IKBS and KVT ball bearing systems

[ertugrul]

A question:
Why lionsteel choose to use IKBS over KVT ball bearing system?
Is there any advantage?

Thanks in advance for your reply,
Ertogrul

 

[BenLong1018]

I believe KVT ball bearings are proprietary to Kershaw knives.

 

[ertugrul]

I believe KVT ball bearings are proprietary to Kershaw knives.

Not only Kershaw, aslo some ZT knives have KVT ball bearings.

 

[`br4dz-]

Not only Kershaw, aslo some ZT knives have KVT ball bearings.

Kershaw and ZT are owned by the parent company KAI.

 

[Nfd538]

A question:
Why lionsteel choose to use IKBS over KVT ball bearing system?
Is there any advantage?

Thanks in advance for your reply,
Ertogrul

IKBS is better

 

[Lapedog]

IKBS bearings are not caged if I remember correctly. Thus I think KVT is better. I think some IKBS ARE caged though. I don't know. All I DO know is that my CRKT Eros and Ripple had uncaged bearings.

 

[RamZar]

IKBS comes in both loose and caged bearings. LionSteel uses the caged variety.

KVT for Zero Tolerance and Kershaw knives only comes in caged bearings.

 

[ertugrul]

Kershaw and ZT are owned by the parent company KAI.

Yes I noticed when I saw their identical webpages.

 

[ertugrul]

IKBS comes in both loose and caged bearings. LionSteel uses the caged variety.

KVT for Zero Tolerance and Kershaw knives only comes in caged bearings.

Thanks for the clarification.

 

[aurabattler]

Yes I noticed when I saw their identical webpages.

And you also find the KAI logo on both of your kershaw and zt knives most of the time.

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[ertugrul]

And you also find the KAI logo on both of your kershaw and zt knives most of the time.

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