Leek or Twitch 2?

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The wife is looking for a small assisted-opener, and has narrowed it down to these two. Her only use will be general utility. What would you buy?

TWITCH II (00808): AUS-8 blade, 3" long with flipper and thumb studs. Aluminum handle, reversible tip-up pocket clip. Lockback. $45

LEEK (1660): 440A blade (some are S30V now), 3" long with flipper and thumb studs. Stainless handle. Tip up or down right-hand pocket clip. Liner lock. $45
 
Get the Leek that has the S30V. Personally, im not too fond of lock backs, but thats just me. I love my Leek 1660ST, even tho it has the 440A blade. Or pay a little more and get a mini griptilian from benchmade that has the 154CM blade.
 
I have the plain Jane 1660 Leek and couldn't be more pleased with it, a lot of bang for the buck in my opinion.
 
I have both and the Leek is the better knife in every aspect. You can't beat an Onion design like that.
 
Out of those two, I would buy the Twitch because I much prefer flippers to thumbstuds. However, there are some Kershaw designs that also have a flipper, and those would be my first choice.
 
I EDCed a Twitch II for almost a year....I really like it...although it can be a little hard to flip until you adjust/wear it in....I like the lockback also...
And the blade is actually 2.7" long, a little shorter than the Leek.

All that being said....I got my first Leek about a month ago and put the SOG away...
Since then, I've bought another Leek, (polished G10/S30V), a Scallion and a Chive....

The Twitch II is nice....the Kershaws are great...

HTH,
Bob T.
 
I like them both, but all of my SOG AO's have needed a little adjusting to get them to fire AND have no bladeplay. They are great knives, and sharp as heck, but there is that little 'fiddle factor' to them. My Leek is a common 440a variant and I love it. For a casual user with 'general use', I doubt that the 440a will cause any problems. Mine holds an edge just fine. Of course I want the s30v Leek, but the other works just fine.
 
I have both and like them, but favor the Leek for following reasons. First off the A/O lock on the Leek is more readily accessible for me. It is located near the rear of the handle and can be disengaged with the little finger without repositioning the knife in the hand. The star screw on the Leek allows you to set the tension as you prefer or tighten it ,if it should become to loose.The Twitch A/O lock is located behind the bladelock on the midpoint of the spine. A bit more awkward position to reach one handed. Secondly, the blade pivot screw on the Leek is, I believe, a #6 torx screw. The Twitch is quite smaller, either a #4 or possibly a #2. Whatever it is, I have not been able to find a Torx bit to fit it. Finally, Gray or black are the only two handle colors I have seen for the Twitch. The Leek is available is more variations than I have room to list here, including "pink" for the Mrs.
 
I have both and I would say the Leek. The Twitch is a decent knife, but I think the AO works smoother and better on the Leek.

earthworm94 although the site says its Sandvik 13C26 now, I don't think they've made the switch over from 440A yet. Thomas W. from Kershaw had a thread about it here a little while ago if you want to search.
 
I've had 2 Leeks and 1 Twitch II and the assisted opening mechanism broke on all of them after <6 months of use. The leek can still be easily opened without it using the thumbstud, but the twitch is impossible to open that way. If you get the leek, be careful using the liner lock, it puts your thumb right in the way of the closing blade. I'd recommend a fixed blade, theyre much simpler and more reliable.
 
on the leek does the blade some what "snap" back in when you close it or is there stil tension on it?

-matt
 
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