Lockblade or linerlock

well a liner lock is easy to close one handed for sure, I prefer that since my first edc was a tac blur
 
Lockback, not that I don't like linerlocks, I'm just used to lockbacks. A linerlock is better if your looking to save weight or if you'll be doing any field dressing.
 
Lockback for sure solid lockup every time and pretty much a rugged knife if a Buck 110 or something similar...... A lockback can be closed with one hand just about as easily as a linerlock but the question was about use as a outdoor backup blade.
 
I prefer lockbacks. I think they have less of a tendency to wear out as quickly as liner locks do.
 
depends on the knives, a lot of the ones i like are liner locks, nothing at all wrong with a well fitted LL, but ya gotta watch out as all of them arent well fitted.

to be honest there arent a lotta lock backs around that interest me at the moment, all i can really think of is the spyderco manix, & possibly the civvy and police, thats about it.

well, and the ER nemisis i suppose, now thats a heavy duty lock back.
 
I prefer lockbacks of the choices mentioned, but a good Compression Lock is my favorite and really dig the Toggle Lock (it's on my favorite folder), Axis Lock, and the Ball-Bearing lock is kind of cool, too.
 
It really is an "apples & oranges" type of question. For me, there are two big advantages of both... Liner/Frame lock is easier to manipulate/close. Lockback is less likely to open unintentionally. Personally, I'd like to see a NICE knife that uses a slipjoint type spring to keep the knife closed, but has a liner lock to lock it open. The ball detent would just be there for less friction opening/closing.
 
One thing to keep in mind... The guy from Trident/Crusader Forge did some testing of lock mechanisms before he decided on the framelock. His initial design was for a lock-back, but the stress-testing he did showed that when pressed to the point of lock mechanism failure, the lock-back went from holding strong, to a catastrophic failure in the space of an instant, and it folded. The linerlock folded part way, but the lock would jam, protecting the fingers (theoretically). Keep in mind this is just one type of lock stress, but it may be something to think about. I wish Sal read this thread and he could chime in on how a lockback fails, vs a linerlock, when pushed to its limits.
 
Well, I would probably look at other aspects of a knife first. But if it came down to two knives, one lockback and one linerlock, and both were equally suitable, I'd probably take the lockback.
 
I would usually say Lockback, *unless* it was a really good Linerlock (and there are some really good ones out there).
 
depends on who made it, and the quality of the lock
i would choose the linerlock in that case
that said, i do swap my edc folder for outdoors, and sometimes i do carry lockbacks, mostly buck 110 or 112, because i like to have wood in my hand in the woods :D:D
but depends of the day, the mood...the feel,...well, its hard to decide every time :D
 
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