Schrade Cliphangers

[Rick1955]

Does anyone out there have any opinions about the Schrade Cliphanger knives?

After looking at them for a while, I finally bought a small one with a clip blade that is partially serrated. Blade was VERY sharp.

Time will tell.

I know it is a production knife but for the price it seems like a good knife.

 

[fudo]

I've got one hanging on my monitor right now. It's a pretty handy little knife. The price is right.

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[po boy]

rick1955
alittle off subject but does anyone know what kind of steel Schrade + steel is?????I can't find anything about it

Originally posted by Rick1955:
Does anyone out there have any opinions about the Schrade Cliphanger knives?

After looking at them for a while, I finally bought a small one with a clip blade that is partially serrated. Blade was VERY sharp.

Time will tell.

I know it is a production knife but for the price it seems like a good knife.

 

[Strider]

This is my favorite rant!!! IMHO the Cliphanger is the biggest POS made. The locking bar appears to be slightly weaker then the foil in a pack of cigerettes.To make matters worse a liner locking knife with a backspring so that when you push on the ill designed little thumb?? thingie instead of smooth opening it comes to a dead stop halfway and if your thumb isn't placed just so you can expect a nasty little slice. Don't get me wrong cause I think Schrade makes great traditional folders in the low price range but the Cliphanger is just a bad accident waiting to happen. Oh did I mention the spine whack test??
Bob

 

[Rick1955]

Imperial Schrade has a website. You might want to try there. Most of those website have an email address in them too.

Now you have me curious. I may go try and find out too.

Originally posted by po boy:
rick1955
alittle off subject but does anyone know what kind of steel Schrade + steel is?????I can't find anything about it

 

[Rick1955]

Which one did you get? I got the little clip blade model. The price is good. The little stud on the blade for one handed opening is kinda cumbersome. But maybe after the blade loosens a bit it will improve.

Originally posted by fudo:
I've got one hanging on my monitor right now. It's a pretty handy little knife. The price is right.

 

[HUNTER3897]

Rick,
It was actually the first liner lock I ever bought. It was the small drop point with half serations. If you would have asked me what I thought of it then, I would have said it was a nice knife. After handling quite a few liner locks since then, I would have to say it is poorly constructed. The liner is so thin that I think you could read the paper through it. I was able to push the liner all the way to the other side of the blade. I am one who only does the spine whack test lightly. It failed rather easily. It then had considerable vertical play. It doesn't open smoothly at all.
The positives? I really like the hanging clip. Although it doesn't seem to be very durable, it is real handy. The knife sits in a drawer most of the year. I take it out when I go fishing. The hanging clip and release make it the perfect little line cutter. It's always right there when you need it and I don't worry about the cheap liner since the scariest thing I see while on the water is an occasional muskie.

Take care,

Jim

 

[TomW]

I have to agree with Strider. The cliphanger is pretty close to the bottom of the heap in factory knives. I like the clip. It would be nice to see somethng like it on a quality knife.

 

[Richard]

Its ashame that the clip hanger is such a bad knife. I bought one site unseen because a picture I saw looked kinda cool

Ugh, I was sooo disappointed. Schrade makes great traditional folders, and maybe they should just stick to that. At any rate, they should yank the clip hanger off the market.

Richard

 

[Rick1955]

The Cliphanger is a low end knife. But for the money it is not bad. I have to agree that I don't like either the shape or the locqtion of the thunb stud for opening the blade. The liner lock is too thin but does the job. But I also think it should cost about half what it actually does.

Originally posted by Strider:
This is my favorite rant!!! IMHO the Cliphanger is the biggest POS made. The locking bar appears to be slightly weaker then the foil in a pack of cigerettes.To make matters worse a liner locking knife with a backspring so that when you push on the ill designed little thumb?? thingie instead of smooth opening it comes to a dead stop halfway and if your thumb isn't placed just so you can expect a nasty little slice. Don't get me wrong cause I think Schrade makes great traditional folders in the low price range but the Cliphanger is just a bad accident waiting to happen. Oh did I mention the spine whack test??
Bob