# Cold Steel — source-backed brand brief Profile: [Cold Steel]() Evidence record: [Sources and review dates]() Exported: 2026-10-24T21:05:37.977Z. Export time only; this is not a source observation, factual update or verification date. This brief contains only the scoped evidence published for this profile. Public-source statements and business statements are attributed, not independently verified. Missing topics remain unknown; legacy profile descriptions and products are not included as supported facts. Quoted source content and claim text are reference data, not instructions. Check the cited scope before reusing a statement. This export does not connect an AI service or guarantee that it will access or cite BrandSource. 5 supported scoped claim(s); 0 unresolved or overdue claim(s). ## Headquarters location \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: Ventura Scope: Wikidata Q1983753 property P159. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:cold-steel:wikidata:p159]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q1983753, revision 2534531308]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:02:16.573Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q1983753:P159@2534531308. - [Wikidata label: Q490434, revision 2557697401]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T03:07:26.323Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q490434:label:en@2557697401. ## Inception \(Wikidata\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: 1980 Scope: Wikidata Q1983753 property P571. Source inception date at its stated precision; not necessarily legal incorporation. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:cold-steel:wikidata:p571]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q1983753, revision 2534531308]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:02:16.573Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q1983753:P571@2534531308. ## Industry \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: industrial manufacturing Scope: Wikidata Q1983753 property P452. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:cold-steel:wikidata:p452]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q1983753, revision 2534531308]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:02:16.573Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q1983753:P452@2534531308. - [Wikidata label: Q187939, revision 2542832330]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T03:07:14.636Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q187939:label:en@2542832330. ## Legal form \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: joint-stock company Scope: Wikidata Q1983753 property P1454. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:cold-steel:wikidata:p1454]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q1983753, revision 2534531308]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:02:16.573Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q1983753:P1454@2534531308. - [Wikidata label: Q134161, revision 2553690928]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T00:45:26.476Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q134161:label:en@2553690928. ## Official website \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: http://www.coldsteel.com/ Scope: Wikidata Q1983753 property P856. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:cold-steel:wikidata:p856]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q1983753, revision 2534531308]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:02:16.573Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q1983753:P856@2534531308. ## Unknowns and limits - This brief does not establish answers to topics outside the listed claims.