinimalist]

Which clip did you put on your code 4? I know you said deep carry, but which one did you get? Looks like a perfect fit

[@Stassa23]

MXG gear short Spyderco clip , you can only use two of the holes but it works good

[@superbuddyfranklin]

Espada XL. Thin G10 model.

[@Stassa23]

That one if definitely on my list as well as the Talwar

[@cocabandi]

I'm at that age where a 3 inch (or slightly less) size blade fulfills my EDC needs, and I like my blades thin! Still, I've always admired Cold Steel knives, and among my favorites in this order: American Lawman, ultimate Hunter and the Air light are my favorites.

[@dimi7055]

why you didn't sand the g10 smooth under the clip ? thats what i do with cold steels and it works perfectly. easy to get in and out now!

[@Stassa23]

I have most of them sanded but the clip is still strong on some of them however ever since my accident I have to wear mainly lightweight shorts and sometimes pants. In the pants I just have to lift the clip up before I put it in the pocket

[@josepmariaaguascaribot9239]

Since COLD STEEL's means another dimension on knives, I think that is hard to do a preferred models subdivision.

[@BrutalJuice138]

5: AD15 / AD10 4: AK47 Field Knife 3: Rajah 2 2: 4Max (Italian) 1: Espada XL S35vn

[@brianhalbritter6306]

Wow, I didn’t even realize subscriptions were private by default! 🤦🏻‍♂️changed mine now, thanks for the heads up!

[@Stassa23]

Yeah I don’t think most people know that. The only reason I even new that was because someone talked about it on a different giveaway that I tried to enter. I just hope everyone who entered the GAW checks because I’d hate to not be able to let them win

[@_MiMo_]

Is there anyway to make polished, shiny carbon fiber, specifically Revo Ness, duller, faded and more raw looking like it is on the chamfered sections?

[@Stassa23]

I’m sure you could sand it down some to leave a satin finish on it

[@_MiMo_]

I probably didn't word that correctly, I don't want shiny carbon fiber, I want it more matte or dull. Sorry

[@knaftasticedc956]

How do I know if in seen or private on youtube?

[@timbo4374]

I was wondering the same thing!

[@saidhamed3920]

الله أكبر سبحان الله وبحمده سبحان الله العظيم

[@sebastianniqvist3144]

I like the AK-47 it just looks so predatorial. The current AK-47 has a clip point but not too curved like most clip points. It is a clip point with “spear point” characteristics. I would like to see an AK-47 with a tanto point. I think Cold Steel should release a Tanto point AK-47.

[@juliansontheimer6635]

What happaned to your Hand?

[@johnruiz6743]

You can get the Recon 1 in magnacut, but it's spendier...💵

[@concernedpatriot.2221]

The only folding knifes I own, the recon 1 and code 4. No other knife comes close to the durability, reliability and strength to cost.

[@rollypollyguy3976]

You make me want a recon 1

[@concernedpatriot.2221]

@@rollypollyguy3976 you won’t be disappointed.

[@oklikeuknow4827]

Highly recommend the recon 1

[@stepnyvlk9695]

Great video. You complain a lot about your hands. Try to soak them in CDS2 solution with a drop of DMSO. I recently cut 5mm of my finger tip and after a month of use it completly regrew. That stuff is magic;)

[@justinbelcher3389]

I really like colds steel knives. Especially the AD10. They have the best manufacturers edge in the business. I just don't like back locks. Jmo!!! Hoping too win something in the giveaway but if not that's ok. I'm still loving the content. Get well soon. Peace ✌

[@danmichell7516]

next top 5 fixed blades

[@MegaTeddybear04]

So your the reason I can't find an American Lawman! LOL I'll get one from Amazon instead of Blade HQ

[@oliverbarnes8306]

Any news on the giveaway

[@Stassa23]

As for now I still plan to announce the winners on Friday.

[@oliverbarnes8306]

@@Stassa23 thanks!

[@AdamSmith-ys2vk]

Thanks for the heads up about the subscriptions Stassa23. For anyone wondering how to change the setting. Desktop: Click your profile picture on the upper right, then go to Settings, then Privacy. Turn off "Keep all my subscriptions private". Mobile: Click your profile picture on upper right, then go to Your Channel, then the gear icon for Settings. Turn off "Keep all my subscriptions private".

[@timbo4374]

All great knives. I don't have an AD-10 in the collection atm, because I donated mine to a worthy cause, but I definitely want to get another. I've never had a Voyager, but it's on my wish list, along with the newer Air-Lite. I love my Lawman, Code 4, and Recon 1 though. I really hope they don't go to shit now that they've been sold. They make such great knives.

[@oliverbarnes8306]

Also I fixed the thing where you can’t see I’m a sub

[@oliverbarnes8306]

Can I still be eligible?

[@Stassa23]

Yep and thanks 👍🏻

[@oliverbarnes8306]

@@Stassa23 No no... thank you...

[@JS-yt1zy]

The ad10 looks awesome I wish they made it in a frame lock.

[@Hepta.Asteras]

American Lawman, bottom part of the handle is too short.

[@The122979]

Nick, for anybody that has an American Lawman with a stiff back lock. Theapostlep has a great video on how fix. SEARCH ( How to make a great knife awesome). It worked for me. ✌️

[@Stassa23]

Yeah I’ve ground down the lock spring on a bunch of my cold steel knives 👌🏻