Stop with the half stops

hornetguy said:
sooooo...... I'm sort of getting a feeling here, that perhaps you are against half stops... maybe I'm reading more into it than you intended, or maybe you should clarify, to avoid confusion....:cool:🤣
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No I love them.

They allow me to display my knives with the blades open instead of actually using them.

They have another feature too. Half stops provide a thoughtful pause for contemplation. I use this moment to debate whether I should use the knife or just take a photo with the blade open.
 
dundak said:
No I love them.

They allow me to display my knives with the blades open instead of actually using them.

They have another feature too. Half stops provide a thoughtful pause for contemplation. I use this moment to debate whether I should use the knife or just take a photo with the blade open.
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One thing to note, cam tangs allow greater flexibility to leave the knives open in varying degrees of positions unlike a knife with half-stops.
 
Here's weird one from the last couple years of Queen. Forget about half stops, let's think "gear"
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Most Rough Ryder/Rider (excluding the "Reserve" models) Marbles, and BTI Schrade/Uncle Henry/Imperial don't have them. Neither do my Case canoe, Sod Buster, Jr, and tear drop. The Case 11031SH I had that went AWOL, lacked a half stop, as well. Buck's 300 series don't have them, neither do any of the up to 91/93mm SAK's, so far as I know. I don't know about the larger Swiss Army Knives.
I think the only knives I have with half stops are GEC.

I must disagree with your statement: "...(I)t does not show better build quality..."
If/when done properly and the backspring is flush when the blade is closed, at half stop, and fully open, it does indicate at least, a higher build quality.

I'll agree they really aren't needed. 😊
 
Paratrooper06 said:
I like a half-stop because I like to close my slipjoints one-handed… and I’ve been bit a few times by some that slam shut before they hit the halfway point.
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Paratrooper06 said:
I like a half-stop because I like to close my slipjoints one-handed… and I’ve been bit a few times by some that slam shut before they hit the halfway point.
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That’s what legs are for. It’s one handed, technically.
 
JohnDF said:
I doubt that it was the fault of the half stop... were your fingers out of the way? 🤣
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I agree haha. It was actually opening the knife. Factory oil + strong pull + half stop. Finger slipped and landed on the blade at the half stop as I kept pulling it open.
 
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