Clip placement on Cuda 5.5

[jayharley]

I own a production Cuda Max 5.5, which I find to be a superb knife. One point, however, has always confused me about the handle design.

I was always under the impression that the pocket clip placement on a integral frame lock knife was quite important. When the knife blade was open, and you grasped the handle, the pressure put on the clip would help hold the lock firmly in place. The clip would be designed to rest entirely on the lock portion of the handle.

On the Max 5.5, the clip overlaps the fixed portion of the blade and the lock portion. Therefore, when the blade is open, the clip adds no support in holding the lock in place. Any idea why the knife clip was designed this way??

 

[jayharley]

I think I answered my own question, in the previous post. The Maxx 5.5 was specifically designed for tip down pocket carry. Therefore, the pocket clip cannot be of any value in keeping the lock in place, when the blade is opened, under any conditions.

 

[Tightwad]

Jayharley, glad we could help

 

[toothed]

Conspiracy Theory: Tip-up carry on the Cuda Maxx would have infringed on the spirit of the Emerson wave-opening patent and, as a result, a whole lot of evil would have been released upon this earth for such sacrilege.

 

[Pachucko]

HeeHee, good thing its an easy after-market mod.

Pachucks