Is this knife spring assisted?
1867382
No, thumb disc opening. S&W; makes some assisted openers but this isn't one of them.
1867383
No. Which I've come to appreciate. It does take thumb strength to open it up quickly. Very well made though.
1867384
No, thumb disc opening. S&W makes some assisted openers but this isn't one of them.
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.
1867386
No, but it opens very nice and smooth. I think that I will get more. These are very solid and a good everyday knife and for the price you really can't beat it.
1512732
No, no spring assist. There is a slight detent that holds it closed. Once you open it slightly past the detent the blade can easily flick open all the way. The action is very smoothe and the blade locks up tight.
1437336
In my opinion yes. Although it is bulky there are man pros to it. The spring assist comes quite in handy when you only have one hand available. It comes really sharp so watch out. The addition safety lock helps make sure the knife is either locked shut or locked open. The glass breaker can definitely come in hand if you ever have to use it. For price I paid of $42 last year my knife is still sharp. However be careful of the knife pocket clip thing. The screws get lose and can come out but if you keep up on it like I have you shouldn't have any problems. But it also depends what you are using it for. So make sure before you buy its what you need for the job you want to use it for. I hope this was helpful. In my opinion yes. Although it is bulky there are man pros to it. The spring assist comes quite in handy when you only have one hand available. It comes really sharp so watch out. The addition safety lock helps make sure the knife is either locked shut or locked open. The glass breaker can definitely come in hand if you ever have to use it. For price I paid of $42 last year my knife is still sharp. However be careful of the knife pocket clip thing. The screws get lose and can come out but if you keep up on it like I have you shouldn't have any problems. But it also depends what you are... » Read More In my opinion yes. Although it is bulky there are man pros to it. The spring assist comes quite in handy when you only have one hand available. It comes really sharp so watch out. The addition safety lock helps make sure the knife is either locked shut or locked open. The glass breaker can definitely come in hand if you ever have to use it. For price I paid of $42 last year my knife is still sharp. However be careful of the knife pocket clip thing. The screws get lose and can come out but if you keep up on it like I have you shouldn't have any problems. But it also depends what you are using it for. So make sure before you buy its what you need for the job you want to use it for. I hope this was helpful. « Show Less
1282762
The knife has a hefty spring load to unfold and lock the knife in pace. The "switch" it's simply a sliding lever lock. Simple answer: spring loaded.
1224186
The knife is assisted, not electronic. The lever is only part of the blade curved out to make opening a simple slide of your finger. The assisted part of the knife is a spring to push it out faster once the blade is out of the handle.
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
567104
No, it is NOT spring assisted.Opening the folder with the thumb is nearly impossible during the first days of use. However, after a while the knife wears in.Nevertheless, I highly recommend this knife due to the fantastic value for money ratio.
938246
The blade will stay open until you close it, it is spring assisted, I hope this answers your question!!
2209569
No, it's a manual-opener. Cold Steel does not sell assisted/automatic opening knives as of yet...
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.
313864
No it's not spring loaded. Its a good knife. It is nice and sharp right out of the box.
367797
No...it is a spring assist blade. The user must apply some pressure on the actuator to initiate the opeing of the blade
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.
606695
Yes it is spring assist and opens very quickly. Good knife for the money. Cannot go wrong for the price.
151074
There is no button that makes the knife spring open. You pull out the blade manually.
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.
729145
This is a spring-assist. In other words, it requires more that a push of a button to open. Having said that, it is 1 hand operation to open to a locking position. I use this knife nearly everyday at work, and recently one of the ladies in the office needed to borrow it to slice veggies when she forgot her paring knife. It is very durable, and i would recommend it to anyone.