Cold Steel Ti-Lite Zytel Handle, 4-Inch

by Cold Steel

Product Features

• 4-inch tactical folding knife with Japanese AUS 8A stainless-steel blade
• Bead-blast finish, razor-sharp edge, and sturdy needle-sharp point
• 43-percent glass-filled Zytel handle; small steel pocket clip
• Stainless-steel leaf-spring lock and liner tested to 130 pounds
• Measures 8-3/4 inches overall; weighs 3.5 ounces

Product Description

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The Cold Steel Ti-Lite tactical folding knife evokes the sleep speed and rebellious lines of the classic 1950s-style switchblade. Unlike most switchblades, however, the Ti-Lite is legal to carry nearly everywhere. The knife is equipped with a Japanese-made AUS 8A stainless-steel blade with a bead-blast finish, razor-sharp edge, and sturdy needle-sharp point. This particular version of the knife features a Zytel handle, an affordable alternative to the Ti-Lites' traditional aluminum handle. The 43-percent glass-filled Zytel handle mimics the look of its aluminum siblings almost exactly, but is significantly less expensive. Cold Steel also added a stainless-steel leaf-spring lock and liner tested to hold up to 130 pounds, so you can rest assured that the knife won't open accidentally. The resulting knife is remarkably strong, sharp, and good looking.

The Ti-Lite is easy to carry thanks to the small steel pocket clip. To open, simply use the thumb studs or snag a quillon on the edge of your pocket as you draw your knife out.

Specifications

• Steel: Japanese AUS 8A stainless
• Handle: Zytel, 4-3/4 inches
• Blade length: 4 inches
• Blade thickness: 1/8 inch
• Overall length: 8-3/4 inches
• Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Belt clip: Stainless

Product Description

Ti-Lite tactical folders evoke the sleek speed and rebellious lines of the classic 1950’s-styled switchblade. Unlike most switchblades however, they are legal to carry nearly everywhere. They feature Japanese made AUS 8A stainless steel blades with a bead blast finish, razor sharp edges and sturdy, needle sharp points. The CNC milled handles are forged from super tough 7075 Aluminum billets and are given an attractive bead blast surface and finished with a protective EDP (Electric Discharge Plating) coating. And for maximum strength and safety, we have equipped our Ti-Lites with our patent pending, stainless steel leaf spring locks (proven, in our tests, to hold 130 lbs).

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BSZDN0
• Item model number: 26SP
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,322 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #16 in Sports & Outdoors > Hunting & Fishing > Hunting > Hunting & Tactical Knives > Tactical Knives

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Knife!, November 21, 2007

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Keith Brown (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cold Steel Ti-Lite Zytel Handle, 4-Inch (Sports)

I wasn't a big fan of this knife when I first saw it, a little over a year ago. I tend to like more "traditional" looking stilettos. However, I caved and decided to get one. The price was right. It took a little warming up to at first, but man do I love this knife! It's insanely sharp and opens as fast as a spring-assisted or automatic. I love the fact that it snaps open with a loud "THWACK!" And it can easily be closed with one-hand as well; the locking mechanism's release is appropriately placed to allow for this. The only thing I didn't like was the pocket clip, I found it a little robust when carrying the knife in my back pocket. I removed it with a size 4 Torx screwdriver. Problem solved! I definatly recommend this knife. It's superb and if you'll notice the zytel model (the cheaper model) is an ounce or two lighter than the titanium one. Go for the zytel.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Quality, August 12, 2006

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SevereWX (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cold Steel Ti-Lite Zytel Handle, 4-Inch (Sports)

The Cold Steel Ti-Lite with the Zytel grips seems to be a very well made knife. The Ti-Lite comes with a razor sharp edge and the point is needle-sharp. The fit and finish overall is very well done, the only way you'll find a better quality build would be to spend much more on a blade from a custom knife maker.

The knife snaps open with an authority that turns heads every time. With a little practice, the knife can be drawn and opened at the same time by catching the ridged blade base on the corner of your pocket while swiftly drawing the knife straight up out of the pocket.

The knife features a liner lock, which I am not fond of, but this one seems to lock plenty strong. The knife is meant for right handed carry and use, with no options to switch the pocket clip for left-handed carry, nor is there a provision to move the thumb-stud to the other side. Because of it's lack of ambidextrous features or provisions to convert to left-hand use, I give the knife a 4-star rating instead of 5.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent knife, July 12, 2006

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Halvermac (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cold Steel Ti-Lite Zytel Handle, 4-Inch (Sports)

This knife is cool looking, sharp, and tough. The blade that came with my order was superior to the one advertised. Mine came with Aus 8-a in stead of 440a. (The aus8 a is better). With a little loosening up and a drop of oil, this knife flies open. The picture doesn't show quite how cool this knife is. It was bigger than I expected. Still, 5 stars.