I think I know why the Cyclone was discontiued

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regal

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I got to thinking if ever used in self defense it would be tough to explain the on/off switch in court.

This knife would be very difficult for a jury to distiguish from a switchblade.

Is it possible to remove the switch ?
 
A/O knives aren't illegal most places. Please check local knife laws before you go about hacking up zombies and slaying infidels....thanks... carry on...;):D

Edit to add.....Where do you live? State will likely do, unless, it is a mojor metro area with it's own laws. I'd be willing to wager there is someone here that lives there that could offer you a more insightful answer. :thumbup:
 
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regal said:
I got to thinking if ever used in self defense it would be tough to explain the on/off switch in court.

This knife would be very difficult for a jury to distiguish from a switchblade.

Is it possible to remove the switch ?
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Have to say I don't think that would be the primary reason to disco them. Because what about AO knives that have no switch? They'd be considered "on" all the time.
 
regal said:
I got to thinking if ever used in self defense it would be tough to explain the on/off switch in court.

This knife would be very difficult for a jury to distiguish from a switchblade.

Is it possible to remove the switch ?
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That doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Great knives get discontinued all the time, that's the way it is. Even the outstanding Spyderco Manix got canned... Anyway, I've just got a new Cyclone yesterday. It's en route to me... Get a few while they are still available.
 
My guess is that it didn't sell well. Why? I would have to guess because of it's heavy weight, but I don't really know. I've handed one and it had good ergos. I liked it, except for it's weight. That said, I'm sure some buyers don't think it's to heavy and equate weight to quality. I don't remember the safety or anything, very much, except that it seemed slightly awkward and that it slowed down the assisted opening, defeating the speed opening properties of the knife, assuming you use the safe. I would guess most people use a safe if one is provided.
 
Silverdagger said:
My guess is that it didn't sell well. Why? I would have to guess because of it's heavy weight, but I don't really know. I've handed one and it had good ergos. I liked it, except for it's weight. That said, I'm sure some buyers don't think it's to heavy and equate weight to quality. I don't remember the safety or anything, very much, except that it seemed slightly awkward and that it slowed down the assisted opening, defeating the speed opening properties of the knife, assuming you use the safe. I would guess most people use a safe if one is provided.
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I'm pretty sure there is no safe on the Cyclone, and know there isn't one on the mini-Cyclone.
 
the safe to which you are referring is actually a speedsafe on/off switch. not a blade safety.
 
it is possible to remove the switch. it's more of a bypass on the speedsafe and can be both adjust and removed. Although I like the feature. I had several that had to be adjusted for proper function of the bypass. Not sure if that was one of the issues or not. It was one of my favorite kershaws to play with. I can see how it might be an issue if the switch fails and you have to send it in.
 
OregonEdge said:
the tiZDP version is one of the finest kershaws ever made. imho
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absolutely +1 i know the blade shape had a lot to do with it, but i think i would just about purchase anything kershaw makes with a ti framelock with a coated ZDP blade. is fine as art or as the mother of all EDCs. mine has a 15/20 convex edge that took me a week to make (yeah yeah no diamonds im awesome....) and it will hold it like nothing else.
 
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