American Lawman - S35VN / G-10
Being a police officer, deputy sheriff or state trooper is often a thankless job performed under frequently dangerous and trying circumstances. Long shifts that change from days, to swing, to graveyard and back again take their toll; not to mention the mediocre pay and missed holidays and celebrations with family and friends. Yet our nation’s law enforcement officers continue to tirelessly serve their fellow citizens and provide the “thin blue line” that holds evil at bay and allows us to live in peace and prosperity. Now Cold Steel is pleased to give these real American Heroes a knife named in their honor and expressly designed to serve them – the American Lawman. Built like a proverbial tank, it’s comfortable in the most extreme environments and will shrug off the harshest abuse like water off a duck’s back. This is one super tough knife that can be relied on, even in life or death situations. Their “civilian friendly” and intentionally non-intimidating drop point blades are still big and sharp enough for almost any task. The Lawman’s blades are made from American CTS XHP Alloy premium performance steel which is hollow ground to a thin, hand-polished edge and then DLC (Diamond Like) coated for ultimate endurance.
The American Lawman series handles are also designed to be as versatile and user friendly as possible. Made from textured American G10, and expertly sculpted for maximum grip security in even the coldest, wettest conditions they are fully ambidextrous and easily worn, carried and used whether you are left or right handed. Supplied with dual pocket clips and twin thumb studs, it’s completely ambidextrous and can be opened one-handed in a flash. Plus, due to its well thought out finger grooves, it’s equally comfortable and effective in either a forward or reverse grip and can be even “choked up on” for tasks requiring extra fine edge or point control. Keeping a firm grip on their knife when their hands are cold, wet, tired or oily is also a major priority for law enforcement officers. That’s why the handle has heat-treated stainless steel liners (for extra strength and stiffness) overlaid with black, aggressively textured G-10 handle scales. This construction method is ideal as its lightweight, enormously strong and most importantly offers terrific traction to the hand so the skin and flesh of the fingers stick to it like glue. Having the lock break on your folder is serious and may result in badly cut fingers. But if the lock fails on a police officer’s knife, it could be a genuine disaster and result in loss of life or limb. That’s why Cold Steel has is using their Tri-Ad locking mechanism. Designed to withstand terrific impact forces and weight loads transferred to its mechanism from the edge, point and even back of the blade, it has passed with flying colors and never failed even once despite being subjected to the most gruesome torture testing scenario.
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