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Redge3
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May 4, 2019
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Will the lock hold up to stabbing strike? Not sure about liner lockers. I've heard the Emerson Persian holds.
Omniseed
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May 4, 2019
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Redge3Liner locks (and frame locks too, really) are not the best choice for combat knives. The lockbar might bend at the cutout if you are enthusiastic enough with your murdering, and having your weapon go noodly on you in the middle of belligerence would not be very fun.
This one looks sturdy for a liner lock though, and if you are careful to keep your stabbing to the soft parts of your victim then I would say it will work just fine.
Have you considered an icepick though?
*jokes aside, look at something like the Benchmade Barrage for a stabbing weapon. Axis locks are structurally superior to leaf spring interrupter locks in a way that isn't relevant for daily life but could come into play if you 'need' to drive your point through heavy bone. On top of that, the straight form and narrow profile with a distinct finger guard and an Axis lockbar locking lock are all features that lend themselves to safe stabbery.
The Axis lock can fail in two ways, aside from broken omega springs. The first is to mechanically overcome the construction of the knife. If nothing slips, an Axis lock knife subjected to immense force will either snap the blade or force the lockbar through the back of the knife's frame until it fails. The other way to make it fail is for the lockbar to be rolled back, which is difficult when the blade tang is squeezing it against the liners.
The lockbar locking lock simply blocks the lockbar in the locked position.
Tragique
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May 5, 2019
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OmniseedFirst time I’ve ever heard someone ask how well a knife will stab someone. Props
Omniseed
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May 5, 2019
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massdrop01oh yeah that's a good stabbin' lock type too
Or the Manix CBBL, and maybe the compression lock. The compression lock would fail like a variation of the axis lock I bet.
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massdrop01
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May 7, 2019
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OmniseedYou meant CBBL failure mode similar to Axis lock? Compression lock would fail more due to slippage, CS did a video where they tested Para 2 with Triad lock, it failed in spinewhack and weight hang, both time it's due to slippage.
CBBL did much better in their test. It passed the spinewhack test, when it failed the weight hang test, it's because the screw holding the front of the "backspacer" that house the CBBL snapped. I suspect if they use a pin instead of screw to hold that part together, it'll probably be much stronger.
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