Automatic Knife Thread

Philthy · **on:** March 03, 2014, 03:27:16 AM

We have so many threads about different types of knives. Slip joints, folders, etc. I thought it was time for an Automatic Knife thread. Where I live I can own an auto knife, but I can only carry one when hunting or fishing.

First string

Damaged/Working Knives + Balisong/Trainer

Higgins617 · **Reply #1 on:** March 03, 2014, 03:32:06 AM

Nice collection, that Benchmade looks like its been to hell and back twice!

Philthy · **Reply #2 on:** March 03, 2014, 03:56:27 AM

Quote from: Higgins617 on March 03, 2014, 03:32:06 AM

Nice collection, that Benchmade looks like its been to hell and back twice!

I would love to tell you that I used it hard.

But I picked it up that way I've been meaning to send it in and buy a new blade but it's a bit of a pain in the butt since I need to have a dealer send it in for me.

jim guy · **Reply #3 on:** March 03, 2014, 04:07:16 AM

I carry and use them every day. This one spent alot of time in the sandbox

Philthy · **Reply #4 on:** March 03, 2014, 04:14:15 AM

Quote from: jim guy on March 03, 2014, 04:07:16 AM

I carry and use them every day. This one spent alot of time in the sandbox

Nice

jim guy · **Reply #5 on:** March 03, 2014, 04:27:19 AM

Another

Higgins617 · **Reply #6 on:** March 03, 2014, 04:34:31 AM

Which model is that? How's it treating you? I've had lackluster experiences with most of my Gerber knives

jim guy · **Reply #7 on:** March 03, 2014, 04:42:20 AM

The first one is a gerber emerson alliance. The other is a propel downrange. I have benchmade and microtech autos also. Honestly i like my gerber autos better. I have several 06 autos that was used in iraq and they still work perfectly!

jim guy · **Reply #8 on:** March 03, 2014, 04:45:28 AM

Higgins617 · **Reply #9 on:** March 03, 2014, 04:46:29 AM

Thanks for the response, good to know!

Philthy · **Reply #10 on:** March 03, 2014, 05:26:05 AM

Here's a couple vintage autos. Camillus Paratrooper Knife and a Classic Stiletto .

JAfromMn · **Reply #11 on:** March 03, 2014, 05:40:06 AM

I don't own one but I love this otf http://www.bladehq.com/item--Piranha-Blue-Excalibur--1230

stupid ass knife laws keep me from seriously thinking about buying one.

but I can

jim guy · **Reply #12 on:** March 04, 2014, 02:35:44 AM

13" akc with horn handles

Goatlord666 · **Reply #13 on:** March 05, 2014, 02:35:10 AM

this is a great thread, i'm liking where this is going!

Chako · **Reply #14 on:** March 11, 2014, 01:09:52 AM

Not sure if this fits here or not...but I was a bit surprised to have found this in a local store in Canada.

This little knife cost me only 12 dollars, and is a Gerber Vallotton. It features a 2.6" blade with a F.A.S.T system incorporated in the blade. Basically, move the slider switch and with the gentlest of a nudge, the blade opens swiftly. The slider has a locking position which is activated imediately after the blade deploys. To close it, simply move the switch back to disengage and close the knife. This assisted opening knife may not fit here, but it is about as auto as one can get and still be probably street legal in Canada.

Syph007 · **Reply #15 on:** March 11, 2014, 01:14:56 AM

Ya that gerber by the sounds of it qualifies as an auto which are prohibited weapons in Canada. Unless its by a technicality since its a slider and not a button? I doubt anyone really cares who sells them though.

I never understood why ballisongs were prohibited here as well. They take much longer to open than any flick open benchmade like the griptilian, and fixes blades which are legal can do much more damage.

ba-ta · **Reply #16 on:** March 11, 2014, 05:13:53 AM

Quote from: Syph007 on March 11, 2014, 01:14:56 AM

Ya that gerber by the sounds of it qualifies as an auto which are prohibited weapons in Canada. Unless its by a technicality since its a slider and not a button? I doubt anyone really cares who sells them though.

I never understood why ballisongs were prohibited here as well. They take much longer to open than any flick open benchmade like the griptilian, and fixes blades which are legal can do much more damage.

I have a Gerber f.a.s.t 3in that I use for my work knife. So far as I know it is classed as an assisted opening. And I wonder about the ballisongs too, wish we could.get them. Got a buddy living the and I want him to bring me one so badly.

Chako · **Reply #17 on:** March 11, 2014, 11:23:34 AM

That is true. The one I posted, you couldn't flick open or gravity open...so I guess by Canadian laws, it is legal.

Syph007 · **Reply #18 on:** March 11, 2014, 05:00:26 PM

Quote from: ba-ta on March 11, 2014, 05:13:53 AM

Quote from: Syph007 on March 11, 2014, 01:14:56 AM
Ya that gerber by the sounds of it qualifies as an auto which are prohibited weapons in Canada. Unless its by a technicality since its a slider and not a button? I doubt anyone really cares who sells them though.

I never understood why ballisongs were prohibited here as well. They take much longer to open than any flick open benchmade like the griptilian, and fixes blades which are legal can do much more damage.

