Cold Steel Pocket Bushman 4.5" 4116SS Clip Point Folding Knife

For what it is, it's a great knife! Simple, durable, built for working hard. I'd recommend it for hunting, camping, backpacking, farm/ranch work and tradesman work. It's NOT comparable to any "typical" EDC knife (which is fairly obvious). Pros: Good value per dollar. Cheap enough to replace if lost or broken. Strong materials and lock design. It'll take a beating and keep ya safe too! Simple parts and design. Gotta love K.I.S.S. Blade edge is sharp and well ground out of the box. Its a knife... I'd hope so... Cons: Not as one-handed friendly as some other knives for ease of opening and closing Slightly uncomfortable grip feel Bigger than most "pocket" knives. Would benefit from having a sheath included, because its a little too big for most pocket carry scenarios.

Probably as close to a fixed blade as a folding knife can come. Once it's open and locked up, this knife is impressively strong. The handle is made of one solid piece of folded steel, and the locking mechanism would need to be ridiculously abused in order to induce failure. Honestly, if you defeat the lock, you're doing things with this knife that nobody should be doing with any kind of knife, in just about any situation. Everyone seems to use batoning as some kind of knife-proving stress test: I'm not honestly sure why, since I've batoned wood for fires using all kinds of knives, folding and otherwise, in all kinds of environments in my travels. It strikes me that, if you're careful, you could baton wood with a dime-store nail file, but I digress. That said, I've batoned plenty of wood with this knife, with absolutely no discernible negative impact on either the blade edge or the lock-up, and without inducing any kind of blade play to the knife whatsoever. It is a well-made, impressively tough knife. For a folder, it's a beast. That is, big. However, it's slender and actually fits in the pocket as comfortably as my trusty and beloved Kershaw Leek. A couple of caveats: The locking mechanism is unique, using a necessarily powerful spring-actuated bolt that engages at the end of the handle. How many times have I pinched one of my fingers between the bolt and the handle while opening or closing the blade? Probably every other time. Then again, I'm not terribly bright. Just be aware. Also, the cord that comes with the knife is not actual paracord. I recommend cutting it off and replacing it with true 550 paracord out of the box, mainly because the fake stuff will fray and break pretty quickly after not too many cycles of pulling to close the knife. And - by the way - the cord is a required feature of the design of this knife: You pull the cord to disengage the bolt when closing the blade. You would be hating life if you had to attempt this without the cord. Take my word for it: Replace the cord with the real stuff. Finally, it has a thumb stud, but this is not realistically a one-handed opener. I suppose, if your will is strong enough, you could do it without opening a gash in your thumb. But, realistically, this is not a knife you're going to flick open with the thumb of one hand while clinging to a cliff-edge with the other. Do you care? I don't. When have I ever had to rely on opening a knife with one hand anyway? That would be never. This is a matter of convenience as far as I'm concerned, not survival. Heck, I can grip the spine of a blade with my teeth if I really need to. Don't let that stop you from purchasing this wonderful knife. Finally, I can't honestly speak to issues of corrosion and finish/wear, as I've acquired and used the knife well beyond my sleeping in the snow and hoping the knife works while feathering sticks and striking fires during raging blizzards days. But, based on all other evidence and observations, I'm confident that commonsense knife care practices and discipline will guarantee years of useful service. It's a really, really good knife. Buy two. They're cheap.

This is one big, tough, sharp knife; and it fits in your pocket. It is everything I have been looking for in a folding hunting/camping knife. However treat it with respect and read the instructions carefully. It has some tricky features and it is sharp! Within 15 minutes of getting it out of the box I had three small cuts on my hands. The worst one was a pinch between the back of the blade and the top of the handle. It is difficult but possible to open the blade with one hand using the stud: Honest. I do it most of the time now although it is very easy to open by grabbing the blade with the off hand. I appreciate the fact that the whole thing is made of stainless steel. I always carry a folding hunter with me in the bush but I also carry fixed blade knives with me in my game bag when hunting because I find it difficult to clean a folding hunter after field butchering game. This thing goes in the sink to soak and then I stand it up on its front with the blade open to dry. I put a longer lanyard on it so I could slip it over my wrist. This is especially handy when using the knife for chopping small branches or using it where dropping it is inconvenient. (Tree stand, mountain, deep lake.) This is great product. The reason I did not down grade the knife based on my cautions stated above is that I believe we should all be responsible for the safe use of our own tools. Read the instructions, keep your fingers out of the way and practice. If you want something safe buy a butter knife!

This is a remarkable well constructed folding knife. BE SURE TO READ THE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS as the blade locking mechanism will initially feel very stiff and awkward to operate until you get used to the method used to close the knife safely. Make no mistake, this is a big medium weight folder and comes fully sharpened, in fact I was amazed at how easily the blade cuts through pretty much anything I tried. Just be advised that the locking mechanism is VERY stout and requires strong hands and understanding to operate safely. Anyone who manages to break/damage this knife should have been using a crowbar or a chisel instead-and a STRONG one at that;). My only negative is that some kind of a high friction pattern on the knife's sides would've been helpful for getting a more secure grip on the knife during operation of it's locking/unlocking mechanism.

