Cold Steel Arkansas Toothpick -- Classic American Fixed Blade Up Close
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Cold Steel makes some of my favorite production Bowie knives, but I am excited to see them represent "the other" famous American frontier knife the long daggery Arkansas Toothpick. This new model is made in India by Windlass, known for their historical swords and weapons. The contoured wood handle and the weighted pommel and ball quillions makes this 13" double-edged knife feel light and lively in hand. I am also happy to see that the GSM purchase of Cold Steel has not put a halt to their production of "battle-ready" historical weapons.
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One of the nicest blades I own...pure badassery..
Brother my toothpick came in and it’s awesome. I really appreciate your review of this design because it pushed me over the edge and I am so glad I got it. Thanks again my friend
there is no any similar toothpick on the market with such origin decoration and at the same time so sharp(as usually💪😉)..And I am very proud it was only again and again Cold Steel who remembered this knife period from swamps there....👍👍👏👏👏
Cold Steel has made such beautiful knives. It´s also nice to see that the balance isn´t to far forward, which they sometimes do that.
Thanks, Bob/TKJ. Had a great opportunity to visit Randall Knives in Orlando this month. Quite a collection ... bowies, fighters, and AR toothpicks. Kudos CS.
I have a number of Windlass blades. Excellent knives for sure. Tough, useable, and beautiful.
love cold steels bowies and beyond. interesting fact about the 3/4 sharp blade. i like.
I would absolutely love to have one of those incredibly badass KNIFE!!!!! Epic
It’s a honey, I should have bought one for myself too!
The Bowie knife is a utility blade. This is the successor to a long line of pure weapons.
Ow my...now I gotta have it too! ❤
3:08 ... Lovely. That pommel is a bit odd but the overall appearance is very intriguing to look at. Great vid. Cold Steel is pretty good.
The pommel is traditional on some toothpicks and bowies. The gator/horse was considered a symbol of Mississippi boatmen. Tough, fast, and not to be messed with.
Badass blade!!!
Heck yeah. Cold still makes fun knives . An ad10 came in the mail today and I already really like the ad15
Looks like a classic European dagger. I ordered a custom Model 13 Arkansas Toothpick from Randall Knives after a few too many drinks several months ago. It won't be ready for 7-yrs! So I bought one from Windlass Steel Crafts. It closely matches my Cold Steel 1917 Frontier Bowie, so closely in fact that they could have been made by the same company out of the same materials. I found a D-Guard Bowie made by Kukri House out of 5160 spring steel, that's my next buy.
Yeah, that's definitely a short sword! Very cool wall hanger.
Cold steels are more than a wall hanger. They are truly functional
This is sitting in my shopping cart at the moment. Along with many, many others.
A nice edc😂. Gonna get one. I ve been waiting long.
Beautiful blade
Beautiful!
There is no any similar toothpick on the market with such origin decoration and at the same time so sharp(as usually💪😉)..And I am very proud it was only again and again Cold Steel who remembered this knife period from swamps there with unique half horse half aligator ....👍👍👏👏👏
Ya man I have had frontier bowie for years now and it's huge and that toothpick is bigger wow
Great blade, and video.
The creature to which you refer appears on many 19th century Bowies.🎉
Ok so you popped up om my feed and if this vid is anything to go by ,you have another subscriber .I loved this vid ,and I am a Cold Steel fan too ,Great to see this in so much detail as I don't get to "play before I pay" as a rule here in the UK no one would display them in a shop for a start. Lovely to see what I will be getting when mine is on it's way .Thank you .
Awesome 🔥🔪
Some gloves with a shock absorbing layer like Dr scholls gellin pads would be great to have for playing with knives on wood to absorb the potential for a large hand vibration . I thought about this as I thought about using something that big and what has happened to me in the past if it’s in the wrong spot there’s a vibration that really hurt your hand. I’m sure most of you know what I’m talking about. They probably have gloves like that but man it would work I think
Just get a pair of mechanic’s wear, impact gloves… they already has vibration absorption material in the palms
Awesome
To some extent, "Bowie knife" meant any large knife suitable for fighting and maybe work "Arkansas toothick" could also mean any large mean looking "bowie" type knife. Apparently it cold also mean a big dagger for throwing.
I had to put tennis tape around the pommel. Very painful Hotspot when swinging the blade without it
Weak. Build a callous boy.
Nice!
Thanks Bob! I’m gonna make a leather sheath for it!
