RetiredUSNChief
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Why don't other knife company's answer Lynn Thompsons Challenge . He has on videos dared them to prove their knife lock can stand up to his test or Cut like his knives. I don't see any one answering for a 1 on 1 show down . I have several CS knives dating back to early 90's to present times. That all have served me well . I have met Lynn several times at NRA conventions since I work a booth doing the conventions and always try to drop buy for a look and a chat. . He can be sometimes a little over bearing but. He believes in what he sells. I would like to see him and another company go head to head . Use knives of comparable model . I go no where with out my XL voyager clipped to pocket.
Lets see who tactical folder has strongest lock , Will cut the best Make fun of his videos but she me you brand equal or better at same task. In same price range.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say "it's because there aren't really any other companies out there that market the way Cold Steel does and on a level that Cold Steel does."
There are a number of companies that produce and market their own knives. This is a different level of production and marketing that what Lynn does. For example, Gerber, SOG, Ontario, etc. They have a market niche all their own and they make their own knives...they don't farm them out to other companies to make from whatever steel is on hand. These types of companies don't have anything to prove by sticking their blades through the hoods of cars, slicing meat-cycles, or putting out faux combat videos.
And then there are the novelty knife shops. They sell a wide variety of essentially non-functional replicas, which aren't meant to be used as real swords and the like. These types of companies don't produce meat-cycle slaughtering weapons, so they don't have any need to advertise as such.
Cold Steel seems to have melded the two together...they provide a variety of edged weapons that are fully functional and Lynn markets the bejeebers out of them. Lynn (and company) may design some, but they don't actually make them on a production line.