Which GEC's do you think are pull/spring friendly?

Gotta say... The #92 Eureka is an amazing knife with a sub 6 pull. Just a pleasure to own and use.

Peter
 
I find my 66 Serpentine Jack easy enough to open.
 
Most of mine are easy for an adult to open, but I purposefully stay clear of the large bulky models that have a reputation for hard pulls.

Pony Jack - above medium
Gambler - solid, but smooth and easy
White Owl - easy
Babylon Hill - easy
Ben Hogan - solid but smooth and easy

Fine for an adult, but I thought the pull on the Boy's Knife was much too strong considering the name. No way a pre-teen kid could open it safely. The snap on that thing would likely amputate my 7-year-old's finger.

I think the geometry and leverage has a lot to do with the Gambler, Hogan, and Babylon Hill.
 
I'm afraid I don't have any of the #15 series to compare with but the

#33 Conductor is real easy to open/close
#33 Whittler is about the same but the secondary blades have half stops.
#72 Lockback is the easiest of all, if releasing the lock doesn't present too much of a challenge.

The #71 Bullnose and the #25 series Jack/Barlow knives are firm but not real hard. Except for the secondary blades on the #25 series, they can be pretty stout.

The old Cuban 4 1/4" Stockman, in my experience, were some nail breakers too.

The #23 Pioneer and #73 Scout knives can be downright scary they are so hard to open. Especially ones made before 2010 (I don't own any newer ones in those series to know if they have gotten any better).
 
I can also add that I have a #16 Little Indian Girl canoe that has a nice light pull on both blades - as easy, I'd say, as a #68 White Owl.
 
There is a 15 e/o boys knife as well. It's pull is slightly more than my barlow, but it is incredibly easy to open due to the e/o notch.
 
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