Who makes your favorite linerlock?

[Ron Sabbagh]

Lots of frame locks these days but I still love an old school linerlock. Let me know your favorites - production or custom. Bonus for those that run on washers.

ENZO Birk 75 is one production knife that I very much like.

John W Smith is one of my fav custom makers.
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[POCEH KOCEB]

Love liner locks. Hands down the best liner locks I own are my two BM Snodys,
my Microtech manual Socom and Cold steel Hatamoto.

‘And here is something directly from the horse‘s mouth:

 

[guy g]

My two favorite liner locks that I have and carried in the day are BM 672 Osborne design in D2 and the Buck odyssey series.

 

[Wharn]

I like Emersons when it comes to liner locks.

 

[Dadpool]

Microtech, Emerson, and Spyderco.

The Socom Elite is my favorite liner lock (setting aside the argument over whether it's technically a liner lock), the Military is my favorite Spyderco liner lock model, and I've liked every Emerson I've owned.

 

[Bing Gao]

my favorite liner lock is spyderco military. crisp and strong.

 

[Edgeoflife]

Shiro F3, CKF Makosha, Holt Haptic, Spyderco Military, and definitely the MT Socom. I have a Cheburkov Stritzh in route that id bet is great also.

 

[zippifish]

Of the liner locks knives I've owned North Arm Skaha II.

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

Des Horn and Andre Thorburn make great linerlocks.

 

[CHNeal]

Benchmade 970 was the best I ever owned followed closely by the mini sere 2000. If you haven’t guessed it I am old.

 

[MolokaiRider]

 

[dundak]

Russlock. I know, I know. Still love it though.

 

[jux t]

My favorite type of liner lock is the type used on the Cold Steel Ti-Lite and 1st model Pro-Lite. The liner that locks the blade is folded at a 90 degree angle so there is considerably more surface area making contact with the blade.

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[d762nato]

I like Emersons when it comes to liner locks.

I like them too on the customs, they have a liner lock twice as thick as the production models. Emerson should make all their liner locks as thick.

 

[kobold]

The Military and the Sage from Spyderco are my favorites.

 

[Ajack60]

Military, Viper, MKM, Shirogorov F3 and 111 and now Fantoni

 

[RousingRabbles]

My current favorite is the Tactile Knife Co. Rockwall. Such a crisp and all around smooth knife. However it does run on bearings, not washers.

 

[Danke42]

Spyderco Rock Lobster. In my pocket right now.

 

[sharp_edge]

I replaced the two piece of cf on my ZT 0393 handle with micarta scales that cover the whole handle. I'm not sure whether it is still a framelock or becomes linerlock. Regardless of what the lock should be called, it is one of the best.

 

[LimpCroissant]

My favorite liner locks I've ever owned I'd have to say are an old school Burger EXK, the BM 745 Mini Dejavoo, and the Al Mar SERE 2000.