Folders: What's the "Strongest" Lock?

I haven't handled every kind of lock there is, and I haven't tested every lock I've seen to its limits. (Though, sadly, I have accidentally tested some to their limits.) So I can't say with absolute certainty what mechanism is strongest. I can only give my impressions of what is the strongest I've seen.

I was recently at Blade West, where I had the opportunity to handle and examine many, many folders, by many different manufacturers, with many different locking mechanisms. From these, one seemed clearly stronger and more reliable than the rest:

the prototype Busse folder

I know this only kind-of counts, because it is not currently available. Some probably don't even believe me that it exists, I handled it, and it will be on the market sometime soon. But it does, I have, and it will be.

It's the first one I've seen that inspired my full confidence; and it is the one I'm waiting for.

--Mike
 
cerulean
Here we go again, people making generalized statements about a lock that they have never seen.The megaladon is like nothing you or anyone has ever seen befor because it is new and did not exist befor I made it! The actual lock has no moving parts.The blade and the (0.125 thick liner) are the lock.It is like having a fixed blade you can fold and put in your pocket.There is more steel(all S-30V) involved in the lock than any other lock that depends on pins or slabs of steel,including a balisong, openal, framelock, axislock, linerlock or backlock.The only knife stronger is a well made full tang fixed blade.
Did any one read the reviews on the Megaladon around last Christmas by Joe T. and Cliff S.?
Do people buy knives from companies because they say they are state of the art?Do you buy knives because that is what they can make with the limited tooling and knowladge they have.If the later is the case there would be no folding knives at all.Just because they say they can't make this lock cheap enough to justify the cost of tooling up mean it can't be made?Ya right,I made it in my garage with a few machine tools.Does that also mean people do not want something just because they (the big companies) wont (not can't) make it?
You now know there is a new design that is better will you continue to buy what the big boys make because that is what they want to make because it is cheap and easy?
You can email me for pictures
 
Hmm... I meant to address the post by Walking Man about the twist lock.

I have no knowledge about the Megaladon. I'll email you for some pics though, Mr. Niemi. Many people genuinely seem to love your new lock. It sounds very interesting.
 
The Centerlock, from one poster's description, sounds like the locking system used on the no-longer produced Executive Edge knives like the Fazendero and their pen knives. These were simple knives with sheep's foot blades that acted in the manner that was described. If the Centerlock is like this or similar to this, it's very strong indeed. I've always thought the Executive Edge knives had one of the best locking systems out there, too bad they went away.
 
Anubis7
Do you have any picts.of that lock?I doubt it is like mine or else they didn't have a patent on it.I searched many hours through the patent office web site and couldn't find anything similar.
Could the people who emaild me please re-send.I somehow managed to lose your addresses,Sorry
 
Mr. Niemi. I know the knife was made in Brazil and then imported and sold by Executive Edge. All of them are similar in that they have a sheep's foot blade and are basically two pieces of metal, the handle and the blade(okay, I think there's a pivot pin in there). The only way the knife would close is if the nub on the blade that goes into the right liner broke, the right liner is pulled to the right to allow the nub to leave it's hole(how you normally close the knife), the right liner broke.

In the pic, you can see the pivot point and to the left of it is the nub on the blade and if you trace the arc down, you'll see were it goes into the hole in the right liner. The knife does not lock closed, but it takes purposeful movement to open; won't open inadvertently like a non-wellmade liner lock. Not really a one-hand knife but could be opened as such with holding the blade and throwing the handle out or carefully using the fingers and wrist to flick the blade out. Here is a link to a pic:
http://www.covecutlery.com/Category.cfm?CategoryID=157

The knife was made of 420 Stainless but they're very sharp with a nice hollow ground edge and the blade could be pivoted completely around so that you could hold the handle in a blade forward position but the blade would lay back against the knuckles like a straight razor. I don't know much about patents but I've always wondered why this locking system, or something similar, wasn't used more as it's very, very strong. I had confidence with this knife except the guardless design; never afraid of it closing accidentally, though. The knives are no longer made to my knowledge and this site must have a few left over from old stock.
 
Thanks Anubis7
Interesting knife but nothing like the Megaladon.send me an email and I will send you some pictures?
 
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