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VINTAGE/ BRAND NEW/ NEW OLD STOCK
CRKT 4013 BladeLOCK
UPC: 794023401301
Designer: Michael Walker
Era: early 2000s
Made in: Taiwan
Lock: Patented Michael Walker BladeLOCK
The BladeLOCK is unusual because the thumb stud itself operates the lock, and the blade locks securely in both the open and closed positions. CRKT’s 2002 catalog made a big deal of this system because Walker had previously used it on expensive custom knives.
Period specs for the original BladeLOCK platform are:
* Blade: 3.44”
* Cutting edge: 3.25”
* Thickness: 0.14”
* Steel: AUS-6M, 56–57 HRC
* Closed: 4.60”
* Weight: 4.6 oz.
* Blade: Walker clip point
* Finish: Satin
* Handle: 420J2 stainless frame with black Zytel scales
* Pivot: Teflon bearings
* Removable pocket clip
* BladeLOCK: locks open and closed
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