Ultimate Folding Knife for Defense? Colonel Blades 

Colonel Blades is undergoing a restructuring but will be back selling their knives again sometime in the summer of 2019.

Already ordered one of the folders. It's on its way. Can't wait to get it and start carrying it. Thanks for the info and review.

You always get the cool stuff. I like this knife.

Awesome review as always!!! Thanks for sharing!

At first I thought it was weird, but the more I see you hold it, the more it makes sense. I really love your channel, it is a rare occasion that you promote anything that I don't find interesting!

Wow great timing... I was checking out this blade on bladehq yesterday...

That's a pretty nice piece of kit.

Got my BCM email yesterday on the folding Colonel. I bought 2 of the fixed Original Colonel's for Christmas several years ago. My Auto Benchmade knives stay in the drawer now. I carry the Colonel as does my wife. A no brainer for us. Thanks

Wooooo!...another awesome and informational vid. Keep it up m8

Interesting Indeed!!! Awesome!!! Excellent Overview!!! 😀

Great video. I have both the folder and the fixed blade, love them both.

Just ordered one of these bad boys yesterday!

I was waiting for them to come out with a folder, now I have to get my hands on one.

I ordered one today from Warrior Poet Society. Let them know that your video is why I wanted one.

got a knife at Lowes, Lenox LXHT10386 cost $17 keeps a super sharp edge stays razor sharp even after cutting steak (many restaurants have dull steak knives), cardboard boxes, plastic bottles and aluminum cans, hit bone and didn't chip or dull the blade. the blade is a heavy drop point serrated on the rear third of the blade.

I'm usually a set in my ways traditionalist. I find most "innovative" knife designs to be pointless and gimmicky. Not so with this one. That's a very well thought out and practical design! It's somewhere halfway between a normal folder and a push dagger. I like it. Gonna have to allot some funds toward a new purchase soon. ;) Thanks Twangandbang!

thanks for making this video

My wife commandeered my Colonel LoViz! I really like the philosophy of the Colonel knife line. If you know how to box, you are better equipped to fight with a knife. I like that.

Received mine a few weeks ago. I really like it. My new EDC knife.

Good alternative to a carambit. Nice presentation.

It's like a mix between the karambit and the push dagger

Cool, never heard of it✅

Great video! Any experience with NoVz handle vs Fullbird?

I switched over to ZT framelock models years ago because I had a liner lock fail on me and give me a good scare. This knife may bring me back though.

There are new 2019 crossbows from Ravin, Mission, Tenpoint and Scorpyt as well. I am hoping for some new reviews! Like and thumbs up!

I carry two knives so that I don't have to use my fighting blade like a utility knife. The Colonel is my fighting knife. I'm not worried that I might ruin my fighting knife. I just want to always have the sharpest possible edge on my fighting knife. Plus I found that I get fewer leery glances when I pull out my Cold Steel Recon 1 for cutting boxes than I do pulling out the Colonel.

I tried to order one of their folders from their website. The website said they were out of stock, but I could sign up to receive notification when they get some back in stock. The notification function didn't work, so I sent them a Facebook message asking them about it. After several days, they finally replied, but they didn't really answer my question. So, I commented on one of their posts, telling them I've been trying to get a straight answer from them for about a week. Instead of reaching out to me with anything that could be construed as customer service, they BLOCKED ME! Are you kidding me?! Now, I've made it my personal hobby to tell everyone I know online, and in person about the AT&T-like customer service I received from Colonel Blades. They WILL answer my question "When will your folders be back in stock?" one way or another.

They really need a sheath for it. Carry in deployed position but legally it’s still a folder. Conceals the same as the fixed designs yet legal for those places fixed blades aren’t.

I carry my Colonel NCO Folder in my watch pocket. This keeps my right side pocket open for what ever else I want to carry. I carry a Leatherman Wingwan with pocket clip where you would ordinarily carry a standard pocket knife. So...... By carrying the NCO in my watch pocket, I can keep the Wingman in the position I like it in.

