| Cold Steel is known for making extremely tough | | | | emergency situations. |
| knives. They will hold up in the toughest situations | | | | 4. You can switch the pocket clip from one side |
| that you can imagine. | | | | to the other. This is a big plus for all of my |
| Their AK-47 folding knife was one of my most | | | | left-handed friends out there. |
| hyped knives of 2007. | | | | 5. Both Cold Steel AK-47s are equipped with the |
| I recently got a great price on a Cold Steel | | | | Ultra Lock mechanism. This lock style has been |
| AK-47 folding knife and here are my thoughts. | | | | tested to hold well over 100 pounds of direct |
| What I like about the knife: | | | | pressure. |
| 1. Cold Steel makes two versions of the AK-47. | | | | 6. The blades are hollow ground to a razor thin |
| Both of them have the same dimensions and | | | | edge. This feature gives you the ability to make |
| AUS 8A stainless steel blades. | | | | the most precise cuts possible. |
| One version (#58LAK) has a bead blasted finish | | | | There is also a fuller or "blood groove" on the |
| on the blade and aluminum handle. The other | | | | blade which helps to lighten it. |
| (#58LAKB) has a Black teflon coated blade with | | | | 7. The AK-47 has a quick open tab on top of the |
| G-10 scales on the handle. | | | | blade. The tab catches onto your pocket and let |
| 2. With a blade length of 3.5 inches, Cold Steel's | | | | you flip the blade open at lightning speed. |
| AK-47 is large enough to give you fierce cutting | | | | What I didn't like: |
| power but small enough to be carried legally | | | | 1. I don't have very much to complain about |
| almost anywhere. | | | | these knives. I would like to see a half or fully |
| 3. Each AK-47 comes complete with a striking | | | | serrated AK-47 knife available in the future |
| pommel on the end of the handle. This can serve | | | | though. |
| as a self-defense tool or glass breaker in | | | | |