Attention Bradley Alias Owners Lockbar Question

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Hey guys!

Just wanted to poll all you other Bradley Alias owners. I just got my Alias II in the mail today!

Love the knife but I'm not sure if the lockbar is fully engaging. Seems a bit thin on the lock-up. Seems that my Sebenza (I know it's a more expensive better quality knife, but the two are very alike) engages more for a more secure lock. I've put two pics to show what the Bradley looks like locked up and what the Sebenza looks like locked up (for reference).

So, does it seem like the Bradley is locked up enough or should it be going over further?

Bradley pic:

bradleyclose.jpg


Sebenza pic:

sebenzaclose.jpg


Let me know what you think. Thanks for the input!:thumbup:
 
looks fine to me... there is more room for wear. Knives are all different. It's strange. The lock bar on my small sebenza that I carried for like 4yrs EVERY DAY moved a good 30% during the time I had it... but the large I have now has not moved a bit in 5yrs... It's right at about 35% tang coverage and has not budged. I don't think I d!cked with the lg any less either... just a slightly better mating, I guess.

Boy, you're going "buck wild" with the knife buying... You should buy a SnG CC.. I know a good dude selling one on the JD...;) It's the best freaking knife I've ever touched. ...Not "perfect" like a Reeve in F&F... just a better design IMO.

Seriously, I'd like to hear your impressions on these two... vs. eachother. Personally.. I just think the Seb seems more thought out than the Alias.. The way the clip is attatched, for instance. ...& just the lines & grinds..chamfered where the lockbar is cutout..ect.. You have to be rather anal to buy either one, I rectum...
 
archieblue said:
looks fine to me... there is more room for wear. Knives are all different. It's strange. The lock bar on my small sebenza that I carried for like 4yrs EVERY DAY moved a good 30% during the time I had it... but the large I have now has not moved a bit in 5yrs... It's right at about 35% tang coverage and has not budged. I don't think I d!cked with the lg any less either... just a slightly better mating, I guess.

Boy, you're going "buck wild" with the knife buying... You should buy a SnG CC.. I know a good dude selling one on the JD...;) It's the best freaking knife I've ever touched. ...Not "perfect" like a Reeve in F&F... just a better design IMO.

Seriously, I'd like to hear your impressions on these two... vs. eachother. Personally.. I just think the Seb seems more thought out than the Alias.. The way the clip is attatched, for instance. ...& just the lines & grinds..chamfered where the lockbar is cutout..ect.. You have to be rather anal to buy either one, I rectum...
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Yeah, I'm hoping it's okay, and that it's within the standard tolerances, but it just looks a bit amiss and I'm curious to see what others say.

Yeah, I'm going crazy with the knife buying right now. It's actually because I sold a guitar amp recently and have some "play money".

Shoot me an e-mail about the Strider.

I'm going to put up a comparison thread here soon. Just put some vids up on YouTube actually.
 
It looks normal, some custom folders engage a lot less, but are very strong. For a production, its plenty. A frame lock has a low chance of disengaging when held in a good grip.
 
Looks the same as the two Bradley's I have. It gives more allowance for wear over time that will gradually move the lock towards the right of the tang. I would worry about it. Just keep opening and closing it. The lock will work its way into a nice position.
 
If the friction and lock tensile is not strong enough, it might disengage when being spine tapped. The hand grip might not put enough pressure to keep the lock there due to the position of the clip. I can't comment much, as I don't own expensive knives. However, it's from a design point of view, plus geometry (just from the picture posted)

I have a cheap srmknives model 611 with similar clip arrangement, and during use, the hand grip is not heavily leveraged on the lock, but on the clip. The clip is resting to the body of the handle at the junction between lock and fixed part of the handle, thus the pressure will fall on the fixed part because the lock spring will go lower when locking. Luckily, the lock is solid enough, and being a cheap knife, I did a spine whack test ;)


You might want to consider a testing of spine tap (not whacked) just to see if the lock move at all. If it doesn't then the extra room for wear is good!
 
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