Review of Smith & Wesson Assisted Opening OTF Knife, SWOTF2DB, Black Drop Point Blade

[shilotem]

I bought this knife and put a little Loctite on the screws as many have suggested. I wanted to warn people not to tighten the screws down to hard as they strip out easy. They just scree into the plastic housing/handle. It's kind of a cheapo knife but hey what do you expect from a 30 dollar knife.

[mannr100]

Is this legal in California ?

[Dude5205]

@JMO916

The difference between I regular OTF and spring assisted OTF is, that on a regular OTF it's powered by a button/switch making it a full automatic knife and a spring assisted is that you actually have to put pressure on the blade to activate it making it totally legal in all stated unless your city says otherwise. Most officers(and people) are becoming more aware of this law....

[brittany011610]

you about got to go on a trip to a hospital

[TheJaw1312]

The 2nd gen looks so much more comfortable to hold.

[JMO916]

So what is the main difference between otf and 'spring assisted' otf? I feel an uneducated officer would be easily confused. The lever/switch thing looks to be attached to the blade and that's good considering California law, Do you have to overcome a decent amount of pressure to open it or is there pressure biasing blade closed at first?

[Magicrules508]

are they legal in maryland and i found this for only 31 bucks on amazon

[burnout420z]

are these legal in montana?

[dgifford88]

is this legal in california?

[8zatz8]

@dgifford88 yeah spring assist knives are legal in cali

[SwissStallion51]

is the handle metal or plastic??

[bewbaloo]

@SwissStallion51 It's very stout aluminium, so to answer your question, metal.

[shotgunsrbest]

@SwissStallion51 plastic.

[BladesPro]

is this legal in canada?

[weoponmakerpro]

@BladesPro im not sure if its legal here but i have one same as in the video i bought mine at a gunshow $75

[N5II]

@BladesPro Pretty sure assisted opening knives are banned in Canada, at least for carry anyways. I have dual citizenship but I have visited for at least a year so I can't be sure, however cops have a large amount of authority on this subject and even if the item in question is legal they can still take it from you if they suspect any type of malicious intent, very different from here in the states. I have no doubt they would hassle you if they found you carrying this even if it was legal.

[BladesPro]

@N5II Assisted opening knives are legal in Canada you need to be over 16 to carry them.

[N5II]

@BladesPro Canada is largely what I like to call a “judgment call” jurisdiction, rather than strictly a country which posts what specifications are legal.

A knife that is intended as a tool and looks reasonably like it's a tool is legal. But “weapon-like” or “fighting” knives are not, regardless of you're actual intent or purpose for carrying it is. And the police generally judge very harshly, however that's very interesting that assisted isn't banned. Thanks for the clarification.

[ERF420]

that knife would be awesome but if you read the law at least in the state where i live you can not conceal a knife thats double edged non folding or over 3 inches

[Shrimpgoldfish]

@ERF420 it's not double edged.

[headbanger2727]

That's more of a switchblade then assisted opening

[silentknight2112]

@headbanger2727 no its not it is ASSISTED because you directly touch the blade or an attachment to the blade to open instead of pressing a buton to open

[mustangfootball63]

The blade shape is horrible get a michrotech if you want a real otf.

[asunder12]

Is this knife legal to carry?

[silentknight2112]

@asunder12 yes it is

[fatlizzard19]

i have a smith and wesson otf (tanto) it is first generation, it is realy nice and i can open and close it with one hand also smith and wesson power-glide, also tanto

[ar15death]

where can i get this one? i want it!

[kpiper1993]

Is this knife legal in MA?

[starshock01]

blade ops has it for 50...ive seen it for 40 on alot of other websites...

[BladeOps]

@starshock01 40 with free shipping?

[jonathanyng]

you cant open it with 1 hand right?

[hardwear10]

yes

[1thesandmancan1]

ya you can.

[bladedr1]

This is way better than the 1st generation

[SM0YPW]

Yes i must say it looks much better then the 1 generation.

5/5 thanks !

[kaziklu79]

The link shows non-existing product.Please, fix it :)

[BladeOps]

Thanks for the heads up Kaziklu79. The link now works

[kaziklu79]

Thanks! Best wishes!