Don't laugh at me, but...

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badnitrus

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I got the Ka-Bar MULE today and it's the first lockback folder knife I've purchased (and my first personal knife ever for that matter) - and I know there's a release mechanism to fold the blade back into the handle, but I have no idea how, or where I have to press. Could someone direct me?

You can point and laugh later :rolleyes:
 
Nah no laughing. I haven't seen this knife before. If it's a lockback the notch cut on top of the handle press down on the locking bar in the notch to release the blade.

Cheeers
Mitch
 
Yeah, press down on the metal in that little semi-circle thats cut into the top of the handle (in the pic). While pressing, gentle close the blade.

cheers!
 
I am not laughing at you but with you. I thought I new everything about Knives then I came across a "Trick lock" folder and had to ask the seller how to close it. I bought it after that to play tricks on my friends. I love watching people scratch their heads!
 
No laughing from me. I have one of those Mules, really like it. One of the sturdiest folders I've ever seen.

Yeah, those trick knives are fun to watch people open and close... but do ya notice how quick kids figure it out for themselves????
 
textoothpk said:
No laughing from me. I have one of those Mules, really like it. One of the sturdiest folders I've ever seen.

Yeah, those trick knives are fun to watch people open and close... but do ya notice how quick kids figure it out for themselves????
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I don't know about kids closing it as you almost have to stand on the secondary blade to unlock the main blade. Man that is a tough spring:D
 
Welcome, don't feel bad, this problem is not so uncommon and you are not the first one to ask...

I once bought a multitool for my daughter to take on camping trips, I forgot to tell her that to close one blade you had to partially open another one, it came back disassembled after the first trip, nobody in the group could figure it out even after they took it apart.

I once saw an opened old Italian style automatic in a local shop, the lady there didn't know that you had to push and rotate the left bolster to release the blade.

Some other interesting locks are those in which you push down one blade to close another, or those in which you have to position the knife vertically with bolster facing down (there's some gravity operated thing that blocks the blade), or those in which you sort of scissor the handles, and then there are some with hidden buttons, etc.. Even regular locks not designed to be hidden can be tricky.

Luis

"He who asks may be a fool for five minutes, he who does not ask remains a fool forever".

Edited: Oooops missed a word...
 
Don Luis said:
"He who asks may be a fool for five minutes, he does not ask remains a fool forever".
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True.... so true:thumbup: I did the same thing with my first Leatherman "Super Tool".
 
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