A Movie About the Biggest Folding Knife Ever. Not A review. I don't know. Help. Espada XL
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- Опубликовано: 19 дек 2021
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Lynn Thompson was once told that nothing could kill him so he hunted down nothing and killed it.
That was not Lynn that was Somebody Else Name Dude ⚔️ 😎 dude.
Impossible is nothing
@@jasonbeatty9269 If nothing's impossible then why do I do it all the time?
Bravo! Best thing I read this week. Cheers!
Legend!
I ALWAYS carry my XL Espada...I've also never had to share an elevator.
So - taking the word “never” seriously, we may reasonably conclude that this was also the case before you got yourself an espada, the reasons for which we can only speculate about …
Best knife ever. Love mine too
Here’s a bit of mall ninja wisdom: you have to hold down the back lock when opening your Espada XL to be completely silent. Undetectable like a fart in a storm.
Not sure that’s advisable. The flip back of it closing is SCARY!
@@RadDadisRad if you have your grip all the way to the top when pressing the back lock, the dull part of the blade (the flat part below the choil) is what closes on your index finger. This is how I close mine with one hand. I wouldn’t suggest trying it but it’s something you can look into.
@@manueldelgadillo LOL
Watches his favourite Australian knife reviewer review the largest folding knife available. Not one Crocodile Dundee joke to be found.
Almost like stereotypes dont define us spoiler alert we dont chuck shrimps on the barbie either lmao
@@TST594 well life isn't worth living anymore then
I was waiting for it, but it never came. It was the perfect low hanging fruit and I’m both proud and sad that he didn’t do it
@@nephron9924 sorry man haha
And for once the accent would have been right
I own an espada xl and about 40% of why i do is for my collection. The other 60% is use. The only use it gets is use as a mini machete for clearing trails while hiking. But i will say this, i used to be a street food vendor and worked late night/early mornings and carried large amounts of cash. 3 different times several individuals tried to rob me. All i had to do was pull it out. I was never robbed. Even an untrained individual can easily do major damage with this knife. Luckily it never came to that. The size in and of itself is a deterrent.
@@donjuanmckenzie4897 you gonna need more than a knife they dont give a shit
@@mariaconcepcionrodriguezhe2850 depends who it is i suppose, and if you live in a gun control city I can think of worse things to be armed with.
@@donjuanmckenzie4897 If you live in a city which does not allow CCW then I would wager this knife will have its own set of restrictions due to size.
@@kennethfharkin -the Xl Espada Is a legal conceal carry in California
@@thehebrewyisraeliteinstitu1868 every county can be different, pretty sure la still has a length cap. my county, length does not matter, but it does need to have a clip.
My girlfriend got me an XL Espada for our 1yr anniversary. I love how ridiculous it is overall. Every time I carry it I can’t help but smile
So, when's the wedding?
"Every time I carry it" LMAO yeah right
Just don't use it on her
Please 🥺
She's a keeper
@@powerplay4real174 the handle or the blade ?
Obviously you’ve never had to defend yourself with a blade. This exact knife saved me on Bourbon St when I was mugged. Was a simple matter of mine being bigger lol. No matter what you think sometimes bigger is better. No matter if I agree with you or not, I respect your opinion though…. I’m also grateful for all the testing and reviews you’ve done. You’ve greatly helped my learning about, and understanding of different steels. Thank you sir for all you do!
I bought the XL Espada in G-10 with AUS10A steel. Why did I buy it? Because I could, that’s why. I wanted a ridiculously large folder for no reason other than it’s a ridiculously large folder. My daily carry is a clip point Voyager XL.
XL voyager is a nice edc if you got enough pocket for it
Don’t need a reason bruh ! Merikuh FK YEAH!
@@shakehandswithdanger7882 Carpenter jeans have the pockets.
@@jasonchatham4170 HELLZ YEAH!! MURICA!!
