Any other knives that open up similarly to this?

Do you mean assisted opening, or with a flipper or both? There are many different choices depending on what you want to spend and what you want in your knife. I would suggest either one of many Kershaws or Zero tolerance knives depending on what you want to spend.
 
whatshouldiget said:
http://www.amazon.com/Black-MAGIC-a...8-2&keywords=smith+and+wesson+knife+black+ops

Held one of these the other day. Really liked the way it opened. Are there any other knives that open up like this?

Thanks!
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There are many, many assisted opening knives available. Most knife manufacturers make them. But the M.A.G.I.C. system is proprietary to S&W (made by Taylor). Not an expensive knife, but IMHO, a pretty nice buy at the price point. I've got three simply because I find them fun and also like the way they open. They have a real aggressive "snick" when they pop. 4034 steel, nice safety, aluminum scales. A bit wide, but feels good in the hand. [Edit: S&W makes several different models with that particular system, BTW]

A fun knife, but you can find similar systems made by better & worse manufacturers. Just depends on what you want.
 
salty141 said:
Do you mean assisted opening, or with a flipper or both? There are many different choices depending on what you want to spend and what you want in your knife. I would suggest either one of many Kershaws or Zero tolerance knives depending on what you want to spend.
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Hm...i guess assisted opening and with a flipper. But i thought most flippers were stationary. This one you just push down a little and it quickly opens up. Sorry for not knowing what I'm talking about, I'm new to all this!
 
the magic assist isn't just a flipper its not actually attached to the blade its a lot like kershaws OD flipper used on the OD-1 and OD-2 kershaws just isn't assisted though. The OD-1 is discontinued but the smaller OD2 is still in production I believe and is easy to find it is an addictive little knife to play with hahaha
 
I've never actually owned a s&w assisted knife so i dont know if they work the same way as kershaws and zt's do, but i asssume they do. So the answer would be yes, there are many flipper and thumb stud assisted knives out there, just look in the assisted section on blade hq.

-http://www.bladehq.com/cat--Spring-Assisted-Knives--46

update- Does the flipper stay in postion on the top of the knife?
 
This knife is almost an automatic, as the flipper doesnt actually rotate around with the blade, but its not really a button either, i have never seen a knife like this before and dont know of any others that are similar except for actual automatic button push knives.
 
JSMcustoms said:
It's called China...enough said on this thing.
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No, that's not "enough said" actually, since plenty of good knives are made in China. Admittedly, S&W isn't really a prime example, but writing something off as bad because it's made in China is about the same as saying a car runs poorly cause it's painted yellow.
 
DShiflet said:
No, that's not "enough said" actually, since plenty of good knives are made in China. Admittedly, S&W isn't really a prime example, but writing something off as bad because it's made in China is about the same as saying a car runs poorly cause it's painted yellow.
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Agreed on bad wording. In general I don't like knives made in China, but by companies such as Spyderco etc it's not an issue.
 
SCKknives said:
This knife is almost an automatic, as the flipper doesnt actually rotate around with the blade, but its not really a button either, i have never seen a knife like this before and dont know of any others that are similar except for actual automatic button push knives.
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it seems like this would actually be an illegal switchblade according to most laws i've read. assisted knives have been able to get around the issue because you are manipulating the blade itself, not a button in the handle, either through the flipper or a thumbstud/thumbhole. This is essentially a button in the handle that opens it, which most laws specifically forbid...

I would never carry this thing.
 
goodeyesniper said:
it seems like this would actually be an illegal switchblade according to most laws i've read. assisted knives have been able to get around the issue because you are manipulating the blade itself, not a button in the handle, either through the flipper or a thumbstud/thumbhole. This is essentially a button in the handle that opens it, which most laws specifically forbid...

I would never carry this thing.
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Yeah. Regardless of quality, I wouldn't chance carrying these either unless I lived in a state where switchblades are legal to carry(which I will, if Rick Perry signs the repeal when it hits his desk, as he's expected to).
 
goodeyesniper said:
it seems like this would actually be an illegal switchblade according to most laws i've read. assisted knives have been able to get around the issue because you are manipulating the blade itself, not a button in the handle, either through the flipper or a thumbstud/thumbhole. This is essentially a button in the handle that opens it, which most laws specifically forbid...

I would never carry this thing.
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The "button" (I don't know what else to call it) actually manipulates the blade. All it does is push the blade. It physically looks like a flipper, but isn't. Then the M.A.G.I.C. system kicks in and opens the blade the rest of the way. The difference is just that it takes little to get it started and the opening mechanism is aggressive. Looking closely, you'll see that the "button" is only a piece of plastic attached to the frame in such a fashion that it pushes the blade and stays in place. Aside from that, it works like any other assisted opening knife. With the "button" placed on the spine, and not in the handle it should pass most state laws - but you know how that is. A lot depends on the Officer who first sees it as to where you go from there.

Owning 3 of them - and several other brands of assisted openers - I have no more concern carrying these than, say, my Kershaw Blur. :)

JSMcustoms said:
It's called China...enough said on this thing.
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BTW, these are NOT Chinese knives. They are made in Taiwan. And, yes, there is a significant difference between the two countries. I won't argue that point as there are other threads with very active and volatile discussion on the subject already but I do want to correct that statement. These are not Chinese knives. You still may not like the quality and that is fine. Personally, I find the quality just fine for a $30 price point. Is it a $75 or $100 knife? No. Of course not. But it is a decent $30 knife, with all of the pros and cons that come with buying a knife at that price.

To each his/her own, but China and Taiwan are two very separate entities.
 
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The "button" (I don't know what else to call it) actually manipulates the blade. All it does is push the blade. It physically looks like a flipper, but isn't. Then the M.A.G.I.C. system kicks in and opens the blade the rest of the way. The difference is just that it takes little to get it started and the opening mechanism is aggressive. Looking closely, you'll see that the "button" is only a piece of plastic attached to the frame in such a fashion that it pushes the blade and stays in place. Aside from that, it works like any other assisted opening knife. With the "button" placed on the spine, and not in the handle it should pass most state laws - but you know how that is. A lot depends on the Officer who first sees it as to where you go from there.
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It may be technically legal, but it looks like the button itself is not part of the blade, making it at least look like a button opening switchblade, unlike the Blur(or other Kershaws), where the flipper is very obviously a part of the blade. And on the (admittedly slim) chance a cop sees it, he may well consider it a switchblade or confiscate the knife. Now sure, if it went to court or whatever you could prove that it wasn't in fact a switchblade you could, but...why take the chance?
 
I'm pretty sure according to the letter of the law, this would be illegal. (in any switchblade law I've ever read) you are manipulating a button that is in the handle, which then opens the knife. illegal. just because it uses a motion similar to normal knives doesn't change that fact.

if you aren't physically pushing or pulling on the blade to get that spring started, it's illegal.

the problem is that you are trying to use common sense to view the law, when these laws all fly in the face of common sense in the first place.

but yeah, I bet the average cop is either clueless and treats it like a legal flipper, or just wouldn't care.
 
DShiflet said:
It may be technically legal, but it looks like the button itself is not part of the blade, making it at least look like a button opening switchblade, unlike the Blur(or other Kershaws), where the flipper is very obviously a part of the blade. And on the (admittedly slim) chance a cop sees it, he may well consider it a switchblade or confiscate the knife. Now sure, if it went to court or whatever you could prove that it wasn't in fact a switchblade you could, but...why take the chance?
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What.. if you somehow found a blur with a flipper please tell me where
 
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