M-21 lock failure

[nelsonmc]

How about some recomendations for a comparably sized knife top replace it. I dont mind spending a little money, but keep it reasonable.

Have you ever handled a Benchmade Griptilian? They go for about $59-$69 and I'm pretty sure you'll never have a lock failure on one of those. You could also get a Spyderco Manix for about $110, or a Spyderco Military for about the same.

 

[GarageBoy]

I guess the impact caused the blade to buckle the liner across. Try the AXIS lock or Compression lock if you're gonna do something like that

 

[zinn1348]

I guess the impact caused the blade to buckle the liner across. Try the AXIS lock or Compression lock if you're gonna do something like that

Not sure that's the case. I've owned several liners that when you opened them smartly, the liner moved to the proper position. When lightly touching the liner, it would unstick itself, sometimes with an audible sound actually allowing the liner to disengage itself a bit allowing verticle blade movement.

I think that's the reason for the LAWKS.

If a forceful strike were made with the blade in this condition, especially at an angle, striking a hard object, I could envision the liner moving to the unlocked position. With the blade being under a pressure load, once the load was released rapidly, the blade would have a tendancy to snap shut. All of this would occur in a micro second or two of course.

Just my opinion as always though.


Thomas

 

[sak_collector]

I dont know if it would be so much CRKT's fault as it is the liner lock design in general. When I first got heavily into knives I bought all the tac style folders I could lay hands on. The very worst liner locks I ever had were a Benchmade Stryker, Spyderco Startmate and Outdoor Edge Impulse. Just my opinion, but the design itself is far from perfect. I mostly use slip-joints now, but if I feel the need to buy and use a locking knife, it is always a good lockback, or an axis lock. I have one liner-lock, my Victorinox Trekker which I still use as a slip-joint, just happenes to have a lock. I would never trust my fingers to a liner-lock.