I have a retro voyager XL 6" and it's a great knife, bought it in 2006-2007 ish. at the time it was £68 and the most ridiculously expensive knife I had ever bought in my life at the time. oh how that has changed, you can add a zero on the end of that price mark now for stuff I'm looking at. I thought to myself, an espada is basically a voyager XL on steroids. Mine is the XHP version and I really like it. Both knives can be pocketed quite nicely in my right side back pocket of jeans.
At most, this knife's self-defense application is you pull it out and the mugger is like "This man is crazy, I'll mug someone else".
True that. Posturing is a really effective defense strategy.
Exactly. Not that I'd use an Espada XL for that purpose, but I can totally see the utility in it.
"Nobody expects the espada XL, just like nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition"
I don't know... I get the same "prey" vibe out of this as I do when I see someone on a Segway.
I tend to think that at most this knife's self defense application is you pull it out and hack the shit out of someone with it since it's a giant knife.
C'mon Pete, you know it, we know it, the only reason someone like us would buy that is because it exists
DBK just proved that this knife can definitely more than hold its own in the bush. Much to my surprise.
Exactly what I was thinking.
Could, but still an absurd choice for that. You could open a box of cereal by hitting it with a Lamborghini too.
@@DL-ij7tf There’s definitely way better options than this to take with you camping etc, they just proved that it was capable. Would I depend my life on it for a few days? Hell no. 🤪
I wish dbk did the aus 10 version too because i wonder if that would hold up differently
@@itsawonderfulknife7031would you per this, or an 3inch knife if you need to depend your life on it? Remember, survival isn't just about chopping wood, you also have to keep away wild animals.
The Espada is based on the Navaja which is a traditional large folding knife from Spain so it has interest to history enthusiasts and weapons collectors. I think it's great that Cold Steel makes quality functional products based on historical weapons. It's no sillier than collecting swords or armour.
I applaud Cold Steel for daring to make something like this so well and not cutting major corners.
It's no *more* silly then collecting swords and armor. Because honestly, it's pretty silly.
@@sharpends4279 I bet your fun at parties..
I agree, and I want one.
I think that i read somewhere, Navajas had blades up to 24 inches, if you google image search they basically look like a giant Opinel
There's an interesting history to that knife design. "The Manual of the Baratero" deals with the use of knives with that profile in 19th century Spain. There are historic European martial arts practitioners that train to fence with knives like that. I've seen antique Spanish folding knives that are even bigger than the Espada XL. There's obviously little practical use for a knife like that in modern times, but I've used the G10 version as an effective machete for clearing black berry vines.
Glad someone brought up the navaja. One of my favourite knifes from history
@@scottmundy6693 Mine too
Since when has the fighting knife become useless?
@@donjuanmckenzie4897 people are to used to their guns. in my country we cant have guns so people get knives.
Seems like a fine tool to me. I enjoy my Rajah 2. I highly doubt anyone who carries an Espada cares what anyone thinks about it.
The Rajah II is a great large folder. Bit of an unsung hero really.
It was the first bigger than usual folder that I'd ever owned, the lockup was and still is incredible, and it has I 4 or 5 grip positions. It's great fucking knife, and you can stab with it because the tip is very easy to index into an effective thrust.
The full Flat V grind is so well suited for this multipurpose knife, it's a grind that is so much stronger than the Hollow grind. It would have worked very well with a Sabre grind with the full Flat V grind for the secondary bevel aswell, but it's just fine the way it is really.
You can see the Kukri inspiration for the design straight away. Great knife.
@@W49Boowie Yes. It's definitely a fantastic knife. Rajah 2 was my first kukri inspired knife. And I'm sure the Espada could fit the bill for anything a fixed bowie can do. The triad lock isn't something to scoff at.
