$350 with a liner lock?

[JayDeep]

Would you pay $350 for a knife utilizing a liner lock?

Am I wrong to think that's just not a worthy locking system for a knife costing so much? Can you think of a knife you would buy and own that you'd accept this from, including some highly coveted custom, if it meant you could get it for that price?

 

[pease]

The type of lock or even if a knife has a lock has nothing to do with the price.

 

[knarfeng]

I am highly unlikely to pay $350 for any knife. (As in, I'm 70, have been carrying and using knives for about 65 of those years, and have never paid anywhere near that amount for one.)
Stuff happens to knives. The get lost, they get damaged, they get stolen. $350 is beyond the amount I am willing to put at risk. YMMV.

 

[AntDog]

1) Yes.
2) Yes.
3) Yes.

You sure seem to be wasting a whole bunch of your precious time asking bumpkin questions. Then again, I seem to be wasting some of mine answering them.

My advice to you - if you can spare the time (since you don’t wait on traffic, or stop lights, or lines to get into clubs or restaurants, or anything really) is RMPL. This stuff is alllllll out there.

 

[K.O.D.]

Would you pay $350 for a knife utilizing a liner lock?

Am I wrong to think that's just not a worthy locking system for a knife costing so much? Can you think of a knife you would buy and own that you'd accept this from, including some highly coveted custom, if it meant you could get it for that price?

I have 3 knives that are $350 or more. All are liner locks. It's a perfectly fine lock when well executed, and I prefer it to a frame lock. When buying a higher end knife, you should expect quality craftsmanship and materials. It's not going to be a flimsy easily bendable piece of steel like a $15 gas station knife. My Biryukov and Bailey both use titanium, not sure on the Cheburkov.

Those 3 knives:

Matt Bailey Model 2 geek edition
Cheburkov Strizh small
Biryukov #12

I use but don't abuse my knives, and don't pry or put undue stress on the lock.

I don't like metal handles.

 

[Wolverine666]

Back when I was new to knives , I was hesitant about all kinds of stuff (lock type , type of steel , size etc). Until I tried them. And I found out whether they worked for me or not. Spoiler alert : almost everything I was “worried about” wasn’t worth the time I spent thinking about it. At the end of the day , it’s just a knife. And it won’t be your last. It’s great to have BladeForums (and the internet as a whole) as a resource but nothing can replace first hand experience. So try some stuff out. It’s where most of the fun can be had. All this is just my opinion , of course.

And I’d def pay $350 for a liner lock. I love liner locks. Although frame locks are my favorite.

 

[calm]

 

[Another Shepherd]

Last year I paid $16 for a liner lock. It was a Sarge with a gut hook and an orange handle. I would not have paid that much if the handle had not been orange.

 

[hhmoore]

If I liked it enough and felt it was worth the price, I would pay that for a knife without a lock (slipjoint). TRM Atom is a great knife, and that's a liner lock.

 

[J. Doyle]

Would you pay $350 for a knife utilizing a liner lock?

Yes.

Am I wrong to think that's just not a worthy locking system for a knife costing so much?

1000% Yes

Can you think of a knife you would buy and own that you'd accept this from, including some highly coveted custom, if it meant you could get it for that price?

Yes

 

[ferider]

Pics say more than 1000 words and all that.

 

[jfk1110]

I think a liner lock just looks so much better... Especially when the scale doesn't remotely look like the lock side....BOLSTER lock is a good compromise between them.
Symmetry is eye catching or lack there of

 

[Corton93]

I think everyone gets to a point in their knife collecting journey where they realize that they already have everything they "need".. (i.e. a knife for most all purposes or scenarios)

At this point that is where I am, so now I just buy a knife because I like it, whether or not is serves a specific intended purpose..

So yes, $350 or $3,500, if I like the knife and it just happens to have a liner lock then that's fine by me.

 

[brancron]

Can you think of a knife you would buy and own that you'd accept this from, including some highly coveted custom, if it meant you could get it for that price?

I wouldn’t mind paying $350 for this custom by Michael Walker:

 

[Dknight16]

I did. Hinderer 3.0 Skinny.

 

[hhmoore]

Aesthetically, I prefer two nice matching scales over a Ti lockside - obviously, that is a personal thing and ymmv.

 

[Locutus D'Borg]

Aesthetically, I prefer two nice matching scales over a Ti lockside - obviously, that is a personal thing and ymmv.

I completely agree. I prefer liner locks and button locks and slip joints over frame locks. I like both sides of a knife to look similar. Would you buy a car with the driver's side looking different than the passenger side?

OP: Yes, yes, and yes to your questions.

 

[King of the Cheese]

Would you pay $350 for a knife utilizing a liner lock?

Am I wrong to think that's just not a worthy locking system for a knife costing so much? Can you think of a knife you would buy and own that you'd accept this from, including some highly coveted custom, if it meant you could get it for that price?

What do you consider “high dollar”? Framelock? Backlock?

 

[guy g]

If Chris Reeve made a liner lock, I'm in! Hmmm Impinda with a liner lock model..

 

[HexY3co]

Plenty of brands with liner lock in and above that price. Personal preference as to how much one is willing to pay.