Sometimes you need a murdery looking knife. Sometimes you have to play the Bond villain. Sometimes you have to test the cocaine by stabbing the brick with a double edged out the front auto dagger and doing a key hit.
This has been a grail knife since I first learned about it. Sure, I can get custom folders with stupidly expensive materials or a cool design, but the Deadlock is a unique knife in that there's nothing like it. It's not just unique in the aesthetics, but in the way the knife works and functions. It'd be the only OTF automatic I'd have in the collection, since every other OTF has some degree of blade play and I know that would not sit with me. It's also unattainable, not only in price but in availability. It's just overall a true grail knife, at least in my mind. This video was a joy to watch for that reason; I stopped using my phone and booted up my desktop because I had to see this knife on video in full screen mode lol.
If you intend to defend your patent against infringement you need to put it where it is easily visible. And this is a patent worth defending. Hiding it on the inside defeats the purpose of getting the patent.
Jake Thacke this already is the mother of all autos.. without Microtech putting their “touch” on it, you wouldn’t be able to disassemble if they did Collab
Nick I was lucky enough to get one of these. Yes it hurt the wallet until I look at it this way. I bought this as my first OTF so I skipped right past the all the others and so therefore have not wasted any money going that route. I agree I would have much rather seem serialized instead of the patent # too.
Here in Idaho we're a no knife ban state. You can concealed carry any blade under 4" Everything else you just open carry (pocket clip showing). Love it 🇺🇸
Obviously hard to get and expensive are relative, I’ve had 2 deadlocks in 2018, ordered and delivered from Gavin..there are plenty of other makers that if I want one I’m looking at YEARS on a waiting list, I love that G&G do batches the average person can get on the books for. As far as price, I get it 1k is a lot for a single knife.. especially when your buying multiple $1-$300/knives per month, quit buying the cheaper production knives, save up for a couple of months, there’s your deadlock.. easy.. to steal your line... “it’s a beautiful thing”
That Nick is such a outstanding knife, Never get it where i live uk... banned , assisted , flippers sharp sticks. rocks, You know where this is going. But i love the channel and keep up the great work my YT freind. And Greeting from Scotland.
Waiting on my Deadlock 2019. Seems to me the advantage of an OTF is not one-hand operation which most modern manual folding knives offer, but rather the ease, speed and convenience an auto provides. Been carrying the Protech SBR and it's hard to stop EDCing it because of the quickness and alacrity it gives you. Granted it doesn't retract by button, but to be able to pull & deploy so easily can become desirable.
As you’d say, as a man with only one functional arm, an auto would be great. I had one many years ago, but they are so much frowned upon here in the UK I’d be looking at a 4 year stretch! Plus, as an elected politician, I be sure to get the book thrown at me. I would love a Ca legal sub 2” auto, but I can’t. This really annoys me. My BM 940 makes up in a way, but it’s still illegal to carry most of the time. There is no legal right to carry here, so even if I ‘need’ to have an easy opening knife, simply to have a knife; I still need to ‘prove’ that I have ‘need’ (not a want) to carry a knife at all. The sub 3” slip-joint exception, does not confer any ‘need’ to carry a knife, it merely concedes that one ‘may’ carry a sub 3” slip-joint.... if I really must!
for me, the side release is more comfortable to launch/retract the blade than top release and still ends in a very practical grip. this is based on a smaller OTF, the Darriel Caston Zulu, a great little clipless gentleman's OTF.
Whenever I hear that you also live in Michigan, it blows my mind due to your accent. If I ever hear that voice at a knife counter somewhere I’ll know exactly who it is lol.
You're not kidding about illegal: in the UK it's illegal to even *buy* that thing, let alone *carry* it. I think if you already owned it and had it in your house (somehow) that would probably be OK (although it's very much in the class of banned knives so don't quote me on that) but you'd get into trouble for importing it in the first place. For this reason I've never shown much interest in automatics, because there's just no point. Still, I have to say, if it were possible for me to own an automatic knife and I had a massive pile of cash to spend on one, it would definitely be this one. Really impressive piece of work. Thanks for taking the time to review it.
