Mercator question,

[KrisNZ]

Hi guys, are there any differences between the ones with the K55K cat logos on the handles and the ones with the plain handles?, apart from the blade steel. Cheers Kris

 

[dogstar]

I may be mistaken, but...

The one with the cat is a lockback and has a longer blade
The one without the cat is a slipjoint and has a shorter blade.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[KrisNZ]

I may be mistaken, but...

The one with the cat is a lockback and has a longer blade
The one without the cat is a slipjoint and has a shorter blade.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

My plain ones I have are lockbacks, thanks anyway,:thumbup:

 

[jackknife]

I've seen Mercators in both lockblades and slip joints.

 

[Humppa]

Carl almost said it - Mercators are made in different lenght and with and without a locking mechanism. The Cat-K55Ks are longer and have the locking mechanism. But there are other locking Mercators without that logo. The smaller ones (slipjoints) don´t usually have that logo.

Here´s the link to Otter knives - I made the link directly to the "Mercator-section" - so you can look at the different lengths and if with or without locking mechanism. (It´s in german and no english translation is available - sorry, guys)

http://www.otter-messer.de/index.ph....html/XTCsid/145b01d60e5389b6217635b17f30c0e1

 

[KrisNZ]

Thanks, google chrome translates it for you, have a good day!