Was told the Para II is more suited to righties than lefties. True???

kestrel57

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Two internet salesmen at a larger knife internet sale so. told me that the lock on the Paramilitary II makes for easier opening and closing for righties than lefties. Is this true and is it a big difference? (Especially for opening.)

Tx!
 
I' m not a lefty, but I find manipulating the Compression lock with my left hand quite awkward and it always feels like the knife is about to slip out of my hand. It' s really more of a right-handed knife imo.
 
It's very hard to flip it like an axis lock, by holding the compression lock down with your left hand,
because the grip will suffer if you use your thumb. If you close it against your leg like many do with a lock-back, then I find no significant difference.
 
The opening of that knife will be the same right or left handed because the blade hole is the same on both sides. The unlocking of the knife may be more difficult left handed but I have no experience.
 
The compression lock is not lefty friendly. You can work on holding the knife inverted and using your left ring finger to depress it then close the blade against something, but I would just rather have a left handed knife. Even the righty Millies are easier to close left handed than the Para2.
 
Personally, I always found the compression lock easier to operate left-handed than right. I find it awkward to shift my grip around enough to use my index finger to release the lock right-handed. Left-handed, I release the lock with my thumb on the lock tab and a finger in the Spyderhole to control the blade, much the same as closing a regular lockback. I always wished the Paramilitary had either the clip or the lock reversed, and when I got a Para 2 the first thing I did was switch the clip to the left side. It has seen more pocket time than the original ever did.
 
Sadly this is the way of the world. Us lefties have to adapt or suffer. ( or buy something different :p)
 
singularity35 That's not how I closed my paramilitary when I had one. I would just depress the lock with my index finger and whip it close like an axis-lock, you open it the same way. I traded off that knife so can't make a video.
 
I'm another lefty, and the comp lock works just as well LH for me as RH. I just pinch the tab in with my thumb and let the blade swing closed. No problems at all.
 
I found the best way to do it left handed was to flip the into the reverse grip and then close it. Closing it left handed in the normal grip, I always felt like it was about to fly out of my hands.
 
Skywalker31 said:
I'm another lefty, and the comp lock works just as well LH for me as RH. I just pinch the tab in with my thumb and let the blade swing closed. No problems at all.
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Same here. I'm RH but the Para and Para 2 have always been as easy for me to work LH as RH, and I often do. I use my thumb on whichever hand is holding the knife. No issues at all.
 
Thanks all very much for the words and videos. I guess one can probably just adapt to the knife and find a way to make it work well.
 
Is the comp lock easier to work right handed? Maybe, but I am right handed and have zero problems operating the lock with either hand.
 
I am right-handed and use my thumb when closing it left-handed.

I think it would be easier with having the pocket clip moved to the other side to give more leverage to grip against.

4-way pocket clip allows this.
 
Another lefty here. I have to agree with the statement that the lock on Para 2 is more right hand friendly. Using your left hand to close it is not very uncomfortable but it takes some getting used to it. Still, great knife though.
 
It IS more right-hand friendly, but if you're a lefty you shouldn't have any problems adapting ;)
I'm a "wanna-be-ambi" (work at it very hard), so I use my left a lot and find that it is very easy to use this knife as a lefty, but it's better suited for a righty.
 
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