Spring Assisted Is this knife Spring Assisted or no?
1972801
It is not a spring assisted open.The only 'spring' is the liner lock that keeps the blade locked when extended and provides friction to keep it shutIt is one hand openable
1798714
This knife is the kind that you flick open with your thumb. It is not a spring load type.
2243394
No it is not. It has a nob flick open (typically pushed out by your thumb if opened by a single hand), there is no assisted mechanism on this knife. The opening is smooth but I found it to be a bit awkward, I have many thumb open knives like this one and it is just something about the design that feels off in my hand but only when opening, once open - the knife is absolutely fantastic in almost every way. (But you probably are familiar with benchmade)Cheers
1411276
Yes, and no. SpeedSafe is Kershaw's rendition of "spring assisted." Function-wise, yes it opens like a spring assisted. However, some states have restrictions on spring assisted knives, yet to my knowledge, Kershaw's SpeedSafe is legal in all 50 states.
2021923
If by assisted you mean a "pop-lock or switchblade", then no. There is a thumb tang that let's the user open the knife with a single hand. Hope that helps in your buying decision.
925610
It's spring loaded. You flick it open using the lever on the back. It's super quick and it's a super sharp knife.
1867385
It is not spring assisted. It does have a thumb assist. I lubed it up when I got it and worked closed and open a few times. I can now start it with my thumb and open it with a flick of the wrist so its pretty good for not being spring assisted.
367795
No, its assisted opening, which means the tang of the blade is tapered so that once it is opened past a certain point the back strap spring will push it the rest of the way. It opens very smooth and fairly quick without the shock that a side opening switch blade has, frankly I like it better and there is no chance that it can come open accidentally.
606693
If you start to open the blade with your thumb, about half way open the spring will assist with the rest. I usually give the spring an assist by flicking my wrist to "snap" the blade into place. It doesn't always lock with just the spring.
2149279
Compared to the Tenacious and other similar models, not so much. It's a lockback knife as opposed to a liner lock knife. There's some amount of stiffness to overcome due to spring position. But cleaning, lubrication, and constant opening and closing help alleviate some of the stiffness experienced.
1052190
No its not. I bought it and the spring assisted part is not good. It is a good looking and useful knife but its no different from regular knives.
1798712
There is no spring, but once you push the blade out with the thumb studs it flicks open quite easily, even fresh from the box.
829411
The knife slides out of the sheath smooth as butter. I see Kyle had an issue with the spring coming out of the detent but I just looked at mine and I don't think my spring could come out unless I put some serious effort into it. Slides in and out of the sheath very smooth, no need to ever press the button, not to lock it in or take it out (but you can if you'd like)
606697
Yes it is spring assisted. Once it moves it immediately opens all the way. How fast does it open? Well it is spring assisted so it opens pretty fast.Hope that helps.
1794046
No it doesn't have spring assist but it lSlides open with a small flick of the wrist
938246
The blade will stay open until you close it, it is spring assisted, I hope this answers your question!!
514873
Not sure of your question. There is a thumb tab for opening blade as well as a notch at the base of the blade your index finger can assist opening. The lock is spring steel, operated to close the blade. This is a no-frills, handy, comfortable knife for a great price.