Some good news to end the week on: Tactile Knife Co. just unveiled its latest model, the Chupacabra. The incoming folder caters to enthusiast users and collectors, with highly capable EDC specs and a lock on loan from none other than SNECX Tan.
Sizewise, the Chupacabra falls right in between the larger Maverick and the smaller Rockwall, with a blade length of 3.3 inches. The modified sheepsfoot shape does all the necessary EDC stuff, including piercing thanks to the raised tip. It’s a thumb stud opener, and the blade steel, in a move that will surprise exactly no one, is CPM MagnaCut, so the materials here are enthusiast-approved for sure.
Also enthusiast-approved is the locking mechanism, which is Tactile Knife Co.’s first ever Superlock. The Superlock, designed by SNECX Tan (who first came to prominence with the IFS-20, an absolutely legendary knife assembled without a single screw), has been implemented on a few production knvies before now, most notably the WE/Civivi Vision models and the super premium Sandrin Knives Torino. The Superlock is a spine-side lock, made for hard work and disengaged by pulling on the raised toggle piece; like the Axis Lock, it is innately ambidextrous, although the deep carry pocket clip is right side only.
I want to have a closer look at the lock. They article compares it to an Axis, but it looks more like the Atlas Lock from Cold Steel.
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New Tactile Knife Co. Folder Sports the SNECX Superlock
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