For members that own an American Lawman

[Veldara]

So the AL I bought off of BladeHQ just arrived and I've been testing how well it handles and I've noticed I can flick the knife open without even flicking the stud. Checking knife by pinching the blade's spine I don't even need to use any effort to pull it off of the handle. So is this normal? Is this meant to be a tactical feature, I've never handled a folder where I can just simply flick my wrist and activate it open before.

 

[GCG199]

Yes, on most lockbacks, using a wrist flick will open them up.

 

[Veldara]

Yes, on most lockbacks, using a wrist flick will open them up.

Ok thank you very much. I'm still new to this whole knife world thing and this is the first lockback I own.

 

[DocJD]

So the AL I bought off of BladeHQ just arrived and I've been testing how well it handles and I've noticed I can flick the knife open without even flicking the stud. Checking knife by pinching the blade's spine I don't even need to use any effort to pull it off of the handle. So is this normal? Is this meant to be a tactical feature, I've never handled a folder where I can just simply flick my wrist and activate it open before.

Perfectly normal , especially after some breaking-in . Some users prefer to open folders this way .

The spring should provide enough retention to be safe in carry . Stay completely closed until you want it to open .