If lock fails, what'll happen ??

[Santi]

Hi,

New to this board.

"Playing" and been carrying knife around for year.
But could not be 100% sure on this. . .

If LockBack fails, it will keep hold of its opened position. So, it'll become a fixed blade.

If LinerLock Fails, it'll become a "wimp", the blade just hanging there at the pivot pin, not be able to lock-open, not be able to close.

Are the above T R U E ??

And. . .
What'd happen if the AxisLock fails ??

 

[RH]

A lockback can only fail one way - closed. Downward pressure on the blade will put the same pressure on the lock as if you depressed the open button, cause the lock to open and the blade to shut.

A liner can fail two ways - the liner can go all the way over, jamming in the corner and hanging up the blade as you said. Or, it can force the liner back to it's starting point, and close right up.

I don't have an Axis, but you'd likely break the handle befroe the lock failed.

 

[Chang]

I don't quite see your logic with the lockback folder becoming a fixed blade. If the lock fails... well, then it isn't locked. If it isn't locked, it probably is closing (or left semi-open).

As for Axis Lock, it is pretty durable. It is very hard to get the bar to go back, and you'd have to actually snap the Axis bar.

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Chang the Asian Janitorial Apparatus

 

[Jeff Clark]

I have most often seen lockbacks fail by wear of the locking notch or weakening of the locking spring. This mostly turns the knife into the non-locking variety. In some cases the wear and weakening (usually through hacking at hard materials or throwing the knife) allow the blade to rotate backwards beyond the full-open position. This really makes the knife useless. I have never had a lockback fail in the locked-open position.


[This message has been edited by Jeff Clark (edited 09-12-2000).]