Assisted opening knives...

Danke42 said:
I would expect someone who asked for details to be able to show his work.

So far is sounds like you can't name any high quality assisted opening knives but fingers crossed they're out there somewhere/someday.
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Show my work on what Dude? I just asked Chefget an honest question as part of polite conversation and you're having a fit for some reason.


Let's move on. 👍
 
Maximumbob54 said:
The Benchmade PSK is an AO and lists for around $400. I don't have one but it's not an overall design calling to me.

I do kind of want the Mini Barrage with the blue richlite.
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I'm glad to see that Benchmade is still manufacturing the Mini Barrage as of today... hopefully, that one won't go on the discontinued list anytime soon, because I intend to buy one when things improve financially.
 
I think what’s being gotten at is that once knives hit a certain price point or luxury tier, AO seems to disappear.

It’s true that AO is much more prevalent in the budget range. It’s just not a feature people spending $300+ want in a knife, the market reflects that.
 
Tajbral said:
I'm glad to see that Benchmade is still manufacturing the Mini Barrage as of today... hopefully, that one won't go on the discontinued list anytime soon, because I intend to buy one when things improve financially.
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Anyone remember the benchmade mini ambush? Back when they had the red class that were affordable, I think I paid $35-$45 for mine from a local gun store back then. That would have been a prime candidate for a benchmade AO on a budget.

I miss the red class, never saw a bad one, all solid usable designs at affordable prices, still have a monochrome, my first knife with N690 steel.
Wish I would have kept the mini ambush and original pika and mini pika, the ones with the ostrich skin looking bumps, before they updated it and made it too much like the delica. The finish was astounding for what was then a $25-$30 knife new.
 
BJE said:
I think what’s being gotten at is that once knives hit a certain price point or luxury tier, AO seems to disappear.

It’s true that AO is much more prevalent in the budget range. It’s just not a feature people spending $300+ want in a knife, the market reflects that.
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That's true for sure, they are far less common the more expensive you go. And I certainly wasn't claiming otherwise.
 
BJE said:
I think what’s being gotten at is that once knives hit a certain price point or luxury tier, AO seems to disappear.

It’s true that AO is much more prevalent in the budget range. It’s just not a feature people spending $300+ want in a knife, the market reflects that.
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Maybe so... but it sounds to me like price is the only criteria involved in that analysis.
 
BJE said:
Anyone remember the benchmade mini ambush? Back when they had the red class that were affordable, I think I paid $35-$45 for mine from a local gun store back then. That would have been a prime candidate for a benchmade AO on a budget.

I miss the red class, never saw a bad one, all solid usable designs at affordable prices, still have a monochrome, my first knife with N690 steel.
Wish I would have kept the mini ambush and original pika and mini pika, the ones with the ostrich skin looking bumps, before they updated it and made it too much like the delica. The finish was astounding for what was then a $25-$30 knife new.
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Only one I still have:

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Kind of wish they still did a more affordable line to bring more people to the brand table.
 
I don't mind it if the spring tension doesn't make it difficult to close one-handed and I really like the design, but it's just one of those things I find unnecessary if the detent is well-designed.

Best example I can think of there is the ZT 0770. I love the knife and carry it a lot because the overall design is superb. It's one of the best lightweight, ergonomic, thin-blade-stock high performance cutters I own. I don't know why they chose to do an assist when they know as well as anyone how to detent a flipper without one.

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Chefget said:
Benchmade Barrage, Kershaw Leek and Chive, several customs such as this

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Though this one doesn't feel 'cheap', the AO doesn't feel as sure as an auto and not as buttery smooth as a manual.
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Fair enough. You found the barrage to feel cheap? Action-wise or handle material? That plastic definitely isn't everyone's cup of tea.
 
Yep, and still have the Barrage. Tough knife, the plastic definitely doesn't help with the feel, but nothing says 'first class' to me
 
Maximumbob54 said:
Only one I still have:

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Kind of wish they still did a more affordable line to bring more people to the brand table.
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Yes! That was such a well executed and designed knife, especially for the price point, beautiful blade shape and grinds, the blade felt like a higher end benchmade, everyone I handled came sharp with nice even bevels.

The plastic they used was very hard, definitely felt glass reinforced, no flex at all, I actually preferred it to the Delica. Some complained about the chamfered hole being hard to get a purchase on, but I loved the smoothness, made it feel higher end.

When they changed things and called it the pika 2, I didn’t care for that one, the handle didn’t look or feel as good and the non chamfered round hole just wasn’t as pleasant as the old design. The new one looked and felt like the budget knife the original never did.
Wish I would have kept one.
 
That's a solid Kershaw edc rotation! What's the orange handled knife? That's the only one that I'm not familiar with. How do you like it?
 
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