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William Henry Button Locks
- Thread starter PWork
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I saw them at Blade and came away very impressed with their whole line up. Their knives were among the nicest I saw at the entire show, and that's saying something because there were some amazing knives there.
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I handled the B5-CF at the BAKCA annual show (alot). The fit and finish were flawless and the knife was crazy light. I was looking for a dress folder and ended up choosing between the William Henry and a Chriss Reeve African Blackwood Mnandi. I chose the Mnandi for one reason, I've never been fond of opening studs. Other than that, the choice was a toss-up.
The William Henry was lighter and the action was smoother. You won't believe how light the knife is. I also preferred the unlocking motion of the button lock. It seemed perfectly suited for a gentleman's folder.
The Mnandi had a better blade (with the beautifully radiused spine with thumb grooves) and a more beautiful handle. Also, I'm totally in love with the machined titanium clip of the Mnandi.
edit: fixed model number s/DF/CF/
The William Henry was lighter and the action was smoother. You won't believe how light the knife is. I also preferred the unlocking motion of the button lock. It seemed perfectly suited for a gentleman's folder.
The Mnandi had a better blade (with the beautifully radiused spine with thumb grooves) and a more beautiful handle. Also, I'm totally in love with the machined titanium clip of the Mnandi.
edit: fixed model number s/DF/CF/
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Just fondled one-- very nice.
Obviously, this is not a hard-use lock design (squeezing on the wrong spot will disengage the lock). My estimate is the button only needs to be pushed a maximum of 1/32" to disengage-- much less than their liner locks. Still, very nicely designed mechanism.
Of course, you're not going to gut fish or chop wood with a William Henry (yes??) so this shouldn't be a problem.
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Obviously, this is not a hard-use lock design (squeezing on the wrong spot will disengage the lock). My estimate is the button only needs to be pushed a maximum of 1/32" to disengage-- much less than their liner locks. Still, very nicely designed mechanism.
Of course, you're not going to gut fish or chop wood with a William Henry (yes??) so this shouldn't be a problem.
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