Drop + Ferrum Forge Mordax Button Lock Folder

Anyone looking to sell their Mordax?

Are you interested in selling your Mordax?

Received the Mordax today and i do like how lightweight it is for the size. Right away i did notice is has the mushy button lock flipper detent unlike the malibu which does indeed have a much crisper break upon deployment although the Mordax does seem to deploy reliably. I have not disassembled either knife but looking at the button locks they appear to possibly use the same exact button locks so I’m guessing the difference in the detents is milled into the blade tang geometry where it interfaces with the button. Regarding the mordax’s milled handle i had also read about the sharp/hot spots but decided to take the chance since I’m not that fond of the Malibu’s slick aluminum handle nor my other Protech handle, an SNG. I have nothing against aluminum handles as long as they have some type of texture to break up the slick feeling. I have a Cold Steel code 4 which also has this issue and ended up sending it for some hand engraving which worked wonders so I suppose that’s always an option for the malibu. The milling on the mordax handle is good for me until you get to the bottom of the handle which gets thinner where your fingers wraparound and the designer chose cheese grater like 90° blocky milling which is always just a bad choice for a knife handle. If they would’ve not done that part and just left the milled lines throughout it would’ve been much better. I would like to see that on the Malibu actually adding some milling lines for texture sans cheese grater area. I suppose as long as ones not planning on hard using the mordax and just mainly light to medium EDC use it shouldn't present a problem though and it does look nicer than Plain flat AL slabs. I’ve only had the mordax for a few hours and the Malibu for a couple months or so now but i think I do prefer the Malibu and had already decided it will most likely stay in the collection as it does have a lot going for it where as the mordax I’m not so sure yet but they are both quality blades. Ive handled and own many makes/models over the years and there is no such thing as the perfect folder. There are Always compromises and it comes down to how the design and features align with our preferences and what we are willing to overlook and what is a showstopper ultimately.