This knife is a fully functional folder with Ed Van Hoy's patent pending lock which performs just as beautifully as it looks.
The production Snap Fire is based on Ed's award winning custom Damascus Snap Fire, which was named Most Innovative Knife at the 2004 Knifemakers' Guild Show.
In this folder, Ed's compression lock allows the blade pivot to move, unlike any other. The pivot is on a sliding block recessed in the aluminum frame. Pressing down on the pivot wheels with the thumb lowers the spring loaded pivot block, releasing the AUS 8 stainless steel blade from the stainless steel locking post. This lubricated mechanism is sealed by brass and bronze plates, designed to give a lifetime tight fit.
Also one pivot plate is designed to act as a knife safety. Press the lever forward, and the knife becomes a virtual fixed blade. Pull it back and you can fold the knife.
To cut weight, the 7075 T6 gray anodized aluminum frame is CNC machined to the minimum. The Teflon plated stainless steel skeletonized blade guard keeps the blade from accidentally opening, and reflects the design of the removable pocket/money clip on the opposite side of the frame.
The 2.375" modified drop point blade is long enough for real work tasks. It has a bead blast finish. Four holes help lighten this already lightweight knife.
The Snap Fire's thumb wheels are stainless steel with a spectral titanium nitride coating. Because of the nature of the process, every one is slightly different, making each Snap Fire unique.
Like Ed's popular Snap Lock, this is a knife that looks strange at first glance. The more you open and close it, the more you examine it, the more it becomes obvious that you must own one.
Van Hoy Snap Fire
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