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jeffphansen77 said:
Glad to see that we have a few knife nuts in China posting here. Welcome to Bladeforums, Xiecheng. Spyderco hasn't had the compression lock on the market very long & I'm guessing that they were waiting to see how well the public received it before using it in more models. It's had a great reception so I expect to see it slowly start to show up in more models. Also, The Para 2 is a Golden, Colorado Spyderco model & the other manufacturing facilities probably aren't set up to manufacture that lock. This limits the lock to Golden, CO models.
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It has been manufactured in Japan, as shown here on my SuperHawk model.

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I'm off-topic, but I just have to appologize to Mr. Xiecheng for the absolutely embarrassing behavior of some of the members in this thread. I hope you can forgive us. Most of the members here are very welcoming, but, for some reason, this thread just attracted some jerks.

Inasmuchas my Chinese doesn't extend much beyond "Kung Pow Chicken" -- which isn't even really Chinese -- I'm not going to criticize Mr. Xiecheng, but congratulate him on learning enough English to communicate his meanings and his question to persons willing to give one inch of extra effort.
 
Does anyone know of the relative costs of producing a back lock vs a compression lock folder? Maybe their limited use has something to do with targeting price points.
 
Xiecheng, welcome to the forums! I hope your stay here helps your English improve. I also have to agree with you on the compression lock. I think it isn't used as much as it should be. Personally, I think an "updated" line of Delicas and Enduras featuring the compression lock would be a HUGE hit.
 
Attempting to antagonize one friendly Chinese knife-fancier in a country of 1.3 billion folks is probably not a good idea.

There is no doubt that China does manufacture folding knives that some of us have seen or owned. Most of my Walmart purchases are made in China. And, GM presently has eleven joint automotive ventures with the People's Republic of China.

And I thought that he communicated his question very clearly, IMHO. I hope he sticks around to ask more questions.
And, yes, the Spyderco compression locks help make the Paramilitary 2 folders my favorite knives of all time.

Sonny
 
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Nobody is antagonising anyone. Nobody is even being a jerk. One person made a slightly offensive comment, which to me, came of jokingly. He apologized twice for it, and xiecheng acknowledged it. You guys need to loosen up :rolleyes:

Bronco listed all the knives that I know of with a compression lock. I misunderstood your question and thought you were asking why no other companies used the compression lock. Id keep my eye out around here or on ebay and see if you can pick one of those up.

Also still in development, spydercos szabo folder will feature a compression lock and lightning strike carbon fiber! Google this, it's awesome.
 
I am sure that Spyderco could have the compression lock made anywhere if they want that. I also recall Sal Glesser writing that it is not trivial to manufacture a compression lock due to tight tolerances required. The newer PM2's are vastly improved over the first run. The lock was refined in ways easy to see and feel. Like any new technology there is a learning curve and I think they wanted to make them in Golden under the inventor's watchful eye until the bugs were ironed out. Those bugs seem to be ironed out now. Compression lock is my favorite lock to date.

The back lock is still a good lock and probably less costly to manufacture. It is also 100% ambidextrous, unlike some others. Back locks have been around a looooong time and the tech to make a good one is pretty well known by now.
 
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