IKBS "Plus" Bearings?

[Beowolf Agate]

So these are beginning to appear on some new knives from Andre Thorburn, and perhaps from other makers of high-end flippers as well.

How does the IKBS "Plus" differ from the perfectly nice IKBS bearings already out there?

Is it just marketing, or is there a meaningful difference? I have done some quick internet searches and.....crickets.

 

[Beowolf Agate]

I believe that I found the answer to my question from BG - Thorburn's exclusive USA distributor: It looks like the IKBS "Plus" system has an additional row of caged bearings around the pivot barrel.

If anyone has a chance to check this system out in the wild, please feel free to post your thoughts here.

 

[unwisefool]

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