What Exactly is Compression Lock?

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I heard the Military Jr. will come with this lock?

Is this just another name for a linerlock?

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My understanding is that the compression lock is an in house Spyderco design for a new locking mechanism. It is still hush hush right now, but hopefully we will know more pretty soon.

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Dennis Bible
 
Isn't this the name of the lock on the Gunto?

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Walk in the Light,
Hugh Fuller
 
Gunting.
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Hrunting?

(A high-end pattern-welded sword that Beowulf borrowed and took under water with him to fight Grendel's mother. It didn't work, but he won anyway and returned the sword.)


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- JKM
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Grunting?

(The sound Beowulf made as he chopped into the neck of Grendel's mom with the giant blade found amongst her hoard.)

But back to Hrunting... do you think it was 440V? VG-10? ATS-55?

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Guyon
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"The hardest knife ill used doth lose his edge."
-William Shakespeare, Sonnet 95

[This message has been edited by Guyon (edited 04-21-2000).]
 
420J2 from Home Shopping Network might have been an improvement over what the average dark-ages barbarian had to settle for in steel. Hrunting was probably pattern-welded iron, with some case-hardening, especially along the edge. Perhaps the secret ingredient was nitrogen, as somebody else in BladeForums suggested, since the divine smith Weland forged a better than average (by dark-ages standards) sword from iron filings mixed in goose manure.

And so we try to keep this thread open until somebody lets slip another little teaser-bit of information on the compression lock!
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- JKM
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Goose manure?

Hollywood would have us believe that ancient swords WERE 420J2 (and light enough to wield with one hand) if those of Conan the Barbarian are any sort of indicators. I'd like to see Aaarnold flip an actual Anglo-Saxon sword around like he does in the movies.

James, you realize that, because of you, someone will be able to do a Bladeforums search with the key words "goose manure" and actually get a thread.

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Guyon
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"The hardest knife ill used doth lose his edge."
-William Shakespeare, Sonnet 95


[This message has been edited by Guyon (edited 04-22-2000).]
 
HEE HEE, HA HA HA.
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Knifeknut(means I collect all other pointy sharp things along with the above)(just ask my wife)
 
So you really think the compression lock will be used on swords? Well how does it work?

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The sword will be sold with a length of twine. The bearer of the sword will grip it tightly and then thoroughly bind his/her hand, wrist, and forearm with the twine. This will effectively "compress" the arm and sword into a single "locked" unit. The only problem is the delay in fastening the sword. For those less practiced with knots, the opponent/assailant has ample time to strike while the "lock" is established. R&D is still working on the kinks in this complex system.

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Guyon
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"The hardest knife ill used doth lose his edge."
-William Shakespeare, Sonnet 95
 
Weland, the Germanic/Scandinavian deity in charge of ironwork, also known in Olde English folklore as the Wayland Smith, allegedly was dissatisfied with a sword he had made for some VIP customer, so he filed it into dust and fed the iron dust to his geese, and collected their droppings, and forged them into a truly vorpal blade.

I just read through the new Seamus Heaney translation of Beowulf, and noticed that at least one of his chainmail shirts was made by Weland. Maybe Weland could make chainmail light enough for Beowuf to swim like a seal (if not a SEAL) while wearing it. As far as I recall, Weland didn't make any of Beowulf's swords, which may explain why all of Beowulf's swords would have gone back for warranty service if warranty service had been invented in the dark ages.
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The mythology I've run across doesn't say that Weland made any folders, with or without new locking mechanisms. On the other hand, it doesn't say he didn't either.
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If enough of us beg and wheedle, do you think we can get Sal to make a Spyderco sword?
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The improved Hrunting 2001?
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Maybe done up as a big scramsax rather than a double-edged "Viking sword," so it can do machete and camp knife duty to make it useful in the real world? Carry it together with your Gunting and another new sheeple-friendly little knife, designed to remind people of a little tweety bird, to be called the Bunting?

Mind wandering in strange places . . .


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[This message has been edited by James Mattis (edited 04-23-2000).]
 
Sounds good James.

Sal, I'll take two of the Hrunting 2001 model. Also, could you and your fabulous team of R&D guys whip up a little chain-mail armor in 440V? I've got a dragon fight in a few weeks and my old stuff is getting a wee bit rusty.



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Guyon
AKTI Member #A001044

"The hardest knife ill used doth lose his edge."
-William Shakespeare, Sonnet 95
 
i recently joined bladeforums not really knowing what to expect. after following this thread, i feel perfectly at home and hope you don't mind if i show it to other inmates at the asylum.
 
Which asylum is that Richard? We may know a few of the same people.

Welcome to Bladeforums and enjoy. Not every post is heated debate on the advantages of serrated edges (not many, if you ask me) or 440V steel (too many to list). Here on the Spyderco forum though, there is an oft recurring theme likening Sal Glesser to a saint, but of course, with the knives he and his company produce, he deserves it (if not sainthood, at least a knighthood). "Sir Sal" has kind of a nice ring to it, don't you think?

Anyway, have fun with the Forums.

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Guyon
AKTI Member #A001044

"The hardest knife ill used doth lose his edge."
-William Shakespeare, Sonnet 95
 
As an inmate in this asylum I happen to be imagening that I actually have a compression lock in my hands..Oh my..I DO!...
hmm the advantages to evaluating the prototypes of my Gunting...
I like the lock alot!...
hmm I guess that doesn't say much..But I'm not sure WHAT I'm allowed to say!
It works great!
Locks up really tight....
easy to engage....
 
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