It is possible. You'd need to get an auto that could be delivered to you in at least 2 portions (neither of which would be illegal to own on its own). There are companies (for example in the US) that provide this service. There are also autos that seem very much designed to facilitate this approach. Mikov (from the Czech Republic) comes to mind; their knives can easily be shipped without the springs, and the springs are trivially easily inserted by the consumer later and at home. And more to the point: Lots of different autos can be bought as kits, to assemble at home, and with the blade sent at a slightly later date. You know, not saying you should do that, just pointing out what's possible.
A Top button, single edge Deadlock would be a dream come true. The button location does help with smoothness of action. A Midtech run would also be awsom to allow us plebs to get a Solid OTF we can use. At one $1000 it isn't a user.
I haven’t found anything that says automatic knives are illegal to carry in Ohio, its just illegal to sell them in Ohio. I’m from Ohio so I’ve searched a lot about it, if anyone has any information on it I’d love to know!!!
Great review as always Nick. This knife looks like a Benchmade Infidel and a unicorn had a baby. The Microtech Combat Troodon is pretty solid for an OTF.
I work on a farm and encounter many one free handed situations. Between the double action OTF and a auto side opening knife I prefer the OTF. I own each and as far as a useful tool the OTF wins. While side opening knives open with one hand, closing is a two handed affair. Not so with a OTF double action. To bad our archaic knife laws prevent legal carry of autos.
I need to preface this by saying I understand why people like autos & otf knives and I do still appreciate seeing a well executed design even if it isn't to my tastes. However, I find the overwhelming majority of autos to be unsatisfying for one reason or other. One of the few exceptions is the Deadlock. It's strange how it ticks so many different boxes that I really appreciate. The Hawks should talk to Demko and make the most awesome lock in the history of this or any other universe.
These are excellent knives, there’s no doubt about it. However, the price and availability simply put it far out of reach for the vast majority of people. I’ll be sticking with my carbon fiber and bronze utx-85 for now. At least until these guys produce something similar at a much lower price. I hope they do, I’d love to have one.
Eww, gawd! No thanks! I can imagine how that'd go. Decent blade steel probably, but they'd put a damn aluminum handle on it, claim Tony Marfione sneezed in its general direction, and charge you $500 extra for Tony's blessing. Lol
I can’t afford a Deadlock, but I prefer the release button where the Hawks put it. The top position feels flimsy to me and vulnerable to damage. “Murdery” strikes me as a ridiculous term. It’s designed to be a novelty. No one would carry a $2000 knife into combat or risk its seizure by the police. Nick’s Delica can cut a throat just as easily as a Deadlock.
Is there any state that allows double edge blade? Where it where can I check without calling the precinct? They make a lot of double edge OTF who's allowed to carry them?
I love nick, always have, but to make a production version of the deadlock would completely defeat the purpose of the deadlock. It would lose all specialness. Although I agree that I would like all knife lovers to be able to experience this greatness, don’t you think that sales of the custom version would plummet if they were everywhere in the production model? I’d bet my 401k that they have been approached more than once about making a production version form several production knife company’s. Why the hesitation? Everything I just explained above. Nick, this was a great video and keep up the good work, you’re the reason I got into high end knives so I owe you. Take care and God bless.
Cool! Fun review of an interestingly stabby knife. Great idea to have Hawke collab with a manufacturer and make an affordable version of this knife. It would be a hit! I have made a deposit and have been on the list for a Hawke MUDD Auto for a long time... . Should be soon! 😛. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
I'd still rather have a microtech combat troodon. A tiny bit of blade play isn't inhibiting function of those knives as cutting tools and I'd trust them to be more reliable due to the much simpler and more robust internals.
It's interesting that people are instinctively more scared by a knife that is indeed shaped to pierce a body, like a dagger. Nice advancement in OTF technology. Hope the price comes down, I'm on the Hawk's list for one but at over a grand, I don't know where I'll stand.
You can carry this in Kentucky so long as it is not fully concealed (you can only carry traditional folders or hunters concealed) or with a CCDW license. So there are places that it can be carried.
