Weak 1870 Knockout lockup

H

HotDiggity

Joined
Jan 25, 2013
Messages
37
Hi, all. I have a Knockout that is a few days old that I'm really loving. I don't think the size:weight ratio could be any more perfect. One thing I'm noticing though is that the lockup, which is at about 40%, is rather easy to disengage. If I hold it a certain way, I can get the blade to close unintentionally. It takes very little pressure to move the lock bar. Has anyone else seen this in their Knockout? Before I attempt to put more inward tension on the sub frame lock, I wanted to get general opinions.
 
I've never noticed that myself in the couple Knockouts I've had. I would try cleaning the lock surfaces off, and then loosening the body screws and try realigning the handle a bit by way of using some paper to push the blade over while reassembling to ensure the blade is centered. I say this because in my Knockout, the blade was a bit off-center and the lock up was a bit too early, so realigning it helped a bit.

Apart from that, I'm not entirely sure why the lock would disengage like that...
 
Stickodrum, thank you for that. I actually didn't read your response until after you'd postured, but that is essentially what I did. I disassembled and cleaned everything (except inside the Speedsafe cavity—I left that alone). I did hold the lock side scale tight against my desk while hanging the lock a bit over the edge and gently applied a bit of pressure so that it had just a bit more tension. After reassembling, I noticed that the blade was off center toward the non-lock side so I loosened the body screws and applied pressure in opposite directions on the scales while tightening the body screws to center the blade. This also had the affect of changing the lockup just a bit and it feels just a tad more solid now.

This is the first Speedsafe knife I have disassembled and I took some time to examine the way it functions. I don't know how other knife makers are assisting their knives, but I have to say it's a damn clever concept and much simpler in execution than I would have thought. Very 1911-like in the beauty and simplicity of the design.

I think I may need to buy another Knockout. This aluminum is screaming for some flat dark earth GunKote or Molly Resin.
 
You're very welcome. I'm glad you like the Knockout, it's really a fantastic piece. It was my favorite knife before the CF Blur came along. The assist that Kershaw does is indeed quite neat, and easy to maintain should it fail.

The aluminum handle really calls for more colors, I agree.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top