Ive got the xl talwar and I love it its got such a fine slicing blade I always bring it camping to act as my “kitchen” knife. I feel like theres a lot of people who are snobs about large knives without actually understanding why you would have one. And the rajah 2 is fucking sick Ive wanted one since forever
@@W49Boowie rajah is more of a real big utillity knife. Than a fullblood tactical folder
“Lynn Thompson definitely fucks.” *guts theme fades in* 😂😂😂 I almost fell out of my chair.
You ever think about growing a meat garden?
Baton meat bro !
Hi I'm Pete, and this is my goat Charles
7:53 Especially note that Lynn carries the G10 Espada, so the size of this knife in your pocket will be much less if you're using the lightweight version, as is also the case with the 6" Hold Out which is my EDC. The Hold Out 1 is just a bit shorter than the Espada XL so it actually does fully seat in your pocket and is no more noticeable than any large 4" folder.
I've never carried my six inch holdout 1 or ti-lite kris, but they indeed do fit in my cargo shorts pocket.
Silly little man
The g10 espada fits very comfortably in the pants, the rajah even more so
Lynn says he carries the vaquero xl that their most self defense based folder and the best slasher style blade shape
I absolutely love the Espada XL. Personally I feel it's one of the best knives ever made.... do I daily carry it no! But it is always in my vehicle, and when I am in a seedy area which can be quite often it is in my back pocket.
I have a 23 DIFFERENT Espadas and 8 of them are XLs. Out of the box sharpness is impressive. I edc a Large. I carry the XL to chop water bottles in front of friends. It’s worth a laugh.
Brickie just offended ¾ of the knife community
“The Espada XL: It’s like Gaydar for Kyles” I feel like that is the intent of the knife. They know their target audience. I think I found the purpose of the knife, After Lyn sold cold steel, he also sold his soul as well. His Soul was too powerful to contain so Cold Steel using their mall ninja ninjutsu they forged his soul into horcruxes. The Espada XL is fragment of Lyn’s soul, sold by cold steel to scatter it to true believers across the world. Perhaps to appease it, perhaps to contain Lyn’s true power.
Kind of like someone from an Avengers movie, they need to collect all the Espada XLs and some magic sh-t will happen and Lyn Thompson rules the universe … sorry … MULTIVERSE!
Third Eye Blind’s Semi Charmed Life; hilarious Mate! Spot on.
@@Sammyandbobsdad If someone is able to gather all the espada balls They can Snap all Gentlemen Folders and We-knives out of existence. Only Tacticool and buck knives will remain.
Good for " ladder based combat " well played
This is literally the best review i have ever seen. Thanks for making me cramp up at the gym while I was laughing my ass off.
OMG, the timing of this video is hilarious to me because I just got my impulse buy Espada XL delivered in the mail three days ago. Lol
I've seen many people around here that followed Bricky's advice. Do they carry a Cold Steel Espada ? Don't know, I avoid them like the plague !
However, as an insane metis I appreciate Lynn Thompson's take on the navaja and in fact had the psychic break yesterday and purchased the XL Voyager (sic) Drop Point here in Leningrad, former Soviet Union where muzhiks lav beeg naivs. Also watched schola gladatoria on taking the hand and short swords and wished I had a 15 inch long knife.
Obviously, this is a giant comic knife, and I think that’s it’s schtick, but did you see the Dutch Bushcraft Knives‘review’ of it last week. They laughed at it and decided to put it through their usual Bushcraft test it to destruction process to take the piss. However, much to their surprise it scored extremely well! In the end though, their conclusions were similar to yours… it’s really big… pretty well made… and… end of review!
Brickie is really smart and insightful! Love him! Great video!
It's almost weirder that it's so well made. It's like something a 7 year old would draw for art class and tell everyone how awesome it is then forget about it and move on, but this was made by people who are really good at making knives. Hard to reconcile the contrast of "good at making knives : decides this knife needs made". It'd be like if Toyota made a sedan that was 145 feet long powered by a 747 jet engine. Sorta cool, definitely dumb.
