Tips can be found below the review...
Scores:
*Value-7/10
*Quality-7/10
*Ergonomics-9/10
*Durability-7/10
*Practicality
(Tool)-6/10
*Practicality
(Self-defense)-8.5/10
*Practicality
(Carry)-8/10
*Odds of a LEO letting you to continue carrying this knife- depends on location, laws, and the officer...but my educated guess would be "very low-to-none"
Review:
---Pohl design switchblade (also comes in full manual and button lock versions)
---Priced at around $50 (switchblade version), depending where you go, and who you know
---Light and Sturdy Aluminum handle (aircraft?)
---Handle is a good thickness and length, making it comfortable even for my fairly large hands.
---Practical size for self-defense
---Might be a bit hard to convince an officer that it's just a tool because of it's blade length and weapon-like appearance (and the fact that it's a switchblade)
---Deep, molded finger grooves and a slightly textured handle make for excellent grip
---excellent pocket clip: stays attached to pocket well, yet it's not hard to get on or off. runs 2/3 down the length of the handle on the side opposite of the button. reverse-positioned.
---Blade material= AUS8
---Rockwell hardness= 57-59
---Black blade version is possibly teflon coated (either way it's slick)
---Blade length= around 3.25"
---Blade thickness= around 1/8" (0.125")
---Blade shape/design gets its roots from the AK-74 bayonet
---Opens pretty quickly, but it won't gonna blow you out of the water
---Torsion bar opening mechanism (i've determined this by comparing its opening characteristics to my kershaw speed-safe knives, and the way they behave is identical...no distinctive spring firing "click" either)
---Safety is VERY stiff at first, almost unusable. And because it's so stiff, carrying the knife with it on is impractical; much too slow to move it. If there was an emergency, you might be in some trouble
---Lanyard hole....how is putting a 3.25" switchblade on your keychain practical? Hmm doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me
Tips:
---Be sure you know your local laws before venturing out in public with any switchblade knife. Switchblade carry laws vary EXTREMELY from city to city and state to state. The only federal regulations about switchblades have to do with shipping by mail and transporting them across state lines with the purpose to sell; and selling them to non-LEOs and non-military personnel. I might have left something out, so check this link http://uscode.house.gov/ go to "search" and once there, type in the word "switchblade" (without the quotation marks). It will bring up around 15 articles.
---If you break it, you can't ask boker to repair it, because they only repair autos if you provide a valid LEO/Military ID. The local gun show MIGHT be able to repair it without the ID, but I've never tried so I have absolutely no idea. My advice: Don't drop it! It may be a "cheap" switchblade, but $50 down the drain is still money lost.
Scores:
*Value-7/10
*Quality-7/10
*Ergonomics-9/10
*Durability-7/10
*Practicality
(Tool)-6/10
*Practicality
(Self-defense)-8.5/10
*Practicality
(Carry)-8/10
*Odds of a LEO letting you to continue carrying this knife- depends on location, laws, and the officer...but my educated guess would be "very low-to-none"
Review:
---Pohl design switchblade (also comes in full manual and button lock versions)
---Priced at around $50 (switchblade version), depending where you go, and who you know
---Light and Sturdy Aluminum handle (aircraft?)
---Handle is a good thickness and length, making it comfortable even for my fairly large hands.
---Practical size for self-defense
---Might be a bit hard to convince an officer that it's just a tool because of it's blade length and weapon-like appearance (and the fact that it's a switchblade)
---Deep, molded finger grooves and a slightly textured handle make for excellent grip
---excellent pocket clip: stays attached to pocket well, yet it's not hard to get on or off. runs 2/3 down the length of the handle on the side opposite of the button. reverse-positioned.
---Blade material= AUS8
---Rockwell hardness= 57-59
---Black blade version is possibly teflon coated (either way it's slick)
---Blade length= around 3.25"
---Blade thickness= around 1/8" (0.125")
---Blade shape/design gets its roots from the AK-74 bayonet
---Opens pretty quickly, but it won't gonna blow you out of the water
---Torsion bar opening mechanism (i've determined this by comparing its opening characteristics to my kershaw speed-safe knives, and the way they behave is identical...no distinctive spring firing "click" either)
---Safety is VERY stiff at first, almost unusable. And because it's so stiff, carrying the knife with it on is impractical; much too slow to move it. If there was an emergency, you might be in some trouble
---Lanyard hole....how is putting a 3.25" switchblade on your keychain practical? Hmm doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me
Tips:
---Be sure you know your local laws before venturing out in public with any switchblade knife. Switchblade carry laws vary EXTREMELY from city to city and state to state. The only federal regulations about switchblades have to do with shipping by mail and transporting them across state lines with the purpose to sell; and selling them to non-LEOs and non-military personnel. I might have left something out, so check this link http://uscode.house.gov/ go to "search" and once there, type in the word "switchblade" (without the quotation marks). It will bring up around 15 articles.
---If you break it, you can't ask boker to repair it, because they only repair autos if you provide a valid LEO/Military ID. The local gun show MIGHT be able to repair it without the ID, but I've never tried so I have absolutely no idea. My advice: Don't drop it! It may be a "cheap" switchblade, but $50 down the drain is still money lost.
