How do spyderco linerlocks hold up in general?

[Mitchell Knives]

On the one where the liner never even touched the tang of the blade, did you try sending it back to Spyderco? That sounds very much like a screw-up in manufacturing to me and Spyderco should have made good on it.

Yes, I did send the knife back to Spyderco and they replaced it no questions asked. However, the model they sent as a replacement had different lock issues. I ended up giving that one away.

so it just might be possible to torque the hilt enough to disengage the lock. But that would take an almighty tight grip and a lot of twisting.

When I held the knife in a full grip, the side of my index finger was able to press on the liner and disengage the lock. I think the slight cutout in the G10 That allows the liner to be unlocked should be eliminated.

The Military is a great knife, certainly one of the best cutters around. I think it deserves a better lock though.

 

[FullerH]

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When I held the knife in a full grip, the side of my index finger was able to press on the liner and disengage the lock. I think the slight cutout in the G10 That allows the liner to be unlocked should be eliminated.

The Military is a great knife, certainly one of the best cutters around. I think it deserves a better lock though.

It seems to me that when you stick your finger into the cutout, you are doing what you hare supposed to do to release the lock. It is, therefore, functioning as it is supposed to function. If you press down into the cutout in the back of a lockback knife, by damn!, the lock will disengage the way that it is supposed to disengage. It seems to me that you have, somewhere somehow, become convinced that linerlocks are unsafe and you, therefore, seek out ways to defeat them. If you do that, you will defeat them. But my suggestion is that the problem is you and not the lock.

 

[Mitchell Knives]

It seems to me that when you stick your finger into the cutout, you are doing what you hare supposed to do to release the lock. It is, therefore, functioning as it is supposed to function.

If I hold the knife in a standard sabre grip, my index finger rests right where the cutout lies. When I grasp the knife firmly in this manner, the lock can disengage.

If you press down into the cutout in the back of a lockback knife, by damn!, the lock will disengage the way that it is supposed to disengage.

I agree. However, the Boye dent came about because under a firm grip some users could partially disengage the lock back. No one intends to unlock a knife in this manner, so Spyderco added the feature to prevent accidents.

There have been other reports of the Military's lock failing when used in the grip I described. Some people seem to not have any issues, which could be attributed to serveral things. Perhaps Spyderco should address this issue much like they did with the Boye dent.

It seems to me that you have, somewhere somehow, become convinced that linerlocks are unsafe and you, therefore, seek out ways to defeat them. If you do that, you will defeat them. But my suggestion is that the problem is you and not the lock.

A liner lock is just as good as any other lock if they are made correctly. I wouldn't hesitate buying a liner lock knife if I liked the design. Others have had similiar problems with their Military's, so I don't think it is just me.

 

[FullerH]

OK, I do not particularly like the Military for other reasons, so I am not defensive of that particular knife. I gave mine away. But I LOVE my Terzuola/Spyderco StarMate whch has essentially the same liner lock and cutout that my Military had and I have NEVER had a problem with the liner lock disengaging unintentionally, nor did I with my Mili when I had it.

 

[Mitchell Knives]

But I LOVE my Terzuola/Spyderco StarMate whch has essentially the same liner lock and cutout that my Military had and I have NEVER had a problem with the liner lock disengaging unintentionally.

I never had any lock issues with my Starmate either; just my Military.