Cold Steel Immortal Lockback Knife

Virtually indestructible (if cared for correctly), Cold Steel’s Immortal lives up to its name. At 9 inches long, this premium folding knife is sized to take on rigorous cuts in the field or on the job. The blade, a dagger-like tanto, is made from S35VN stainless steel for impressive edge retention over the long haul. Stay confident in your grip thanks to the grippy, ridged G-10 scales, available here in OD green or Coyote Tan. Built into the handle is the lock that made Cold Steel a household name: the Tri-Ad lockback. Open the knife with the thumb disk—deployment can be achieved with one or two hands. As for carry, the knife slides in a pocket on either side via the tip-up clip.

Developed by Crucible Industries (one of the leading manufacturers of specialty steels for the cutlery industry) and Chris Reeve (pioneer of the integral frame lock, featured on the Gent), S35VN is perhaps the most balanced blade steel ever created in terms of all-around performance. It’s made through a process known as Crucible Powdered Metallurgy, which results in near perfect consistency in the distribution of carbides. Compared to conventional melting practices, the CPM process produces a steel characterized by superior dimensional stability, grindability, and toughness.