Patiently waiting for the Spyderco SpydeRench, Lum Chinese Chopper Folder, Rolling Lock, Benchmade M2 Axis, M2 Axis AFCK, M2 Pinnacle and the REKAT NEW KNIVES.
"The victorious Warrior wins first and then goes to war, while the defeated Warrior goes to war and then seeks to win" Sun-Tzu
Hi MDP - the answer is never! The SS mechanism is all made of stainless steel and there are no parts to come loose. If you ever wear it out, I bet Kershaw will replace it for free
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Dexter Ewing
Knife Reviews Moderator
I reckon if anyone can wear out the Speed-Safe mechanism, you can
. Maybe we should start taking bets on the number of openings
. I had my eye on the Random Task but I think it fits fair and square into my state's definition of a flick knife (as does the Cuda and Leverlock) and as such is a prohibited weapon. Oh well, I guess that's one I can cross off my wish list
Patiently waiting for the Spyderco SpydeRench, Lum Chinese Chopper Folder, Rolling Lock, Benchmade M2 Axis, M2 Axis AFCK, M2 Pinnacle and the REKAT NEW KNIVES.
"The victorious Warrior wins first and then goes to war, while the defeated Warrior goes to war and then seeks to win" Sun-Tzu
My comments applied specifically to N.S.W., Australia. This is from the Prohibited Weapons Act 1989:
(15) A knife commonly known as a flick knife that has a blade which opens
automatically by gravity or centrifugal force or by any pressure applied to a
button, spring or device in or attached to the handle of the knife.
Marion,
Be extremely careful with this Mini-Task.. After you carry it a while you will find yourself coming dangerously close to cutting your thumb off with a regular one hand open knife. You have to re-train your brain if you have several carries, a normal blade feels like mud after getting used to the Onions. I will be writing more about this knife as soon as I hear back from Kershaw.
The dealer I got it from sells used knives, so I am thinking of selling it back to him at a loss and taking the credit towards a REKAT Escalator or Benchmade Axis or Pinnacle.
The whole "Almost Auto" thing is bothering me, I would really hate to be the guy that sets the legal precedent that it qualifies as an automatic and thus illegal...
And the blade shape is less than perfectly utility...
------------------ Marion David Poff fka Eye msg me at mdpoff@hotmail.com
Patiently waiting for the Spyderco SpydeRench, Lum Chinese Chopper Folder, Rolling Lock, Benchmade M2 Axis, M2 Axis AFCK, M2 Pinnacle and the REKAT Escalator and the Pat Crawford Design.
"The victorious Warrior wins first and then goes to war, while the defeated Warrior goes to war and then seeks to win" Sun-Tzu
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