New CRKT: Folding Hissatsu 2

The assisted opener bar is a pain in the butt to take out of the Hissatsu 2. I could not take mine apart fully because two of the screws would not come out. They just turn freely! I spent much time trying to figure out how to remove it without taking it completely apart. It was not fun....especially since I had the pivot screw removed and the little washers fell out and the LAWKS fell out. What a pain to get them back in place without being able to fully disassemble. I finally got it all back together but now the liner lock engages further over than it should.
I bought two so the removal of the tension bar was somewhat of an experiment in the first one. I did finally figure out how to remove it without taking anything apart on the second one. I loosened the screw that holds the bar in place (#6 torx) then used a tiny screw driver to push it out of place with the blade in the open position. (There is a tiny hole in the butt end of the folder you can push the tension bar out through) I then closed the blade and pushed the torsion bar towards the spine. Lifted up the torsion bar out through the opening on the spine end of the handle then grabbed it with a pair or pliers and pulled it completely out. A big pain!!!!!

CRKT should offer the folding Hissatsu 2 without the assisted opening feature just like they offer the regular sized Hissatsu folder with and without the assisted opening feature.
 
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sorry to post in this thread from July. From what I've read ,people seem to prefer the Hissatsu 2 because it looks better and is more portable, but from , the Hissatsu 1 is still the better folder overall? I heard the Heihi/Hissatsu 2 is made in China, as opposed to Taiwan for the H1.

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d2eux said:
sorry to post in this thread from July. From what I've read ,people seem to prefer the Hissatsu 2 because it looks better and is more portable, but from , the Hissatsu 1 is still the better folder overall? I heard the Heihi/Hissatsu 2 is made in China, as opposed to Taiwan for the H1.
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imo, the hissatsu 2 aka heiho wins for a fun knife to edc...
g10 scales + full steel liners + lawks instead of auto-lawks + smaller/more practical to carry package = win
i also find it more attractive than its dildo looking older brother the hissatsu 1 lol

i acquired a modified one from a fellow forum member who milled out the g10 removing the kanji and giving it more texture. he also removed all markings from the blade. when i received it all i had to do was finish mirror polishing the blade and the thing is pretty sweet now.

it deploys with authority albeit learning how to deploy it effectively with the thumb disk has a bit of a learning curve.

overall im happy with the purchase and its a neat knife to have

EDIT: btw, the purchase was for my fiance who liked the blade shape and japanese influence ala james williams... they are also the only production knives i can think of with an accurate/authentic japanese tanto point you can get.
 
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fair enough. I was just commenting because I have the first Hissatsu folder, and was unsure if it was worth shelling out $45 for its little brother. Some people have said the quality doesnt feel as good as the taiwan version
 
I also like the look of this knife, the large model. A set of polished G-10 grips for the large one would probably force me to buy one.
 
I agree that the H2 should be offered without the spring bar. I had a hell of a time taking mine out too. These are great folders though.
 
On all of the examples of the larger one I handled it was easier/faster to open without the spring assist. The Hissatsu 2, on the other hand, was easy to open AND close with the assist in it so I would probably just leave it in even though I'm usually pretty outspoken against AO mechanisms. I wish they had an option for one without the kanji on it, but regardless it looks much less "mall ninja" in person and much more "gentleman's knife". As a whole it's an excellent value and I would love to own one personally. It's an attractive little package that carries easily and cuts well. :thumbup:
 
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