This is comic sans: www.identifont.com/find?similar=Comic+Sans I'd guess they're using the default lettering on whatever CNC they have. (Haas G47?) Not a good excuse for a goofy typeface, but it's not as bad as comic sans.
Local laws are the real trick. Kniferights has an app that covers state laws well, but here's the skinny on finding local rules: kniferights.org/how-to-find-local-knife-laws/ It's kinda sad that they don't have a web page with state listings like the app.
The blade going off track is not a safety feature, not sure why I hear this in so many videos. It is common sense, if the spring had enough force to lock in the open position while going through cardboard or clothing, you would not be strong enough to actuate the slide. You also cannot say a safety feature is safe, when once deployed can stick you a 1/4 inch deep before it does stop.
Nick I love your reviews but you need to get calipers bc you mentioned the hawk MUDD was a little thick behind the edge but in fact on another channel it was measured the same as the PM2. So I think calipers would be something that would improve your reviews.
It's not a safety thing that it stops when it runs into something. Its physics. At rest the spring is neutral with no force on it. You preload the spring with your thumb, blade is released and tossed to the other end where it clicks past the latch that locks it. Same thing happens in reverse. The spring only acts in preload, while the rest of the travel is just the blade sliding through the handle with momentum. It is physically impossible to make a double action OTF without this happening, so can we go ahead and stop calling it a safety feature? The only company to outwardly sell it as such is ravencrest which is a company that just buys chinese ones and pretends they made them... not exactly experts on the subject.
That's cool to know how that actually works but at the same time can that not also just be an added benefit of a double action OTF... that is isn't going to accidentally stab you or something/one else?
Whether it was specifically designed to be a safety feature or not, it is absolutely far safer than a single action OTF and therefore should be mentioned as such.
Get it sent to a knife friend in the states, have them disassemble it, then send it to you part by part by part through the post then reassemble it in Australia when you receive all the parts. Problem solved!
I still don't get the whole legal issue with auto openers. I and many knife users can open a manual folder as quickly as an auto. Fixed blades are legal in most states and the blade is already out. Stupid.
If you EVER would decide to sell this AMAZING piece please contact me first! I dont care, I will beg borrow and steal to get the money to buy this majestic beauty! Inappropriate things are happening to me atm...
You do realize almost every one of your bad points are by your choice, except price right? 1. You can order single edge just as easy as double edge, you pull a knife out of your pocket holding it to edge fire? REALY? When I pull my deadlock out of my pocket my thumb is right below the fire button ( I think if you test it you’ll see yours is too, if not it very easily could be) negating your issue with having to reposition in your hand.
Sometimes you need a murdery looking knife. Sometimes you have to play the Bond villain.
Sometimes you have to test the cocaine by stabbing the brick with a double edged out the front auto dagger and doing a key hit.
Pretty standard stuff really.
@@thomash4578 was that a Dr evil quote? 😂😂😂😂
Big facts
sometimes you have to make edgy comments on TH-cam
This has been a grail knife since I first learned about it. Sure, I can get custom folders with stupidly expensive materials or a cool design, but the Deadlock is a unique knife in that there's nothing like it. It's not just unique in the aesthetics, but in the way the knife works and functions. It'd be the only OTF automatic I'd have in the collection, since every other OTF has some degree of blade play and I know that would not sit with me. It's also unattainable, not only in price but in availability. It's just overall a true grail knife, at least in my mind. This video was a joy to watch for that reason; I stopped using my phone and booted up my desktop because I had to see this knife on video in full screen mode lol.
Murderly knives can't have traceable serial numbers.
Sheesh, that's mall ninja 101
Nick you made me laugh so hard when you said "this is a REALLY murdery knife" lol you're awesome.
If you intend to defend your patent against infringement you need to put it where it is easily visible. And this is a patent worth defending. Hiding it on the inside defeats the purpose of getting the patent.
It's clearly on the frame of each Deadlock
Microtech should colab with the hawks and create the mother of all autos. I love their mechanism but i like top mounted buttons personally.