I don't think they were taking the piss at all
this is the funniest fucking review ive ever watched please never change
The basil perspective shot really hits home
4:54 in honor of truth, Lynn is pretty agile and springy for an overweight 60 year old. It could be seen more in the old commercials,or the machete fighting video series,not bad at all.
Another great vid merry Christmas from Michigan USA can't wait watch another year's worth of your vids
"That's not a noif, this isa noif." -Crocodile Dundee, National Treasure
For the record - staffys are great dogs. The douchenozzles that get them because of their intimidating reputation shouldn't be allowed to own animals.
Bully breeds in general are great dogs. I have a 90 pound Boxer / American Bulldog mix who is the sweetest dog ever!
@@9mmmike642 does he/she do the "boxer hug"? I really love dogs generally, but really prefer larger breeds. I've got a rescue Great Pyrenees / Labrador Retriever mix named Boom Boom. He's an 80 lbs lapdog. When we meet people during walkie time, strangers sometimes are concerned by his size. I let them know to brace themselves, because he is really friendly and affectionate to the point where he may knock someone over in an attempt to snuggle. Not aggressive just hyperactive. We have doggie neighbors in a Boston terrier and a rednose pit mix who are also friendly to the point of near comedy. The pit especially is such a sweet little girl. I think she thinks my family & dog are part of her extended family, judging by how she sometimes tips over wagging her tail like a maniac when she says hello. A really beautiful dog who was an absurdly cute puppy especially during the period her ears & paws grew a bit faster than the rest of her. I simply do not understand how people could not love those animals.
@Just in If you get down on the floor he will hug you and knock you down.
@@9mmmike642 that's adorable. Hope you and your doggo had a merry Christmas.
All hail Bricky, our new Overlord and Master
I dunno. Whip that puppy out & the attackers will be rolling around laughing giving you time to run away.
I personally carry an opinel no. 13
It's stuff like this which is precisely why this is my favourite RUclips channel
Possibly your best video ever, Pete. Very well done!
This knife is a modern variant of the Navaja dueling knives from Spain a few hundred years ago. You can see the influence.
"Ladder Based Combat"
Fucking Rolling! 🤣🤣🤣
That beach scene with Lynn's reflection was EPIC!
I need a clip of just Brickie’s advice
It's a serious knife for serious people and serious defence ..
I love the Espada. Such a beautiful blade.
I am a knife collector, I live in Wyoming. And I have bought the G10 version of the Espada XL. And I am getting it for self defense. You see 95% of the people who pull a knife to rob you,, use the knife to intimidate you. You pull out your Espada, and I am pretty sure the guy trying to rob you will leave, in a hurry. Even if he still attacks, you had some pretty mad skills on those bags. Specially the one you tossed into the air then slashed. Not bed, Not bad at all. So since you can carry your big knives or your little sword. Carry the Espada and be safe. Its a crazy world out there.
I just wanted to pop back to this video a week later and let you know that my RUclips recommendations have been filled with more vids about the Espada XL. This has never happened with any other knife/video before. The Espada XL is too powerful.
"It's got great reach!" Sums it up well.
"woah cool knife! what do you use it for?"
"use it?"
I love the painting - The knife cave is official now.
Damn, that’s a big cat
Where I live half of blue collar workers have the top of a folding knife sticking out of their pocket and a few have a fixed blade. That might look slightly unusual, but not something that would attract much attention.
It may be a cliche, but It's a folding sword, and a very well built one. When I want to feel safe (I don't carry a firearm, not sure If I ever will) I love knives, and I do carry one as emergency self protection (maybe a bad choice, but I know how to handle one in such a capacity) and when I want to feel very safe in a scary place, and also totally prepared for big cutting tasks, I carry my Spartan. This is perhaps a bit less practical, but I would certainly feel safe carrying one, It cuts beautifully, is made of awesome materials, and is built as tough as any folding knife I can think of. Add the amazing price, and you have something that is not for everyone...call it silly, but its engineering and capability are no joke. I respect this knife a great deal.
