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Reliability of Victorinox Locks
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I haven't had any problems with my outrider, but then I only use it for outdoor recreation.
The side lock on the Outrider looks pretty positive. There is a hook on the underside of the main blade's spring. The side button is attached to a bar that crosses the frame under the main blade's spring. When the blade is open, the bar engages the hook, which prevents the spring from lifting and the blade from closing. Retracting the button disengages the bar from the spring and allows the spring to rise and the blade to close.
The lock's strength is limited by the strength of the hook, spring and locking bar. I've spine whacked mine with a screwdriver and it did not disengage, but I didn't whale on it. It's not a hard use blade.
The big question I think is relaiability. It looks like debris could easily get under the hook and prevent the locking bar from fully engaging. If enough debris got in there, you'd have a slipjoint.
P.S. As el cid points out below, some of the Vics have a liner-type lock. I don't know anything about those.
The side lock on the Outrider looks pretty positive. There is a hook on the underside of the main blade's spring. The side button is attached to a bar that crosses the frame under the main blade's spring. When the blade is open, the bar engages the hook, which prevents the spring from lifting and the blade from closing. Retracting the button disengages the bar from the spring and allows the spring to rise and the blade to close.
The lock's strength is limited by the strength of the hook, spring and locking bar. I've spine whacked mine with a screwdriver and it did not disengage, but I didn't whale on it. It's not a hard use blade.
The big question I think is relaiability. It looks like debris could easily get under the hook and prevent the locking bar from fully engaging. If enough debris got in there, you'd have a slipjoint.
P.S. As el cid points out below, some of the Vics have a liner-type lock. I don't know anything about those.
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I have a Victorinox Parachutist model and it has a liner lock type spring in it too. The actual blade works off of a slip joint mechanism so the lock is just there as an added safety feature. You'll notice that there is up/down play if you wiggle the blade, but this is normal on this type of knife because the slip joint mechanism is what keeps it open. If you're familiar with the Case Russlock, you'll see the same thing.
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I have both the Ruchsack and the One Handed Trailmaster. The locks are no problem with either. I don't know how much I need locks on these knives but it can't hurt and may save a cut finger one day. The one handed opening of the Trailmaster works but they rounded off the hole which makes it easy to slip out of the hole while opening expecially if your fingers are wet. Used this knife in the saltwater of the Gulf of Mexico last week and it had no problems after a good rinsing with fresh water upon returing to our cabin. It was nice to have a one hand opening knife while wade fishing, holding a rod, lure and goodness knows what else while trying to cut fishing line.
I have found that Victorinox holds up to saltwater environments better than Benchmade or Spyderco.
I have found that Victorinox holds up to saltwater environments better than Benchmade or Spyderco.