Andy,<br><br>That's useful info - was the CS a lock back? It's been a while, but I seem to recall that that at least some of the time the lock backs folded, it was in part because my death grip + the blow on the blade caused my hand to depress the lock release on the back of the knife. So maybe a liner lock would be fine, based on your experiences. Alas, I don't have one (well, the Wave is, I guess). I've got a couple on the way as presents, so after they get the "new" off them, I'll check it out - I'll replace if I damage the knife.<br><br>Sorry you lost your knife. That sucks. One of my boys lost one, oh, maybe 7 years ago in Colorado, and everytime we are packing through the general area of the "scene of the crime", he asks for a break to search for it. My Dad lost his favorite Lakota not far from there a couple of years afterwards (Bermuda Triangle for knives?) and was really upset about it. A year later... he got it back in an unusual twist of events, about a mile from where it was lost.<br><br>How do you like the Gerber axe? And what is a "Granfors Bruks", please? An Ontario military machette with homemade replacement handles is the height of sophistication for me, I'm afraid - sure is interesting reading here for me.<br><br>I'm interested in hearing about some of your experiences.<br><br>Tom