Big knives with weak detents?

MTHall720

MTHall720

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I have been trying to see if there are production folders with big heavy blades and weak detents that.just fly out with a flick of the wrist using iniertia. My favorite is the Boker Resurrection. Blade is heavy and swings out with a very satisfying sound when it locks up.
Thanks very much in advance.
 
We've all done it, but the general consensus is that flicking open a knife with inertia constitutes abuse and leads to accelerated lock-up wear.

That said, I have no issues with any of my Benchmade folders with axis locks opening easily with a flick of the wrist. I don't flick open any of my framelock knives this way, as I have no need to.
 
To each his own, but I don't consider it a good thing. Now, exceptionally heavy blades can get a bit of a pass in my book if the detent isn't as strong as I'd like, but a weak detent is a non-starter for me. The Benchmade Vicar fell into this category.
 
MTHall720 said:
I have been trying to see if there are production folders with big heavy blades and weak detents that.just fly out with a flick of the wrist using iniertia. My favorite is the Boker Resurrection. Blade is heavy and swings out with a very satisfying sound when it locks up.
Thanks very much in advance.
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For me my most recent Spyderco Starmate is big and flix open
 
Another nod to Benchmade's Axis lock knives...
... If you go for that sort of thing.
 
Chris Reeve said he would not warranty repair knives that customers had abused with that type of opening.
He got some backlash.........I believe he is right.
I buy a knife....I can do anything I want with it..........but expecting a company to repair abuse......nope.
 
I wouldn't say they're detents are weak, but the Cold Steel Ti-Lite 6 with zytel handles can be easily wrist-flicked open. I do it, that's part of the enjoyment of owning a big (13"), manual stiletto (I own 3). But I am careful not to flick them hard in order to avoid hyper-extension of the lock across the tang, a frequent occurrence when hard-flicking a liner-lock, as well as excessive impact on the stop-pin. I basically flick them open just as hard as I would open them with my thumb and the thumbstud.

From my experience, the Ti-Lite 6's with aluminum handles don't flick well because the blades are bead-blasted, and that causes greater friction in the pivot. Same goes with the black-coated Ti-Lite blades. The zytel handle ones have satin-finish blades.
 
Sorry: I like them!
I was referring to the actions being discussed by the O.P.
 
Most M to XL Cold Steel knives with TriAD locks can be slung open quite easily and under control...plus, I don't worry a nanosecond about lock degradation.
 
Cold steels definitely can be wrist-opened and comes out swinging and closes with a nice THWACK

My ZT462 does it as well, my detent is rather weak and that big thicc blade comes really sexy and smooth mmmm....

Sorry, that was weird...
 
The vicar by Benchmade is probably the epitome of this.. It doesn't really bother me and in the 80's I searched out knives like it.....Loved the wrist flick at that point.
 
BillZee said:
Is your post pro or con on Axis locks???
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My question was with a bit of humor in mind..........
As a child I would hear adults say " if you go for that sort of thing".........
as a disapproval of someone's actions or belief........and not wanting to start a disagreement
 
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