Right on, V!
You are right in that the unsharpened part is for parrying in a sword, and probably in the toothpick as well.
Beautiful blade, but would have liked a simpler pommel and chape more, not so much southern general, more southern soldier like, if you catch my drift
yes..sure ..however . in wikipedia is written ,,often with generous decoration,,🙂
The ricasso here seems small for parrying. It makes more sense to me that it exists for resting your finger on it to allow a rapier style grip for dueling.
English archers carried these at Crecy, Agincourt and other places. A medieval short sword.
Windlass makes some of their blades, like the 1860 cavalry saber and shamshir, but this blade, the 1917 bowie, and some others are made by Universal Swords.
nice review, im waiting for you review of the bowie Natchez
Just the thing to hang on the arm of my wheelchair (yeah, I'm *_that_* guy!).
Can't decide between the two
That guard fit up is abysmal
Where can I purchase this
I have a few large knives. To bad Lynn C. Thompson isn’t controlling Cold Steel anymore!!! I haven’t purchased from them since he left!!!
I like your channel. Please consider doing more large knife videos!
Oh you will still see people in Florida carrying big knives today.
I been with a bunch of guys going to eat after a morning hog hunt and they all were wearing k-bars and bigger.
everyone in florada should be carrying large blades, they have crocs everywhere there.
Is the tang all steel, or a stub with cable? Bet you'll never find out.
A good bit of cold steels knives are made by windlass
Very attractive! I would prefer a much shorter knife, 10 inches at the lowest but better to be 8 inches, even five or six.
Why not four or three?
First, most large knives and swords that come out of India are shipped dull due to Indian laws, and they are then usually sharpened by the company they are made for. Most companies do not hand sharpen. When mechanically sharpening and having a guard, they are only sharpened part way down the blade. Usually, the ricasso is enough space if the knife has one, but it seems in this case coldsteel went a little overboard. It doesn't hurt anything since most cutting with this type of knife would be done with the first half of the blade, and it does protect the guard from being damaged during the sharpening peoess.
How sharp and well put together is that toothpick?
That looks like it could be a good hog hunting knife.
Most civil war reenactment junkies will tell you gear was minimal
Did the sheath scratch the shit out of the finish? Did for me.
Sheath Also dulls the blade.... I'm not happy about that.
“We are a hardy, free-born race,
Each man to fear a stranger;
Whate'er the game, we join in chase,
Despising toil and danger.
And if a daring foe annoys,
Whate'er his strength and forces,
We'll show him that Kentucky boys
Are alligator horses.”
“Hunters of Kentucky”, Samuel Woodworth, 1821.
I got the windlass version and it looks much nicer but cold steel does make stuff you can and want to actually ABUSE.
It's like a dirk, but, better.
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"A sure defense "
the arkansas toothpick has a much longer history than being just an american knife, its a heavy dagger first from medieval times possibly before, its just a large dirk knife that someone thought they were creating but only plagiarized from the past
The half horse and half alligator is based on a boast by Davy Crockett. I'm half horse,half alligator, I have the fastest horse the prettiest sister and the ugliest dog. My father can lick any man in Kentucky and I can lick my dad.
That's not a knife. THAT's a knife.
I got one from MidWayUsa and is from India. The box says aus10 and inside it says 1080. Also dull as hell!
The original design of the knife was for hog hunting and they were even bigger at 17’’
Not me my peacekeep 2, sucked. The edge an sheath.
Boowie” not David Bowie
David bowie named himself after jim bowie.
He also called himself booie until people gave him so much shit he changed it to bow-e
You're not sure about a lot of shit about the knife.
I live in Arkansas. You don't want to come here.
GSM is garbage.. anything they put out will most likely also be garbage
Hater
Talk, talk, talk, and no say anything.
Read between the lines 😂
Sad. Off the shelf generic hardware on a mediocre blade.
It's pronounced Boo-Wee. Not Bo-Wee.
And I thought my Tai Pan was huge for a dagger. Not exactly Smatchet size,but still. But THIS thing is nuts.Supposedly Tom Horn favored a toothpick. OK, it’s Cold Steel but still when I hear India I must admit it gives me pause. Is the quality up to Cold Steel strength?
Windlass makes some very tough knives. I’ve had a Buffalo Horn Bowie from them for almost 20 years. Used it exclusively for over 10 years. It shows some wear, but it’s still as good as the day I bought it. Got a few more over the years and never been disappointed.