Svar från Cold Steel
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Links 1 & 2-
The video in question is over a year old. Due to a shipping error, the receivers got old-style Pocket Bushman knives rather then the upgraded versions. They have both since received the new versions.
Contrary to popular belief on the internet, the old style ram/spring mechanism on the Pocket Bushman is fully functional and of the thousands we have sold, only a handful have returned to us with a ram/spring malfunction. The new models have been upgraded to help eliminate any problem and extend the life of the spring, however, most of the time when we have seen the ram/spring fail, it is due to the user attempting to open the knife by pulling hard on the ram to pop the blade out of the blade channel. This is not how the knife was designed to be opened. In both the videos, that is exactly what the users did. Even though the knives were not used as designed, we still honored the warranty.
But, all that being said, we are obviously honoring our warranty with regard to any malfunction with the knife. There are two ways to tell if you have an old ram or the new one You can either take the knife apart, or look at the open holes where the clip can be reversed- if the holes are mostly hollow, it is the old style ram. If the steel of the ram can be seen in all 3 holes, then it is the new one. Our suggestion is to use and enjoy the knife. It is one of the best new work-horse knives we have produced recently. If there is any problem with the ram/spring mechanism, we will cover that under our warranty and replace it with a new model.
Link 3-
Batonning- plain and simple. There is much debate online and in the knife community re. batonning. Cold Steel considers batonning abuse of the knife. We use batonning in our tests and flatly call it abuse. The video in question also proves that, as batonning goes, the subject was not doing it correctly and the result was almost inevitable.
The knife and outdoor forums are loaded with misinformation and "fantasies" re. knives and their performance. Batonning is an absolutely last resort for a knife. Instead of using the knife as a wedge to split wood, use the knife to make wedges and other tools for such purposes. The knife is not only heat-treated to be much harder then a wedge (so more brittle as well- though much better at holding an edge), but the physics of batonning is a disaster waiting to happen to a knife.
Picture it like this. You are standing in open space, and someone punches you in the head. Because you are in open space and your body can move freely, you are able to disperse the energy of the punch. Your hands, arms, legs, and body all move and pass the energy along so that it is not all absorbed by your head, so the damage is much less. Then, instead of standing in open space, you are against a brick wall, then someone punches you in the head. Now, since you cannot move, all the force of the blow goes into the target, making dispersal much less and the damage much higher.
This is the same thing that happens to a knife when you wedge it into one piece of wood, and smack it with another. The force does not disperse and is focused into one small area of the knife. Damage is going to happen.
I could go on all day about batonning.
Link 4-
Basically, the same as link #3. However, in the case of link # 3, and I believe also in # 4, even though we consider batonning abuse, we honored our warranty and replaced the products.
Anthony Russell
Customer Service
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