I have a Gerber f.a.s.t 3in that I use for my work knife. So far as I know it is classed as an assisted opening. And I wonder about the ballisongs too, wish we could.get them. Got a buddy living the and I want him to bring me one so badly.

I know other knifemakers in Cananda who have been sent balisongs as gifts from US members who didnt know they were banned here. Some arrived fine, others confiscated. One guy in my town (he may have already had a record dont know) ordered brass knuckles online and when he got them here, got a visit by the cops who confiscated them. That was weird one to me as how would then have known.

WHen I was a kid I bought some blowguns from a hunting catalog. They came from the US no problem. My dad found them though and got rid of them since yep they are prohibited too. I had no idea or way of knowing that, they just just looked cool and I was 12.

Assisted opener knives are fine, I have a couple of those. I think I still prefer easy flick open knives for one hand use though. The griptilian is my favorite and flicks open no problem.

ba-ta · **Reply #19 on:** March 12, 2014, 04:22:53 AM

Quote from: Syph007 on March 11, 2014, 05:00:26 PM

Quote from: ba-ta on March 11, 2014, 05:13:53 AM
Quote from: Syph007 on March 11, 2014, 01:14:56 AM
Ya that gerber by the sounds of it qualifies as an auto which are prohibited weapons in Canada. Unless its by a technicality since its a slider and not a button? I doubt anyone really cares who sells them though.

I never understood why ballisongs were prohibited here as well. They take much longer to open than any flick open benchmade like the griptilian, and fixes blades which are legal can do much more damage.

I have a Gerber f.a.s.t 3in that I use for my work knife. So far as I know it is classed as an assisted opening. And I wonder about the ballisongs too, wish we could.get them. Got a buddy living the and I want him to bring me one so badly.

I know other knifemakers in Cananda who have been sent balisongs as gifts from US members who didnt know they were banned here. Some arrived fine, others confiscated. One guy in my town (he may have already had a record dont know) ordered brass knuckles online and when he got them here, got a visit by the cops who confiscated them. That was weird one to me as how would then have known.

WHen I was a kid I bought some blowguns from a hunting catalog. They came from the US no problem. My dad found them though and got rid of them since yep they are prohibited too. I had no idea or way of knowing that, they just just looked cool and I was 12.

Assisted opener knives are fine, I have a couple of those. I think I still prefer easy flick open knives for one hand use though. The griptilian is my favorite and flicks open no problem.

I know that when it comes to anything relating to the cbsa it is kinda bit and miss, it depends on the mood of whoever is running the scanner. As far as my buddy goes, I don't want to get my buddy in any crap so I'll just forgo the ballisong for now.

JAfromMn · **Reply #20 on:** March 12, 2014, 04:26:20 AM

This Taylor tool junk is the only assisted open otf I could find

http://www.bladehq.com/item--Schrade-Viper-Out-the-Front-Assist--11577

there's a few different generations of them.

I'm going to be forced into buying one to cure my otf craving

ba-ta · **Reply #21 on:** March 12, 2014, 04:46:35 AM

Hey JA, what about the Schrade otf?

JAfromMn · **Reply #22 on:** March 12, 2014, 04:52:57 AM

Quote from: ba-ta on March 12, 2014, 04:46:35 AM

Hey JA, what about the Schrade otf?

check my link

that's it.

there's a few models.

http://www.bladehq.com/cat--Schrade-OTF--227

Kampfer · **Reply #23 on:** February 17, 2016, 09:40:45 PM

My cheap ass switchblade, opening spring is very weak, very bad lock up, lots play in all direction, lock fail under 3 lbs of pressure.

cody6268 · **Reply #24 on:** February 17, 2016, 11:15:53 PM

I've been wanting one of those orange paratrooper switchblades for a while. I really like the looks of it. One was even listed here cheaply. Problem is, one place I read says both carry and possession in Virginia is illegal, the other says only carry is.

Sometimes, I wish I lived in West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, or North Carolina. Those states have less stringent switchblade laws,

captain spaulding · **Reply #25 on:** February 17, 2016, 11:32:10 PM

I want to get the new CA legal Kershaw Launch when it comes out.

Kampfer · **Reply #26 on:** February 18, 2016, 05:20:27 AM

Quote from: captain spaulding on February 17, 2016, 11:32:10 PM

I want to get the new CA legal Kershaw Launch when it comes out.

This one?

NKlamerus · **Reply #27 on:** February 18, 2016, 06:23:15 AM

Quote from: Kampfer on February 18, 2016, 05:20:27 AM

Quote from: captain spaulding on February 17, 2016, 11:32:10 PM
I want to get the new CA legal Kershaw Launch when it comes out.
This one?
(Image removed from quote.)

Oooooh I like. Sweet and simple.

captain spaulding · **Reply #28 on:** February 18, 2016, 06:42:38 AM

Quote from: Kampfer on February 18, 2016, 05:20:27 AM

Quote from: captain spaulding on February 17, 2016, 11:32:10 PM
I want to get the new CA legal Kershaw Launch when it comes out.
This one?
(Image removed from quote.)

Yup.

SAK Guy · **Reply #29 on:** February 18, 2016, 07:13:47 AM

Forgot to post this here...

Ganzo G7211-GR

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