![]() The deep carry pocket clip (inscribed with The Infidel…) is configured for right had tip down carry only. ![]() The blade itself is D2 tool steel, satin finished and chisel ground on both sides for a double-sided dagger shape. A series a milled “steps” in the aluminum handle aid grip. ![]() This is a more natural action for your hand (similar to hand placement for deploying a folding knife via a thumb stud or hole) and gives you a more solid grip when the knife fires open. The Infidel is a dual action OTF meaning the switch pushes it out as well as pulls it in, and unlike a lot of OTF’s the switch is mounted on the handle rather than the spine. Note at the time of writing the full size Infidel now only comes in black (3300BK). Weights are 4.5 ounces and 3.4 ounces, respectively. It comes in two sizes: the full fat 3300 Infidel with its 3.9” blade and 8.9” overall length, and the newer Infidel Mini with a 3.10” blade and a 7.10” overall length. The Benchmade 3300 Infidel is one of the best-known OTF’s on the planet, and arguably one of the best regarded. ![]() With that, here’s a list of some of the better OTF knives on the market today. A dual action OTF means that both the deployment as well as the retraction are powered, usually by pushing and pulling the same control switch in different directions. Single action means that only the deployment is powered but the blade has to be forced back into the body manually. In general, there are two types of OTF knives: single action and dual action. In contrast, the natural position of the Spring Assisted Knife is closed and there is no pressure being exerted upon the blade which has to be deployed by some manual action (i.e flipping) by the user which is then assisted by a spring. The button allows the stored energy of the spring to propel the blade out from the handle. Now, the distinction versus Spring Assisted Knives is that with a switchblade or automatic knife the blade’s natural position is open, and it’s being held closed by a locking spring mechanism that’s released with a button or switch. Specifically, the OTF knife is a switchblade where the blade simply comes ‘out the front’. folder, now available from CRKT in a production model.For the uninformed, OTF knives are a type of switchblade – that is, an automatic knife which deploys the blade ‘automatically’ on pressing a button or switch. Whenever unrelated ideas are found to mesh perfectly, luck is playing its part and every prospector knows, it's better to be lucky than smart." After attending the Oregon Knife Collectors Association Show in 1994, Grant and Gavin were not only inspired to become knifemakers, but were determined to make a better folder, the result of which is their custom D.O.G. The art of the prospector is to discover the unknown through the application of logic, hard work and luck. To me, designing a knife is much like prospecting because it seems more a matter of discovery than an act of creation. "I believe those experiences helped me to see solutions lying below the surface. "I spent years making everything I needed out of anything I could find," Grant said. Grant had just ended a 20 year career as a prospector and manufacturer of mining equipment. Grant Hawk and his son Gavin, of Idaho City, Idaho started making knives in 1994.
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