Having read about the AO I figured you would start to open the knife with the thumbstud in the blade and about half-way open the spring would kick in and open it the rest of the way. Instead it's more akin to a straight up "out the front" switchblade. It also stays closed (unlocked) better than any other liner-locking knife I own. The torsion from the spring keeps the blade closed much better the ball detent on any of the liner locked knives I own.
I guess the drawback though is that on a normal liner-lock the blade would just fall open a bit while on an AO knife it would spring open rather ballistically.
The closed lock I'd only keep on when transporting it so it wouldn't suddenly cut through my luggage when set down too hard. It's a nice feature to have in certain circumstances and am sure it helps when shipping across state lines. I wouldn't leave it on when carrying though, that's just silly and defeats the purpose of the AO.
I guess the drawback though is that on a normal liner-lock the blade would just fall open a bit while on an AO knife it would spring open rather ballistically.
The closed lock I'd only keep on when transporting it so it wouldn't suddenly cut through my luggage when set down too hard. It's a nice feature to have in certain circumstances and am sure it helps when shipping across state lines. I wouldn't leave it on when carrying though, that's just silly and defeats the purpose of the AO.