Not Microtech. Zero Tolerance. Microtech would put their proprietary screws on it and probably change the clip to some sort of monstrosity.
Jake Thacke this already is the mother of all autos.. without Microtech putting their “touch” on it, you wouldn’t be able to disassemble if they did Collab
Definately no on the microtech involvement. they'll end up sueing everyone.
crk x g&g
What about gaurdian tactical?
Am I the only person who would love being in the lunchroom at Cold Steel. They may be gimmicky as hell, but they do make some good stuff.
Nick I was lucky enough to get one of these. Yes it hurt the wallet until I look at it this way. I bought this as my first OTF so I skipped right past the all the others and so therefore have not wasted any money going that route.
I agree I would have much rather seem serialized instead of the patent # too.
RaggedsEdge what was the wait time?
Still waiting for the Nick Shabazz fixed blade review.
(Other than the hotel butter knife)
TheMawsJawz TM He has literally reviewed an essee laserstrike
@@xDarkPrototypex oh. Shit when
TheMawsJawz TM 27th of november, 2015
@@xDarkPrototypex thank you
Nick, been very rich in life, and poor too, feel enriched in life by your channel, Merry Christmas Sir, Sincerely!
Everyone has their own idea of a grail knife or knives. This is definitely one for me and now I have one on the way. Thanks for the review Nick!
Here in Florida we can conceal carry a auto knife as long as we have a conceal carry permit.
Brandon Mckittrick In my state we can carry autos without any permit. Or guns if we want with no permit. Merica!
Here in Idaho we're a no knife ban state. You can concealed carry any blade under 4" Everything else you just open carry (pocket clip showing). Love it 🇺🇸
In Wyoming any knife is legal for anyone 18 or over to carry without any permits
I own one and love it. It is a thing of beauty which I will pass on to my children.
Could you send photos of the parts? I would like to make a 3D model of the knife.
@@CorruptionManX This should help: th-cam.com/video/OejKolm0-_U/w-d-xo.html
@@franksalem8580 thank you very much.
Great narrative. Helpful and entertaining. Thank you!
Merry Christmas to everyone and may God bless you and your families and keep up the great reviews nick shabazz
Obviously hard to get and expensive are relative, I’ve had 2 deadlocks in 2018, ordered and delivered from Gavin..there are plenty of other makers that if I want one I’m looking at YEARS on a waiting list, I love that G&G do batches the average person can get on the books for. As far as price, I get it 1k is a lot for a single knife.. especially when your buying multiple $1-$300/knives per month, quit buying the cheaper production knives, save up for a couple of months, there’s your deadlock.. easy.. to steal your line... “it’s a beautiful thing”
Could you send photos of the parts? I would like to make a 3D model of the knife.
"This is a knife that is, to put nicely... super murdery." I lol'd real good lmao
Absolutely love my single edge version. An amazing piece.
Could you send photos of the parts? I would like to make a 3D model of the knife.
Never understood why a double edge knife would be illegal while a single edge is legal.
Is one more murderly than the other?
Because laws don't always make sense. Why are autos illegal while assisted knives aren't? Scared politicians.
Well, with a double edge it’s doubly as murdery as a single edge murder knife.
Yet I can carry a glock 19 open carry but can't have a double bladed knife😂
That Nick is such a outstanding knife, Never get it where i live uk... banned , assisted , flippers sharp sticks. rocks, You know where this is going. But i love the channel and keep up the great work my YT freind. And Greeting from Scotland.
Waiting on my Deadlock 2019. Seems to me the advantage of an OTF is not one-hand operation which most modern manual folding knives offer, but rather the ease, speed and convenience an auto provides. Been carrying the Protech SBR and it's hard to stop EDCing it because of the quickness and alacrity it gives you. Granted it doesn't retract by button, but to be able to pull & deploy so easily can become desirable.
I am not a fan of Gavin’s heat anodizing, other than that.... top 10 sickest knives of all time.
ZT really needs to make one of these as a collaboration.
