My Hinderer Bit me...

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spliggs

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Really short story, my XM-18 3.5" opened in my pocket and then proceeded to cut me, has anyone else ever had this happen w/ their Hinderers?

Longer (more accurate story)-let me preface this by saving I feel this was totally my fault and not the knives fault at all.

A little while back we got new uniforms (which of course have different pocket configurations than the old ones). I didn't really like where my knives were, so I did some re-arranging. I carry my XM tip up. The pocket I put it in is on my thigh and I ended up putting it in the front of the pocket (I always put my knives w/ the spine of the blade against the seam of my pockets, but didn't here because of what else I had in the pocket and the location of the pocket, etc. - stupid I know). When I got home last night (actually early this morning, I got off about 3am and got home around 3:30ish), I started taking off my gear (gun/belt, vest, then started emptying pockets). As I reached into that pocket to start taking stuff out, something poked my finger. I looked down at the pocket as I pulled my hand away and saw that my XM had opened up some. Wasn't much of a cut at all, but it bled a little bit so I slapped a band-aid on it after I finished dumping all my stuff out. Of course, had I carried it tip down, or placed it at the rear of that pocket this would have never happened, so I will freely admit it is totally my fault, but just thought I'd share with everyone anyway...needless to say, when I get ready today, I'll be re-arranging the location of my XM :)
 
Flipper???

I carry my XMs (always tip-up) from time to time inside the waistband or center of a pocket with no issues of unwanted opening. Push the flipper of a tip-up folder against a pocket and all assurances are off once you go active. So, my knives are carried either with the blade against the back of the pocket to help prevent unwanted opening, or situated in a pocket where it's less-likely anything will push on the flipper.

If your non-flipper is opening, double check your pivot retention. If not lightly loctite(ed) or overly tightened the pivot can loosen slightly with use....well, use beyond envelopes and apples.
 
I've only had it happen once and that knife left my pocket forever. I require a strong detent on liner/framelocks. You get bit once and it really hinders your carefree reach for your knife. I carried lockbacks for many years because of my bad experience with weak linerlock detents.
Like you noted, I also try to keep the knife to the back of the pocket nowadays.

Maybe Hinderer and crew could strengthen the detent for you?
Heh, or you could beg for one of those Hinderer lockbacks... :D
 
Spine against the back of the pocket and regular maintenance (pivot tightness) is the answer - Not the detent.
Detent - Old old old Subject.
We've ALL been bit, not the first won't be the last. Glad it was minor:)
 
Lone_Wolfe said:
It's not really yours until it nips you.
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I red some old knife superstition that said people used to slice their finger with a newly aquired blade in order to "familiarize" the blade with the owners blood. Thus preventing accidental cuts and wounds later. I'm not a superstitious guy, but I tend to do it more as a ritual when I recieve a new blade :p
 
LOL, well, I agree with the comments about getting bit and it then being yours...I have some knives that bit me the first day I got them. This one though, it made it a while before it got me (I got it Jan 2011). And even then, it was my stupidity that caused it. Needless to say, when I got ready to go in Sat, I didn't put it back in the same place it was Fri. No issues at all now :) And just because I feel like it, here's a quick picture I took back when I got it:

 
Nice knife... Dang does everyone in the world have a blue-black scale to taunt me with in pictures. :)
 
DPRICHARD said:
Nice knife... Dang does everyone in the world have a blue-black scale to taunt me with in pictures. :)
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KJVBlades said:
I red some old knife superstition that said people used to slice their finger with a newly aquired blade in order to "familiarize" the blade with the owners blood. Thus preventing accidental cuts and wounds later. I'm not a superstitious guy, but I tend to do it more as a ritual when I recieve a new blade :p
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Lone_Wolfe said:
It's not really yours until it nips you.
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I guess I really own this one now :rolleyes: This one is SHARP, I didn't even realize I'd cut myself until I felt the tickle of blood running down my finger..

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