Cold Steel Pocket Bushman Heavy-Duty Folding Knife - 4.5" Cryo-Quenched 4116 Stainless Steel Blade - Stainless Steel Monoblock Handle (CS-95FB)
Product Description
When executing demanding backcountry tasks, camp chores, or emergency survival operations, traditional folding knives quickly reveal dangerous mechanical limitations. Standard liner locks and lockbacks are prone to collapsing when subjected to severe spine impacts, intense batoning vibrations, or heavy lateral prying. Furthermore, multi-part handle assemblies made of synthetic overlays can crack, loosen, or separate under high load forces. The Cold Steel Pocket Bushman definitively eliminates these critical vulnerabilities. Built specifically to pack the unyielding structural security of a fixed blade into a streamlined, pocketable folding profile, this industrial-grade tool relies on absolute mechanical simplicity and brute-strength lock engineering to handle punishing outdoor abuse.
The technical foundation of the CS-95FB Pocket Bushman centers on a massive 4.5-inch clip point blade forged from sub-zero cryo-quenched German 4116 stainless steel. This high-performance, fine-grained alloy is celebrated among outdoor survival technicians for its exceptional impact toughness, incredible ease of field maintenance, and high resistance to rust when exposed to damp woodland or marsh environments. The blade is ground with a wide, high-utility flat grind that provides great slicing efficiency and a robust piercing tip, finished in a rugged stonewash texture to mask scratches. This formidable piece of steel is married to an ultra-lean, indestructible handle frame formed from a single, folded sheet of 420 series stainless steel—a monoblock structural design that offers zero parts to break or strip away.
Functionally, the Pocket Bushman delivers an astonishingly rigid user experience, driven by Andrew Demko's revolutionary, patented Ram Safe Lock™ mechanism. When the blade is manually thrown open using the dual thumb studs, an internal, heavy-duty solid steel ram drives forward under intense spring tension to completely seat between the blade tang and the inner handle frame, creating an absolute mechanical interference lock that refuses to fail under punishing downward pressure. To close this overbuilt machine, the operator pulls back firmly on the heavy-duty paracord lanyard attached to the exposed steel split-ring at the pommel, breaking the compression track to safely fold the blade away. Complete with a reversible pocket clip, this flat, hard-use workhorse provides fixed-blade confidence that rides effortlessly on your kit.
*Survival Bench Notes & Lock Closure Guidance:
The Ram Safe Lock™ mechanism provides industry-leading structural safety against accidental collapse, but its extreme lockback spring pressure demands a specific, deliberate closure technique. To close the knife safely, wrap your fingers securely around the upper portion of the handle, completely clear of the blade path, and use your other hand to pull the paracord lanyard straight back from the pommel to disengage the internal solid steel ram. While German 4116 stainless steel offers phenomenal atmospheric rust defense, routine care ensures absolute reliability; periodically flush out the open, single-sheet handle track with fresh water to clear away grit, dried mud, or pocket lint, followed by a drop of high-viscosity oil on the sliding ram tracks to preserve its smooth mechanical action.
Key Features
- **Patented Ram Safe Lock™:** Features an overbuilt solid steel ram mechanism co-designed by Andrew Demko that wedges tight under brutal spine-impact forces to guarantee zero mechanical failure.
- **Cryo-Quenched German 4116 Steel:** The 4.5-inch clip point blade is cryogenically treated to maximize molecular grain uniformity, yielding enhanced edge retention and immense impact toughness.
- **Monoblock Stainless Handle:** Formed from a single piece of folded 420 series stainless steel, creating a completely seamless, slim frame with zero scales, screws, or liners to break.
- **Rugged Stonewashed Finish:** Features a non-reflective, heavy stonewash texture that diffuses surface glare and effortlessly conceals abrasions sustained during heavy utility tasking.
- **Ambidextrous Manual Opener:** Outfitted with dual, high-profile thumb studs that allow straightforward manual deployment for both right- and left-handed outdoor operators.
- **Heavy-Duty Paracord Release Loop:** Pre-rigged with a high-tensile paracord lanyard attached to a steel split-ring, providing the mandatory leverage needed to release the internal ram slide.
Product Specifications
- Brand: Cold Steel
- Line: Bushman Series
- Model: Pocket Bushman
- MPN: CS-95FB / 95FB
- UPC: 705442007364
- Designer: Andrew Demko
- Country of Origin: Taiwan
- Blade Length: 4.50 Inches (114 mm)
- Closed Length: 5.75 Inches (146 mm)
- Overall Length: 10.25 Inches (260 mm)
- Blade Thickness: 0.138 Inches (3.5 mm)
- Blade Material: German 4116 Stainless Steel (Cryo-Quenched)
- Blade Style: Clip Point
- Blade Grind: Flat
- Blade Finish: Stonewashed
- Edge Type: Plain
- Handle Material: Folded 420 Series Stainless Steel Monoblock
- Handle Finish: Bead Blasted Matte Gray
- Lock Type: Ram Safe Lock
- Deployment Mechanism: Ambidextrous Dual Thumb Studs
- Pocket Clip: Stainless Steel Clip (Tip-Up, Left/Right Reversible Carry)
- Weight: 6.60 oz
