Ratworx Chain Drive

[Genghis Khan]

Have you seen these? Very interesting mechanism.
I just picked this up from an individual on bladeforums.

[BruceS]

Can you take some detail pics of the chain mechanism? Don't take it apart, just from the outside view.

Bruce

[ILikeStilettos]

Cool knife.

[Genghis Khan]

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Here are a few.

[BruceS]

Thanks. That's interesting. Not too muck oil on that chain or it will just pick up lint(Gnur) from your pocket.

Bruce

[sammy the blade]

Wonder how much weight the chain adds, and what does one of those cost? I really like it.

[BruceS]

There is a test video on Youtube and they cycled it over 160,000 times before a failure. I'd need joint replacement just trying to open and close it that many times. Real hearty knives.

Bruce

[gravknife]

Super knife Ghenghis
looks like a nice blade shape for any job and has the bonus of that cool chain mechanism.
Thanks for posting it mate i didnt know these were being made.

Hope your well.

gravknife

[Tom19176]

I had read about it before...Interesting design. I would be concerned over the chain getting dirt in it too fast??

[ILikeStilettos]

I know swingers have acoustics that are different than normal switches, and that alone is a significant part of their popularity. I'm intrigued by the chain drive. Does that impact the sound?

[Genghis Khan]

I know swingers have acoustics that are different than normal switches, and that alone is a significant part of their popularity. I'm intrigued by the chain drive. Does that impact the sound?

It sounds exactly like a similar coil spring switchblade. I opened them side by side.

[john]

I saw this design a few years ago on a forum that I cannot recall the name of. It makes for a cool looking life and a great conversation piece. The blade on this knife is awesome.

[lance]

Ive always been intrigued in these too.neat mech.

[hogwild]

Seems to me that with the chain pulling on the outer circumference of the blade it should have good torque when opening. Would prefer a clip or drop point as recurves are a bit harder to sharpen properly; at least for me. Looks good though.