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I am often intrigued by the various method knife makers have come up with to open the folding knife. Not locking methods...that would be a whole other thread but the unusual ways knives have be made to open.
One of the best known has to be the Balisong or Butterfly knife. It is not a style that ever really caught my interest but I do own one example...and I must say it is both a very old knife as well as a very cheap knife. But it does serve to demonstrate the method of opening.
One of my first unusual designs was a "Funny Folder". This method uses part of the handle to both hide the blade as well as being the part that locks it open. The blade slides out of the frame and the center rotates around to lock it in place.
Next is a Barry Woods design. Years ago I had an original but gifted it to a nephew some time back. I still have a Pacific Cutlery Corp (Benchmade's predecessor) version licensed from Barry. This design has the scales rotating around the blade to both close it as well as locking it open. Somewhat slow to open but just about impossible to accidentally close.
Next up is this Camco (Camillus) camming action folder. By sliding the button forward it would cam the blade open using a liner lock to lock the blade in place. It closes like any liner lock.
Another golden oldie is the Benchmark Rolox, this design was later licensed to Gerber and the latest version is from CRKT. You simply pushed down on the jimping on the rear of the blade and slide it forward till it locks. A very easy to use design.
Another CRKT is the Kommer Fulcrum. This knife uses the scales themselves to cam open the blade. With practice it is very fast to open tho not the strongest of designs. A fun knife to carry.
I think that covers the unusual openers in my collection...may remember others later. Show us your unusual openers, I know of several from CRKT, AG Russell, and others I don't own an example of.
One of the best known has to be the Balisong or Butterfly knife. It is not a style that ever really caught my interest but I do own one example...and I must say it is both a very old knife as well as a very cheap knife. But it does serve to demonstrate the method of opening.
One of my first unusual designs was a "Funny Folder". This method uses part of the handle to both hide the blade as well as being the part that locks it open. The blade slides out of the frame and the center rotates around to lock it in place.
Next is a Barry Woods design. Years ago I had an original but gifted it to a nephew some time back. I still have a Pacific Cutlery Corp (Benchmade's predecessor) version licensed from Barry. This design has the scales rotating around the blade to both close it as well as locking it open. Somewhat slow to open but just about impossible to accidentally close.
Next up is this Camco (Camillus) camming action folder. By sliding the button forward it would cam the blade open using a liner lock to lock the blade in place. It closes like any liner lock.
Another golden oldie is the Benchmark Rolox, this design was later licensed to Gerber and the latest version is from CRKT. You simply pushed down on the jimping on the rear of the blade and slide it forward till it locks. A very easy to use design.
Another CRKT is the Kommer Fulcrum. This knife uses the scales themselves to cam open the blade. With practice it is very fast to open tho not the strongest of designs. A fun knife to carry.
I think that covers the unusual openers in my collection...may remember others later. Show us your unusual openers, I know of several from CRKT, AG Russell, and others I don't own an example of.
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