History of Cold Steel Push-knives
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I’ve had this Urban Skinner since the late eighties. I bought it out of (I believe) the US Cavalry catalog when I was on active duty, for no other reason than I thought it was cool looking. At one time, I carried it a lot but used it almost never. I took it with me to Desert Storm and on numerous road trips. It gave me some sense of security at various Interstate rest stops in the middle of the night.
Anyway, I’m cataloging my collection and I can’t seem to find a model number for this one. It seems to have been labeled as the #12II and #35GLK in, respectively, the Defender and Safe Keeper series. Would anyone happen to know the model# for the Urban Skinner?
Anyway, I’m cataloging my collection and I can’t seem to find a model number for this one. It seems to have been labeled as the #12II and #35GLK in, respectively, the Defender and Safe Keeper series. Would anyone happen to know the model# for the Urban Skinner?
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I have one NIB and the model number on the box label is 12. So the Urban Skinner was 12, and the Magnum Skinner/Terminator was 24, and then when they became the Defender series, they changed to 12-I (double-edge) and 12-II (single-edge).
Not sure why, but the 1988 CS catalog doesn't include model numbers.
Not sure why, but the 1988 CS catalog doesn't include model numbers.
That does look exactly like mine. I wish I’d had the wherewithal to save the boxes for a lot of my early knives and other things I bought. It just never occurred to me that I might be looking back, 25-30 years in the future, trying to remember what something was!
Now that I see the printed info that came with your knife, I can clearly remember the black and white pamphlet with the line drawing of the knife. I never would have otherwise.
Thanks for the info!
Now that I see the printed info that came with your knife, I can clearly remember the black and white pamphlet with the line drawing of the knife. I never would have otherwise.
Thanks for the info!
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I thought so, too, and it's possible that that's the case. But after researching it some, I believe there might have been a run made without the key ring tab. These aren't my photos, but they depict another model bearing the same labeling as nephron's knife and the accompanying sheath is also without a tab.
There may have been more variations of the Urban Pal than we thought. nephron, when you receive your knife, please let us know whether the sheath looks stock or modified.
-Steve
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I’ve had this Urban Skinner since the late eighties. I bought it out of (I believe) the US Cavalry catalog when I was on active duty, for no other reason than I thought it was cool looking. At one time, I carried it a lot but used it almost never. I took it with me to Desert Storm and on numerous road trips. It gave me some sense of security at various Interstate rest stops in the middle of the night.
Anyway, I’m cataloging my collection and I can’t seem to find a model number for this one. It seems to have been labeled as the #12II and #35GLK in, respectively, the Defender and Safe Keeper series. Would anyone happen to know the model# for the Urban Skinner?
Thanks for sharing this! I didn't serve in Desert Storm, but I purchased one while in the Army at roughly the same time you did. (I can't remember where I bought it. It was one of three mail-order places: U.S. Cavalry, Cutlery Shoppe, or directly from Cold Steel.) I also carried it for years for defensive purposes. It made for a comforting companion!
Since you carried yours to war, please consider adding a post to my Cold Steel Knives in Combat thread. It's always great to see more pictures and read the stories of the Cold Steel knives guys carried while in the service.
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I thought so, too, and it's possible that that's the case. But after researching it some, I believe there might have been a run made without the key ring tab. These aren't my photos, but they depict another model bearing the same labeling as nephron's knife and the accompanying sheath is also without a tab.
There may have been more variations of the Urban Pal than we thought. nephron, when you receive your knife, please let us know whether the sheath looks stock or modified.
-Steve
Looking at my sheath it looks like the end of it has rougher leather like maybe from a removal? Cannot tell as well in your picture if it has been modified but as soon as I get it I will post a better picture of the sheath. Can't wait to add it to the family album. Here are some of the collection.
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Could very well be...the non fold-over sheath in the 1982 magazine ad has a hole in one upper corner for the ring, and the fold-over sheath in the 1984 catalog has a hole at the bottom instead of the tab. So I guess anything is possible. The one in nephron's pic looks a little "fuzzy" at the end though, like remnants of a tab that was once there...
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A shame about the sheath, but it doesn't look bad at all. The knife is in great shape! Glad that you found one for your collection. Thanks for the pictures!
-Steve
