I passed by a cutlery store today and thought... just do a "quick stop and look", you won't budge. You're happy with your new purchase, which is a "Cold Steel Mini-Lawman" (I just posted a review on, my first post). Very nice little knife, for the price. No complaints...
So as I'm looking around in the store and pass by a few benchmades, thought to what's all the hype about these "axis-locks". Asked to see one, 904 mini stryker. Just messed around with it for a minute and was impressed. For such a small knife it has very large price tag and very, very smooth action. Grabbed a few different models just to compare and most of them had the same smooth action. Very different feel from my Cold Steel. Saw a few Spyderco's and they have some nice designs. I felt the blades were pretty large, even with the smaller knives. So now I'm thinking which one I want and did a comparison, benchmades and spydercos. Both which had similar type locks. The 904 won me over. I really liked the axis-lock and the look of it (black blade & handle). Again, pricing was pretty high for this type of locking mechanism. Couldn't justify it right then and there so I had to leave...
Why couldn't I just be happy with the mini lawman I'd just purchased! Researched a bunch of steels, reviews, etc. And all that went right out the window because of a "quick stop and look". Am I about to drop $150 to $160 on a single blade? Are there better deals for a mini stryker (904)? Being new to knives in general, in my mind it's very hard to justify. And I know there are much, much more expensive knives out there. I'm starting to see why (Quality, ergonomics/design, "Action". Which you need to go a try to find out). Hoping for a little help finding a deal.
So as I'm looking around in the store and pass by a few benchmades, thought to what's all the hype about these "axis-locks". Asked to see one, 904 mini stryker. Just messed around with it for a minute and was impressed. For such a small knife it has very large price tag and very, very smooth action. Grabbed a few different models just to compare and most of them had the same smooth action. Very different feel from my Cold Steel. Saw a few Spyderco's and they have some nice designs. I felt the blades were pretty large, even with the smaller knives. So now I'm thinking which one I want and did a comparison, benchmades and spydercos. Both which had similar type locks. The 904 won me over. I really liked the axis-lock and the look of it (black blade & handle). Again, pricing was pretty high for this type of locking mechanism. Couldn't justify it right then and there so I had to leave...
Why couldn't I just be happy with the mini lawman I'd just purchased! Researched a bunch of steels, reviews, etc. And all that went right out the window because of a "quick stop and look". Am I about to drop $150 to $160 on a single blade? Are there better deals for a mini stryker (904)? Being new to knives in general, in my mind it's very hard to justify. And I know there are much, much more expensive knives out there. I'm starting to see why (Quality, ergonomics/design, "Action". Which you need to go a try to find out). Hoping for a little help finding a deal.
