Opus

I like the look too. Narrow butt for easy pocket access. Long flat portion of edge, set low for knuckle clearance. "Short" grip at the pivot allows secure pinch. Reasonably thin blade stock in FFG.
 
Password is Taco said:
So as I learn....the PM2, if you look at it from above, is thicker than say the police 4 (or Opus). Does this put the pm2 at a disadvantage for cutting things?
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Some things, like an apple for example. Initial part of the cut - no issue. Shoving the rest of the blade thru, then it binds. PM2's still get it done nicely though.
 
Password is Taco said:
Is the thin blade stock a concern ?
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I wouldn't be concerned at all Taco. Guaranteed this knife will excel at any task a rational user may ask of it. Spyderco really thinks things through. :thumbsup:
" Opus " noun, Latin word. The definition of an opus is a large scale creative work, especially a musical composition or set of musical compositions.
 
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skyhorse said:
I wouldn't be concerned at all Taco. Guaranteed this knife will excel at any task a rational user may ask of it. Spyderco really thinks things through. :thumbsup:
" Opus " noun, Latin word. The definition of an opus is a large scale creative work, especially a musical composition or set of musical compositions.
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Officer's Match said:
I like the look too. Narrow butt for easy pocket access. Long flat portion of edge, set low for knuckle clearance. "Short" grip at the pivot allows secure pinch. Reasonably thin blade stock in FFG.
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I handled the prototype the last two years at the Blade show and I really like the design. For me though, that long flat area of the blade with the small forward belly is my least favorite part of the knife. It wouldn't prevent me from buying it, but I prefer a more smooth and gradual belly like the one on the military. Still a really nice knife though!
 
Surfingringo said:
I handled the prototype the last two years at the Blade show and I really like the design. For me though, that long flat area of the blade with the small forward belly is my least favorite part of the knife. It wouldn't prevent me from buying it, but I prefer a more smooth and gradual belly like the one on the military. Still a really nice knife though!
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What did you think of the grip shape? Looks like one I could see being very comfy. I could see doing some contouring on the lower half of the G10 from the relief back.

Also, do you recall what the additional screw on the linerlock side was for? There is one down lower in the grip near where the lockbar would be.
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Officer's Match said:
What did you think of the grip shape? Looks like one I could see being very comfy. I could see doing some contouring on the lower half of the G10 from the relief back.

Also, do you recall what the additional screw on the linerlock side was for? There is one down lower in the grip near where the lockbar would be.
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The handle is my favorite aspect of the design. Works really well in my hand. I also like the forward groove (not sure if you would call that a choil or not). It allows you to grip right up close to the cutting edge and the handle is designed to still allow a comfortable 4 finger grip when holding behind the forward groove/choil.
 
it may hold the liner secure on that side. with such a big hump it's possible the liner is split in 3 parts not 2, and the middle part ilocks against the tang. maybe?
 
That's what I was thinking. Maybe it originally had a partial nested liner lock and the additional screw secured it.
 
Saw a couple vid's on the Opus. In one vid, a collector numbered Opus didn't have that screw at all. In another, it appears to be a additional support to the liner right at the start of the spring cut out.
 
Re: the 'extra' screw: it's not there in the KnifeCenter quick-flick vid.

The knife looks great -- I'd had myself convinced that I wanted a Military for a full-sized folder, (I still do, of course!) but this might bump that acquisition back a spot or two...
 
jswa2 said:
Re: the 'extra' screw: it's not there in the KnifeCenter quick-flick vid.

The knife looks great -- I'd had myself convinced that I wanted a Military for a full-sized folder, (I still do, of course!) but this might bump that acquisition back a spot or two...
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Actually it is there in that vid (5 seconds in, and at 18 seconds you can see the hole in the liner):

 
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