UK Pen Knife
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Joestoocrazy16
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UK Pen Knife
Can you flick open a UK pen knife, or a Urban? I was thinking about gettin one but don't want one if you can not flick it open.
The pressure of the back-spring against the tang tends to make them a bit harder to open than other Spydercos :) I usually have to adjust the pivot to be able to open them one-handed, but I have arthritic thumbs so I am a bit of a weakling :D
My spydies: Squeak, Tenacious, Terzuola, D'Allara, UKPK CF peel-ply pre-production, UKPK CF smooth pre-production, UKPK G10 orange leaf-blade, UKPK FRN grey drop-point, UKPK FRN maroon leaf-blade, Bug ... all PE blades :)
Pretty near absolutely sure that one goal when developing the UKPK was to create a knife that COULD NOT be flicked open so that people in nanny nations can enjoy spydercos too.Joestoocrazy16 wrote:Can you flick open a UK pen knife, or a Urban? I was thinking about gettin one but don't want one if you can not flick it open.
There's nothing in UK law that would prevent you carrying a flick-able non-locking penknife under 3-inches in blade length - only lockers could cause a problem*. But I think the problem is more mechanical in that a non-locking blade needs to be held open firmly by a strong back-spring and deep detent, which means that the blade isn't free to open or close easily.
* Customs have been seizing locking Spydercos recently, claiming that the easy blade opening (by holding the blade and spydie-dropping it) qualifies them as a gravity knife :mad:
* Customs have been seizing locking Spydercos recently, claiming that the easy blade opening (by holding the blade and spydie-dropping it) qualifies them as a gravity knife :mad:
My spydies: Squeak, Tenacious, Terzuola, D'Allara, UKPK CF peel-ply pre-production, UKPK CF smooth pre-production, UKPK G10 orange leaf-blade, UKPK FRN grey drop-point, UKPK FRN maroon leaf-blade, Bug ... all PE blades :)
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quattrokid73
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It can be flicked but you need a far more deliberate effort than the locking knives.
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:spyder: Orange Millie, UKPK Orange, DP UKPK, FRN UKPK Maroon DP, Urban Wharnie, Chokwe, Zulu, Mini Persian G-10, Spin Etched, Leafstorm, Caly Jr Gray, Sage 3, Lum CF
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:spyder: Orange Millie, UKPK Orange, DP UKPK, FRN UKPK Maroon DP, Urban Wharnie, Chokwe, Zulu, Mini Persian G-10, Spin Etched, Leafstorm, Caly Jr Gray, Sage 3, Lum CF
Every machine is the spiritualization of an organism.
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The Deacon
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Define "flick open".
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My Personal Website ---- Beginners Guide to Spyderco Collecting ---- Spydiewiki
Deplorable :p
WTC # 1458 - 1504 - 1508 - Never Forget, Never Forgive!
