how does blade lock? is the lock easy to use&gt;
1317059
It's a metal plate that runs along the back of the knife. If you look at the picture that Amazon uses with the blade to the left and the "BG" logo facing you the unlock area is up and to the right of the "BG". It is somewhat firm to push and get it to close. It's also firm to open. Its definitely not a "flip open" knife. It seems like a two hand open and close knife. I can open the knife one handed but it isn't smooth.
1370112
It's a liner lock. Hold the open knife in your hand and look down inside where the blade is attached to the handle and on the left is a piece of metal (liner) on the left that you push to the left with your thumb or forefinger to unlock the blade. But you need to close the blade while holding the lock open. Once you get that down you can unlock and close the blade with one hand. But watch your fingers!
40933
Yes it locks in place and does have a safety, however the first blade I ordered blade won't flip out and in a result of that I had to buy a whole new knife because the previous one has broke.
1158935
John, There is a lock mechanism which is the titanium side of the knife. It is very secure once opened and locked. This is my favorite carry knife.
1692356
Yes it is good so far. I initially went for the look of it, since I wanted a tanto style blade. The last Tech I had, the locking mechanism began to fail much earlier than I would have liked. I have not experienced a similar problem yet.
625360
Yes,the blade locks open.It opens quickly and is a great knife.I use it on a daily basis and would buy this knife again.The seatbelt cutter on it works great,I used it the other day and was surprised how well it worked.Very sturdy....hope this helped.
666436
The blade DOES lock into place, it's just that there is no button to release it with ease, you have to flick it kind of hard. Not too hard for an adult, but my kids couldn't do it.
808304
My husband bought this knife. He said "no". The blade will snap into the open position, but it does not "lock" like a traditional lock-blade knife does. Hope this helps.
808303
No. It does not lock.I wok in teh jungle with expeditions. This is FAR the best knife ever! The multipurpose tools are amazing. If you are looking for fixing or building things improvising this is the best tool! It is good to you depending on what are you going to do with it.
2245562
When you pull the blade out, it locks. If you're holding the back of the knife away from you (blade in your left hand), the lock is at the base of the blade. You push that down and slowly close the knife. If that doesn't work, you may have a defective knife. Hope that helps!
143701
It depends on how much you tighten it. You can tighten the pivot until you can't even get the blade out if you want.Out of the box though, it was slightly towards the easy to open spectrum. The lock up was tight but it still managed to open easily. Not really worried about it opening in a loose bag easy, but able to flipped out with a thumb or by harshly waving the knife, sure.
2170561
I honestly don't bother with the speedsafe lock. Ergonomically, it would be a bit cumbersome but not impossible for quick one handed operation. However, I've carried this knife everyday since the summer I purchased it with the speedsafe off with no problems.
2026450
The blade of this knife does NOT lock, however when held naturally the steel protrusion you see in the picture of the folded knife is held down securely by your thumb.
1677362
It's very easy. There are three pieces that come apart. Unscrew the handle from the top part and remove all three. The blade fits in between the top two pieces and the handle locks the all together when you screw it back in. Hope this helps.
1846951
There is no lock on the blade height. I haven't noticed any movement up or down once the blade height is set.
299116
There is the regular lock most knifes have in the center and then there is a small switch, looks like a weapon safety at the middle of the knife. You must pull the switch and push on the middle bar both at the same time.
706343
Yes, when the blade is opened it is locked in place by a spring loaded tab that rests against the base of the blade. It is released by a side movement with the thumb, not too unique as many brands have this feature.