Emerson Commander BT 2000

[BACKUP21]

I just got a new Emerson Commander and I have to say that the liners and liner lock is much too thin for my liking. What should I be looking for to see if the knife has any problems/defects? It locks up just left of center. What is the difference between these and the ones dated 1998?

 

[rfrost]

The 98 Commanders have thicker liners and scales, no serrations, a waterjet-cut vs. laser cut blade, and the lack of a second detent in the pivot area. Anything I forgot guys?

------------------

Usual Suspect

RFrost5746@excite.com -- My Collection

 

[John Hollister]

It's just easier to cut and paste from an earlier post on how to identify a first generation Commander.

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">All '98 Commanders were the First Generation. (point of reference only)

In mid 1999 EKI made several changes to the Commander line creating the Second Generation:

• *Thinned the liners a hair
  *Thinner the scales
  *Added a second detent to the non-lock liner side
  *Changed to point grind to keep more blade thickness out toward the point
  *Changed from water cutting the blades to laser cutting
  *Serrated the liners (traction grooves) behind the thumb ramp

In late 2000, the blade grind seems to have gone back to the original style.

The easiest way to tell which you have is by looking for the secondary detent on the non lock sides liner. It'll look like a finger coming off the liner and touching the blade. Also look for the traction serrations in the liner on the spine side below the blades thumb ramp.</font>

hth

John

[This message has been edited by John Hollister (edited 04-06-2001).]