Four-and-twentypence
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In times past, I carried many a tactical (that is to say, one hand opening; most do not understand that does not have always to do with killing or soldering or policing) folder. I found pocket clips wear out jeans, cargo pants, and even supposed tactical clothing. There have been more than one pair that were ruined by pocket clips. Years ago, I also had Cold Steel Ti Lite when AUS8A was the steel of choice, and the handles were still Zytel. That folder had aggressive jimping on the guards designed for acting also as an opener. It ate my pants, and did not always deploy the blade. The design also was such that deploying vigorously enough would cause the blade to bounce off the lock to the closed position.
After several years and various different folders, it spurred a move to fixed blades. I carry one daily, but it is a defensive knife. It does NOT open letters or boxes, prepare food, and like ilk. The response was to go go traditional classic folders, SAKs, the lovely Douk Douk, the charming Mercator. They were useful, but not all were one hand opening. The ones that could were not designed to do so. The nice thing was to discard the tool was not a big deal if I wrecked the edge, or as was the case, accidentally carried the K55K wedged in a pocked and the belt onto the community college campus en route on foot to the coffee depot. Realizing that, it meant that such with a larger, heavier folder would not have happened. It would have been noticed and removed. Folders are not for fighting, but considering MBC is geared for use with folders, it is good to know how to fight with the tool if required. Folders deploy slower, open slower than the draw of a fixed blade. This is remedied by the Opener, but still just an adjunct.
This said, I've an affinity for Spyderco, and the Delica with the Emerson opener caught the eye. To those of you with experience with the Emerson opener, once called the Emerson Wave, how has it worn your clothing? Is it worth the money? Do you actually use it? Does it reliably open the knife without need to add a wrist flick, or modify the draw stroke?
After several years and various different folders, it spurred a move to fixed blades. I carry one daily, but it is a defensive knife. It does NOT open letters or boxes, prepare food, and like ilk. The response was to go go traditional classic folders, SAKs, the lovely Douk Douk, the charming Mercator. They were useful, but not all were one hand opening. The ones that could were not designed to do so. The nice thing was to discard the tool was not a big deal if I wrecked the edge, or as was the case, accidentally carried the K55K wedged in a pocked and the belt onto the community college campus en route on foot to the coffee depot. Realizing that, it meant that such with a larger, heavier folder would not have happened. It would have been noticed and removed. Folders are not for fighting, but considering MBC is geared for use with folders, it is good to know how to fight with the tool if required. Folders deploy slower, open slower than the draw of a fixed blade. This is remedied by the Opener, but still just an adjunct.
This said, I've an affinity for Spyderco, and the Delica with the Emerson opener caught the eye. To those of you with experience with the Emerson opener, once called the Emerson Wave, how has it worn your clothing? Is it worth the money? Do you actually use it? Does it reliably open the knife without need to add a wrist flick, or modify the draw stroke?
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