As you’d say, as a man with only one functional arm, an auto would be great. I had one many years ago, but they are so much frowned upon here in the UK I’d be looking at a 4 year stretch! Plus, as an elected politician, I be sure to get the book thrown at me. I would love a Ca legal sub 2” auto, but I can’t. This really annoys me. My BM 940 makes up in a way, but it’s still illegal to carry most of the time. There is no legal right to carry here, so even if I ‘need’ to have an easy opening knife, simply to have a knife; I still need to ‘prove’ that I have ‘need’ (not a want) to carry a knife at all. The sub 3” slip-joint exception, does not confer any ‘need’ to carry a knife, it merely concedes that one ‘may’ carry a sub 3” slip-joint.... if I really must!
for me, the side release is more comfortable to launch/retract the blade than top release and still ends in a very practical grip. this is based on a smaller OTF, the Darriel Caston Zulu, a great little clipless gentleman's OTF.
Whenever I hear that you also live in Michigan, it blows my mind due to your accent. If I ever hear that voice at a knife counter somewhere I’ll know exactly who it is lol.
Which batch is this knife from? Batch 5 comes out today in a few hours. It's not clear all the options that will be available.
You're not kidding about illegal: in the UK it's illegal to even *buy* that thing, let alone *carry* it. I think if you already owned it and had it in your house (somehow) that would probably be OK (although it's very much in the class of banned knives so don't quote me on that) but you'd get into trouble for importing it in the first place. For this reason I've never shown much interest in automatics, because there's just no point. Still, I have to say, if it were possible for me to own an automatic knife and I had a massive pile of cash to spend on one, it would definitely be this one. Really impressive piece of work. Thanks for taking the time to review it.
It is possible. You'd need to get an auto that could be delivered to you in at least 2 portions (neither of which would be illegal to own on its own). There are companies (for example in the US) that provide this service.
There are also autos that seem very much designed to facilitate this approach. Mikov (from the Czech Republic) comes to mind; their knives can easily be shipped without the springs, and the springs are trivially easily inserted by the consumer later and at home.
And more to the point: Lots of different autos can be bought as kits, to assemble at home, and with the blade sent at a slightly later date.
You know, not saying you should do that, just pointing out what's possible.
Y'all need more freedom
Is it the camera perspective or is the blade ground with more belly on one side?
A Top button, single edge Deadlock would be a dream come true. The button location does help with smoothness of action. A Midtech run would also be awsom to allow us plebs to get a Solid OTF we can use. At one $1000 it isn't a user.
I haven’t found anything that says automatic knives are illegal to carry in Ohio, its just illegal to sell them in Ohio. I’m from Ohio so I’ve searched a lot about it, if anyone has any information on it I’d love to know!!!
Great review as always Nick. This knife looks like a Benchmade Infidel and a unicorn had a baby. The Microtech Combat Troodon is pretty solid for an OTF.
Was that an actual dalton Cupid you compared the deployment strength to or a dalton Cupid knockoff?
Plutonium blade may be more cost effective...
I work on a farm and encounter many one free handed situations. Between the double action OTF and a auto side opening knife I prefer the OTF. I own each and as far as a useful tool the OTF wins. While side opening knives open with one hand, closing is a two handed affair. Not so with a OTF double action. To bad our archaic knife laws prevent legal carry of autos.
So you can walk around with a big Rambo knife but the dagger too dangerous? If you can can you please see hat's legal in SC?
I need to preface this by saying I understand why people like autos & otf knives and I do still appreciate seeing a well executed design even if it isn't to my tastes. However, I find the overwhelming majority of autos to be unsatisfying for one reason or other. One of the few exceptions is the Deadlock. It's strange how it ticks so many different boxes that I really appreciate. The Hawks should talk to Demko and make the most awesome lock in the history of this or any other universe.
Merry Christmas, Nick!
Nice I’m gonna buy this one thank you for review this one.
Nick: This is likely the best OTF ever made
Jeff Harkins: Hold my beer
Meh, Harkins are more safe queens vs users. To each their own
These are excellent knives, there’s no doubt about it. However, the price and availability simply put it far out of reach for the vast majority of people.
