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hijack or new direction.....for folders, auto vs manual open????
I'll start....on our last practice, one of our operators had to cut through something he got tangled in. I was right behind him watching from 8-10 feet away. He deployed his very expensive "CDI" (chicks dig it) auto folder and the blade hit the rope he was stuck on, didn't fully open hence no lock back and he then has to take more precious time to manually open it fully. All of this took <10 seconds but he's out of action concentrating on the knife instead of his environment......great debrief, he got his ass chewed for not avoiding the tangle and 2 for remaining a potential target alittle too long while playing with a non-deployed knife.
So, stick with manual deployment or 'double-action' rather than auto openers? someone up for this one?
IMHO, the positive manual maneuver is trusted, reliable and not prone to breaking or non-deployment, no loss of spring tension, etc. My Harsey T-2 folder isgreat as a manual and I think would be a 'slightly' less perfect folder had it been auto (no offense Bill...it's with me everywhere!!)
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(adapted from: Sherwin B. Nuland, MD, surgeon and author: The Wisdom of the Body, 1997 )
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Last edited by swatsurgeon; 12-28-2004 at 07:00.
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