Can a Paul knife be flicked open when the lock release is pressed?

not really. what you do to open it one handed is hold in one with the blade tip up and push the button and sort of let gravity let the handle fall. you do need to give them a little wrist action. but it certainly does not flick as easily as many other knives.
 
With the Gerber Paul, as well as the Kershaw and GT Knives center button locks, it is more like flicking the handle away from the blade vice flicking the blade away from the handle.

Forgot the G. Sakai version.
 
"...it is more like flicking the handle away from the blade..."
-orthogonal1

That's it exactly!
And the only way to do that is to have the blade (pointed upwards) with edge facing outside, away from your palm; and then executing a downward flip (with blade pivot button unlocked) allowing the handle to pivot downward, centering from the base of your palm.
 
GIRLYmann said:
"...it is more like flicking the handle away from the blade..."
-orthogonal1

That's it exactly!
And the only way to do that is to have the blade (pointed upwards) with edge facing outside, away from your palm; and then executing a downward flip (with blade pivot button unlocked) allowing the handle to pivot downward, centering from the base of your palm.
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When I read the original description I was trying to figure out how to describe the action but you did a very good job of it. Since the release button rotates with the blade that is about as close as you can get to flipping the blade open.
 
Not mine. It's an older model and the action is rather stiff. Opening it requires two hands, one squeezing the button and one opening the blade.
 
It's been ages since I've posted here and I've just started reading the forums again recently, so I don't know if there are any rules about youtube, but there is a video demonstrating the technique described above called "Gerber Paul knife 2nd edition" .
Hope it's okay to post that. If not, I apologize.
Not my video and I don't know the guy who posted it.
 
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I have a Lone Wolf paul and it's definitely not tight. But you don't really flick the blade. You flick the handle.

[Edit: Actually, now that I think of it, you might be able to unlock it, get the handle partly away from the blade, then shift your grasp to the handle and then flick the blade out the rest of the way using centrifugal force. It would be super awkward, but if a cop wanted to mess with you, he could.]

Imagine this:

knife is clipped to pocket, tip down, spine facing forward. The button lock is above your pocket line.

You grasp the buttons (there's one on each side) with both finger and thumb, drawing the knife out of your pocket but not yet releasing the lock.

You then raise your hand forward in front of you, with butt of the knife extending forward away from your body, with your thumb and forefinger still grasping the buttons. The blade tip is pointing away from you and the spine is pointing up.

You then squeeze the two buttons together, releasing the handle. With a light downward snap, you swing the handle down into your palm. You then release the lock.

It's a weird design, but it works pretty well once you get the hang of it. The nice part is that it locks closed.
 
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