Tired_and_hungry
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- Mar 17, 2012
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I own a cold steel counter point 1 (the one with the 4" blade) and I normally keep it in a airtight pelican mircocase in order to protect it from moisture causing rust since I live in the humid tropics. Last night, my case(with the counterpoint kept within) fell about 6 feet from the top of my bookshelf onto the hardwood floor below. Upon examination today, I notice that while my folding knife locks open with an firm "click" and the TRIAD LOCK keeps the blade from moving in the vertical dimension, there appears to be a very slight 0.1mm lateral blade movement (blade play) when I try to flex the blade to the left and right (0.05mm on either side) while holding the handle steady with the cutting edge facing downwards. It this normal and to be expected of folding knives? Or did my knife take damage from the fall?