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I recently purchased a tactical stiletto, and the release mechanism is very tight forcing me to apply pressure to the blade for release, rather than gravity taking it's course.
Is there anything I can do to ease this, as it's not what I'm used to with most of my pick locks?
Describe the knife a little better; Italian, American, German
If it has the scales screwed on instead of pinned, it's Frank Beltrames "Switch model" In the case try cleaning the recess in the blade that the release pin goes into. Then try different lubes/oils to see if there's an improvement
