All About Pocket Knives

My first Auto knife was a Boker Kalashnikov that led to a obsession up to about 20 now. Mostly kershaw and Buck a couple pro techs and spyderco

When I get out of my car,switchblades fall out on the pavement. My wife keeps asking,” how many knives do you need?”

20? Hah!

Bill DeShivs wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2024 4:09 am 20? Hah!

Indeed!

I don't believe I'm close to being done yet. For most of my life a Buck 110 was about all that I ever had and a few fix blades then a couple years ago I bought the Boker now their multiplying like rabbits

Picture from a couple months ago I've added since then

It's never about quantity, S-170, but rather about quality, and I only learned that lesson after buying a ton of POS foreign knives.
On the other hand, I'm TRYING to learn that I can't have every nice, cool, beautiful, stunning, or outstanding knife I come across, and it's a tough lesson brother!

That being said, have a look at this new Boker Plus 0570 Car Dogleg auto!

D2 5mm blade/spring
Titanium bolsters
Carbon fiber covers (Hence the "Car" in it's title)
1/8" SS liners
Screw construction
Integrated but removeable "wire" pocket-clip
5 or 6 oz.'s likely due to the thick SS liners and blade/spring
Cut my finger immediately sharp
A perfect fit and finish
Action is smooth and crisp via a unique BO/BC mechanism

I removed the pocket-clip like I do with all my knives, but that left 2 straight through holes in the cover that would allow dirt and/or dust to get inside and mess-up the internals so I put it back on, which on this knife is not so bad since it's completely non-intrusive and I don't feel it when I'm holding the knife.

I had not seen how this knife operates right up until I had it in my hands, in fact, I contacted the eBay seller prior to purchasing to ask if it is an automatic, and although he assured me it is, from simply looking at it I still can't tell, and this is likely why he gets away with selling it on eBay.

This is because, the small silver stud-like "button" you see sitting in the cut out in the front cover is not a button or stud at all, but rather an internally attached lever that when "flipped" outwards with your thumb, very similar to flipping a coin, the blade deploys with authority and locks-up tight as the lever slides back into the cut out by itself. To close the blade you push upward on the lever with your thumb and it unlocks the blade for folding closed. IMO, it's as cool as it gets and I think Bill De and other mechanics will appreciate this operating system!

This is not a torsion-bar assisted knife which I have a few of, that operate in a similar manner where you flick the stud and the blade flies out but feels kindda "soft" and quiet, when you flick the lever on this one you definitely feel and hear the automatic action us enthusiasts love so much.

I would classify that as an assisted opener-but under US law it would be classified as a switchblade because the button is in the handle.

Thanks, Bill, at least now I know what to call it.