In the immortal words of your countryman: "That's not a knife. :-) This is a knife."
I’ve kind of fallen out of the whole knife thing, but the bell will remain rung for this channel lol. Always great content 👍🏻
The berserk music was perfect 😂
Almost looked like you made gardening Fun again...at least for a day...
I used to scoff at all the Cold Steel XL folders as ridiculous Mall Ninja nonsense, this one most of all. But then I figured out that some of them are actually quite effective for gardening, hiking, and camping. As soon as I get a good enough sale on the G-10 version of this one, I'm snagging it to be a super-compact folding machete.
The rajah 2 is a great folding kukri as well I use mine to baton firewood
Just bought one, waiting for it but still laughing my ass off over your roast 😂😂😂
This channel deserves so many more subscriptions
This was one of the funniest knife reviews I've ever seen. I like Spanish Navajas so I have coveted one of these things for several years. This came up and I watched, laughed like hell all the way through it. I have to tell you I have a Cold Steel sword, a friend that was an enthusiast recommended I buy through him when he was going through a divorce. Said there was a sale on seconds, he was placing an order. So I have a Wakashishi or what ever its called. It's like a four foot long razor blade. I used it to trim an arborvitae shrub in front of our house. It's no joke swinging around a four foot razor. It cuts whatever it touches. Watch enough movies ... light sabers takes it to the extreme. You have to be really careful. I have a little Joker Jerenzana that I just love looking at and using. It's almost 10 inches long open, and too heavy to carry around all the time in my pocket. I keep it open on my work table and use it to cut string when I sew leather or open amazon packages. It gives me great pleasure. I think you should use your Espanada to cut meat. Big knives are fun to cook with. I do a cut on pork tenderloins that makes it a long thin strip, tell people its rattlesnake. Thank you for the humor. The AI robot advice at the end was classic.💯💥
Oh wow, a small shield buckler and that knife. Um, yeah, such a great combo, and I mean it. I will have to get a shield buckler now. Good on ya.
This is the best knife content I have seen on youtube
Pete this is probably my favourite review you've done. Epic.
Spot on. Best Espada review.
the berserk music is so fitting here
I like the berserk music in the beginning. Makes me want to rewatch berserk
Those west side story ‘hoodlums’ made me laugh 😂
It's the same price as the traditional Spanish navajas, just more streamlined and much better blade steel 👍
No-one has moaned about those knives.....
Anyway looking forward to receiving mine tomorrow 👍👍👍😁
"Built like Grimace"... I'M DYING HERE, WHEEZING AND LAUGHING LIKE A GRIMACE-SHAPED PERSON OVER HERE!
Thanks, that alone was worth the review!
Loved this knife synopsis, but now im looking at all my big knives and having a mild panic midknife crisis
I think “knives that make you happy” applies to this too. It doesn’t have to have a purpose, you find a purpose for it just by enjoying carrying it.
I love that you use songs from the Berserk OST, 10/10 review, and music.
Bricky never quite has your best interests in mind, does he, Pete?
It's great for when you get attacked by weeds in the bush
Lynn Thompson really is a magnificent beast isn't he?
Best knife review ever! 👍
Thank you for sharing your opinion.
I was super confused when you were talking about secretions. Secrete a knife? Surely you'll cut a gland. Then I realized it was to do with the word secret. Not secrete like body fluids. Is that intentional to be funny or just a consequence of the down under dialect? Either way, go with it.
As usual, Brickie nails it. The missing piece here is the Big Silly Knife’s tactical party trick - whip it out of your pocket and you can bet that whoever is coming at you will instantly be overcome by a fit of laughter so debilitating that you’ll get to draw first blood for sure.
What about the next sec they have the esapada in their throat. Who laughs now huh
Nice little amity affliction bump @ 8min 36sec in.
