Is this a spring assisted knife or one that you can flick open?
1798712
There is no spring, but once you push the blade out with the thumb studs it flicks open quite easily, even fresh from the box.
1798713
No this is not a spring assist knife. But it is very rugged and I actually purchased a second one for my girlfriend when I realized how much I like mine. It's pretty easy to open as well.
1798714
This knife is the kind that you flick open with your thumb. It is not a spring load type.
1798715
I agree with Keyman...it's really quite easy to open and close but there is no spring.
1350260
Neither, this is two handed operating to close and open and it does both fairly slow. The handle splits in two and pivots to the sides to open and close this knife.
1224186
The knife is assisted, not electronic. The lever is only part of the blade curved out to make opening a simple slide of your finger. The assisted part of the knife is a spring to push it out faster once the blade is out of the handle.
1755172
Manual. But the blade opens easily on a rugged pivot point, so it can be opened with one hand with a flick of the wrist while pulling back on the spring-loaded lock.
384836
This is not an assisted opening knife, but it is very smooth and you can open it in half a second with your thumb.
1563934
Yes it is an assisted opening knife. You start it by using the "flipper" then a spring assists it open.
94895
It can be flicked open and closed easily with a flick of the wrist. Whether that is considered a force of gravity I don't know. It is not an assisted opening knife if that matters.
729142
The knife springs out some, but you can open it the rest of the way with the flick of the wrist. It is very durable as well. I use it every day and it has held up well.
794957
It is not spring assisted but opens very easily with the flick of the wrist.
118547
It does not have assisted opening. The action is incredibly smooth however. You won't have any problem deploying the blade with the thumb hole.
2209569
No, it's a manual-opener. Cold Steel does not sell assisted/automatic opening knives as of yet...
123550
It is spring assisted and has a notch that sticks out when closed that you press down and the blade opens pretty quickly. Great knife carry it on me everyday.
1755171
Manual opening. There is a hole for your thumb that allows opening with a quick flip! I have two of these knives and they make excellent gifts!
1282762
The knife has a hefty spring load to unfold and lock the knife in pace. The "switch" it's simply a sliding lever lock. Simple answer: spring loaded.
940372
It flips open. The lever you see on the top of the knife is the button to flip it open.
795374
No, this knife has only the thumb studs & a weighted blade. With some practice, it can be opened with 2 wrist flicks, but it has no easier fast way to open.
2243394
No it is not. It has a nob flick open (typically pushed out by your thumb if opened by a single hand), there is no assisted mechanism on this knife. The opening is smooth but I found it to be a bit awkward, I have many thumb open knives like this one and it is just something about the design that feels off in my hand but only when opening, once open - the knife is absolutely fantastic in almost every way. (But you probably are familiar with benchmade)Cheers