Kershaw assisted openers, why I like it the best

[MultiMat]

WOW HAY UM GOSH. It would not be TOO hard to get a buddy to remove the Leek's spring send Leeky too Australia were Mr Customs hopefully does not know his knives opens the blade & then puts it back in the box & sends it to Mat  . Mat then puts spring back into Leeky as it(spring) was kindly posted separately when his buddy remembered , rather absent minded of him  , that he had taken the spring out for 'cleaning'.

Does the Leek operate normally with out the spring  . Does the opening & locking process feel normal without the spring 

AO knives are sold in OZ but at a premium as some get seized at border entry. The rules governing AO knives is not very clear so a knife getting into OZ is wholly dependent on the individual agents interpretation of fluffy worded regulations  .

Hypothetically  speaking 

[jzmtl]

WOW HAY UM GOSH. It would not be TOO hard to get a buddy to remove the Leek's spring send Leeky too Australia were Mr Customs hopefully does not know his knives opens the blade & then puts it back in the box & sends it to Mat  . Mat then puts spring back into Leeky as it(spring) was kindly posted separately when his buddy remembered , rather absent minded of him  , that he had taken the spring out for 'cleaning'.

Does the Leek operate normally with out the spring  . Does the opening & locking process feel normal without the spring 

AO knives are sold in OZ but at a premium as some get seized at border entry. The rules governing AO knives is not very clear so a knife getting into OZ is wholly dependent on the individual agents interpretation of fluffy worded regulations  .

Hypothetically  speaking 

I'd do it for ya since it's only 5 minutes of work, but Canada post shipping to Australia is gona cost $20, on top of whatever it'll cost to ship to me. 

Leek works just fine with no spring (or broken spring), but since the small thumbstuds also act as blade stop in both open and close position it can be a bit awkward compare to other folders.

[MultiMat]

Thanks for the offer jzmtl , I think I need to save some $ as I have lusted after the Damascus Leek's for some time & I think I would like a G10 S30V Leek as well  . Something to save up for 

[Benner]

I have had my eye on a Damascus Scallion for a while as well.  They look 

[Grant Lamontagne]

For those in Canada, I have (somewhere) a copy of a Canada Customs memo that describes assisted openers (and I thin mentions Kershaw's Speed Safe openers by name) as perfectly legal.  Whenever I buy an assisted opener knife I email the scan to the seller and ask them to print it and include it with the package.

I'll post it here when I locate it- it's been a while since I grabbed an AO!

Def

[Grant Lamontagne]

Found it!

Def

[jim guy]

Kershaw has great knives I have had many of their knives, and no complaints. Even their made in china knives arent that bad.

[GMArthur]

 I always thought that the Speedsafe torsion bar did double duty. Not only helping to propel the blade into the open position but also provided the detent to keep the blade closed. With no ball bearing detent hole in the blade, the removal of the speedsafe bar would turn your knife into a dangerous, pocket eating, gravity knife. This is the reason I passes on both the 300 and 350. I love the looks and materials on the models but can't stand to have assisted opening on a knife.

[jzmtl]

I always thought that the Speedsafe torsion bar did double duty. Not only helping to propel the blade into the open position but also provided the detent to keep the blade closed. With no ball bearing detent hole in the blade, the removal of the speedsafe bar would turn your knife into a dangerous, pocket eating, gravity knife. This is the reason I passes on both the 300 and 350. I love the looks and materials on the models but can't stand to have assisted opening on a knife.

It does, but most models also have the traditional ball and detent on liner/frame.