Waved Delica?

[Jonny8642]

I've been looking at the wave delica and am heavily thinking of buying one with my nextt pay check. But theres a few question I have to ask. What really is the point of the wave? Does it make it easier to open the knife from the pocket? Or is just for looks and collector purposes?

[TazKristi]

I've been looking at the wave delica and am heavily thinking of buying one with my nextt pay check. But theres a few question I have to ask. What really is the point of the wave? Does it make it easier to open the knife from the pocket? Or is just for looks and collector purposes?

Jonny,
The easiest way to explain it is this, the wave opens your knife as you pull it from your pocket. Others will chime in, I'm sure. We see it very much so as a true function, not just for looks or collectability. Give it a try, I'm sure you'll be pleased.

Kristi

[Michael Cook]

Check your local laws.

[Halfneck]

Start with a Waved Delica 4 in your pocket carried TIP-UP.

As you pull the Waved Delica 4 up the Wave should grab your pocket.

As you continue to pull up the Blade should be pulled open.

[Chuck Bennett]

I'm interested in purchasing a waved Delica already own the waved Endura great knife.
I'm interested in a place to purchase the waved Delica if anyone knows of a source I'd appreciate any information.
Thanks,
Chuck

[The Deacon]

Check your local laws.

To what end? For what reason? Are you saying you think a waved Delica may be illegal in places where a regular Delica is legal? Or just in case clipped carry, or any blade over 2.5" is forbidden. No springs involved, so there is no way it could be considered and automatic, and the lock spring is strong enough that even the most overzealous Canadian Customs officer would have a hard time making it act like a gravity knife. Don't know of anywhere in the USA where the wave would be considered illegal, or what justification they would use for ruling it so.

Chuck, it works very well. I'm not terribly well co-ordinated, and left handed to boot. The waved Spydercos are among the a very few knives I can easily open right handed. Two caveats are that wave opening might not work quite as well with dress slacks as it does with jeans, and is rough on your pocket. The other is that if used in self defense, the prosecutor almost certain to use the fact that the "wave" feature is marketed as making knives more effective as weapons against you.

[dedguy]

Deacon: i was thinking the same thing. also if ya want to try out how a wave kinda works you could try the zip-tie trick. put a zip-tie on the top of your spydie hole with the box part facing up. works kinda like a wave and should give you a feel of what it's like. i personally wouldn't suggest actually carrying anything like that as to me it seem unreliable and possibly dangerous.

[ruxton]

I notice the spyderco website has sold out of them. Anyone know of anyone still selling them who ships to the UK?

[Michael Cook]

To what end? For what reason? Are you saying you think a waved Delica may be illegal in places where a regular Delica is legal? Or just in case clipped carry, or any blade over 2.5" is forbidden. No springs involved, so there is no way it could be considered and automatic, and the lock spring is strong enough that even the most overzealous Canadian Customs officer would have a hard time making it act like a gravity knife. Don't know of anywhere in the USA where the wave would be considered illegal, or what justification they would use for ruling it so.

Some states are vague about what is considered an "assisted opening" knife (such as my home state, Wisconsin.) posing potential liability in court.

I carry knives primarily as self-protection tools here where I'm denied the second ammendment.

If I feel the need to fall back on my MBC skills to protect myself or my loved ones from a committed attacker I do not want my knife to be overly weaponized and have its' appearance pose undue detriment to my legal defence.

For this reason my Yojimbo, Dodo, and Ocelot get more carry time than my Civilian, Kerambit, or Kris.

If one owns a waved knife as a collector piece or a tool used mostly for cutting boxes or food then there is little forseeable problems. If a knive is carried for self protection it is wise to consider how a jury full of non-knife people will perceive knives that have "skull crusher" pommels, fullers marketed as "blood grooves" or knives which an over-zealous prosecutor could describe as being made to circumvent switch-blade or assisted opening laws.