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Are there any plans to improve the locking mechanism on the Persian to make it a bit smoother? Are Persians of current manufacture any better than the earlier ones in this regard?

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bls
 
On mine the spring seems pretty strong but openning and closing i svery smooth. Do you mean it's gritty or just requires more effort to open?
 
bls said:
Are there any plans to improve the locking mechanism on the Persian to make it a bit smoother? Are Persians of current manufacture any better than the earlier ones in this regard?

Regards,
bls
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Is the Persian you're talking about a "Byrd" by any chance? My Schempp Persian will be a year old the end of November, so I think it was a pretty early one. Action was slick and smooth the day I got it, and is still that way. Can't recall anyone complaining about one not being smooth before now.
 
Perhaps I am not making the best choice of words. The action is not at all "gritty", so I suppose it is "smooth".

What I should say is that it requires a bit more applied strength to open than most of the other Spydercos that I have owned.

The exact opposite extreme would be the Chinook II, which is so easy to open that I can actually "flick" it opened.

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bls
 
Ok, I too can "flick" my Chinook II open but not my Persian, but both "drop" open with equal ease, and my Persian actually seems to require less thumb strength than my Chinook II for normal opening. Thinking "flickability" may be influenced more by blade mass and moment than the others. I've only played with two Persians, mine and one I purchased as a gift. That second one also felt extremely smooth and did not seem to require excessive strength to open. If you're basing you inqiry on a single specimen, perhaps either you just got a particularly stiff one, or I was lucky and got two particularly limber ones, but I'd be willing to bet mine are close to the norm. At any rate, I not sure I'd be pleased if the spring on mine was any lighter than it is.
 
Perhaps I got a "heavy-springed" specimin then. The reason why I am asking is because I like this knife so much that I rarely carry anything else, so I am considering purchasing a second one. I was wondering if there is reason to wait for possible improvements in this area.

BTW - "The Deacon" - I love what you had Ron do to your Persian. It is absolutely gorgeous. It makes me think of getting one customized as well.

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bls
 
Well, the problem gave itself away when the action got even worse and the knife starting to squeak occasionally upon opening. I applied a bit of Militec and it has made a big difference.

The spring still seems a good deal heavier than the other Spydies I have handled, but the action is much smoother now.

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bls
 
I find when brand new spyderco lockbacks like a decent bit of lube, 3 drops, one on each side of the tang and 1 on the tang itself where it contacts the lock bar. As the action wears in it gets smoother and less lubrication is needed. While it's breaking in the oil will get black pretty quick. I suggest a thorough cleaning before you lube it up every time, a scrub with a hotwater and a toothbrush with dish soap get's them nice and sqeaky clean, just like new :D I tend to do my EDC's one a week like this, whether they need it or not.
 
Sounds like a good idea. Maybe next time I'll give it the toothbrush and dish soap treatement before I lube it. :)

The Chinook II's that I have owned were quite smooth and easy to open without needing lube, but I think the extra strong lockbar spring on the Persian creates alot of friction between the lockbar and the tang if the knife is not well lubricated.

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bls
 
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