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Feb 3, 2016

Just received mine. Full disclosure; I own several (maybe 'several' being an understatement) Cold Steel knives that I have consistently been impressed with. This knife (Cold Steel Swift II), while adequate, fell somewhat short of my expectations. The stability of the Tri-Ad lock is not in question, however, with moderate pressure applied to the g10 handle, there is obvious flex; flex not observed with other CS models sporting a g10 handle (espada, talwar, recon series...). Other minor quibbles include the grippiness (grippy-ness?) of the g10 handle and the responsiveness of the assisted opening mechanism as compared to other knives in this class, such as the Kershaw Blur. I own several blur models (including an s30v model, which, while is slower than the other blur models with less expensive steels is still smoother/faster that the CS Swift II) . Out of the box, the CS Swift II was considerably slower and less responsive (sticky?) than my other assisted opening folders (including Kershaw, Gerber and others). After a couple quick applications of wd-40, the issue was somewhat resolved, however, even after the wd-40 application, the swift II didn't give me that "whoa; that was fast! ... smooth and awesome!" that any of my other Kershaw blur knives exuded.
That said, this is CS's first offering within the assisted opening market and so maybe this CS Swift II is not a fair comparison to something like a Kershaw Blur. The CS Swift II does, after all feature thicker steel and a tri-ad locking mechanism. However, at this price point, I expected fit, finish and wow factor to be at least equivalent to other CS offerings in this price range; in that respect, the CS Swift II fell disappointingly short. :(

Feb 3, 2016

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