New Rollock from CRKT

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PointyReckoning

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Has anyone had a chance to handle one of these yet? They look like a real cute smaller knife and the lock is definitely unique, although I can't seem to figure out how it works:D. With a street price of around 25 dollars I'm interested.

here are some pics and info(link to CRKT's site)
http://www.crkt.com/rollock.html

I'd like to draw attention to the fact that this knife handle AND blade are Mirror Polished. Could this be a new CRKT trend? I know I sure wouldn't miss the beadblast which they seem to put on EVERYTHING they sell.

I'm not certain but it looks like it operates similar to a box butter, think automatic out-the-front knife without the spring, you just push it open and closed with your thumb.
 
The first Rolox knife I saw was in the early 1980’s. It was made by BenchMark Knives, USA. I’m not sure what the model was or what type of blade steel was used. It had about a 2.5” blade and a 4” handle. The scales were black micarta or brown wood. The rest of the knife was steel. There was no pocket clip. (not invented yet) To open the knife you would push down on back top of the blade. The blade would tilt up about 20 degrees. You would slide the blade forward to the end of the handle. The blade would tilt down and lock. The lock looked like a lockback, but on the underside of the handle. To close the blade you would push the lock bar and pull the blade back along the handle. When it reached the end of it’s travel it would tilt from the 20 degree position into the handle. I know it’s kind of hard to picture from my description. It was slow to open with one hand. It was just about impossible to close unless you used two hands. The lock was strong but I think the internal pins the blade slid on would be the weak points. The scales were held on with screws. You could partially disassemble the knife by removing these screws. This was necessary because it would fill up with dirt and pocket lint. It needed cleaning and greasing quite often. It was a unique and well-made knife. It just wasn’t that practical. It should be interesting to see what the CRKT version is like. Check out the link for a picture of a stag handled knife and a little history.

http://www.agrussell.com/benchmark/bmk-dia.html
 
thanks for the link those are pretty nice looking knives!

The locking mechanism sounds pretty complicated but very interesting. I'll probably pick one up just so I can see how it works upclose ;)
 
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