Pocket knives, without a doubt, are the most dominant knives these days. People love to carry these knives in their pockets as they assist them a lot in their routine cutting work.
These knives come in a variety of shapes and sizes. These are all folding knives. Their blades can be folded inside their handles.
However, the thing that differentiates different types of folding knives is the blade deployment.
Following are the three blade deployment mechanisms possessed by the pocket knives. I have explained each of these mechanisms in detail.
1. Assisted Deployment Mechanism
Assisted opening knives or spring assisted mechanism is considered the most durable. There is a spring that serves the blade deployment.
You have to open the blade to a partially opened position and then the spring comes in action. The spring then opens the blade automatically to full position.
So, spring does the deployment work, but you have to put an effort to partially open the blade. There is a safety lock to lock the blade in folded or opened positions.
2. Automatic Deployment Mechanism
Automatic deployment mechanism includes a safety lock as well. There is a push button and upon pushing it, the blade deploys at once.
You don’t have to touch the blade, just push the button. The blade is opened to full position itself by just pushing it.
3. Manual Deployment Mechanism
Manual deployment mechanism is present in the traditional pocket cool knives. This mechanism is pretty simple. There is a safety lock called back lock which locks the blade in each position.
When the blade is folded, it locks it there. When it is opened to full position, it locks it again. As the name suggests, you have to manually deploy the blade.
You need to pull the blade to open it, Also, you have to manually fold the blade back into the handle. So, these are the three blade deployment mechanisms found in different pocket knives!
