Favorite Back Lock/Lockback Knife?

Back locks rock.

Buck 110
Buck 425
Case Mini Copperlock
Spyderco does back locks very well. The Dragonfly 2 is probably my favorite of theirs.
 
Spyderco Tasman Salt (serrated). Was my first ever Spydie and the one that started the inevitable trip down the Spydie rabbit hole! It's still my favourite EDC in the warmer months. Nice and light, and the hawkbill blade profile is incredibly practical for most of what I typically use a folder for.
 
There have been some decent blades mentioned but to me this question is basically what are the best Cold Steel's they would have to be:
American Lawman
Recon 1
Code 1
Ultimate Hunter
Talwar
4 Max
Broken Skull
I would easily recommend any one of these the Manly Peak gets an honorable mention they spyderco's are okay but not worth the money in a world where Cold Steel exists.
 
Spyderco Pacific Salt fully serrated.

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If I carry a lockback nowadays, it's a Native 5 LW. But back in the old days, it was a Bucklite (422?) or a Puma on my belt. Those two still make me smile when I pull them out of the drawer.
 
I don't own many backlocks, only a Delica and a Buck Spitfire.

I'm gonna go with the Delica.
 
Benchmade Ascent line. I like lock backs. Might not be able to flip 'em closed but that's what I grew up with.
 
Dr Heelhook said:
My favorite lock and these are my four favorite knives.

A couple things on construction:
On the Buck 110 - for anyone who doesn't know - the blade kick actually rest against the front part of the lockbar while closed, meaning that the edge can actually touch the back spacer, if you press on the spine. It's no issue at all if you don't do that on purpose, but it's good to know.
On the midlock Endura, the edge can never touch the back spacer, because the shorter lockbar means that the blade kick rests directly on the pivot pin of the lockbar, which won't allow any give.
The two A.G. Russell folders are also Buck 110 style lockbacks, but those knives have separate stop pins that keeps the blade in place while closed.

I am interested in the Cold Steel Triad Lock, but I'm mostly into traditional looking folders nowadays and I haven't found one that I like yet.

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None of my 110s touch
 
I wanted to get a lock back EDC but there was too many reports of lock rock and blade play with some of the lower end Bucks, the 110 is a bit outdated for my taste in an EDC, the only Cold Steels in my budget were almost all plastic, and the Spyderco lock back, and decent Cold Steels were out of the budget. Oh, and I was passing up hollow ground knives.
 
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