I’ll be sticking with my carbon fiber and bronze utx-85 for now. At least until these guys produce something similar at a much lower price. I hope they do, I’d love to have one.
I could only imagine if Hawk teamed up with Microtech to produce some production versions. Then I could actually try the deadlock, sounds awesome.
Eww, gawd! No thanks! I can imagine how that'd go. Decent blade steel probably, but they'd put a damn aluminum handle on it, claim Tony Marfione sneezed in its general direction, and charge you $500 extra for Tony's blessing. Lol
I'm in Michigan, and about 40 north of Ohio too. Nice video.
Really amazing nice knife design!!!
There's nothing wrong with propriety hardware if the tool comes with the knife (in fact it's a plus over standard torx etc.)
merry christmas
Wow I really like the font... seems like a super dumb thing to bring up.
I can’t afford a Deadlock, but I prefer the release button where the Hawks put it. The top position feels flimsy to me and vulnerable to damage. “Murdery” strikes me as a ridiculous term. It’s designed to be a novelty. No one would carry a $2000 knife into combat or risk its seizure by the police. Nick’s Delica can cut a throat just as easily as a Deadlock.
I did want that beautiful thing.........$$$$$Merry Christmas Nick
Is there any state that allows double edge blade? Where it where can I check without calling the precinct? They make a lot of double edge OTF who's allowed to carry them?
In KY where I live, daggers and any auto including otf's are completely legal to carry.
Well that's one bad ass Christmas present
He mentioned driving from Michigan to Ohio. Sounds like he made this video before he moved.
Amen about a Midtech Production Run! Even at $300-500 it would be an amazing opportunity for those that dont know the Magic
I love nick, always have, but to make a production version of the deadlock would completely defeat the purpose of the deadlock. It would lose all specialness. Although I agree that I would like all knife lovers to be able to experience this greatness, don’t you think that sales of the custom version would plummet if they were everywhere in the production model? I’d bet my 401k that they have been approached more than once about making a production version form several production knife company’s. Why the hesitation? Everything I just explained above. Nick, this was a great video and keep up the good work, you’re the reason I got into high end knives so I owe you. Take care and God bless.
Cool! Fun review of an interestingly stabby knife. Great idea to have Hawke collab with a manufacturer and make an affordable version of this knife. It would be a hit!
I have made a deposit and have been on the list for a Hawke MUDD Auto for a long time...
. Should be soon! 😛. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
Did you record this when you were still here in MI Nick?
Yup
Nice knife but that price, ouch!
Merry Christmas man
I'd still rather have a microtech combat troodon. A tiny bit of blade play isn't inhibiting function of those knives as cutting tools and I'd trust them to be more reliable due to the much simpler and more robust internals.
I really wish they made the model A more, this model B is just smidge too small.
The want is real! Hope they do a magancut version.
I wish they would collab this with one of the high quality Chinese factories.
And since I commented early in the vid, I also prefer the release on the "top" rather than on the side like this.
Is this knife really $2k?
It's interesting that people are instinctively more scared by a knife that is indeed shaped to pierce a body, like a dagger. Nice advancement in OTF technology. Hope the price comes down, I'm on the Hawk's list for one but at over a grand, I don't know where I'll stand.
How much is it and where do I buy it
Ay Michigan
That's enough for me to like
You can carry this in Kentucky so long as it is not fully concealed (you can only carry traditional folders or hunters concealed) or with a CCDW license. So there are places that it can be carried.
Are you back (still) in michigan? I thought you moved.
Just an old video
Bummer, always hoped to meet ya at a knifeshow or something.
I didn't know Tony soprano made knife reviews
Merry Christmas knife lovers.
How about review a hogue otf
That font wasn't ComicSans MS
Stopped video after the price. Sticking to my microtech ultratech.
srg914 have you seen the new copper ultratech?
@@TKO593 I haven't. I just got my first microtech..the 122-1...all black, double edge...sweet.
I’m glad in AZ you can carry pretty much anything.
