Ti Framelock Military

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Apparently this has been coming for months, but I just heard about it. Also, you can apparently pre-order them from some places.

Can you guys recommend a reputable place to pre-order it from?

Thanks
 
I place all my preorders through Tom Berry (Spydercovt.com). IMO he is the best guy to deal with for Spyderco products.
 
Does anyone know for sure that it will be a framelock? Or about what month it will be available?
 
jesse2205 said:
Does anyone know for sure that it will be a framelock? Or about what month it will be available?
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It will for sure be a framelock, and there is no indication it will even be out this year, though a recent post (I'd have to dig) by Sal mentions it is planned.
 
It'll be interesting to see if the titanium slabs make the rather large Military handle better or worse. Could be too much of a good thing.
 
I thought I saw that it wasn't supposed to be shipped until 2010?
Please tell me I'm wrong.
T
 
There was a post a couple of weeks ago on the actual spyderco forums by Sal that said it would be out in a couple months and yesterday he said that they will ship "soon". Who knows? I am just hoping for it by the end of the year.

I did pre order it by the way. From www.cutleryshoppe.com
 
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You may want to check out Sal's post in a thread about the Ti Millie on the Spyderco Forum.
 
jesse2205 said:
Does anyone know for sure that it will be a framelock? Or about what month it will be available?
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Hi Jesse,

We're calling it a TiMil RIL. The RIL stands for Reeve Integral Lock. Chris Reeve created and made the lock popular. Chris refined the lock for many years. It's been copied by many.

The name "frame-lock" was made up and used by those that, for some strange reason, don't give Chris Reeve credit for his significant influence on the knife industry, or they don't know it was his creation.

And yes, it is a RIL. Crucible's CPM-S30V in plain edge.

sal
 
Sal you are a great guy, major props to you.

I am excited about this as well. Will have to check one out for sure.
 
Sal Glesser said:
The name "frame-lock" was made up and used by those that, for some strange reason, don't give Chris Reeve credit for his significant influence on the knife industry, or they don't know it was his creation.
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It doesn't take long for an innovative feature to suddenly become old news and its creator forgotten. It isn't good, it isn't proper, but it's a fact of life.

I think that the term "framelock" is popular largely because it is very descriptive. It, like its sister term "linerlock", evokes a clear image to anyone who has seen the mechanism himself. On the other hand, "RIL" doesn't mean anything unless you're personally familiar with Reeves' work. I'm not suggesting that Chris Reeve change the name; I'm just offering my explanation of the phenomenon.
 
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