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Posted: **Mon Jan 03, 2005 11:23 am**

I heard this got pushed a little. Any word on when they will be ready to let these out to the public??

Posted: **Mon Jan 03, 2005 12:49 pm**

indeed i keep putting other purchases off to have the funds ready for the szabofly, is this stupid? Maybe they will only hit the market in 2006? :eek: I would like some imput on wether these knives are already produced or that they went back to the drawing board (heard there was a problem with the hardness of one of the pins)

Posted: **Mon Jan 03, 2005 1:47 pm**

Can the Szabofly be locked in the open position?

Posted: **Mon Jan 03, 2005 1:54 pm**

Balazs wrote:Can the Szabofly be locked in the open position?

If the pictures I have seen thus far are accurate, the answer would be no, it cannot be locked open, only closed.

Ta,

H

Posted: **Mon Jan 03, 2005 2:04 pm**

What a shame...but it looks so wild, why can't they do it with a lock :mad:
But thank You for the info!

Posted: **Mon Jan 03, 2005 3:23 pm**

It can be locked, just grip it hard enough. What more do you need :-)

Posted: **Mon Jan 03, 2005 4:06 pm**

Balazs wrote:What a shame...but it looks so wild, why can't they do it with a lock :mad:

Believe it's because if it could lock open it, and the regular Spyderfly, would be illegal for Spyderco to distribute from Colorado. Each state over here has their own laws regarding what types of knives can be manufactured, distributed, sold, owned, posessed, etc so a company like Spyderco, even though they sell worldwide, has to follow local rules on some things.

Posted: **Mon Jan 03, 2005 5:32 pm**

what the?! i hadn't even noticed that. bali's that can't be locked in the open position?! what a turn-off, back to Benchmade then for bali's i guess......

is it really because of the law? is it not due to the design of these 2 balis?

Posted: **Tue Jan 04, 2005 4:12 am**

denn wrote:is it really because of the law? is it not due to the design of these 2 balis?

Denn. I'm about 99% sure it's the other way around, that the non-lockable design was dictated by Colorado law. Believe that locking balis are considered "gravity knives" there and are illegal to posess or distribute. While the logic of this (and most other US knife laws) is questionable at best and absurd at worst, it's not something a manufacturer can ignore.

Posted: **Tue Jan 04, 2005 4:40 am**

Hey DILATEDPEOPLES,

I can't wait for the Szabofly also...a very radical design!

Deacon is right in that manufacturers must obey Local Laws...no matter how stupid they are. Now, if the :spyder: Bali line was made in Seki, I wonder if things would be different...I think even BM now has a Bali that don't lock open! *sigh*...Perhaps an aftermarket "two stage latch?" It'd look ugly as heck, but at least you'd be able to lock this one open!

God bless!

Posted: **Tue Jan 04, 2005 5:27 am**

Chad, the 'flys are made in Seki, but Spyderco is still subject to CO law if it distributes them from Golden. Depending on how the law is worded and, perhaps even more importantly, how it is interpreted by the CO criminal justice system the knives may never even have to physically enter the state, the mere fact that the company is based there may be sufficient to put them in violation even if the knives were sent direct from Seki to distributors in states (like NY, believe it or not) where locking balis are legal. It's the kind of situation where even if you win, you lose, only one who profits is your lawyer. I'd bet my boots that Sal did his homework on this before the first Spyderfly even hit the drawing board.

Posted: **Tue Jan 04, 2005 1:02 pm**

Man I know they got pushed but I was hoping they would be ready by now lol

Posted: **Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:35 am**

So any word on when this will hit the streets yet?

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