S&W freedom factor CKUSA

[Zed]

I got this this am , it cost me £5, its a great little knife its what i call a apple peeler  the engineering is really nice and has a great little clip on it, the lock is solid, its got a sharp blade , its a nice pocket size and pretty light, for the dosh a bargain, it says limited run ? not sure how limited  nice little OH lock blade,

paul




size comparison next to my 84mm wenger commander,

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Quite a bit of knife for the money there mate

[Zed]

cheers mike, first impressions are good, and this will live in my hydration bag i use while MTB'ing so wont get much use but there if i need it, its replacing a much bigger OH lock blade,

here are more pics, sorry it says first production run not limited run , i like the way the scales incorporate the lock,

[Benner]

Just for info, that is known as a frame lock.

My bestestest knife in the world has a frame lock. 

[Zed]

Just for info, that is known as a frame lock.

My bestestest knife in the world has a frame lock. 

thanks for the info mate, i do like the design 

[Multitaskertools]

when i saw Ltd Run i had to laugh (sorry) 

[Zed]

when i saw Ltd Run i had to laugh (sorry) 

yeah limilted to 100000000000000 

[Grant Lamontagne]

Be very careful with it- I have seen more S&W knives fail in a catastrophic way than I have seen from all other brands combined.  I have also known folks who thought that it was a great knife for the money and it locked up nice out of the box, but a week later it started to have major issues.

Def

[Benner]

The boss man is correct.  Although it may look good for £5, you get what you pay for.

[Zed]

cheers guys for the advice, this wont get much use as will spend its life in a bag ,so probably wont to to bad,

[Grant Lamontagne]

When you do use it, be very careful and check the lock.  They have a nasty habit of not engaging, being loose when they do, and in the case of liner locks, going all the way to the opposite side of the blade and wedging in the far liner.

I have openly challenged Taylor Cutlery, the folks who own the rights to put the S&W name on knives, to prove me wrong when I say that ALL of their knives are monkey poo.  I have had many myself, and I have seen many more, and while I don't like to blatantly badmouth a product with some redeeming qualities, S&W knives do not fall into that category.  I'd hate to see you or someone you know get hurt when that crappy blade folds on your fingers because the lock mechanism never worked well enough to fail.

Def

[Zed]

cheers for the advice guys, at the moment the lock engages well and nothing is loose so will have to see how it goes in time, i was warned off S&W knives but for a fiver just wanted to see for myself, as i say first impressions is of a nice looking knife but time will tell how long it lasts, 

paul

[Styerman]

The boss is right , S&W are a pantfull . Thank God their revolvers and cuffs are better produced , Oh wait, I remember the Sigma ! Sad to see a once proud company asspociated with such Drek !

Chris

[Grant Lamontagne]

The boss is right , S&W are a pantfull . Thank God their revolvers and cuffs are better produced , Oh wait, I remember the Sigma ! Sad to see a once proud company asspociated with such Drek !

Chris

The Dump Truck Full Of Money strikes again.

Def

[Multitaskertools]

I have openly challenged Taylor Cutlery, the folks who own the rights to put the S&W name on knives, to prove me wrong when I say that ALL of their knives are monkey poo.

Def

 

[AHB]

I once knew a guy ( ) who had a similar S&W folder but the handles broke and the guy ( ) threw it away...

I hope the S&W quality has improved since, so enjoy...