Browsing through the 2007 CRKT catalog my eye caught the very attractive lines of the Kit Carson designed M4.
The partial Veff serrations looked very interesting and I wanted to try them out -
However as one can see in real life the proportion of serrations is a lot more prominent than shown in the catalog.
I contacted CRKT and was told that the catalog had an "artist's rendition" of the serrations.
But because the Veff serrations looked interesting -
I also got hold of a plain edged version to compare -
This is kind of an artsy shot and the black handles don't show that well against the black background -
here are some shots with a more revealing background -
The Auto-LAWKS lever is the red button on the knives.
I think the knife looks really good -
3 3/4" AUS-8 blade matte bead-blast finish. The scales are textured Zytel, and substantial stainless steel bolsters.
The knives feel hefty weighing in at 4 1/2 ozs.
- about 4 1/2" closed
The spacer used on the back of the handle is actually black anodized aluminum, and not plastic, as I first thought.
They both are "Outburst" assisted openers -
close-up showing the Outburst spring.
They both will open with authority - with the plain edged version really strong - I have not been able to inadvertantly foul the opening to prevent it from opening fully.
However this an occassional problem with assisted openers that use thumb-studs - for me, they are just not as reliable as those that have the flipper type actuators.
The serrated version of the Carson M4 is a case in point - despite the fact when I do open it correctly it opens with "authority" - very occassionally I can get an open that is just short of fully locked open, and I need to give the knife a quick flick of the wrist to make it lock open.
Liner-lock with Auto-LAWKS safety keeping the blade locked open -
These liner-locks are rather well done sitting nicely fully on the blade heel.
The Auto-LAWKS is a safety blocker to prevent the liner lock from disengaging -
shown below circled in red -
The Auto-LAWKS automatically applied when the knife is locked open. To close needs a little practice/getting used to.
My habit/conditioning makes me press on the liner-lock but obviously the LAWKS blocks the liner from disengaging the blade.
I had to re-train myself to pull on the LAWKS lever then press on the liner-lock - once that's done enough so that the blade is actually disengaged - one can release the LAWKS lever button which frees up the finger to nudge the blade pass the liner lock and eventually close the blade.
The forum won't allow me more than 10 images in a post
so I'll put the findings about the serrations in the next post.
--
Vincent
http://clik.to/UnknownVT2007
http://clik.to/UnknownVT2006
http://clik.to/UnknownVT2005
http://clik.to/UnknownVT2004
http://clik.to/UnknownVincent
The partial Veff serrations looked very interesting and I wanted to try them out -
However as one can see in real life the proportion of serrations is a lot more prominent than shown in the catalog.
I contacted CRKT and was told that the catalog had an "artist's rendition" of the serrations.
But because the Veff serrations looked interesting -
I also got hold of a plain edged version to compare -
This is kind of an artsy shot and the black handles don't show that well against the black background -
here are some shots with a more revealing background -
The Auto-LAWKS lever is the red button on the knives.
I think the knife looks really good -
3 3/4" AUS-8 blade matte bead-blast finish. The scales are textured Zytel, and substantial stainless steel bolsters.
The knives feel hefty weighing in at 4 1/2 ozs.
- about 4 1/2" closed
The spacer used on the back of the handle is actually black anodized aluminum, and not plastic, as I first thought.
They both are "Outburst" assisted openers -
close-up showing the Outburst spring.
They both will open with authority - with the plain edged version really strong - I have not been able to inadvertantly foul the opening to prevent it from opening fully.
However this an occassional problem with assisted openers that use thumb-studs - for me, they are just not as reliable as those that have the flipper type actuators.
The serrated version of the Carson M4 is a case in point - despite the fact when I do open it correctly it opens with "authority" - very occassionally I can get an open that is just short of fully locked open, and I need to give the knife a quick flick of the wrist to make it lock open.
Liner-lock with Auto-LAWKS safety keeping the blade locked open -
These liner-locks are rather well done sitting nicely fully on the blade heel.
The Auto-LAWKS is a safety blocker to prevent the liner lock from disengaging -
shown below circled in red -
The Auto-LAWKS automatically applied when the knife is locked open. To close needs a little practice/getting used to.
My habit/conditioning makes me press on the liner-lock but obviously the LAWKS blocks the liner from disengaging the blade.
I had to re-train myself to pull on the LAWKS lever then press on the liner-lock - once that's done enough so that the blade is actually disengaged - one can release the LAWKS lever button which frees up the finger to nudge the blade pass the liner lock and eventually close the blade.
The forum won't allow me more than 10 images in a post
so I'll put the findings about the serrations in the next post.
--
Vincent
http://clik.to/UnknownVT2007
http://clik.to/UnknownVT2006
http://clik.to/UnknownVT2005
http://clik.to/UnknownVT2004
http://clik.to/UnknownVincent
