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The Bushman® has been a mainstay of the Cold Steel line for more than a
decade now. It’s an economically simple design, with winning features
like strength, versatility, and an affordable price. It’s practically
perfect! So, rather than upstage the Bushman, we’ve created a complement
to it, a version small enough to carry with you everywhere you go. The
new Pocket Bushman.
While it’s physically impossible for any folding knife to ever match the
strength and rigidity of a fixed blade, we believe our Pocket Bushman,
with its new patent pending lock, is close to hitting the mark. The
blade is long and wide with a short, sharp, clip point for usefulness
and versatility. And it’s hollow ground from top to bottom with just
enough belly to be useful for all sorts of tasks.
For the handle, we used the mono block construction method famously used
in the French Douk Douk line of knives. There are several advantages to
using the mono block. It’s simple to mass-produce, and, since there are
no liners, handle scales or back spacers, the end result is quite
affordable. A single sheet of stainless steel is folded in half to form
a housing for the closed blade, as well as supplying the enormous
strength and rigidity required to compliment our Ram Safe™ lock.
Andrew Demko designed the Ram Safe™ lock to work in tandem with the mono
block handle. It features a unique, self adjusting ram that moves
forward as the knife is opened and wedges itself tightly between the
tang cut away we call the “shelf” and the “U” shaped “roof” of the
handle. It’s powered by a strong compression spring that urges the ram
forward and makes for an incredibly strong lock up. Positive pressure on
the lock generated by heavy cutting or chopping strokes is distributed
through the blade, then the blade tang shoulder and finally directly
into the mono block handle that acts like a giant unbreakable stop pin.
Negative pressure from sticking, digging or prying with the point is
directed in a different direction through the blade to the blade tang
shelf and then to the ram which is squeezed between the shelf and the
“U” shaped roof of the handle. Negative pressure easily defeats the vast
majority of lock mechanisms. The only way the Ram Safe™ lock can be
overcome is if the blade breaks or if the pivot pin is sheared off. Two
situations that are highly improbable.
Pocket Bushman
Specifications:
Blade: 4 1/2"
Handle: 5 3/4" Long. 420 Series Stainless w/ Bead Blast Finish
Overall: 10 1/4"
Thick: 3.5mm
Weight: 6.1 oz.
Steel: Krupp 4116 Stainless Blade |
