Cold Steel AD-10 Folding Blade 18

The fit and finish on this knife is excellent. The blade is perfectly centred and the grips are flush with no sharp edges. The smoothness of the grips and the shaped forefinger cutaway give a very comfortable grip. The balance point for the knife is right in the middle of the forefinger cutaway so this gives the knife a very neutral feel which is helpful to manage the weight of the knife on delicate tasks. The knife weighs 195g which is huge for a folder. The Benchmade Freek is 122g in comparison and the Fallkniven S1 fixed blade knife, which is quite a size, weighs 190g. So the weight is a noticeable factor and is probably the only negative issue to consider if thinking of buying this knife. The knife comes very sharp from the box. Mine tested at 75g on a Bess test with the model which has 25g increments. So it lies between 51g and 75g and I would say more towards the upper than lower figures. This is razor sharp for a big knife and it comfortably shaves hairs off your arm. The pocket clip is surprising in its ability not to be noticed when holding the knife. It is big to look at and I don't usually keep pocket clips on my folders but this is very ergonomic in your hand and may be an exception. If you prefer to carry the knife in a pouch the leather pouch for a Silky Pocketboy from Becky at Ray Mears site works well. The knife is big! You will struggle to find normal aftermarket pouches which can take a knife this size. The performance of the knife goes hand in hand with its size and it is a stellar knife for fire preparation and game processing. It can baton like a fixed blade (no problem with the lock breaking, it is incredibly engineered) and feather sticks well. The blade is short enough to enable your forefinger to cover the tip for deer gralloching and splitting the aitch bone and sternum and atlas joint is a breeze. This is how the knife excels. You can have it razor sharp but easy to put away once closed. No cut lining of jackets with razor sharp fixed blades whilst faffing to put the knife back in the sheath if on your belt! It can also fit nicely into a binocular chest rig pocket as an alternative means of carry. This is why I got mine. It works like a fixed blade but can fold and go in the harness bottom or side pocket. No need to have a fixed blade attached to the outside of the harness using the Molle loops. Much easier when meeting dog walkers or ramblers although the rifle still can unsettle them. Wearing a Deerstalker helps and having your knife tucked away does too. This knife is perfect in this role and I would highly recommend it.

The knife is really well thought out, the blade has just the right amount of belly for most tasks,. The tip is strong and useful , with the drop point placing it close to the centre. The handles are comfortably contoured, the lock is very secure with no blade play. The blade strops and sharpens easoly too. In my opinion this is a very well made knife, that should last you a very long time.

What a knife, it feels strong but is lighter than I expected, sits in my pocket more naturally than my SAK Huntsman, if uk law permitted I would probably edc it most of my knife use is bushcraft stuff where it can featherstick but is not a great carver, (way behind my a1x fallkniven).I have convexed the edge a bit and polished it but will convex it some more at some point to see if that improves things. excellent service from heinnie and a good price with the knowledge that you're not getting one of the prolific fakes on the internet

This is a big, solidly built knife and the nearest thing to a fixed blade that I have found. I was concerned that it may be too big to carry in a trouser pocket but was pleased to find that it is easy to forget you have it with you.

Solid build quality as expected for Cold Steel, blade an ideal length and great general purpose design. Very well priced for what you get. Ideally a pouch of some sort might have been a nice touch as I am not one for pocket clips, but that's just me.

Like other folk, I'd been looking at this knife and it's Brother the AD15, I could only afford either or at this time, so I plumped for the AD10. I'm so pleased I did. If I was only allowed to have one folder to take with me on the trails, this would be it. It's big enough to cope with anything, but not too big to get in the way of what ever you are doing. The ergonomics are spot on with any way that it's being handled. Which means perfect control in use. The tri—ad lock works very well indeed. In fact the lock on this knife is easier to operate than the one on my Pro-lite. You can operate it with one hand although I would not recommend it, as the heavy blade has a tendency to swing towards your fingers. As the blade is sharp OTB It could chop into waiting flesh. Fit and finish are perfect. I phoned this order through dealing with Nick. As usual the service from Hennie was second to none. Which of course is why I and many others keep going back to them.

A substantial knife but superb ergonomics. I usually go for small knives like UKPK but recommend AD10.

I'd been looking at this knife for some time. I was after a strong locking folder that also looked good. I own a number of cold steel folders including the Bush Ranger, SR1 and the Code 4. This is a portable size, capable of heavy duty work and slicing! The SR1 is also amazing, maybe stronger but not as slicey. The ad10 is very comfortable and fit my hand beautifully. Excellent price from Heinnie

Robust and very sharp blade,it opens and closes perfectly,fit and finish is lovely,i am very pleased with my purchase. Great service from H H !!