Personally I don't like it much. The locking mechanism looks liek your average liner lock turned onits side, and minus a stop pin. so the liner is expected to hold twice as much. Also, in order to keep a slim profile you have to have a narrow liner, that means even less strength.It should hold up well to a vertical load on the blade. But I doubt it would take a lot to have it fail and fold sideways on you.The open handle is an invitation to have the action and locking mechanism dirty all the time too.
i don't htink much of whoever desinged it either.They are openly suggesting that you use the blade as a prybar. They even made the knife so it could be locked at 90 degrees and torqued against. I don't think any run of the mill 3" carbon steel blade hardened at Rc58 is going to hold up to being used as a pry bar. Or a wire cutter for that matter as they have planned in a future model. The future models are supposed to be able to cut wire by pinching it between blade and handle while closing the knife. you have to have the blde unlocked to close it, and you have to apply force to cut the wire. That means applying pressure to an unlocked blade on purpose.How smart is that?Especially when the blade is designed to come back out the other side of the handle.Good way to stab your hand.
It may be a fun knife to add to the collection strictly for messing around with, but I wouldn't spend much on one, or trust it for a daily carry. Just my opinion.
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Fix it right the first time, use Baling Wire !
