Is there an actual advantage of switchblade folding knives over any other method of opening a folding blade with one hand?
More states in the US are decriminalizing switchblades, yet there are many other methods of opening a folding knife with one hand such as studs on the blade or groove to make it easier to open.
I am not talking about the ones that have double edged blades but rather standard folding knives such as this one,
where the only difference is how you open the knife with one hand.
I have used a regular folding knife in the outdoors for whittling, skinning animals, cutting marshmallow sticks etc for years, and I am happy with my current one, but would there be any advantage of a folding knife with a switchblade method of opening?
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The point of the switchblade is how fast you can open it without needing any particular skill or practice. If you were that kid with a butterfly knife then the difference is negligible, but for anyone else, if the speed of availability is an issue then a switchblade would be your best choice after fixed blade.
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Switchblades with the button-activating blade are just easier to open with one hand and require very little in the way of distracting thought.
This means that you can concentrate more on what your other hand is doing (say, holding down a rattlesnake) without having to spend effort in fumbling for the release mechanism on another kind of knife.
With wet hands or wearing gloves, a fumble can mean you drop the knife.
Having said that, I don't think a switchblade is that appropriate for outdoors use (mechanism would probably gunk up pretty quickly), but you asked for a reason....
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