CQ7 Lock?

[SStrauss]

I have been recently bitten by the knife bug so I have tons of just basic questions. The CQ7 is a tactical knife, right? How likely is it to disengage the lock in a stress situation. I am a little concerned with a slip in grip undoing the lock.(and severing something)
Thse things are sharp!! I didn't open it all the way and used a finger to do so, needless to say the point went right thru the flesh as if it wasn't there ( ouch ).

 

[Hawkins]

many people will say that a well-built liner lock is one of the least likely to accidentally disengage. if you handle a liner lock, you'll notice that when you need to disengage it, you move the liner off centerline with your thumb. but when you hold the knife, there is no part of your hand that is exerting pressure on the lock in the direction that it needs to be pushed.

others will contend that liner locks, if not made with precision, are more likely to fail in certain stressful situations. i'm not able to address this concern, because i don't have experience enough to say for sure. personally, i'm confident that .050 inches of titanium (x2, since there are two liners) is strong enough.

 

[AdvantEDGE]

I have had a CQC-7 wave for 1 year now and have used and owned Emersons since my first 99 Commander in 1999. The liner lock is perfectly safe in all situations. I have never expereinced a lock problem with an Emerson. Now some cheaper liner locks are just liner theres no lock LOL. I do believe it is the overall design of the knife that ensures a solid lock up. I use my CQC-7 daily around water, oil, and gerneral nasty things that might cause a poor lock up in other knives i.e. the liners get gunked up with material and then the lock does not engage all the way BUT this has never happend with any Emerson I have used.