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4th of July weekend, the Civivi Elementum button lock (media.piefed.world)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/pocketknife@lemmy.world
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Happy 4th of July to those who celebrate. This weekend's carry is the Civivi Elementum button lock. Not to be confused with the later made Elementum II which also has a button lock, but has the original 3" blade. This has a 3.5" blade and the button lock is used for both opening and closing the knife. You cannot open it without using the button. I'm not sure why they designed it this way but the choice makes it very fidget friendly. (The Elementum II is a "normal" button lock with a flipper tab.)

The heat index is 103 deg F as I'm writing this and we lost the nice breeze we had, so I'm already exhausted. Maybe a comparison between the different Elementum versions I have at a future date.

Civivi Elementum button lock knife with green micarta scales sitting on the book Dungeon Crawler Carl which itself is sitting on the ground.

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[–] 4 points 4 months ago (1 child)

When you press the button down does this swing freely? It looks like a cool knife

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 4 months ago*

    Yes, pressing the button fully releases the blade and the action is very smooth. So it's very easy to wrist-flick open and drop closed. Very little actually wrist movement needed. If you aim the knife down, it'll fall open easily with the button pressed. Same for closing if you hold it upward.

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    • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Well now, I can only see the Carl, knife, what knife?

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