Why is the axis lock so strong?

On a fighting knife. You want a lock that can take a couple good blows. Your enemy will try to knock the knife out of your hand, and he will probably strike it as hard as he can. If he hits the back of the blade it could cut you.
 
Legenda said:
On a fighting knife. You want a lock that can take a couple good blows. Your enemy will try to knock the knife out of your hand, and he will probably strike it as hard as he can. If he hits the back of the blade it could cut you.
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I only hope I'm never close enough to anyone to test the above theory. There are handguns available to balance such challenges; I'll stick to them thanks.
 
Legenda said:
On a fighting knife. You want a lock that can take a couple good blows. Your enemy will try to knock the knife out of your hand, and he will probably strike it as hard as he can. If he hits the back of the blade it could cut you.
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Thats why I carry a full size Katana.
 
Pete3 said:
... I cycle this thing constantly ... I would guess smaller knives like the 940 would be more prone to snapping, because of the smaller space the spring rests in, tighter radius, therefore constantly being more compressed.
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Yeah, you would think, but my obsessively-flipped 2001 940 just keeps on ticking. Great lock.
 
jkarp_53 said:
I only hope I'm never close enough to anyone to test the above theory. There are handguns available to balance such challenges; I'll stick to them thanks.
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Truly. Nobody's coming out of a knife fight like that without a lot of serious damage...
 
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