Locks: Axis, Ball Bearing, Hawk, Button - What Else?

[Big_Red]

After having owned many knives, my latest 'thing' is buying manual folders with locks manipulated on/within the side of handle - keeping fingers out from path of the blade. As an obvious example and my theme for the day, the Benchmade Axis lock.

Other than the Benchmade Axis, Spyderco Ball Bearing, Zero Tolerance Mudd's Hawk Lock, and Houge/Elz Button Lock... what else is there you would consider a similar style?

I don't do auto/assisted/etc.

Thanks folks.

 

[spoonrobot]

Blackie Collins' Bolt-Action. Featured on some Gerber folders in the 80s/90s and the current Spyderco Sage 3.

Elishewitz E-Lock; featured on the CRKT Starlight.

Also, look at the lock on the Benchmade Nagara.

 

[dtownknifekid]

Sog arc locks seem similar.

 

[TurboScooter]

Lion Steel - Tactical Operation Lock

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=9003146

That thread has diagrams of it showing how it works.

 

[joe-bob]

Hawk D.O.G.

 

[RevDevil]

Walker liner lock, Reeve Integral Lock, caged Ballbearing Lock, compression lock.

 

[Dorito Monk]

Walker liner lock, Reeve Integral Lock, caged Ballbearing Lock, compression lock.

Those both require the user to put their fingers in the path of the blade.

 

[spoonrobot]

How do you keep your thumb out of the blade path while closing a liner/frame lock?

 

[RevDevil]

Just have to be really, really fast. Lol :foot:

 

[panella]

Take a look at Gerber's roto-lock. I realize it's not a side lock. Activated with the thumb from the top of the blade. No fingers in the path of the blade to activate or de-activate.

http://www.gerbertools.com/Gerber/Knives/22-01404/Parrish-Bird-Knife

also applegate covert

http://eastcoastgunsales.com/product.php?ID=95695

 

[CrimsonTideShooter]

Didn't read the OP. Oops

 

[Tony8179]

Lockbacks. Also, Pat Crawford's original One Hand knife. A very similiar version of Crawford's One Hand knife can be found at AG Russell's site.

Blackie Collins' Bolt-Action. Featured on some Gerber folders in the 80s/90s and the current Spyderco Sage 3.

Elishewitz E-Lock; featured on the CRKT Starlight.

Also, look at the lock on the Benchmade Nagara.

The lock on the Nagara is called a Nak Lock and it's very similar to Spyderco's Compression Lock.

 

[tiguy7]

William Henry offers a nice button lock. I love the design and the execution, but I am right handed. They don't make a lefty model to my knowledge.

 

[goodeyesniper]

slipjoint

 

[Big_Red]

Lion Steel - Tactical Operation Lock

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=9003146

That thread has diagrams of it showing how it works.

that's a new one to me...

 

[Sal Glesser]

Hi Red,

There are quite a few locks that have been developed over the years.

sal

 

[goldie]

Rekat rolling lock,colt m4 stop pin lock,neeley lock from timberline,gt knives center button lock,kershaw whisper vault lock,kershaw stud lock,gerber/lone wolf paul axial lock...

 

[FlaMtnBkr]

The lock on the Nagara is called a Nak Lock and it's very similar to Spyderco's Compression Lock.

That is what I thought but it actually doesn't get compressed between tang and stop pin like in the compression lock. So it is not going to have the strength that the Spyderco lock has.

 

[THG]

Lockbacks.

How do you keep your thumb out of the way of the blade with a lockback?

 

[DD1]

Cold Steel Ultra-Lock