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After owning a military for some time and it being a favorite folder, I decided to get the titanium version.
First impressions were good, fit and finish is excellent except for the lock bar. The stainless insert that Spyderco puts on the end of the titanium lock bar doesn't parallel the surface it engages on the blade. It only makes contact on one end so the contact is somewhat gritty and inconsistent. Sometimes lock-up is very early and sometimes not. If it's early and you apply light pressure it advances but then is very sticky when you release it.
The liner lock on my G-10 Military parallels the surface it engages on the blade so bar/blade contact is 100%, consistent and smooth. It's this inconsistency between knives that makes me question if the Ti is within specification. If both knives had only a partial lockbar contact I would conclude that Spyderco designed it that way, but the lock bar contact is different between models.
I would be curious to know from other Military Ti owners what they're observing regarding the lock bar performance on their knives. Older versions that preceded the stainless insert will most likely be different and not relevant for comparison.
Input will be helpful in determining whether or not anything would be accomplished by returning the knife to Spyderco. I don't want to pay shipping fees and have the knife gone for weeks if it's completely within manufacturing specifications and will be returned unchanged.
Also I would like to add that I'm a long time Spyderco fan and am not trying to be critical of the Ti Military or Spyderco, rather just trying to determine what's going on with the knife.
First impressions were good, fit and finish is excellent except for the lock bar. The stainless insert that Spyderco puts on the end of the titanium lock bar doesn't parallel the surface it engages on the blade. It only makes contact on one end so the contact is somewhat gritty and inconsistent. Sometimes lock-up is very early and sometimes not. If it's early and you apply light pressure it advances but then is very sticky when you release it.
The liner lock on my G-10 Military parallels the surface it engages on the blade so bar/blade contact is 100%, consistent and smooth. It's this inconsistency between knives that makes me question if the Ti is within specification. If both knives had only a partial lockbar contact I would conclude that Spyderco designed it that way, but the lock bar contact is different between models.
I would be curious to know from other Military Ti owners what they're observing regarding the lock bar performance on their knives. Older versions that preceded the stainless insert will most likely be different and not relevant for comparison.
Input will be helpful in determining whether or not anything would be accomplished by returning the knife to Spyderco. I don't want to pay shipping fees and have the knife gone for weeks if it's completely within manufacturing specifications and will be returned unchanged.
Also I would like to add that I'm a long time Spyderco fan and am not trying to be critical of the Ti Military or Spyderco, rather just trying to determine what's going on with the knife.
