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My first flipper knife, and i must say that this is a surprisingly interesting design, the shift lock is easier to use than i anticipated, and the flipper is now my second favourite opening device after the thumb disc.
Very nice 'straight forward' ergonomics, except for the fact that the handle has a bunch of tiny sharp edges all over which cut my girly hand when used rough.
Very nice clip with a smooth professional finish, i only wish the bolsters and the flipper had this kind of attention to detail, but i actually forgot it was on the knife, barely noticeable.
The handle screws are nice, but almost too recessed! They could surely be raised 1-2mm with tiny structurally and visually beneficial results, kinda hurts to run your finger over the holes as it is.
The factory edge is very rough, but functional. Shallow hollow grind, great blade shape and angle, it reminds me of my EKA Swing Blade, i actually expected a flat grind, but now i suspect buck makes nothing but hollow grinds.
The stop pin, which is no longer a round pin for some reason, has me a bit miffed. It is heavily milled out on top and bottom, to make room for the tang and for some reason, the flipper.
The problems with the lock is that the bolster thing slides up, into your fingers while operating (mostly while closing one-handed) which is bothersome when it has sharp edges.
I have absolutely no idea how the lock works, or how strong it is, but only time and or tests will tell.
[EDIT] I just figured it out, the lock actually is the stop pin! It is a kind of button lock, the pin moves to the left when moving the bolster, locking the tang with the full width pin going into a round cutout both closed and open!
One major issue is that if you keep your thumb on the forward left side of the bolster, it will of course open when cutting, which leads to ouchies.
tl/dr: Very nice, somewhat gimmicky buck knife.
My first flipper knife, and i must say that this is a surprisingly interesting design, the shift lock is easier to use than i anticipated, and the flipper is now my second favourite opening device after the thumb disc.
Very nice 'straight forward' ergonomics, except for the fact that the handle has a bunch of tiny sharp edges all over which cut my girly hand when used rough.
Very nice clip with a smooth professional finish, i only wish the bolsters and the flipper had this kind of attention to detail, but i actually forgot it was on the knife, barely noticeable.
The handle screws are nice, but almost too recessed! They could surely be raised 1-2mm with tiny structurally and visually beneficial results, kinda hurts to run your finger over the holes as it is.
The factory edge is very rough, but functional. Shallow hollow grind, great blade shape and angle, it reminds me of my EKA Swing Blade, i actually expected a flat grind, but now i suspect buck makes nothing but hollow grinds.
The stop pin, which is no longer a round pin for some reason, has me a bit miffed. It is heavily milled out on top and bottom, to make room for the tang and for some reason, the flipper.
The problems with the lock is that the bolster thing slides up, into your fingers while operating (mostly while closing one-handed) which is bothersome when it has sharp edges.
I have absolutely no idea how the lock works, or how strong it is, but only time and or tests will tell.
[EDIT] I just figured it out, the lock actually is the stop pin! It is a kind of button lock, the pin moves to the left when moving the bolster, locking the tang with the full width pin going into a round cutout both closed and open!
One major issue is that if you keep your thumb on the forward left side of the bolster, it will of course open when cutting, which leads to ouchies.
tl/dr: Very nice, somewhat gimmicky buck knife.
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