Anybody try the "NRA Sudden Strength Folding Pocket Dagger"?

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Folderguy

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A fellow knife knut showed me an ad in a magazine for the "NRA Sudden Strength Folding Pocket Dagger". Here's a link to it:

http://www.nrastore.com/nra/Product.aspx?productid=KV 24352

It's somewhat pricey, at about $200.

Here's a pic:

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What I'd like to know is if anyone has seen this knife and wonder if there's anything about it that would recommend it.

Is the locking mechanism on it good?

And is it worth $200 in your opinion?

Thanks,

Folderguy
 
made by lone wolf, so that is good.

i would have to handle one to know if it is something id be interested in.
 
If lone wolf makes it, its probably pretty good, i wouldnt pay 200 bucks for it but if it was maybe around $100 then id get it
 
Looks like a Lone Wolf Paul Defender....
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That lock has been around for decades, but never really caught on.
 
I bought a "Paul Knife" with the axial lock in the mid eighties and it was my edc for about 5 years...until somebody broke into my place and stole all of my knives (among other things). I liked the action of the lock very much and the model I had was very people friendly. Funny thing is I had no interest in replacing it once it was gone.
 
Vicarious Reality said:
Sooooo how does that thing work?
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Folderguy said:
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Check the pic. You press down on button/pivot, the blade and handle pivot apart. Takes a little getting use to, but once you practice you can open it one-handed fairly easily. "falls away" may be a bit exagerated, I think a little twisting is necessary, but maybe with use it does. I've only handled one.

As others said, it's a Lone Wolf Defender variant.
The one I handled was the original cocobola Defender (which was actually the Knife of the Year winner....2009 I think). Very attractive, well made.
I'd consider it more a long gentleman's folder.
The cocobola Defender goes for about $180...so that price isn't out of line. I'm an NRA Life Member, but honestly I prefer the looks of the original cocobola...but then I'm not big on a lot of printing on my blades.

The Paul lock has been around a long time, fairly unique design. Seems pretty sturdy. I don't recall seeing any real negatives about it.
 
Alann45 said:
Check the pic. You press down on button/pivot, the blade and handle pivot apart. Takes a little getting use to, but once you practice you can open it one-handed fairly easily. "falls away" may be a bit exagerated, I think a little twisting is necessary, but maybe with use it does. I've only handled one.

As others said, it's a Lone Wolf Defender variant.
The one I handled was the original cocobola Defender (which was actually the Knife of the Year winner....2009 I think). Very attractive, well made.
I'd consider it more a long gentleman's folder.
The cocobola Defender goes for about $180...so that price isn't out of line. I'm an NRA Life Member, but honestly I prefer the looks of the original cocobola...but then I'm not big on a lot of printing on my blades.

The Paul lock has been around a long time, fairly unique design. Seems pretty sturdy. I don't recall seeing any real negatives about it.
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Looks to be a very interesting knife design, the video up above is quite good. There are other youtube vids of it. I think the original looks better than the NRA version.

Thanks for the comments.
 
Thanks to everyone who has responded to this thread. It's certainly an interesting design and very easy to operate, at least as far as I could tell from the video.

Cheers!

Folderguy
 
I own one of the regular cocobola handled Lone Wolf Defenders and I will say that it is really nice... basically like a classy folding stiletto. I love how the blade disappears completely in the handle when closed and the symmetry. The Paul lock is very easy to operate, and is supposedly very strong. I think the Paul locks can be a bit finicky in that some people report play developing. However, it is often a lot more easy to fix than most people realize since it is possible to tighten the button collars (for horizontal play) or adjust the eccentric stop pin (for vertical play). The only tricky thing is that the stop pin usually takes a tiny Torx driver which I've had success finding in electronics goods stores (think cell phone screwdrivers) as opposed to the typical hardware store. Not a problem once I figured out where to look. I've only really had experiences with vertical play developing, though I've had to loosen a pivot button once because it seemed too tight to allow the blade to swing freely. That's how I figured out about how to adjust for horizontal play. The vertical play thing seems to happen because Lone Wolf doesn't seem to loctite their stop pins. Easily done yourself if you want. Also, a little vertical play actually doesn't really matter to me as much as some, and it does sometimes seem to make the Paul lock knives lock and unlock more easily. They do have a lifetime warranty so you can always send it in if you have to. Having owned a Paul Presto, Perfecto, Prankster and Defender, I think that the Paul lock is an interesting contradiction in that it seems like a great idea for smaller knives that ride loose in your pocket because it locks the blade closed. However, in my experience, opening and closing is much easier, faster and more fluid with the larger knives that have heavier handles.
 
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