ok... internal stop pins...

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I own a lot of knives... I prefer liner-locks and frame-locks over back-locks and I have recently taken to 'flipper' models...

I just purchased a Brous "Division" flipper... I love this knife... (I am more of an office-commando than a survivalist) and I flip it around the house just for fun...

anyway... my question... this knife doesn't have a stop-pin in the back of the knife... it opens fast, the liner-lock engages solidly, and it cuts with authority... (twist-ties, boxes, etc)

but the lack of a stop-pin has me baffled... I have carried a Spyderco Military for over 20 years - I just assumed that liner-locks etc needed a stop-pin...

stop pin on the inside of the handle! (thanks)

PS my Tighe-Stick has an internal stop-pin also... tighe i.jpg
 
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My guess is that it has a C shaped channel in the blade like the Kershaw JYD and the ZT 0700 and that's where the stop pin lies.
 
BenLong1018 said:
My guess is that it has a C shaped channel in the blade like the Kershaw JYD and the ZT 0700 and that's where the stop pin lies.
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Yeah either that or the opposite.

My Boker Federal has a c shaped cutout in the frame and a pin on the blade.

Having the channel on the blade is far more common though.
 
There's a difference between not being able to see the stop pin and not having one:p. Don't feel bad I couldn't find the stop pin on my Kershaw Lahar until I took it apart. Is there any benefit to an internal stop pin compared to other types?
 
well... I guess I get a big 'duh'

I don't take apart my knives... (not the handiest guy) so I wasn't aware of internal stop-pins...

I guess I will just have to look for a diagram of how they work... I know... I'll Google it!

(I feel better knowing that there is something other than 'no stop-pin'
 
It works the same way an external one does. It just stops the blade.

There's a pin pressed into the inside of the frame and a c shaped channel cutout on the blade. The pin travels through the cut out and stops on either side when its opened and closed.

Again there are some that are reversed, they have the pin pressed into the blade and the cutout in the frame.
 
One of John Grimsmo's YouTube videos does a good job of showing/explaining how an internal stop pin works. Not sure which "Knife making Tuesday" episode it is, but if you haven't already watched any of them, you will have great fun finding the right episode.
 
Since they say a picture is worth a 1000 words...

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