Snubby

Snubs are awesome! Had to sell mine to pay some bills, but I enjoyed carrying it the short amount of time I had it.



 
BladeHQ has the CQC-14 SF Snubby with stainless steel liners. Can someone confirm that?

Particularly like the long 4.875" handle for the 2.75" blade length.

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RamZar said:
BladeHQ has the CQC-14 SF Snubby with stainless steel liners. Can someone confirm that?

Particularly like the long 4.875" handle for the 2.75" blade length.

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[video=youtube;qt6scHQesBw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt6scHQesBw[/video]
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Emerson factory rep says -- "One side (of the liners) is stainless and the other is Titanium -- and that's true of all of our knives."
 
flash900 said:
Emerson factory rep says -- "One side (of the liners) is stainless and the other is Titanium -- and that's true of all of our knives."
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If the lock side is a titanium liner then we're back to the old lock stickiness issue!
 
^^Yes but the stickyness goes away with breaking in the knife as experienced with those that I own. Yes, locking side is titanium and the nonlocking side is stainless steel.
 
Each Emerson model seems to wave open a little bit differently.

With the blade being so short, can the Snubby be consistently waved open?
 
flash900 said:
I admire Mr. Emerson and his work, but updating his designs to deal with the sticky locks is long overdue.
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First off Sticky locks aren't really that bad in comparison to lock slip. That being said though, almost all of my emersons (I have 5 currently) there is only 1 that still has a sticky lock and I can fix that every other week with 5 minutes and some sharpie. While it isn't ideal, it really isn't a functional issue but unless it takes like a prybar to unlock then it's not really that bad for a hard use tool that can take a beating if needed.

Secondly that isn't really updating his designs that's more of adding to a good design since as far as designs go his aren't really outdated. Calling an emerson outdated would be like calling a Chris reeve sebenza outdated because there's no lock insert or overtravel/lockbar stop
 
While i cant attest to the Snubby, im just gonna point out the obvious:

If legalities are a primary motivator, consider the implications of carrying a karambit (especially with the name "combat"), regardless of length.

Just something to consider.
 
Jamesh Bond said:
While i cant attest to the Snubby, im just gonna point out the obvious:

If legalities are a primary motivator, consider the implications of carrying a karambit (especially with the name "combat"), regardless of length.

Just something to consider.
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I agree with this. I have the lagriffe and seldom carry it even though it is small just because it looks so damn mean.
 
flash900 said:
I admire Mr. Emerson and his work, but updating his designs to deal with the sticky locks is long overdue.
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Did you get one? If so, how do you like the size and relative to your other 2.75" blade knives? How's the action and lock stickiness?
 
RamZar said:
Did you get one? If so, how do you like the size and relative to your other 2.75" blade knives? How's the action and lock stickiness?
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I did. Still breaking it in.

It was sticky -- but not nearly as sticky as my first Sheepdog (which I had to return because it locked up) or my replacement (which was nearly as bad at first but is now breaking in after using up one Sharpie and starting on a second.)

The Stubby is unlike any of my other 2.75- inch knives. Most of them could be classified as so-called dress knives.

Not the Stubby. Like most Emersons, it is big and heavy. The handle is full size -- nearly identical to that of the Sheepdog. Only the blade is Stubby.

It is aimed at people who live where knife size is restricted. But I like it because of its smaller size.

The blade is just as thick as Emerson's larger models and appears to be just as strong.

I love the ergos - particularly the comfortable handle choil.

The Stubby makes a fine EDC for someone who wants a smaller but powerful pocket folder.

Recommended. Highly. But be sure to buy some Sharpies too.
 
flash900 said:
I did. Still breaking it in.

It was sticky -- but not nearly as sticky as my first Sheepdog (which I had to return because it locked up) or my replacement (which was nearly as bad at first but is now breaking in after using up one Sharpie and starting on a second.)

The Stubby is unlike any of my other 2.75- inch knives. Most of them could be classified as so-called dress knives.

Not the Stubby. Like most Emersons, it is big and heavy. The handle is full size -- nearly identical to that of the Sheepdog. Only the blade is Stubby.

It is aimed at people who live where knife size is restricted. But I like it because of its smaller size.

The blade is just as thick as Emerson's larger models and appears to be just as strong.

I love the ergos - particularly the comfortable handle choil.

The Stubby makes a fine EDC for someone who wants a smaller but powerful pocket folder.

Recommended. Highly. But be sure to buy some Sharpies too.
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It's called Snubby not Stubby. I guess the Snubby is a stubby folder! :)

I like full length handles of 4 inches for blades under 3 inches. There's a Spyderco Delica Kahr Arms with a full handle but a 2.5" blade for locations where that's the law like Chicago.

I spent two weeks applying sharpie to my Emerson Sheepdog Bowie and finally got it fixed. A royal pain in the thumb! :)
 
The annoying and ever-present sticky titanium liner lock issue with Emersons is fixable. Look at Fantoni's titanium liner locks. Never had even a hint of a sticky lock from day one on my HB01 and HB02 folders.
 
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