liner lock issue resolved. New Question; Re: CRKT LCK+

If the knife is brand new the blade and lock might still need to "mate", as in, wear in together.

Although I would prefer the lock to fully engage, as long as the lock-up is secure, and the knife is just being used for cutting (as opposed to stabbing or prying), I wouldn't be worried about it. I would expect the lock to move further across the tang as time goes. I'd give the parts a chance to wear in.

If it's still new, open and close it about 100 times and see what happens.

Worse case scenario- if you're still not happy with it, and if it's new, send it back.
 
"oops."
I "think" I may have "fixed" it.
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Took it apart to clean & lube ... and to c if the bearings would fit the M21-02G (nope.😟)
When I reassembled I put the pivot pin in with flat pointing forward. Liner lock would not catch/engage at all.
Took apart a second time, positioned the flat facing rear.
Looks to me the lock bar is fully engaged now. ☺️
I musta screwed up somehow ...

NEW QUESTION:

As far as I know, the knife is not a clone.
(would a clone have the ball bearing pivots, or use bushings? my guess is bushings, sinc cheaper and easier to get - or make.)

The knife is a CRKT LCK+. Quality is at least as good as the CRKT Ken Onion 'RIPPLE' I bought at a brick n morter knife shop back in 2013 or 2014.

With the blade centered, and no wigglie-wobblies when open partially or fully, it can be flicked fully open without using the tab, tip facing rear in a normal grip, or tip facing front, in a reverse grip.

Is it "normal" for the LCK+ to be flickable?

Being flickable is legal in Idaho, so I am not concerned about legalities.
 
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afishhunter said:
NEW QUESTION:

As far as I know, the knife is not a clone.
(would a clone have the ball bearing pivots, or use bushings? my guess is bushings, sinc cheaper and easier to get - or make.)

The knife is a CRKT LCK+. Quality is at least as good as the CRKT Ken Onion 'RIPPLE' I bought at a brick n morter knife shop back in 2013 or 2014.

With the blade centered, and no wigglie-wobblies when open partially or fully, it can be flicked fully open without using the tab, tip facing rear in a normal grip, or tip facing front, in a reverse grip.

Is it "normal" for the LCK+ to be flickable?

Being flickable is legal in Idaho, so I am not concerned about legalities.
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Plenty of clones use ball bearings, but if you bought this from a reputable retailer there's no reason to think it's a clone. If you purchased from eBay, Amazon, etc., it may be counterfeit.

When you say flickable, you mean that without using the flipper tab you can "shake" the knife open? That is generally a sign of a weak detent. Attempts to adjust could result in your lock engagement changing again.

Is this knife assisted? I'm not familiar with it and googling it only shows an assisted model. Assisted open knives often have a soft detent as it's only purpose is holding the blade closed, not providing resistance for you to push/flick against to open the knife manually with thumb studs or a flipper tab.
 
Ilikesharpstuff said:
Plenty of clones use ball bearings, but if you bought this from a reputable retailer there's no reason to think it's a clone. If you purchased from eBay, Amazon, etc., it may be counterfeit.

When you say flickable, you mean that without using the flipper tab you can "shake" the knife open? That is generally a sign of a weak detent. Attempts to adjust could result in your lock engagement changing again.

Is this knife assisted? I'm not familiar with it and googling it only shows an assisted model. Assisted open knives often have a soft detent as it's only purpose is holding the blade closed, not providing resistance for you to push/flick against to open the knife manually with thumb studs or a flipper tab.
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Not assisted.
Yes, a single hard shake will fully open the knife.
To be honest, I don't mind being able to flick it open. Reminds me of a couple larger slipjoint knives I had when young.

A friend's 1965 Buck 110 lockback could be opened the same way. I believe it was the second series or variation that Buck changed the pivot and lock bar geometry so the 110 could not be flicked open.

Supposedly military (Army) regulations at the time prohibited troops on combat duty or not, from having switchblades, and/or knives that could be flicked.
As you may know, in the 60's to at least early 80's pretty much everyone in the military from clerks to combat troops, enlisted and officers in all branches had at least one 110 on their belt. It was as common as the issue TL-29 and "DEMO" knives. The PX's and Ship's Stores sold several tons of the 110.
 
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