“Ease of secretion” sounds like a questionable medicine side effect lol. But yeah, beautiful object, unwieldy knife. Also man, I know this is outside your usual scope but I loved your review of Vinland Saga as it got me on that awesome show - would love to hear your thoughts on the Berserk manga. I’m a big fan of the show but taking the plunge into the manga is pretty daunting
West Side Story with a Cold Steel Espada XL ....that is my self defense fantasy....
I guess I’m alone in seeing this (perhaps the cheaper model) as a decent folding machete for your camp pack, bugout pack, Book of Eli pack!
What kind of training do you need to use the Espada to defend your self?
In my state, you can carry a fixed-blade knife "concealed" only if it's a "hunting knife" that's _being carried in that capacity._ "Concealed" means that if you go into a national forest to camp, and you want to use a knife for your campfire/bushcrafting/whatever, and it starts raining, your raincoat will cover your knife and then you will be committing a felony.
While I can't think of a reason why someone would have any real use for carrying a survival/bushcraft knife out and about, this big folding knife can legitimately help someone avoid some of the pathologies that are a necessary byproduct of any system of rules. It takes 144 pages of rules for some slobs to kick a ball around in a field, and even then you still need umpteen refs or umpires to play a game of soccer.
Though of some other uses
1. Walking around using a bad american accent of a bad Australian accent saying " thats not a knife, this is a knife".
2. Hanging it over your fire place in a place of honor like in game of thrones.
3. Get a rike hummingbird for a lanyard bead to get that little bit extra to hold on to.
There is a third type of person - one who says "I really hope he filmed the food preparation scenes *before* the farm work scenes...also, that's a fucking huge knife".
I like using my giant folders as utility knives around the house because they make quick work of cardboard, and are usually easier to put up after use than a fixed blade. I tried using the my espada xl, but opening it with your thumb is annoying, and you never know if your thumb is going to slip. I have used some of their other models like the clip point voyager, the 6 inch holdout, the 6inch luzon, and rajah 2 for around the house knives and I found them favorable for the first week I got them, then I usually go back to one of my spyderco's because they lose their edge fairly quickly and I found the steel makes a bigger difference in cutting efficiency than the length of the blade. However, if cold steel made those bigger versions out of better steel instead of budget ones like their old cts-xhp I'd be using them all the time around the house. Unfortunately I was just getting into knives when they stopped producing the bigger knives in xhp :(
Meh. I liked the idea. But after this review, I think I'll just continue EDCing my Fiskars block splitter instead. Cheers for the review, Pete!
As Crocodile Dundee once said, "Now that's a knife!"
I have the XL and the L models of the knife in the S35VN. I have a leather belt carry sheath for the XL. I carry the large model much more because the size is more manageable. If you are wearing loose shorts, the XL will beat the crap out of your thigh if you have to move fast. I typically wear tactical shorts so when I wear those I can carry the XL pretty well in my pocket. I have the AUS10 model as well in XL, that one I will wear in my pocket once in a while with the tactical shorts. The main drawback of the Large model is the small pocket clip.
You'll put your eye out!
Thank you sir!!
Bricky is full of wisdom.
haha love the berserk music, had a good giggle
I love this. You and Advanced Knife Bro do the best reviews. Also crazy eyed war face attacks on things. Y’all should collaborate more on cold steel
Edit: my top five knives? ESPADA XL 5 times 💀
I would like to request more Basil size comparisons in future reviews. Thank you
This video is pure gold
Caught that Berserk reference
My personal favorite folding fighter that they make is the Luzon. 6" blade for easy pocket carry and less exposed grip an adversary could grab, wicked sharp and slicey/stabby, very affordable but tough and chipping/snapping resistant blade unsuited for rough service work but great as a weapon, only real problem is the lock, but even that bests many competitors.
I've never owned one of these but above a 6" blade with a handle that doesn't fold in on itself like the benchmade LFK, I see it as either suited as a novelty or as a hard chore knife for those who prefer a folder.