These seem to have been discontinued. I've looked and can't find one for sale. Does anyone know what's up of where one cold be purchased? Help appreciated.

*Like-before-watch company reporting* 😎

And I thought the UK had some strange laws, ok to carry concealed pistol but not a knife. Hey at least your allowed a lockable folder!!

How is it for reversed hand technique? I am a lefty, and I generally hold the blade down and out for defense. I.e. strike up through the midsection, then thrust down through the neck, chest, leg, back, or arm depending on position. Kind of wish that was addressed in the video. Great content as always.

this knife is perfect for a escrima/kali practitioner

That price is rough, but quality costs!

Have you seen the demo ranch and lunkers tv knive company?

Do u have a link with this awesome knife?

Has colonel blades gone out of business? I can't find their knives in stock anywhere.

Hey, whatever happened to the chain driven knife you reviewed a few years back? Still have that/using it?

Knife carry laws? What state do you live in man? Here in Missouri you can pretty much carry any knife you want. I once saw some dude at aldis who was wearing a HUGE knife on his belt. He was also wearing a pair of shorts that went all the way to his ankles. So that proves that no matter what mental state your in, you can still carry a big old knife.

Strong elastic sheets 😂

I have my introvert. It's the same

Kabar has the tdi knives that are similar.

It's so goofy looking but probably very good for defense.

That is very cool. Do you have a link?

So I spent a long time in the Philippines and some of the locals taught me how to fight with a karambit, would the colonel folder index the same? Or is it a completely different animal?

@Twang n' Bang... Based on what you stated are the salient features you appreciate about this knife, I strongly recomend you take a look at Krudo Knives "Snag" family of blades. I carry a Snag Controller and Snag Half Serrated on my hips every day, for well over five years now. Much more intuitive grasp from pocket, with punching ring, pain-compliance thumb pressure stud and flipper point available without even deploying blade, which, should you have to escalate to sub-lethal or lethal, takes only a micro-second. Aggressive jimping relief everywhere you want it, smooth where you do not. Odd geometry by design. Not a thrusting tool, much more a grapple and control/slashing punch set of tools. Expensive, but very well built. Extremely rugged, but not a camping knife. The sole purpose is for escalation of force defensive combat. These are serious fighting knives for serious people... Pictures do not do it justice, you have to hold it to see the genius of the design geometry. Looks like a backwards karambit, but is much more versatile in many ways. You can punch from the draw, unopened. But once deployed, dangerously impactful. Little mini Velociraptor claws, really, that tear as much as cut. Very nasty stuff. I carry the non-sharpened Controller on my support side, and should conflict arise, it would be deployed first, because you now have Options to inflict massive pain, and Options of extreme limb control and locks, plus Having The Option of not going to prison for a murder charge. However, if absolutely neccessary, the strong side has the very deadly live blade option. Look into these, as a pair. (This is not some mall ninja wannabe airsoft crap.) Study these as a working team, they compliment each other by design. They ABSOLUTELY take regular practice to deploy safely, and yes, you will get cut at first... But slow down, train on the mechanics correctly, and they become lightning fast and intuitive. Once you understand the geometry and use, circular hook and slash attacks are simple, powerful, and effective. Not to mention just straight up punching/boxing attacks. Very few knives in my lifetime of collecting and studying blade geometry produce the amount of force delivered by these tiny two inch blades. A very secure extension of the hand, honestly. Yes, I carry a "regular" straight blade knife for normal daily use, naturally. But since your video is about a folding combative karambit variation, I figured my feedback is relevant. Look, if it's a question of dying, or having the option of stopping an attack on you or someone else, choose wisely if you decide to act. But if you do act, a ballpoint pen is better than empty hands, and a regular blade is better than a pen, and purpose built combat/pain-compliance hook blades are better even still. (Beyond that you are getting into K-bar/TOPS territory, or of course, some type of a firearm.) But let's say fixed blades are not an option? If all you have is a gun, you have already chosen your only option is lethal force. And guns have vastly missunderstood liabilities for the avearge CPL holder. I'm all for CPL's, just as much as I am for training repeatedly on ANY deadly force tool/skill set. Why would you not? So why not carry, like the many professionals, something light, small, and convenient, that gives you a less than lethal option? That is much better to be able to defend in a courtroom. Your video review was great, as is most of your content. These little Krudo claws are, in my opinion, just a further development of your exact concept here. Precisely and specifically the Snag Controller, if they still sell it. Worth looking into, is all. Thanks, and keep 'em coming. ;- )

Isn't this just the same concept of the dudley push dagger from ww1?

