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I tried both situations out on my AFCK.Originally posted by WadeF
I'd like to know how functional the Axis locks are with 1 spring broken and two. I have heard they are still fucntional with 1 spring out. The chances of two springs breaking at the worst time sounds pretty unlikely. One maybe. I wonder with both springs out if the lock bar can still be moved and securly hold the blade.
With one spring removed, the locking mechanism felt almost normal. It required slightly less pressure on the button to unlock the knife, but I would still trust the lock.
With both springs removed, the button could slip backwards (unlocking the knife) if force was applied perpendicularly to the edge of the knife. That is, if you used the knife to cut something, then the pressure on the locking bar would let up. Then the absence of a spring would enable the bar to slip backwards. It'd be incredibly dangerous to keep using the knife in this condition. If in a situation where I had no other knife, I would jam a thin rock behind the lock bar to prevent it from sliding backwards.