SOCOM or COMMANDER?

[John Hollister]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Quote Rogue Spear:
Emerson says you should use loctite but I say EK should redesign the pivot screw. The Microtech pivot doesn't work loose.</font>

RS, you are correct that MTs pivots are tight as a drum. THEY Loctite them shut at the factory. Matter of fact, they Loctite the whole knife shut.

I don't point this out as a negative, just a point of fact. We're talking about my two favorite production manufacturers.

John

 

[redratsnake]

I have had a 2000 commander i really liked it was nice and big heavy blade felt good in my hand looked great the liners were a bit thin but i had no problem with that the only thing was i am left handed and with the wave sometimes pulling it out the blade would deploy just enough to cut me so in fear of geeting ripped open i traded it... the socoms i have had were all nice knifes built very well with good detail strong and rather big bladed the elite auto did have a little blade play don,t know what was up with that tightening the pivot screw really didn,t help my camo is a real nice knife one of my favorites .. over all i think i would get another commander left handed of course

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[rogue_spear]

99% of folders manufacturers will void the warrenty on the folder if taken apart. I don't see why you need a pivot screw that allows for disassembly. There is no need to dissemble a knife. Just wet it down with white lightning with out taking it apart to clean it. It is stupid designing the commander to be taken apart. Thousands of people have quality folders from other manufacturers that have lasted years and years of hard cutting with out disasembly.

[This message has been edited by rogue_spear (edited 06-23-2001).]

 

[Esav Benyamin]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by rogue_spear:
Thousands of people have quality folders from other manufacturers that have lasted years and years of hard cutting with out disasembly. </font>

Good for them. I trust Chris Reeve's judgement on this point, though. I don't disassemble my Sebenza frequently, but it's nice to know I can when it really gets gunked up.

 

[Bugs3x]

linjunpei -- failed to notice if any Brits/Europeans posted on this thread. I would hope some of them would do so, particularly to discuss the serrations on the Socom. There have been scores of posts about the difficulty of getting knives with serrations onto airplanes. The general consensus seems to be that serrations are perceived as assaultive in nature. From comments by the General and Bart in Belgium, many of the countries of Europe have stringent laws against carrying much if anything in the way of knives.

Were it not for the serrations, I'd recommend the Socom. Have to say once more am never going to buy anything sold by the self-appointed leader of knifedom.

Good luck with your choice!

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Bugs

 

[linjunpei]

Sometimes I feel so stupid when a friend of mine who doesn't even collect knives,let alone carry them points out as a matter of factly: "why don't you just rotate your carry, swapping them daily"

I think I'll heed his advice, and go ahead with the rotation idea.


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