Boker Plus Worldwide Folding Knife 18

iT is criminal that locks are no longer allowed on knives, I still have wide scars on three fingers of my left hand due to a slipjoint knife closing on them when only a boy. Locks should be seen as safety mechanisms, if criminals want a ** they will always find them eg **. a small stick sharpened to a point will *** more easily than a locked knife, as colleagues of mine in the speciql forces will attest.

Gone is the safety of the strong slip joint which protected one's fingers against the blade shutting on them, a great shame. Those reviews on here who mention getting knicked fingers from shutting are just not using the correct technique which is to keep fingers well clear while shutting it to the 90 degree position (half closed) then reposition one's hands and shut the remaining 90 degrees to the fully shut position.

I bought one of these about 7 or 8 years ago and was very impressed with it, not only was is a very well designed knife, very sharp out of the box and well made, but most importantly the slip joint on it was strong. It is closed in two movements through against the slip joint and one had to be careful to avoid overly fast closure or one's fingers might get in the way of the blade, this was no problem at all and I have done this hundreds of times without incident. Contrast that with an old scout folder that I had from my father when I was a youth. It was about the same size but a weak slip joint in comparison. As a youngster I was trying to carry out a scouting task and the blade shut on my fingers, cutting them very deep down to the bone. In those days there was no visit to the hospital, we were tough and after antiseptic we just taped the very deep wide cuts up and left them to heal. I still have wide scars on three of my fingers from that incident, had the knife had a lock it would never have happened. But the idiot so called hierarchy in this country got rid of the locks and no doubt other people have suffered the same type of injuries caused by the same glaring fault in the design ie. a folder without a strong slip joint or lock. Then they made it illegal to have an EDC of a fixed blade. Flaming idiots, they could instead have just limited the length of the fixed blade, one of which I used to carry on my belt as an EDC. Recently I bought a replacement world wide in case my other one wore out or they stopped making them. However the latest version of the worldwide has a weak slip joint in comparison with my original. So, gone is the in built safety of my first knife, I will just have to keep it going as long as I can. ***********************************. So with the strong slip joint gone, I give this knife 3 stars.

Fantastic EDC knife for us folk over here in the UK; compact, holds a wonderful edge, and massively versatile when required for day to day use. The action was very stiff when first used, but with a little perseverance and a dab of lubrication, it's a joy to use. I carry it everywhere now.

Heavy duty and nicely made. Opening and closing is very difficult and jumpy.

Feels great in the hand. Agree with some reviews about the tension in opening the blade. Even though it’s an EDC, I personally wouldn’t use this as a regular knife carrier. There are easier one handed knives out there so this will probably remain in its presentation box which is a shame because it’s such a good looking knife.

This is a beast of a knife, razor sharp and as near a locking knife as you can get, this will not close on your fingers , very safe. Definitely recommend.

It's a great knife, but just impossible to open with damp outdoors hands... the Lanksy is a better knife but not nearly as pretty

It’s a beast. Fantastic hard working sharp knife. And legal too