One question one year ago I buy a full bird colonel blade on their website but now I want to buy another on their website and I don’t found nothing , do you know what happen with the colonel website

Can their folding knife model fit into their sheaths when open?

"now that's a knife" (said like crocodile dundee)

I do see the appeal of this unique knife. But the finger ring is too large and the safety just seems redundant for me. I want to put a carry knife in a small pocket. For me the safety is not wanted with a knife. Its just another thing I have to worry about fiddling with.

Does anyone know what happened to colonel blades? Their website has nothing and their social media is all gone. I can't find any store that carries them. Are they going out of business?

Does anyone have an update on the colonel blade company? I know they went into some restructuring. But what's the update? I'm eager to get my hands on one but they don't sell at the moment.

Has this company gone out of business? They are nowhere to be found and I can't seem to find any info on them.

I'm a blackbelt in Bullshito. I'll do that video.

@twangandbang what pants are those?

You need to design pants for the knife

KA-BAR TDI?

Hmmmm, it’s a legal karambit. Cuz it folds. Me thinks cool says I.

Dude are you honestly trying to tell me that that little knife would be better than a cold steel Espada XL? I used the Espada as an extreme example and I definitely get the concept of the colonel and think it's probably very valid but the best nice of any other fighting knife for self-defense? Give me a break.

Ok its nice, but can i use it efficiently to make a sandwich? Or do some basic camping woodworking? Anyway good video as always, best regards :)

I don't think a knife is a good defense tool, unless you are a professional knife fighter or something......

Negative nancy/ Devil's advocate: don't use a defensive tool for opening letters/ cutting boxes/ etc. Get a small cheapo folder or box knife (mine is an Olfa 26b kiridashi) that you beat on, and keep your "weapons" sharp. ;)

I would carry it. In a environment where I need to have a backup to my main weapon. Or in an environment where a pocket knife is the main option. But saying that . every time I pulled a s&w 686 on a bad guy. The fight was over. And a knife was not needed. That's 30 years of working alone at night.

I say this, Colonel Blades has great marketing, but the production blades are mediocre at best. Used for its intended purpose, the fixed blade will twist in your hand, with the finger guard banging the index finger with each blow. The sheath is also substandard.

The Colonel is actually a great tool. However, should the unit be unlocked with a finger through the loop it would act like a cigar cutter under impact. Be sure that it is positively locked open before impacted anything. Also, they do have the companion trainer.

Yes officer I broke my hand when I used my knife to punch someone in the head.

Nice.. come check my knife collection let me know what you think

Nice knife!! Here in communist New Jerky we can't even carry toothpicks!! Rich

funy

Decades of research?....... come on

TWANGnBANG, my dude... I enjoy your videos. But this! Do you carry your firearm with an empty chamber, you know, for self defense? A folding knife for self defense is just as ridiculous.

it is a terrible knife for defense. A fighting knife - if we can agree to stop being PC about it - cannot be forcing you into a particular grip. This one forces you to always have the blade "out", and hardly lets you have your blade "down" at all. Forget about all the Filipino knife bs-do you see on RU-vid. Look at military fighting knifes. British Fairbairn's dagger or US military Ka-Bar. That's what it looks like. Of course for CC you will have to go smaller, maybe even folding, but the general idea remains the same. If you don't trust the military to pick up a good fighting knife - there are now people who are trying to take knife fighting to the same level as other hand to hand combat. They hold competitions. Look what shape of knifes they use. You will not see a karambit there, and for a good reason. Because it's terrible.