I finally got my hands on a D'Allara today...courtesy of the big brown truck!<img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>I picked it up off of Ebay for a song (<$25 NIB)I've got to say this has to be the best EMS/rescue knife I've ever handled! This knife has heavy-duty written all over it! And the story behind its conception is incredible as well! Thanks, Sal, for such a great piece!
"I'd come to realize that my job was less about saving lives than it was about bearing witness....."
D'Allara
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samosaurus
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The opening is extremely smooth...even more so than my Millie! It does take a lot of room in the pocket, but for what this knife is designed for I wouldn't expect anything smaller. I would love to know the lock strength of this thing! Also, the handle is very "grippy" - a must in "slippery" situations. Only thing I'm not sure of is the wire clip. The only things that I could see that would make the knife better are a larger opening hole and some sort of "jimping" on the spine behind the hole to further enhance grip. My only real "gripe" is that the lock release is a little hard to use-even with my smallish hands- but this is something that is inherent with the ball-bearing lock if I'm not mistaken. But other than that, this knife is definitely hands-down the cream of the rescue knife "crop"!
"I'd come to realize that my job was less about saving lives than it was about bearing witness....."
"I'd come to realize that my job was less about saving lives than it was about bearing witness....."