In Wyoming you can carry anything
What I would do for one of those
I am a jealous man right now. Merry Christmas
This is comic sans: www.identifont.com/find?similar=Comic+Sans
I'd guess they're using the default lettering on whatever CNC they have. (Haas G47?) Not a good excuse for a goofy typeface, but it's not as bad as comic sans.
fully legal in texas, but what isnt? you can open carry a sword here.
Can anyone tell me if this is legal in any US state? Oregon maybe? Between the automatic and the dagger blade, idk
Local laws are the real trick. Kniferights has an app that covers state laws well, but here's the skinny on finding local rules: kniferights.org/how-to-find-local-knife-laws/
It's kinda sad that they don't have a web page with state listings like the app.
you're back in Michigan?
Backlog most likely.
Old video!
Perfect for my edc 😎👍🏼
The blade going off track is not a safety feature, not sure why I hear this in so many videos. It is common sense, if the spring had enough force to lock in the open position while going through cardboard or clothing, you would not be strong enough to actuate the slide. You also cannot say a safety feature is safe, when once deployed can stick you a 1/4 inch deep before it does stop.
Nick I love your reviews but you need to get calipers bc you mentioned the hawk MUDD was a little thick behind the edge but in fact on another channel it was measured the same as the PM2. So I think calipers would be something that would improve your reviews.
Ryan M I don’t think it would matter.. he said 3.5” is HUGE here and is just a tad longer than he likes in other videos.. 🤷♂️
What’s he using at @1:00 ?
Does look a bit like a shortened FS Commando knife!
It's not a safety thing that it stops when it runs into something. Its physics. At rest the spring is neutral with no force on it. You preload the spring with your thumb, blade is released and tossed to the other end where it clicks past the latch that locks it. Same thing happens in reverse. The spring only acts in preload, while the rest of the travel is just the blade sliding through the handle with momentum. It is physically impossible to make a double action OTF without this happening, so can we go ahead and stop calling it a safety feature? The only company to outwardly sell it as such is ravencrest which is a company that just buys chinese ones and pretends they made them... not exactly experts on the subject.
Exactly - that's the difference between single and double action OTFs.
Could be easily seen with a clear top one.
That's cool to know how that actually works but at the same time can that not also just be an added benefit of a double action OTF... that is isn't going to accidentally stab you or something/one else?
Whether it was specifically designed to be a safety feature or not, it is absolutely far safer than a single action OTF and therefore should be mentioned as such.
@Lucid999 456 what is the point of this comment
Transhumanist Incel - it’s an “I know more than you” type of thing
Move to a free state like Arizona and you can buy double action autos at your local smoke shop. And carry them legally.
I'd love a good automatic in my collection, but you know, Australia.
Get it sent to a knife friend in the states, have them disassemble it, then send it to you part by part by part through the post then reassemble it in Australia when you receive all the parts. Problem solved!
I still don't get the whole legal issue with auto openers. I and many knife users can open a manual folder as quickly as an auto. Fixed blades are legal in most states and the blade is already out. Stupid.
Yea ok that otf looks really badass. Never a fan of double edge tho.
Idaho made on Sebenza is also in comic sans :/
Never stops with CS jabs 😂
The burnt metal aesthetic makes it look like a gas station knife.
John Desper but it’s not.
You could put a down payment on a car with the price of the knife
Right?
If you EVER would decide to sell this AMAZING piece please contact me first! I dont care, I will beg borrow and steal to get the money to buy this majestic beauty! Inappropriate things are happening to me atm...
I still like the wiggly Microtechs a little better.
I mean rhodia paper isn't exactly normal unless you like fountain pens
The New SOG Pentagon OTF
You do realize almost every one of your bad points are by your choice, except price right? 1. You can order single edge just as easy as double edge, you pull a knife out of your pocket holding it to edge fire? REALY? When I pull my deadlock out of my pocket my thumb is right below the fire button ( I think if you test it you’ll see yours is too, if not it very easily could be) negating your issue with having to reposition in your hand.
Yes, hence the strong recommendation. If you disagree with any of my points, you’re always welcome to ignore them :)
I prefer out the front knives to in the back knives.
It's also the most expensive OTF is well ain't it?
Not even close
“Put together with tape” 😂