difference between leaf lock and liner lock?

[shootist16]

What is the difference between a liner lock and a leaf lock? Microtech calls theirs the leaf lock. It looks like a really thick liner lock to me.

 

[rage]

hello shootist16, the leaf lock is a partial liner like the socom and the military that is recessed into the handle and a liner lock is a handle with a full liner, like the afck. For me, i like the leaf lock better, it can be made thicker yet more sleek than the full liner lock.

 

[William Johnson]

Another nice quality of the leaf lock is that it is inherently stronger due to design.

Perhaps not as strong or reliable as the integral lock but close enough.

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[SammyB]

One thing about the leaf lock is that it would probably be easier to replace if done right v. a liner lock needing the entire side redone. Possibly, if you wore out the leaf on a Socom, you could send it in and get just the leaf replaced?

 

[Darrel Ralph]

I have been making leaf lock integral knives for seven years now. I love um . The leaf can be replaces and retuned if it ever goes bad.
Also it alows for a integral type designed knife. They are stronger than a build stack type knife..

I have recently started to use the integral frame bar lock like on the apogee knife. I like it very much . I also have a way of making them last fo a life time ...



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[Darrel Ralph]

I have been making leaf lock integral knives for seven years now. I love um . The leaf can be replaces and retuned if it ever goes bad.
Also it alows for a integral type designed knife. They are stronger than a build stack type knife..

I have recently started to use the integral frame bar lock like on the apogee knife. I like it very much . I also have a way of making them last fo a life time ...



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Web Site At www.infinet.com/~browzer/bldesmth.html
Take a look!!!

 

[stjames]

Well, Darrel beat me to posting about the leaf locks I saw on his site http://www.infinet.com/~browzer/lock.jpg that I believe he is using on the Carbon Fiber Apogee. I am expecting my Large Apogee from Darrel any day now, the lines look terrific and the lock style is unsurpassed.

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James