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Fall shut with no compromises like lock issues or blade play is definitely a sign of precision and quality. However, you can also make a knife with precision tolerances and high quality without a fall shut action; they are not mutually exclusive. I have plenty of knives that don't, and a couple that do. Fall shut is interesting to many, including myself, because it makes for an entertaining tactile experience. With the knives that I own that drop shut, I don't push the blade shut with my finger and just let it drop (including times where I've just used it for a task, not just when I'm playing with it). When you have enough knives to carry a different one for each day of the month and then some, different actions and the ability to close a knife in a different way is important; if every knife functioned the exact same way, I wouldn't be as interested in them as I am.
Some people will claim that a fall shut action is dangerous; in my opinion those people aren't familiar enough with their knives, else they'd know instinctively where to place their fingers.
That said, if you're after a logical, well-reasoned explanation for why some knife enthusiasts like fall shut actions, you won't find it here. Why? Cause knife collecting in and of itself is based in irrational behavior. I'd know; I'm a knife collector.
Some people will claim that a fall shut action is dangerous; in my opinion those people aren't familiar enough with their knives, else they'd know instinctively where to place their fingers.
That said, if you're after a logical, well-reasoned explanation for why some knife enthusiasts like fall shut actions, you won't find it here. Why? Cause knife collecting in and of itself is based in irrational behavior. I'd know; I'm a knife collector.
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