I was recently made aware of these new Schrade knives. I've been wondering about the viability of such knives for a while. I think it's a fascinating development in pocketknives. Certainly, there's a demand for such items. At the same time, it does further blur the line of legality. In any event, I'm glade somebody's come out with such a beast, even if it's a Schrade branded import. Hopefully, it'll open a new market niche for more mainstream manufacturers to fill out with more innovative wares.
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OTF Assissted Openening knives: When did these come about?
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I have one of these Schrade OTFs and the blade retention seems to be alright. As far as I know, many new knives imported from Taiwan under the Schrade brand (now owned by Taylor) seem to be made of 440C stainless steel or the 4034 stainless steel. Well can not compare these steels to the CPM154 or S30V, but they are still pretty decent steels and yet very affordable.
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From where are you getting the information that 440C is being used?
I actually have always wished for an assisted OTF knife. I have seen a few of the few of the small Microtech UTX 70's at shows, and it would be the absolute perfect work knife for me. It's a 'double action' OTF, which means I think that you push the button one way to open it, and the opposite way to close it. When you push the button (more of a switch) you preload the spring, which then fires within a fraction of a second. You push it the other way and it retracts, also under spring power.
So the great thing is that it's both auto-open and auto-close. I find that with most knives, getting it out is quick enough, but putting it back tends to be slow and awkward. At work I like to be able to get my knife out quickly, use it, and put it back quickly.
However, I decided that I can't risk using an auto at work, even one with a 2 inch blade. It would just take one co-worker to get mad at me, run to HR, and tell them I've got a switchblade. Bye bye job.
If it were assisted, however, it would be legal and would be perfectly ok under company policy.
So the great thing is that it's both auto-open and auto-close. I find that with most knives, getting it out is quick enough, but putting it back tends to be slow and awkward. At work I like to be able to get my knife out quickly, use it, and put it back quickly.
However, I decided that I can't risk using an auto at work, even one with a 2 inch blade. It would just take one co-worker to get mad at me, run to HR, and tell them I've got a switchblade. Bye bye job.
If it were assisted, however, it would be legal and would be perfectly ok under company policy.