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Cold Steel AD-10 · Drop Point
3.5″ blade · 0.15″ spine · 6.8 oz · ~0.85″ tall (derived)

Spine thickness, same scale

0.15″

Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Profile is the shape family's outline, not a scan of this model.

Cold Steel

Cold Steel AD-10

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The Cold Steel AD-10 is a 3.5" drop point folder in CPM-S35VN, flat ground. The handle is G-10, secured by a tri-ad lock. Its Tri-Ad lock is rare here — only 3 folders in the catalogue use one.

Blade: 3.5″
Weight: 6.8 oz
Steel: CPM-S35VN
Price band: Premium

Best for

Everyday carry and general utility

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Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against coldsteel.com, bladehq.

Blade length: 3.5″
Spine thickness: 0.15″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Grind: Flat
Steel: CPM-S35VN
Overall length: 8.75″
Closed length: 4.875″
Weight: 6.8 oz
Lock: Tri-Ad
Deployment: Manual
Handle material: G-10
Country of origin: Taiwan

Why a drop point

The default hunting and EDC shape, and the safest general answer. The spine curves down to the tip in a convex line, which keeps the point low and strong and leaves plenty of belly for skinning. It is hard to make a drop point bad at anything.

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About CPM-S35VN

S30V with niobium swapped in for some vanadium: slightly tougher, noticeably easier to sharpen, marginally less edge retention.

Edge retention

3/5

Toughness

4/5

Corrosion resistance

4/5

Ease of sharpening

3/5

1-5 is a relative ranking drawn from published composition and hardness, not a lab measurement. Higher is better on every axis, and no steel is a 5 across the board — edge retention and toughness pull against each other. All CPM-S35VN knives