I’ve had an interest in gravity knives for some time.
I like the pure, simple form in which opening a bale or depressing a button allows the blade to simply fall out of the handle. Usually, releasing the opening mechanism locks the blade out. I’m not a fan, to put it mildly, of those knives that take a powerful wrist snap to flick the blade open. I’ve seen too many of them skid across the practice floor, followed by an “Oops!”
That is a frequent criticism of autos. Always check before buying.
The knife he writes about here seems to be “derivative” of the Reate X01.
Read the whole thing at Knife Edge Blog.