That's a pretty small knife, I have one. A little bigger knife would have not had room to fully open in a pocket. I have all sorts including some assisted opening knives. I can only recall one instance where one tried to open. But it was clipped to my pocket and only partially opened. It did require some care getting it out of my pocket.
A Different Kind Of Near Miss At The Range
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Update on my old goof. This is nothing special but it’s something I should have done long ago. I’m not a fan of any name brands, this is just the first one I found so I bought it. My little pocket knife won’t be opening in my pocket even if I forgot to lock it closed.
Charlie98
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There... I fixed your OP... it shows dedication when we train through adversity.
I've had a few knives give me troubles... including a wonderful Buck lockback that had the latch right where I gripped it... darned thing closed up on me once, almost cutting my finger to the bone, but nothing like that!
. Luckily not much blood loss.
entropy
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I used to have a sheath for s Buck 110 that looks like your new one, Hartkopf, and it would open it upon drawing the knife. Sold it after I lent the 110 to my roommate in the Army. He pocket carried it. He went home to Oakland on leave, got stoned with his cousins, and got busted on the street corner. He was so high on Angel dust when the cops rolled up, he couldn't even move. He spent Christmas Day in jail. 
I was a bit unhappy about the knife, but the story was worth it!
I was a bit unhappy about the knife, but the story was worth it!
230RN
2A was "political" when it was first adopted.
Just a little inexpensive manual opener in my left pocket. I did carry a legal "spring assisted" (not a full opener) for a while until I discoverrf it had crept halfway open, luckily, without injury. Now that full "switchblades" are legal, I keep a small one and a big one handy with the other office supplies on my coffee table.
Of course, I cannot help pointing out that "switchblade" knives have been 100% legal since 1791.
"Shut up, Terry ! "
Hell, no... it had to be said. Cats is cats, dogs is dogs, and arms is arms.
Terry, 230RN
Of course, I cannot help pointing out that "switchblade" knives have been 100% legal since 1791.
"Shut up, Terry ! "
Hell, no... it had to be said. Cats is cats, dogs is dogs, and arms is arms.
Terry, 230RN
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Ignition Override
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OP: Strange to have a knife more dangerous than a handgun. At least it wasn't too near your Femoral artery in the thigh.
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Enfielder
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I have had one of those. Yes, they open on their own when unlocked. No, I won’t carry a knife that will do that. It’s a good knife as in it’s a quality assembly but the design allows for a failure condition such as yours. Get a new knife and toss that one in the tackle box or trash. It won’t serve you in any good way moving forward, and blaming yourself for an unintentional discharge from a faulty design won’t serve you either. You should never trust that knife again, just like you wouldn’t trust a firearm with the same qualities.
I won’t argue with your assessment but it will never go in my pocket again after getting the little safety holster in post #52.
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I wear a "Utility Belt" in both dress and casual modes, multi-tool-a Leatherman at present, folding knife-Buck 110 style-in leather sheaths. Works fine.
hemiram
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I had a unknown brand knife I bought at my family's Army/Navy store, where I worked, about 50 years ago. It was a sort of legal Stilletto type and looked cool, but I soon gave it away after it popped open on it's own when I stumbled and went through my pants, and managed to stab me about 3/8" deep in my forearm as my arm went out to catch my fall. Since then, I've carried some sort of variation on an Schrade LB7 or equivilent. The one I paid $2 for, that I've carried since 1981 has lots of battle scars from using it for non-knife type things, including as a sort of "roll of quarters" to knock a couple of teeth out of a fellow employee's boyfriend who was beating her up in front of the building. The big end makes a decent striking surface. I wonder how many miles of stuff it's cut over the years? The middle of the blade seems to be much better than the rest of it for holding an edge.
230RN
2A was "political" when it was first adopted.
Isn't the middle of the blade the most-used portion in terms of edge wear? Is that a joke? My sensayuma is off tonight so...
I had a knife like yours pictured. I may have lost it when my toolbox was stolen. Not sure it was in the toolbox, so it may turn up someday in a sock drawer or someplace. It demanded deliberate muscular action to both open and close it and required that button on the back side to unlock it when open.
I had a knife like yours pictured. I may have lost it when my toolbox was stolen. Not sure it was in the toolbox, so it may turn up someday in a sock drawer or someplace. It demanded deliberate muscular action to both open and close it and required that button on the back side to unlock it when open.
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Folders can open on you, especially when using the pocket clip. I've cut myself before reaching in for my knife only to find it opened partly. This is why I prefer clipped knives to have the tip pointed down.
I carry fixed blades now for the most part.
I carry fixed blades now for the most part.
JEBruns
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Not all folders. I have a CRKT that has an opening assist button on the blade. The button also acts as a lock. So you have push in on at the same time you push the blade open in order to open the knife. It's what you'd naturally do anyway. To close the blade, you'd do the same thing in reverse. So it locks both open and closed. One of the Bladelock series.
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