Looking for my perfect folding knife

[CAlife]

sounds great. spyderco has good warranty service in case one goes bad right?

At the spine of the knife, one of the liners engages the upper back of the blade tang, similar to how a liner lock works, but on the back of the knife instead of the front. At a glance, it appears to be a backwards liner lock, but it is leagues more secure and strong, as well as being able to flick the knife open and closed without fingers ever being in the way of the blade. Some people find them awkward, but I had no trouble getting comfortable with them.

The knife is held closed by a milled out portion of the blade tang that the moving liner engages into when closed. It's similar to the liner lock ball and detent system. There have been some QC issues, as it is a new lock, but many love them.

 

[Grampa]

A fixed blade is NOT illegal to carry in California - just illegal to carry concealed.

 

[ginshun]

sounds great. spyderco has good warranty service in case one goes bad right?

Yes they do. I actually had a ParaMilitary that had significant forward back blade play when I first got. Sent it in and they fixed it free, and its been tight as a drum ever since.

I was going to reccomend it too. The lock bar is a leaf spring type thing the same as a liner or frame lock, so technically it is still a spring in the compressed position when the knife is closed.

What exactly is the reasoning behind the request to not have the lock under any stress when the knife is closed? I have never heard of a liner, frame, axis, arc or whatever failing do to the lock mechanism being overstressed when the knife is closed. And if you get a knife made by a reputable company its going to have a lifetime warrenty anyway.