Emerson Knife Wave Opening
A small wave shaped tab on top of the blade is built to catch on the pocket seam opening the knife as it comes out of the pocket.
Emerson knife wave opening. It s the fastest way to open a blade a practiced user can withdraw the knife and lock it open in a single fluid motion. Emerson wave karambits feature a patented wave shaped opening mechanism that allows a karambit to open instantly as its removed from the pocket. The emerson knives karambit with the wave shaped feature. You will notice that most feature the same titanium walker linerlock mechanism as well as emerson s patented wave shaped opening mechanism.
This is a video showing the deployment speed using emerson knives wave feature. If playback doesn t begin shortly try restarting your device. This deployment system is a protrusion at the base of the blade s spine that can be used for one handed opening as the knife is being drawn from the pocket. Kershaw emerson cqc k pocket knives manual opening folding knife with wave shaped feature multiple 43 60 kershaw emerson s e train pocket knife 6034trainer specially designed unsharpened 3 2 blade and 25 49 large cqc 4kxl pocketknife from kershaw emerson 6055 delivers durability and classic strength with 39 99.
I am not a knife fighting expert but with the wave it s simple to get very f. Standoff spacers have been standard on all emerson knife models since 2014. The tactical knife industry was revolutionized in march of 1999 when emerson knives was granted united states patent 5 878 500 for ernest emerson s self opening folding knife invention. See the fastest opening knife in the world.
Any knife ordered from our site from that year will receive one of these models. Simply put the ability to deploy the blade of a folding knife while doing little more than pulling the knife out of your pocket has inherrent advantages with respect to speed convenience and ease of use. The emerson wave feature is designed to allow your knife to deploy out of pocket with little effort. Emerson knives are synonymous with their wave the famous self opening feature that allows a blade to be instantly deployed as the knife is drawn from a pocket or sheath.
A review after 10 years. Videos you watch may be added to the tv s watch history and influence tv recommendations. Please note that some emerson knives resellers have older stock so there is a small chance that they will have the solid g 10 backspacer shown to the right.