How easily can the knife be waved open?
1022585
comes out of cargo short pockets nicely, with the pocket catch, but pants pockets not so easily. As far as flicking it open without using the pocket catch, if your technique is solid, no problem, but waved open without technique, not so much because the blade is pretty beefy, and sits pretty close to the edge of the handle. Hope that helps
1022586
It can be done, but it is very dangerous. It requires a bit of skill because the locking mech. has quite a spring to it. I have tried it before and almost cut the tip of my finger off due to it springing back.
1022587
With the deep carry position it helps to put a small lanyard on it, which is easy as there is a lanyard hole already milled in.
2244095
Just push the piece of metal acting as a lock toward the side with the clip and the blade should again move freely. It protrudes slightly above the frame of the knife and is also textured, so it's pretty easy to get traction on. Pretty standard these days, after a while it'll be entirely 2nd nature opening & closing it with one hand without even thinking about it.
825427
An assisted opening knife only takes a small amount of manual movement before the spring or cam takes over. A flipper knife like this one is completely manual. If you don't open it forcefully enough, it will fail to deploy and you will have to use the thumb studs to finish opening it. If it feels too tight to open easily, you can loosen the screw holding the blade on or completely disassemble and lube the action and it will smooth everything up.
2070304
its a very nice knife and it opens smooth. I might get another one for a friend soon, and yes a women could open it with easy :)
2070301
Madame T. DeFarge, I have purchased many of the stiletto knives on here, and this is the best one, as far as ease of use and action. You can open it very easily/quickly with just your pointer finger. If you look at the picture, the little 'nub' near the top of the handle on the right side is the 'trigger'. Just be careful because that blade does swing around quite swiftly.
2164637
You just move the little blade lock in the cut out on the front bottom of the knife handle. It should move easily and close easily or maybe it's defective.
1233737
I wouldn't. I've owned several swiss army knives, they have all been quote easy to open. It will loosen up eventually.
940375
it has a assisted flip out like a folder it come out very easily by pulling lever on the backside of the knife. check youtube for a better look
1684823
That would happen of the bade is too tight. A little bit of loosening up and a spot of oil does the job but I find that the initial groove does not hinder the knife opening later. This is because it is not an assisted opening and kept quite tight.
958759
it is open on the top so I guess it wouldn't matter as long as you fit the knife in the guides on the sides
1767525
I followed the directions. depending on the knife a few swipes seem to do the trick. in answer no it is not too hard. hope this helps. I am not in the least bit mechanically inclined.
21680
Yes. You can flip it around so whichever hand you prefer is holding the knife.
1706860
It's super easy to open. I use my knife daily and have never had a problem.
925608
No, it is a spring assisted knife. You will flip it open and the spring will complete the action. It is a fast opening knife, just not the type, where you press a button and it opens.
918711
To close the knife, there's a liner lock on the finger side of the handle. It's easy enough to close and open one handed.
1740461
There is a bar (button) at end of the handle that you press which unlocks blade which then folds in. It's easy to use, but stiff at first when it's new.There is a small knob for your thumb to push open the blade with one hand, which could be helpful in a crisis situation like we sometimes encounter sailing on Lake Erie in strong winds and need to cut tangled lines.Excellent knife for the money Amazon charges. I bought extra for affordable gifts for my nephews.
940373
It opens like a regular folding knife. However it is assisted. This has one of the stronger assisted opens that I have seen. It opens pretty fast and with total ease.