Boker Copperliner vs Kershaw Double Cross??

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Spydiefan04

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I keep going back and forth between carrying Spydercos and traditional patterns and thought it would be great to have a traditional style knife that also has one hand opening and locking blades. My question is does anyone have any experience with the Boker Copperliner and/or the Kershaw Double Cross and what do you think? I'm not expecting Kershaw Speedsafe opening speed from either, but are they both easy to open and close or like Case's Mid-folding hunter? Thanks.
 
I bought a Kershaw Double Cross about a month ago. Basically I was looking for the same thing , a one handed slippie style that I could carry in dress slacks.

It was on sale at the Sportsman's Guide website.

I haven't handled a Copperliner for comparison, but the Double Cross is a one-handed liner-lock, there's no back-spring. The two blades share a single locking liner ( bent at each end). Kershaw even added nail-nicks to complete the traditional look.

It's a very well made piece and further proves that Kershaw can pretty much pull anything off.

Here's a few stats:
2-1/8" plain blade
1-7/8" plain blade
3-1/2" closed
2.2 oz.
AUS 6A stainless steel
Polished bolsters ( the bolsters are nickel, it has a brass frame)
Staminawood inlay handle


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Impressive looking knife, those are the best pics of it I have seen. Without backsprings have you had any trouble with it coming open in your pocket? I'd imagine its setup fairly tight to prevent that.
 
Spydiefan04 said:
Impressive looking knife, those are the best pics of it I have seen. Without backsprings have you had any trouble with it coming open in your pocket? I'd imagine its setup fairly tight to prevent that.
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Thanks, I'm really a lousy photographer, but I got a new camera:)

No it won't open in your pocket, the blades are firm and it has a detent for each blade too.
 
I have a double cross and it is a beautiful knife and well made. I am very impressed with the stabilized wood and the wood looks even better than in those nice pictures above and reportedly very durable. Either blade can be opened and closed one-handed (right hand only).

I am not crazy about the action on mine. The handle seems a bit small and narrow to allow a smooth, natural opening motion for me and it feels a bit unsafe to me when I open it. The blades kind of jump out of their detents and get ahead of my thumb. Maybe I am doing it wrong. I have another Walker lock knife that I can use fine, but they are my least favorite lock.

It also strikes me that the overall width of the knife is a lot considering that it is a 2-blade slippie. It just strikes me as fat and a bit of a lump in the pocket. But this is necessary because the locking liner between the blades prevents crimping them together.

And the steel is marginal in my opinion.

But again, it looks great and is well-made. You may love it. I have no experience with the Boker. There are not a lot of one-handed, locking traditional models.
 
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