Knives similar to Rough Rider Work Knife?

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Hi guys, this be my first post in the Traditional forums, and all of a sudden I am looking into traditional style folders and such.
What I'll be doing first is buying a bunch of cheap Rough Riders to get a lot of the patterns, so what I did was just that and I saw the above knife.
I looked at videos and it apparently has the slipjoint spring AND the liner lock, which strongly interests me for some reason.
Are there any other knives that have a slipjoint spring as well as some sort of liner lock?
 
Daniel J said:
Surely the liner lock makes the back spring somewhat redundant?

The only similar knife I can think of is Willem's K'roo WK75, which is a friction folder with liner lock.
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I know, but the idea is just so interesting for some unexplainable reason.
I'd be fine with the cheap Rough Rider version because I love sharpening and don't care that much for fit and finish anyways, but it'd be nice to have a more higher end one.
 
Nearly, if not all traditional linerlocks have both lock and spring. The two best examples IMO are the GEC and the Queen.

GEC Northfield #73 Scout Trapper
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Queen #06L Teardrop
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Both of these patterns have a half-stop as well, which lets you safely change your grip to get your fingers out of the way after depressing the linerlock.
 
The SAK linerlocks retain the backspring.
The locks on these traditionls don't operate like a modern linerlock. The locks don't hold the blade in the open position. They engage after the blade has begun to close, so that it can't accidently close all the way. The travel is usually 5-10 degrees. The locks are a safety feature.

If you cut the liner lock off, the knife would operate like slipjoint.
If you removed the backspring, the knife would NOT operate like a linerlock.
 
Jeff posts pix of two of my favourite knives, the GEC 73 and Queen 06 both with linerlocks. It's important to understand that these are slipjoints WITH an additional linerlock. In my view, this makes for an ultra safe knife. Linerlocks without a backspring frankly unnerve me...they can open in the pocket, an appalling scenario.

I have some RR linerlock/slipjoints too and I particularly like their small sodbuster knife with them, I have the yellow delrin and Amber Bone versions: good lock, good fit and a very nice knife. Also got the Large version in faux Tortoise, but at 4"+ closed it's too long for my pocket.

Another Queen made linerlock is the Copperhead No.41 L a very robust but compact knife with a really good Clip blade and D2 into the bargain!

GEC offer their 55 pattern as a liner lock, a SFO of the 85 Bullet End came out recently with this and I believe a run of 73s with drop Point is in the pipeline too.
 
Case made a linerlock sodbuster some years ago, you can get lucky on the online auction site every now and then and find one. The rough riders have pretty decent fit and finish, especially for the price. Here is a pic of the case someone here on the forums has
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mtangent said:
The locks on these traditionls don't operate like a modern linerlock. The locks don't hold the blade in the open position.
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Or the closed position. Traditional liner locks don't have ball detents, another reason why a backspring is still necessary.
 
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