Hey DLT Trading

[SG89]

Are you going to commission a Lil Native comp lock exclusive with m390 and red g10?
Asking for a friend...

[TomAiello]

Back lock, too, please. :)

[BobABQ]

Back lock, too, please. :)

Oh, I like the Lil Native back lock.

[Mushroom]

I'll take one in either compression or lock back, doesn't matter to me which one! :D

[Rinzler]

Why anyone would want an inferior backlock is beyond me. I'll take a compression lock, please.

[ladybug93]

Are you going to commission a Lil Native comp lock exclusive with m390 and red g10?
Asking for a friend...

now that’s compelling!

Why anyone would want an inferior backlock is beyond me. I'll take a compression lock, please.

because every knife with a lock that isn’t a backlock with a strong bias to stay closed is just a ticking time bomb waiting in your pocket for the perfect moment to spring open and murder you and everyone within a two mile radius when least expect it.

[TomAiello]

Why anyone would want an inferior backlock is beyond me. I'll take a compression lock, please.

Spyderco's back lock is definitely superior. :)

Plus, it's ambidextrous. And it has a bias toward closed.

[Doc Dan]

Why anyone would want an inferior backlock is beyond me. I'll take a compression lock, please.

Inferior! Fully ambidextrous (the comp lock is not), strongest lock by far and proven so in test after test (comp lock not even close). Does nit need a detent (comp lock does). Has a bias towards staying closed when closed (not true of the comp lock). What is inferior about a backlock?

[Doc Dan]

I would love to see the above knife with a backlock.

[tbdoc4kids]

Why anyone would want an inferior backlock is beyond me. I'll take a compression lock, please.

Paging Herr Wartstein!

[JMM]

Why anyone would want an inferior backlock is beyond me. I'll take a compression lock, please.

Inferior! Fully ambidextrous (the comp lock is not), strongest lock by far and proven so in test after test (comp lock not even close). Does nit need a detent (comp lock does). Has a bias towards staying closed when closed (not true of the comp lock). What is inferior about a backlock?

I thought the PowerLock on the Tatanka and the Bolt-Lock on the Sage3 were the strongest... no?

[koenigsegg]

Wharnie! And 20cv, same same but cheaper

[ladybug93]

Why anyone would want an inferior backlock is beyond me. I'll take a compression lock, please.

Inferior! Fully ambidextrous (the comp lock is not), strongest lock by far and proven so in test after test (comp lock not even close). Does nit need a detent (comp lock does). Has a bias towards staying closed when closed (not true of the comp lock). What is inferior about a backlock?

i’m curious to see sources here. the only backlock i know of that might actually be testing as stronger is the triad lock, which isn’t the same thing as a backlock at all. and regardless, many of the backlock models are not built as sturdy as the compression lock models, so i would bet the knives would break around the lock before a comp lock anyway (minus the para 3 lw, of course).

and just because someone will say it... obviously all of these knives are plenty strong for edc and beyond.

[curlyhairedboy]

Staying on topic, I'd be down for this combination in a Lil native compression lock. Nothing against back locks.

[RustyIron]

Are you going to commission a Lil Native comp lock exclusive with m390 and red g10?
Asking for a friend...

Hey... isn't that your friend who is left-handed? I hear that left-handers all have thick wads of cash in their pockets, ready to throw down on a compression lock other than the Plain Jane PM2. DLT should certainly harvest that revenue stream.

[Doc Dan]

Why anyone would want an inferior backlock is beyond me. I'll take a compression lock, please.

Inferior! Fully ambidextrous (the comp lock is not), strongest lock by far and proven so in test after test (comp lock not even close). Does nit need a detent (comp lock does). Has a bias towards staying closed when closed (not true of the comp lock). What is inferior about a backlock?

i’m curious to see sources here. the only backlock i know of that might actually be testing as stronger is the triad lock, which isn’t the same thing as a backlock at all. and regardless, many of the backlock models are not built as sturdy as the compression lock models, so i would bet the knives would break around the lock before a comp lock anyway (minus the para 3 lw, of course).

and just because someone will say it... obviously all of these knives are plenty strong for edc and beyond.

On a backlock the blade breaks before the lock. The other locks the lock fails, though the company lock it pretty strong.

[Doc Dan]

Why anyone would want an inferior backlock is beyond me. I'll take a compression lock, please.

Inferior! Fully ambidextrous (the comp lock is not), strongest lock by far and proven so in test after test (comp lock not even close). Does nit need a detent (comp lock does). Has a bias towards staying closed when closed (not true of the comp lock). What is inferior about a backlock?

I thought the PowerLock on the Tatanka and the Bolt-Lock on the Sage3 were the strongest... no?

Did you see Eric explain that they chose the backlock for the Chief because it required the strongest lock for a blade that size? The power lock is strong but fails at the joint in some tests. The bolt lock is really strong but I know of no side by side tests of it against a lock back

[TomAiello]

...many of the backlock models are not built as sturdy as the compression lock models...

Which models are you thinking of?

I have a Police 4 in my hand that looks pretty sturdy to me. Endura, Delica, Native...I'm having trouble coming up with a "not built sturdy" Spyderco back lock knife.

[TomAiello]

I thought the PowerLock on the Tatanka and the Bolt-Lock on the Sage3 were the strongest... no?

Is the Bolt Lock stronger than the CBBL or the BBL?

Now I want to go find some destructive lock test videos on Youtube. Does anyone know of some?

[JMM]

I thought the PowerLock on the Tatanka and the Bolt-Lock on the Sage3 were the strongest... no?

Is the Bolt Lock stronger than the CBBL or the BBL?

Now I want to go find some destructive lock test videos on Youtube. Does anyone know of some?

BladeHQ tests all the Spyderco locks in a pair of videos (except the Tatanka/PowerLock) -- another reason I love the Sage3's Bolt-Lock, I really wish Spyderco would use it more.

https://youtu.be/4KmHfbG7z7g
https://youtu.be/ERxHUXAFVs4