Specifications and features:
Kershaw Leek Orange County Choppers folding knife
3" plain blade
Sandvik 13C26 steel
Tungsten DLC coated
Anodized T6 aircraft grade aluminum handle
4" closed
7" overall length open
OCC logo on blade
3.1 ounces
Includes gift tin
Leek Orange County Chopper Knife -
Designed with the Orange County Choppers logo, the Leek features Tungsten DLC black coated blade made from Sandvik 13C26 stainless steel. Whether you are left or right handed, open this knife easily by using the thumb stud or finger protrusion. Watch the knife's SpeedSafe technology assist in opening the blade, which locks into place with Frame Lock. Inspired by OCC's Web bike, this Leek displays the OCC spider and web image on the handle, made from anodized black aluminum with laser cut 410 stainless steel.
Sandvik 13C26 -
Made of martensitic stainless chromium steel. After heat treatment the steel grade is characterized by high hardness, good corrosion resistance, and very good wear resistance. It is used mainly for razor blades, but is also the standard grade for surgical knives and for different types of industrial knives for the food industry.
Frame Lock -
Also known as the Integral Lock or Monolock. The Frame Lock is a locking mechanism invented by custom knife maker Chris Reeve for the Sebenzas an update to the liner lock. The Frame Lock works in a manner similar to the liner lock but uses a partial cutout of the actual knife handle, rather than a separate liner inside the handle to hold the blade in place.
What is SpeedSafe?
SpeedSafe is a patented system that assists the user to smoothly open any SpeedSafe knife with a manual push on the blade's thumb stud or pull back on the blade protrusion. SpeedSafe is built into many of Kershaw's best-selling knives.
How does SpeedSafe work?
The heart of SpeedSafe is its torsion bar. Closed, the torsion bar helps keep the knife closed, preventing it from being opened by "gravity." In order to open the knife, the user must apply manual pressure to the thumb stud or blade protrusion to overcome the resistance of the torsion bar. After the blade is out of the handle, the torsion bar moves along its half-moon track and takes over. The blade opens smoothly and locks into position, ready for use.
How safe is SpeedSafe?
Very, SpeedSafe opens ONLY when the user manually deploys it using either the thumb stud or blade protrusion. Once deployed, a locking system secures the blade in position so that it cannot close accidentally. When releasing the lock, the blade does not snap shut due to resistance provided by the torsion bar. This bar also provides a bias towards the closed position, which holds the blade securely closed. New SpeedSafe® users can ensure safe use of the technology by practicing to proficiency.
Kershaw Leek Orange County Choppers folding knife
3" plain blade
Sandvik 13C26 steel
Tungsten DLC coated
Anodized T6 aircraft grade aluminum handle
4" closed
7" overall length open
OCC logo on blade
3.1 ounces
Includes gift tin
Leek Orange County Chopper Knife -
Designed with the Orange County Choppers logo, the Leek features Tungsten DLC black coated blade made from Sandvik 13C26 stainless steel. Whether you are left or right handed, open this knife easily by using the thumb stud or finger protrusion. Watch the knife's SpeedSafe technology assist in opening the blade, which locks into place with Frame Lock. Inspired by OCC's Web bike, this Leek displays the OCC spider and web image on the handle, made from anodized black aluminum with laser cut 410 stainless steel.
Sandvik 13C26 -
Made of martensitic stainless chromium steel. After heat treatment the steel grade is characterized by high hardness, good corrosion resistance, and very good wear resistance. It is used mainly for razor blades, but is also the standard grade for surgical knives and for different types of industrial knives for the food industry.
Frame Lock -
Also known as the Integral Lock or Monolock. The Frame Lock is a locking mechanism invented by custom knife maker Chris Reeve for the Sebenzas an update to the liner lock. The Frame Lock works in a manner similar to the liner lock but uses a partial cutout of the actual knife handle, rather than a separate liner inside the handle to hold the blade in place.
What is SpeedSafe?
SpeedSafe is a patented system that assists the user to smoothly open any SpeedSafe knife with a manual push on the blade's thumb stud or pull back on the blade protrusion. SpeedSafe is built into many of Kershaw's best-selling knives.
How does SpeedSafe work?
The heart of SpeedSafe is its torsion bar. Closed, the torsion bar helps keep the knife closed, preventing it from being opened by "gravity." In order to open the knife, the user must apply manual pressure to the thumb stud or blade protrusion to overcome the resistance of the torsion bar. After the blade is out of the handle, the torsion bar moves along its half-moon track and takes over. The blade opens smoothly and locks into position, ready for use.
How safe is SpeedSafe?
Very, SpeedSafe opens ONLY when the user manually deploys it using either the thumb stud or blade protrusion. Once deployed, a locking system secures the blade in position so that it cannot close accidentally. When releasing the lock, the blade does not snap shut due to resistance provided by the torsion bar. This bar also provides a bias towards the closed position, which holds the blade securely closed. New SpeedSafe® users can ensure safe use of the technology by practicing to proficiency.