Is snapping open your knife considered an abuse

[morpheus]

I received my Native from Linda while I was watching "Cliffhanger" during the part when Frank was cutting down a kid from his parachute harness with what appeared to be a Military knife. He flicked his wrist down a bit and the blade dropped an inch or so, then he "snapped" it open. I tried that with the Native and it was pretty cool. But would it hurt the spine when the blade snaps into it? Does Spyderco consider this normal or abusive to the knife?



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[Sword and Shield]

That shouldn't be considered abusive, though it may wear down the pivot pin a wee bit faster. The wear is nothing to worry about, though. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Never underestimate the impossible.

[bigcat]

the knife used in the movie cliffhanger was an endura.

bigcat

[tique]

Some companies and people consider snapping a knife open abusive, some don't. I personally don't think it's abusive, especially on a "tactical" folder, being that it's so much fun to do. I have ran into custom makers on both sides of the arguement, and currently don't buy knives from anyone who says snapping them open is abuse... actually my 2 custom folders are by gents that believe it's the correct way to open them.

[dialex]

Bigcat is right, it was a FRN SE Endura (ATS-55 steel) <img src="tongue.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>.
As about snap opening... I do it all the time, therefore I don't consider it an abuse.
BTW, I thought it's called the "flick opening".
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Edited by - dialex on 11/14/2002 12:06:18 AM

[vampyrewolf]

Have you heard of the SpydieDrop? Sal even does it...

pinch the hole b/w your thumb and index finger, tip up... flick your wrist as if to throw the knife down, and hold on! The knife will open, and you only have to re-adjust your grip to move to the handle.

Sal can open his Millie pretty fast I'm told.

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[Jeff Petchell]

The best thing about the Millie is the speed of opening and the sound of the liner lock snapping home. Half the fun is in the opening. If this was considered abuse, why not have a lock back. The Native is not half as fun to open.

Cheers from Australia

P.S. Bigcat was right Sly used the FRN SE Endura

[Jeff Petchell]

The best thing about the Millie is the speed of opening and the sound of the liner lock snapping home. Half the fun is in the opening. If this was considered abuse, why not have a lock back. The Native is not half as fun to open.

Cheers from Australia

P.S. Bigcat was right Sly used the FRN SE Endura

[yog]

I've been known to flick open the odd knife (OK, I'll admit it feels good <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> ), but I don't do it as a standard opening. All that hard impacting has got to have an effect on a knife, it might only be a very small effect only noticable after a few years, but it will effect it.

As a point of etiquet I would suggest that even if you regularly flick open your knives, when examining somebody elses knife you don't flick (unless you know the person well).

Another reason I don't make the flick my standard opening is that a slight variation in your technique could result in a partially open blade, merely inconvinient if you are cutting open a box, a might more serious if you are in a self defence situation.

Walk softly, carry a big stick.

[morpheus]

Thank you all for the nice replies. I only snapped it open a few times but I'm sticking with the thumb opening for now after getting laser-beamed stares from my family. BTW, the spydie-drop was cool too.

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