Im sure it’s plenty strong but the engineer in me think that the design is less elegant because it requires the use of liners as load bearing part, this mean that the lock can’t function or will be weak without liners similar to the axis lock.
I personally think design like the Triad lock, Ball bearing lock, backlock or the upcoming Steel Will Ant lock is more elegant because it doesn’t rely on liners for strength, hence the knife can be made lighter and thinner. In triad lock for example, the addition of liner only made it even stronger. And the designer has the freedom of choosing aluminum, titanium or steel liners, partial or full liner without worrying about how the liner wears etc. which is a huge consideration for design like the Axis lock.
