The Espada is designed by the respected custom-knife maker Andrew Demko and Cold Steel president Lynn Thompson, and is designed to combine old-world craftsmanship with modern advances in technology to come up with a tactical folder for today's world!

The Espada range features upswept clip-point blades that are ideal for slashing,cutting and piercing. They are fashioned from vacuum heat-treated and sub-zero quenched Japanese 8A stainless steel and hollow ground to a thin, razor sharp edge, and they will cleave through just about any obstacle or target in their path.

The Espadas have state of the art pistol grip handles. Strongly curved with multiple finger grooves and even a sub-hilt in the two larger models, they work perfectly in either a forward or reverse grip while offering unprecedented retention and reach through multiple grip extension options.

To minimize overall weight and maximize strength and rigidity, Cold Steel have CNC machined the frames and integral bolsters of the Espada’s handles from 7075 Aluminum billets. While quite costly, this material rivals even Titanium in strength and can endure years of the hardest abuse. Finally to make the handle as beautiful as it is effective and strong, Cold Steel have mirror polished the dovetailed bolsters and attached glossy black G-10 handle scales using the latest high tech fasteners.

Even the biggest model can be carried discreetly and unobtrusively in the front pocket of most pants and when clipped to the waistband and covered by a “bloused” shirt or sweater they totally disappear. Then in an emergency they can be drawn and opened in a single motion by snagging the patented thumb plate on the edge of a pocket.