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Kavik
5531
Nov 30, 2018
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Make a point to focus on how this knife is different, being a slip joint, with a tang to push to open it.......then don't post a single picture showing the tang in the closed position?
Brilliant 😕
Thank you bladehq:
Chefchenko
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Nov 30, 2018
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KavikThis is a gender fluid knife and does not identify with any set norms.
As is often the case with MD,due diligence is a must. I thought the same thing as far as no pics of the closed knife.
Kavik
5531
Nov 30, 2018
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jhonisYeah, i was questioning the slip joint part too, but was still researching.
It's definitely not slip joint, watch the following review video, at the 7 minute mark you get a good look inside the pivot
https://youtu.be/d8_cxiHDjKw
It's just a wooden backspacer according to every other site and review I look at.
So, yeah..... Just a front flipper, on nylon washers.
Who researches and writes these things?
That took me 10 minutes to figure out without having contact with a distributor who's providing me with knives to sell 😕
jhonis
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Nov 30, 2018
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Kavikyour confusion resides on your own use/assumption of the term "front flipper". The listing for this knife does not use that term. This knife uses an extended tang, commonly found on a friction folder. However the extended tang, as shown in your photo, is not nearly as long as normal friction folders, and is more the size of a front flipper so i understand your confusion. Moreso, since there's a liner lock it's not a friction folder anyway, and this all seems like a weird combination of knife anatomy that Maserin is experimenting with.
Here's an example of a friction folder if you've never seen one before:
Kavik
5531
Nov 30, 2018
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jhonisOkay, i screwed up something... I swear I saw the term slip joint in the description the first time I read it, but I see now it said friction folder. So that clears up one point.
Still though, many other sites and reviews are, in fact, referring to this as a front flipper, and showing it being used as such (see the YouTube link I posted above)
So if it's not a slip joint (because i apparently made that up by reading MD descriptions before being fully awake lol), and it's not a friction folder, and it has a liner lock, and it has nylon washets, and has a front flipper shaped tab, and people demonstrate using it as a front flipper.....it still sounds to me like it's a front flipper that MD just mislabeled, no?
If given no description and just handed a knife with those features, what else would you call it?
RatRacer
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Nov 30, 2018
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KavikI have 2 from the previous drop, with boxwood/becote/ebony/olive wood scales & Aus-8. Since there is no nail nick, but a front tab, I immediately front flipped it.
Kavik
5531
Nov 30, 2018
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RatRacerExcellent, was hoping someone here actually had one
Can you verify then that it does use a detent ball system to remain closed?
Also, can you comment on the action? Does it flip nicely?
And is the detent strong enough to keep it from shaking open?
Thanks in advance 😁👍
RatRacer
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Nov 30, 2018
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KavikIt does have a detent ball, and does prevent it from shaking open. Opening is smooth, and not gritty. The only caveat is it being a mass production knife, with lockbar tensions. One copy opens nicely with easy effort, while the other is a bitch to break the detent loose. Once the detent is freed, both wrist flip open easily like an unassisted flipper. I only use them when we go out to eat, so use is infrequent to wear in the tight detent copy at this point, so it's not a big deal. I like having a more elegant looking knife out on the table, rather than a scary anodized tactical looking flipper, when the food is delivered.
DougFLA123
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Dec 1, 2018
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KavikIf given the knife with no description it is totally a front flipper!
bobtheaxolotl
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Jun 24, 2019
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KavikIt's not a slip joint. It's a liner lock with a front flipper. Massdrop mangled the description, and failed to provide useful photos.
Axeguy
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Jun 26, 2019
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KavikI think it is a sexy little homage to picnic knives everywhere crossed with today's straight-razor fetish. Something for everyone except the Johnny-come-lately spinner fans...
Hmmmm...how do we make it spin and come within a hair's breadth of EDC Trend Immortality...? :)
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