Frame lock with scales

[MORIMOTOM]

Wondering what I'm missing, I took my Buck Strider linerlock and put it next to a Sebenza framelock. The structure and action of both is identical.

ive always thought the strider sng, smf, and pt to be frame locks. the ar, gb, and similar are linerlocks. right?

 

[drano]

ive always thought the strider sng, smf, and pt to be frame locks. the ar, gb, and similar are linerlocks. right?

i think he was talking about the lock orientation. not the fact whether it had scales or not.

 

[T.K.C.]

ive always thought the strider sng, smf, and pt to be frame locks. the ar, gb, and similar are linerlocks. right?

That IS correct!!

 

[J85909266]

What about knives like these? They are listed as framelocks.

 

[hardheart]

It is a definition thing. As said before, many of the 'framelocks' mentioned are actually linerlocks (like the striders). A framelock has no external scale on the lock side and the lock is clearly visible. This yields an arguably less pretty knife than a linerlock in return for a beefier lock. Most framelocks are Ti on the lock side whereas linerlocks are more varied in material.

Now to mess this up: Kit Carson makes what he calls a bolster lock.....

Greg

So if I slap a full scale over a framelock, it becomes less 'beefy'.:thumbup:

 

[EDCeeker]

What about knives like these? They are listed as framelocks.

That looks interesting. What is it?

 

[J85909266]

Kirby Lambert Fireball.

 

[drano]

What about knives like these? They are listed as framelocks.

from what ive heard around town, with stuff like this, they stop refering to them as "scales" and are then called "overlays"