Lionsteel Goodness - Just received my new Carbon Fiber/G10 laminated Daghetta

As always, awesome pics! My day was full yesterday so no pics from me :( if you were close I would have you do all my photos ;)
 
Thanks. Solid points. It wouldn't be a hard use knife for me, so the steel is not an issue. I really like the simplicity and the lean frame, both of which drew me to the Mcusta in the first place. Though I do dislike back spring tension. I'm used to my Goddard Jr. - drops like an axis lock folder when disengaged. But you can't have everything. I like what I see, so I'll give one a try and let you know.

Lev

Reeek said:
I think the Tactility will be a tad stronger over all as the knife goes but the back lock is probably a littly stronger if that mattered to you. The ergos are very similar as are the overall uses with the blade shapes. You can argue between 440C and VG-10 as a preference I suppose but there isn't a huge difference in those two steels although Mcusta heat treats their VG-10 to around 60-61 HRC I believe. The Mcusta carries deeper too but the Dagetta is not obtuse in any way. The Mcusta will more one hand friendly because of the Michael Walker Liner Lock. The Daghetta slide button can be disengaged with just your thumb which allows one handed closing but you will always have the back spring tension to defeat when closing.

Considering the Mcusta Tactility is about $50 more than this CF/G10 Daghetta, I'd call them an even match based on the price difference. The choice comes down to aesthetics IMHO.
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I really like the looks of this knife, but the 440C at 56-58 is a bit of a downer. I'd pass on this one, but would be willing to pay $125-150 for a version with 154CM or S30V or better.
 
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ROBB said:
Steve- how does this lock compare to the BM axis lock? Is it as smooth ?
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The Daghetta's lock is much closer to a lock back than an Axis Lock. The back lock's bar is locked in the open position by the Axis-style bar.
It is no way near as smooth as The Axis Lock.
 
I know this thread is a little over 4 months old, but thanks to it, I am now a proud owner of this knife. It really is a beauty and it feels great in my hand. This one's gonna see a lot of pocket time!

Here's my two cents, just in case anyone else is considering this knife. It's definitely a one handed opener, but closing it is a different story. What I usually do is pull the lock back and close it by pressing the spine of the blade against my leg, that way it's still a one hand closer. I actually like the tension of opening and closing. It feels very solid. While it is very similar to a lock back, it also is similar to the axis lock in that a spring pushes the lock forward. I suppose the only thing that would make the lock fail is if the spring broke, in which case the knife would be more like a slip joint. It feels just as rugged as any axis lock I've handled though, and if you don't abuse it, I'm sure Lion Steel would fix the spring in the odd event that it might break. That said, this is really a medium duty folder at the most. The tip is relatively thin, but that's also one of the big reasons I like it so well. I have a lot of confidence in this knife's ability as an EDC.

One more point of interest; There is a video on youtube of a guy batoning wood with this knife. Yes, it eventually breaks the lock. As I said, this isn't a heavy duty folder. Regardless, if you need to baton, use a fixed blade!!! I personally don't understand why anyone would use a 3" folder to baton wood with in the first place. If you baton with this knife, you deserve to end up with it broken.
 
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