edge holding, toughness, abuse tolerance. T e knife is defi ned by the blade, and the blade is defi ned by the alloy. For a production tactical folder, S30V is as good as it gets.
Flipper with Safety
Both the Inertia and the Momentum open the same way. Each has a mechanical safety that blocks the fl ipper tang from rotating. T is safety prevents the blade from opening either by the fl ipper or the thumbhole. T e safety has a prominent wedge edge, allowing it to be engaged and disengaged. T e blade on each can be opened by an index fi nger fl ick on the
fl ipper arm or a thumb rotating the thumbhole. Once the tip of the blade is mechanically opened past the handle, the spring loading takes over and fully opens the blade. T e Inertia and Momentum are only available in satin-fi nish, straight-edge blades. A partially serrated blade is not available on either folder. Straight-edge versus partially serrated is an ongoing controversy in some circles. However, fully half of police offi cers prefer a partially serrated blade on their patrol-carried tactical folder.
Of course, both assisted folders can be opened with one hand. Both have a thumb hole to start the opening. Both also have a blade tang fl ipper to start the opening. Both use a liner-lock to keep the blade open.
S THE 294 MOMENTUM USES EITHER A THUMB HOLE OR TANG FLIPPER TO OPEN THE S30V BLADE, AND A LINER LOCK TO HOLD IT OPEN. IT ALSO USES A SECONDARY SAFETY TO BLOCK THE BLADE FROM ACCIDENTALLY CLOSING.
We carried the 294 Momentum every day for a month. Used it a lot, and abused the S30V blade a little. It did everything we ex- pected. T e ‘wing-walk’ had a good feel without being too abrasive.
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