Fox Predator folder claims "virtual fixed blade" status due to L.A.W.K.S system

Dunno about fixed blade status now, but it does look like they used some design elements from the Applegate Fairburn (sp?) folders that Boker makes.
 
singularity35 said:
What about the pivot?
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good point

and yes the word "virtual" does leave a little room for "descriptive license" so i guess i'm breaking Fox's stones a bit here but i'm intrigued with the LAWKS system now, guess i'll have to put it on my shopping list but that is going to take a very long time to get to. :rolleyes:
 
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I haven't had much experience with the L.A.W.K.S. system (and none with Fox's new knife, obviously), but judging by the CRKT M16 models we carry at work, I can see it being a strong lock but not a "virtual fixed blade" by any means.
 
linerlocks fail even when you prevent slipping.

I recommend carry a fixed blade if you plan on doing any hard work...
 
If you ask me, it seems LAWKS makes the mechanism rely on the strength of the locking bar. So I'm guessing the strength depends on the liner thickness.

In actual function LAWKS is the Liner lock varient of the Rotoblock IMO.
 
My lawks folder was stabbed into wood several times as hard as I can and there was no damage. I have done the spine-wack test and it was just a joke to it.I have no doubt you would be able to baton with it. I suggest someone actually using and testing one before coming to conclusions.
 
even if the lock were amazing, which it isn't (I'm not deriding it either. I loved my old M16), as others have pointed out, there are other factors that contribute to the dimensional rigidity of FBs.

The closest things I've seen are the ZT MUDD and the Lionsteel SR-1.
 
I got a Fox Predator 2 for my brother in law when I was in Italy. He really likes it and still carries it everyday even after two tours in Iraq with the Marines. I checked it out before sending it too him and it was built really well and quality wise is right up there with anything I've had from the big three. I wouldn't go so far to say virtual fixed blade but the liner lock was solid and the LAWKS system will keep it from accidentaly disengaging (as it did with my old CRKT M-16).
 
Can't speak for Fox, but I bought a CRKT folder many years ago with a Lawks system.

It helps, but I still don't trust it like I would a fixed blade.
 
it's a crappy knife, had one
cheap built and worst linerlock I ever had
cheap steel

Maxx
 
TheCarbideRat said:
http://www.fkmdknives.com/fast/k/en/eur/products/v/15

I see it has the L.A.W.K.S system which i'm aware of functionality-wise.
Although I've never handled a thusly equipped knife I am doubting the fixed blade talk and that's my 2% ... can anyone shed a little light here with some opinions or facts?
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Even if you were to weld the liner to the tang, the knife is still held together with pins, and will be significantly weaker than a fixed blade.
 
I had an CRKT M16 series with the L.A.W.K.S for a main carry knife for about 4 years. It was a strong locking blade and lawks feature added to the strength but I still wasnt as comfortable with it enough to use it as a fixed blade.
 
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