Can the Police3 be made to wave as well as an Emerson?

[taiChiFighter]

I'm wondering what people's experience has been with waving the Police3 (or any Police for that matter). If I was to add a zippie would it wave as well as an Emerson CQC8?

 

[bd51]

Do you have a police already?

If so, just do it yourself! Zipties are not permanent and they are easy to remove.

 

[taiChiFighter]

No I don't have a Police3, I'm considering one. I can't find all the attributes I'm after in one knife so whatever I get will be a compromise. I'm a big fan of waving a knife open (or at least the ability to do so) so if I can get this from the Police3 that would clinch it for me. I'm just curious about other people's experience with this.

 

[dericdesmond]

I had a police 3 waved (sold it a while back), it was done well, worked well, opened with major authority. Wasnt the easiest to draw if I recall, mainly because the g10 on the one i had wasnt as grippy as I would of liked it to be, that and it rides pretty low in the pocket If I recall right. Ill dig a pic up once I get to my mac, it was the nastiEst folder I owned back in the day.

 

[Finedges]

A lockback will not wave as easily as a linerlock simply due to the pressure of the locking spring. Once the detent of a linerlock is defeated, it has no more resistance. A lock back has resistance opening for the first bit of travel (unless you depress the lock). So, a Police will not wave as EASILY as an Emerson, but easy enough.

 

[dericdesmond]

 

[taiChiFighter]

Thanx dudes. This forum is awesome for getting practical advice.

 

[The Deacon]

I think expecting a home-brew lash up to work as well as a well engineered feature on a production knife is rather foolish.

 

[KNaB]

Charlie Mike'd?

 

[dericdesmond]

Charlie Mike'd?

Negative, Mike Billman aka mbhanzo :thumbup:

 

[Joben]

That style of wave mod is major overkill. You don't need to cut all the way through the opening hole.

This video shows my buddy Gavko's waved Para 2.
[video=youtube;aYmC6Wn-6g0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYmC6Wn-6g0&feature=channel_video_title[/video]

Many tip up folders can be waved with a small notch towards the rear of the blade. I've done it on a couple myself.

 

[Charlie Mike]

Mine was waved and double edged.