Is there a secret to opening the knife? i pull and pull but cannot get it to open.
1268071
The bottom part just slides down....it is my favorite letter opener....yours might be stuck....maybe some vegetable/olive oil around the bottom of the skull?
1268072
Well yea thats how your suppose to open mines opens just fine. Maybe the knife is rusted or its broken sorry
2064874
The knife doesn't have a thumb indent alongside the blade, so you have to get a fingernail in the seam to open it. Not hard but a pain. To close, you need to push in the retaining bar that locks the blade in place. Again, not hard, but a little more effort than opening. I'm 62 with slightly arthritic hands and generally have no problem opening or closing.
2211613
On the underneath of the knife, there is a serrated piece of metal. Push that to the side and it will close.
413817
On the blade end of the handle there should be a little black plastic piece blocking the knife from closing. Push that back to the side it comes from
1172246
I collect a lot of knives. Currently, this knife is stored away. I believe it is a liner lock. If you look into the blade compartment you should see a flat piece of metal, along the blade "liner" that locks the blade in place. You should be able to push this liner away from the blade to release the blade allowing it to close. Try that and let me know if it works.
375628
Mine is the same way. The knife sort of snaps into the sheath - I guess for safety reasons - but it's a cheaply made piece of plastic junk. Try not holding the sheath on the sides, but on the edges, then pull the knife straight out. Watch your fingers. I'm probably going to make a leather sheath for mine. Anyway, snap the knife in and out of the sheath several times and it will loosen up a bit. Hope this helps.
94896
if you loosen the screws sufficiently, I suppose the blade could be opened by flipping the knife. but if the screws are 'factory' setting, or you tighten them when needed, you WILL have to use your fingers to open it.
953107
To open, you press on a lever like part of the blade. Basically top center of assembly in picture of it when open. Its mild pressure and almost an assisted open. Much easier than thumb opening. I have used mine daily for quite a while and works flawlessly.
1778456
Just take the bottom and top half and twist. It can be kind of difficult to open, I still struggle with mine.
765601
There's a little triangular piece at the top corner where the blade meets the handle. Just turn that triangle forward a couple clicks and the knife should come out. The trick is out a little bit then up out of the ABS. Hope that helps.
957820
Where the blade meets the handle, there is a single flat piece of metal which acts as a spring and is embedded inside the handle just touching the base of the knife blade. You just need to push this small wedge of metal sideways with a thumb nail and the blade will close. It took me a little while to figure it out the first time also so don't feel too bad.
2253234
NONE of these answers help me close this knife. "thing between the knife"? WTH? Why bother to respond. "push away lock" "piece that clicks"?? Worthless guys.
375629
Just pull. It is a "friction" type sheath - perhaps yours is just tight, or maybe there's a bit of glue or something there. Be careful - it's sharp.
973929
There is a tab inside of the body of the knife. It will be right by the end of the blade, touching the part that is still inside the handle. This is the blade lock, which is (coincidentally) locking the blade into place. You need to push it to the side to free the blade.
1542680
There is a lock on the handle. U push it to the side n carefully close the knife
729015
There is a small piece of metal that acts as a clip. It locks in to prevent the knife from closing and possibly cutting your fingers. take that small metal piece and pull it to the left and it should allow the blade to be put back in place.
825431
I don't know precisely how conventional AO knives work, but there is no assist on this knife. If you open it halfway, it won't complete the motion.