The James Brand’s Wells remains an exceptional button lock flipper. Sean Tirman for Gear Patrol To understand button locks, you must first understand an EDC knife lock at a more basic level. These ...

the big change for this new version of Kit Carson’s M16 is the lock. Instead of its traditional frame lock — a sturdy, reliable, classic option — this edition sees it swapped for a Crossbar lock.

The knife series very much keeps up with the times, courtesy of a button lock. While many other knives stop there, The Perfect Locust also includes a much rarer feature: a safety switch. For the ...

I am talking, of course, about the button lock. To understand button locks, you must first understand an EDC knife lock at a more basic level. These devices are specific to folding knives and are ...