Favorite Back Lock/Lockback Knife?

David Boye folder in dendritic 440C. Second choice is Bose/Case Wilfred lockback hunter
 
nails1908@gmail.com said:
In the era of flippers, specifically frame lock flippers, the "action craze", and arguments about whose knife falls shut faster I've really come to appreciate and almost prefer the back lock over almost all other locking mechanisms.

For the backlock fans out there, what is your favorite model?
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I am surprised to see this thread revived and even more surprised that I hadn't pontificated in it .
Must be losing my jenesequa .

Oh that's easy : My Spyderco Police G10 K390 !
I noticed it right away as soon as I got it several years ago :
Drops shut easily ( which I like a lot )
The biggy though is how CONTROLLABLE the blade is from the lock bar while it is moving downward / closing = press a little and the blade drops A LITTLE .
. . . press a little more and the blade moves down a little more under easy and complete control .
. . . press a little more and THE SAME EFFECT ! ! !
FREEKING BRILLIANT ! 🎉​
PS : at first I thought I remembered that my Spyderco Siren did that but not so much ; press a little then a little more and it's guillotine time .
not complaining . . . just saying .
I've long ago gotten used to the guillotine droppers and learned to close them ( without stitches ) .
after a very ugly and somewhat prolonged learning curve 🤣😖😎😂
 
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backlock fans out there
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Oooohhhh I was such a snob for a long time.
I was being a dumbass !

I finally learned : it is not about fidgeting it is about cutting stuff with a knife that has a handle that is comfortable . ( ! )
With a back lock there are no pot holes in the handle where I want to grip and apply force ; no skinny , irregular , jagged , places ( frame locks ) ; just smooth handle top and bottom . And with a Buck 110 style of tail end back lock , thank you jmh33, no chance to sort of press in the lock bar while gripping which I have no problem with but . . . some do .

by the by I hate the term " lock back " and twitch every time I read it ; one is not locking something back one has a knife with a lock release that is on the back of the knife
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The blade lock is ON THE BACK !

( ! ! ! 😤 ok . . . I have been wanting to rant about that one for years !
hwhooo . I feel better now . Thanks ! )
 
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These have turned out to be my favorite lock backs, albeit Tri-Ad variety. I've carried the XL Voyager for years and like it for its excellent do-all knifey-ness. It's very slicey, but I'm mindful of the tip, so I often carry the SR1 tanto, finding the secondary point surprisingly useful.

 
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