Atlas® Lock

Cold Steel's all new Atlas® Lock was engineered to blur the lines between folding and fixed blades. The patent pending Atlas® lock is incredibly durable, reliable, and quick to actuate.

1. The stop pin buffers against and redistributes the force of the blade into the handle and away from the lock bar. The blade is shouldered around the stop pin for increased resistance to wear and tear. The stop pin buffers against, and redistributes the force pressure from the blade.

2. The lock bar is compressed between the blade tang and two pins. The force is evenly shared by the two pins creating the strongest lock on the market.

3. The lock bar is positioned along the spine of the handle making it ambidextrous. The textured release switch sits within a notch in the handle scales keeping it out of the way until you need to close the blade.

4. The compression spring is encased within the lock bar and handle scales. This keeps the spring sage from debris and secured in place.

Slide Action Lock

The Atlas® lock uses a modern, slide-style action. To disengage the lock, press the textured portion towards the back of the handle. The blade can be closed safely with one hand by placing the back of the handle in the palm of the hand and pulling back on the lock with the index finger. since it is positioned in the spine of the handle it is completely ambidextrous.

Dual Pin Strength

Keeping with Cold Steels's tradition of engineering the strongest and safest folding knives, we rigorously tested the Atlas® lock against the legendary Triad®-lock. Using all the same torture tests, the Atlas® lock proved it can handle more shock and hold even more weight.

The point where the lock bar contacts the blade tang is positioned between the two pins this creates a unique mechanical advantage. By splitting the force, each pin only experiences half of the total force. In addition, the amount of steel holding the lock bar in place is doubled

See our line of folding knives that utilize the Atlas® lock HERE