The first Kershaw assisted opening knife.

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Is Kershaw the first knife brand with the blade assist function?

If so which model was it?

Thank You
 
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I think the first "blade assist" was Blackie Collins' Strut-and-Cut. I'll go confirm though.

Edit: Yep. Google is your friend.
 
Blackie Collins made the first assisted folder either under his own name or it might have been Myerco at the time it was called the Strut-n-Cut based on the suspension on a Ducati motorcycle.
 
solidorange said:
Random Task 1510. :thumbup:
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I should have been more specific and asked what was the first Kershaw with blade assist.

I thought it was this Kershaw Blackout 1550 by Ken Onion that I picked up somewhere. Boy the liner lock looks weak and flimsy.

I noticed it has some oxidation on the screw heads starting to show up.

Would taking this and a few others outside and spraying them down with Rem gun cleaning oil then wiping them down be a good idea for storage?

Thanks Again
 
The 1510 was definitely the first Kershaw... and here's a quote from KAI's website:


http://kershaw.kaiusaltd.com/about
Kershaw pioneered the use of many of the technologies and advanced materials that are today standard in the knife industry. Our SpeedSafe assisted opening knives were first-to-market. We introduced the concept of knives with interchangeable blades in our Blade Traders. Recently, our Composite Blade technology, which combines two steels into one blade, gives knife users the best of both worlds by enabling us to use steel known for edge retention on the edge and steel known for strength on the spine. And we will keep on innovating, bringing new and better technologies and materials to today's knifemaking industry and knife-using public.*
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