Emerson Karambit Folder

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Tackhammer

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Hi...I am new here, but not new to knives.

Was wanting to get people's opinion on the Emerson Karambit folder. Any remarks are greatly appreciated.

Tackhammer
 
I bought a bullnose emerson karambit folder, and was extremely displeased with its liner lock. when i pulled the knife from the pocket engaging the wave mechanism, it snapped the blade into place so much that i could not disengage the liner, without a much more than pleasureable amount of pressure. I have read in other cases, just the opisite. The liner doesnt reliablly lock the blade in place.
 
I completly agree, I sent back my ECF , cause of the liner lock issue. I would love to know why anyowe would still design a folder with a liner lock, in light of all the modern lock developments. Check out y other posts on the subjecy

My 2 cents worth

Regards
Barry
 
Beowulf1776 said:
I completly agree, I sent back my ECF , cause of the liner lock issue. I would love to know why anyowe would still design a folder with a liner lock, in light of all the modern lock developments. Check out y other posts on the subjecy

My 2 cents worth

Regards
Barry
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Well, compared to lockbacks, for a given handle size, you can, if I'm correct, carry more blade in there. Also, flippers don't work with lockbacks.
 
Tackhammer,
If you are really interested in a karambit i would suggest the spyderco, it is easy to mod a wave on to it, i will be posting pictures of mine soon, another plus is that it is a frame lock.
 
Th232 said:
Well, compared to lockbacks, for a given handle size, you can, if I'm correct, carry more blade in there. Also, flippers don't work with lockbacks.
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It's a "wave" not a flipper, and the "wave" works fine with lockbacks.
 
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