Gayle Bradley Pics

anti-torsion · #1

Just picked it up, feels great in the hand, has a nice weight to it that makes it settle, and the ergos are spot on

nathan310 · #2

Nice score!!

araneae · #3

Looks like a chunky liner lock!

raven · #4

Now that's what I call a Liner Lock :eek: :cool: !!! Congrats on the new acquisition and for sharing the Awesome Pix. Take Good Care and Be Safe Always.

God Bless :)

-raven-

Blerv · #5

Slick purchase! Grats on the Warrior too!

Mallus · #6

Nice pics! Is it easy to close one-handed? There seems to be some kind of chamfer on the opposite side liner. Does that, together with the jimping allow for sticking the end of your thumb there to release the lock? Without having handled the piece it's hard to imagine how else to operate the lock with one hand. I don't mind if there's a learning curve to it or if it's a bit tedious but if it necessarily needs two hands, that's another thing.

v8r · #7

Do you think that the lock is comparable to a Millie, because to me that is the liner lock that all others should be judged by. :confused:

dsmegst · #8

From what I read, the liner lock is stronger than the one on the Millie.

Blerv · #9

I think all Spyderco liner locks are comparable in strength per their designation. The military is in that heavy duty range. Unless further informed it in the MBC equivilent, I would assume the same for this knife.

For all intensive purposes lock to blade length does not seem to be a problem. I don't think I can overpower a lock with my own strength that is. It's a comforting thought as while I have preferences via manipulation it's nice to know what's locked is safe.

anti-torsion · #10

Mallus wrote:... Is it easy to close one-handed? There seems to be some kind of chamfer on the opposite side liner. Does that, together with the jimping allow for sticking the end of your thumb there to release the lock? ...

After a couple minutes of practice it is very easy to close with one hand, basically flip the knife over in your grip, slip the ol thumb into the recess and push. As far as strength, the liner appears to be on par, perhaps thicker, than a military liner. I will get the calipers out when I get home to get a definite answer. The CF has a beautiful weave and texture is spot on for me, similar to the sage, and the scale being slightly smaller than the liner (3/64th based off a cheap ruler

) makes it seem more "rounded" in the hand providing a tight secure grip.

Bravo to Sal and Gayle on this one. It's got a spot on my EDC list easily.

LorenzoL · #11

I am amazed nobody asked about the edge, so how sharp is it out of the box?

gunmike1 · #12

Is there a small cutout in the liner lock like a RIL, or is it full width for the entire locking length? If there is no cutout that has to be a seriously strong liner lock. I saw Sal post it is .072" thick vs. seeing Yab post his Millie is .048" thick. That is real impressive, and without the cutout it should really help to prevent lock failure from the hand making the lock twist off of the blade tang. High strength and more importantly reliability is a nice thing in a hard working liner lock. I'm not the biggest fan of liner locks, but I know my Millie and Barong are done extremely well, Spyderco really has it down when it comes to engineering a well made liner lock.

Mike

JNewell · #13

Someone here or at BF had a question about the cutout (or lack of a cutout) for the lockbar. Looks to me like this one would handle just like the Khukuri, which worked OK (for me, at least).

To the OP: do you have any ability to compare this against the Khuk, in terms of ease of use?

SmoothOne25 · #14

JNewell wrote:Someone here or at BF had a question about the cutout (or lack of a cutout) for the lockbar. ?

i asked that too somewhere, prob here. is it just the same thing with a cf handle lip over it?

anti-torsion · #15

JNewell wrote:To the OP: do you have any ability to compare this against the Khuk, in terms of ease of use?

It's very similar, hard to see but in my pick of the liner lock you can see a cutout in the liner that allows you to slip a finger or nail in to disengage the lock. I will attempt a better pic of the cutout later tonight.

FLYBYU44 · #16

anti-torsion wrote:It's very similar, hard to see but in my pick of the liner lock you can see a cutout in the liner that allows you to slip a finger or nail in to disengage the lock. I will attempt a better pic of the cutout later tonight.

Does it have a cutout at the back of the lock to allow it to move easier?? I blasted the **** out of this knife when the intro pics were put up on the site. But after seeing your pics and the lock size I must say I'm impressed. Change the scales to G-10 and make it so the handle doesn't rise up to the blade on the end and I would buy it for sure. An in the hand pic would be awesome if you can swing it, just to get a idea of the size.

#17

There is a cut-out at the rear of the lock to reduce strength to permit unlocking.

sal

vivi · #18

Could you take a picture of it in a using grip? Im curious if its big enough to comfortably grip without using the index choil. Id love an M4 folder but I like being able to grip the knife further back like a millie or manix.

FLYBYU44 · #19

sal wrote:There is a cut-out at the rear of the lock to reduce strength to permit unlocking.

sal

Thanks Sal,

These thick liner locks your coming out with are pretty cool to say the least. That's one thing I don't like about framelocks is that you have to have the locking material as a scale and it has a cutout. Only custom makers make hidden frame locks as far as I know, but this huge liner lock is getting close to that.

FIMS · #20

Pics of in-hand use please.