This is an absolute beast of a knife... The locking mechanism truly makes a folding blade into a fixed blade. I've now bought 2 ( my first one was lost on a road trip) they both beyond razor sharp and hold the edge extremely well (as most cold steel knives do). Only thing I would be to exercise caution (and common sense) when closing the blade.

Been eyeing this knife for some time. Have seen plenty of the review and usage videos and the knife seemed to be pretty tough so since it's only about $25 I finally bought one. First off, this knife, even though it has a thumb stud, does not open very easily one handed. On mine the blade had a slight "wobble" so I tightened up the screw a bit. That fixed that but only added additional tension to opening the b;de. For me I have no issue with this, it's a big folder, and honestly, should only be opened two handed for safety's sake. Of course this doesn't mean the thumb stud is useless. For me, the best was of closing this was using the thumb stud to "grip" the blade and the lanyard, pulling in opposite directions, to disengage the lock. It took a few minutes of practice but I can now close this knife quickly with little effort. This knife is big for a folder. I would occasionally carry my Spartan, but with a blade as long, and a handle wider and thicker than this knife, it only made this knife nicer to carry. Yes it's almost a "full sized" knife. Cut the handle is slim enough I have taken to carrying this as my EDC (plus I wanted to use this on a daily basis to get a feel of how good a knife this is). Similar to a Douk-Douk in design, the strength in this knife lies in it's handle design. A single piece of stamped metal folded over. The handle and blade metal is sufficiently thick to give it a nice sturdy feel without making it too heavy. The blade steel is decent enough, and seems to sharpens fairly easy. It also has a blade profile that makes it ideal for a number of tasks. Once I use it more I'll get a better feel for the knife and it's worth. But for now it seems to be a pretty tough workhorse knife. And for $25 dollars, it seems to be a very good deal.

This seems to be the sturdiest folding knife I have ever had. The handle is stamped into a U-shape and traps the blade lock. It pretty easily splits wrist size wood but I do not beat on it hard..just good steady hits and try to hit the blade in line with the wood to be split. I think extended battoning of any significant size wood would probably loosen it up or break it. It locks open rock solid and feels like a fixed blade. Simple and functional and pretty big for a folder- over 10 inches when opened. Slim profile makes carry easy, but likewise the narrow profile concentrates the force and I think extended use you would have to get your hands broke in to it or you would get blisters. It is not too bad considering the handle is stamped metal , just not what you would consider a comfort grip. The handle edges are deburred and are very smooth so it feels pretty good. I reckon I am saying it is just not the same level of comfort as a big fixed blade handle, but this is minor price to pay for the feature that it folds to a little over 5 inches long and is only about 1-1/2 inch wide and 1/2 inch thick. Of course this knife is not about comfort it is about robust dependability. I plan to carry it everyday and use as a back up for my hunting knife when out in field. The lock is released by pulling the string and/or release towards the butt end, The lock does not swivel like a typical lock and i think this lockup is tighter and more fool proof. in other words if you squeeze the lock release say by accident it will not potentially unlock on you like a typical locking blade would. I feel it is the safest non fixed blade knife I have ever handled.. This knife should be adopted as US armed forces pocket knife! Also Good value- it was under $30. It is a bit large for front pocket carry.. I carry in the waistline under belt or in auxilary pocket in carpenter pants or overalls. The little clip seems to be very sturdy and time will tell about this one.. but those things always end up coming unscrewed on me. I may try to silver solder the clip to the knife as a back up to the screws just ot be sure it doesn't come loose. the clip does not seem to interfere with using the knife.

The picture doesn't come near to doing it justice. This knife is a heavy duty well built tool. The blade is thick steel and the edge is flat ground, smooth but unpolished, without blood grooves, shiny plating, or serrations. It's designed and built for perfect utility that has a beauty all it's own, like an old knobby British motorcycle. I'll take the word of other reviewers how hard and tough the steel is. It sure looks tough. Opening the knife is easy, just swing the blade out. Closing it is another potential "OH S%^T!!!!" entirely. The knife is razor sharp, as others have stated. I found the spring to be uncomfortably strong and unsteady to pull the first few times. It was a bit intimidating to be straining so near a blade sharp enough and heavy enough to cut bone, but the instructions work. Once the closing starts a bit, you just release the cord and close it like any other folding knife. Just practicing this eventing it's becoming easier. I cut our tomatoes and chopped celery with it tonight. It worked almost as good as my best santoku knife which is specifically designed for chopping food. Another reviewer mentioned the 30 degree bevel to the edge, as opposed to the 20 degree or so bevel of cooking knives. This knife is so sharp, I'll not mess with excellence. When it needs sharpening, I'll keep the 30 degree edge. I sharpen my pocket knives to 30 degrees, and they work just fine. In the hand, the knife is comfortable and well balanced, a pleasure to use. I expect to get years of great service out of it. At the Amazon price, this knife is a bargain.