Lone Wolf Double Duty

[Gmountain]

I picked this up today- a Lone Wolf Double Duty with Cocobolo scales. The blade is S30V. The knife looks great. It's both a regular knife and an automatic. The neat thing is there is no button-the scale moves 1/8 of an inch and releases the knife. If you didn't know, it would be hard to figure out. It seems to be pretty well made, but I am far from an expert.

 

[J85909266]

So, you can just regularly open it as well? Does it snapped open at a certain point like an AO, or can it be opened completely manually?

 

[Gmountain]

So, you can just regularly open it as well? Does it snapped open at a certain point like an AO, or can it be opened completely manually?

Completely manually. It does NOT operate like an AO. Pretty neat.

 

[drano]

these knives are called "double-action" or "dual-action" as not to be mistaken with the double action of autos that also retract (microtech)

hence the name "double" duty

its not the best made auto out there but its still cool. i think the scale firing works faster than some bolster firing ones, and definately faster than button fire.

i've owned one for about 6 months now, the G10 version. take if from me, be very careful not to fire the spring when the blade is already out.
it some how screws it up so that each succesive fire, the spring over extends and prevents the liner from passing over and locking the blade.

this happend when i first got mine, I sent it back and got another one and it happend again.

I ended up taking a dremel and putting small bevels on the spring and the liner so they could pass by each other.

i think they could have worked on the design to make more "sense' when the knife is closed. the tang sticks out too far IMO. also the clip could have been designed better.
but its my favorite EDC besides my strider and s30v leek.