CR M-16 fails spline test!

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Ivan

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I was at the rifle range at Sleepy Creek W. V. and was showing my M-16 knife to another shooter from the area who happened to be a knife maker. I was telling him how this knife, for the money, is really great. I was doing the spline test and it failed! And it kept failing. The flipper would protect ones person ,but I am disappointed. Columbia River adds to the list along with the Cuda of knives I have used that failed spline test. Spyederco, Benchmade, REKAT(rolling lock), Microtech,and Cold steel have all passed this test for me. Locking at the knife, the other guy who knows knives wasnt too impressed with liner lock on knife. I guess not! anyone else have such a failure with M-16?
 
I have had mine for about 4 months and havent had any problems .. and hopefully i wont.

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You can tell a knife nut by their hairless arms....
 
The one I had that I gave to a friend also failed, too. My feeling was that that knife has so much play factor (flipper) that the tolerances got screwed up by constant flipping. Not sure if that is the reason but that knife never failed the spine whack test before.

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~Greg Mete~
Kodiak Alaska

 
I had some of the first ones out that didnt have the flipper. the smaller tanto and the dagger blade. no problems.
 
If I were you I would try to send the knife back to CRKT to have them fix it. I don't know too much about CRKT's customer service but its worth a shot.

-Johnny
 
CRKT customer service is excellent. I broke a KISS that never really locked up tightly. From Canada no less... Anyway, it took about 4 weeks to get a replacement. 100% satisfied with the CS.

 
Almost all liner locks, regardless of who made them, will fail the spine whack test at some point in time.
 
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