The axis lock is a little awkward, I admit. I just like how fast I can whip my knife out and flip it back in.

Dice,

You might one to see if you can get one of Microtech's folder's with the "rocker lock". It's similar to a frame lock, but I believe its much stronger and less likely to fail.

I'm pretty sure you've seen one. But, to the folks who don't know what it is, the "rocker lock" is a titanium bar runs for about 1.5 - 2 inches in the blade. The lock is engaged by a coil spring. By doing this, it allows the bar to be fully engaged behind the tang. There's really no way the lock can disengage with the bar in such a position. Unless the titanium bar is bent or the lock hinge gets pushed out of the aluminum frame. Highly unlikely in, most situations, that either of those two possibilities are going to happen.





Not really great pics, but it clearly shows the lock.