Acta Non Verba A100 in MagnaCut: Too Many Flaws and Liberties Taken Ruins a Good Blade
Published: 2 years ago
I REALLY hope that the trend of slapping woefully inadequate FRN scales on company's introduction to MagnaCut models dies down. I hear that the Hogue Deka suffers from a lot of the complaints I have here, but to a lesser extent.
The handle scales of this are too flimsy since they're essentially liner-less. They're corrugated on the inside to help give SOME rigidity, but it's not much. Like the original Bugouts, these scales flex a ton when it's open, but with this, it's to the point that they touch... which can end up pinching you. They also leave the scales sharp on the inside, so it compounds the problem. I fear if I were to utilize this knife hard in some warm weather, the scales would permanently warp.
The pocket clip is technically reversible, but it's a nightmare to do. You have to fully disassemble the knife to get to the internal screw for the clip and swap it to the other scale. Disassembly isn't recommended, as mine has some tolerance trouble, so it took many attempts to successfully put it together correctly.
Because of the liner-less nature, this knife is super blade heavy as a result. This can make it a bit difficult to hold onto while manipulating the item you intent to cut, and can be a bit of a drop hazard.
Lastly, when I attempted to remove the thumbstud (which is intended as they sell replacements on their site), the torx screw head immediately stripped without much force, like it was made of aluminum.
Specs:
3.43" (87.2mm) MagnaCut blade with 3 mm stock thickness
2.57 oz / 73 gram weight
0.54" (13.8 mm) handle thickness (FRN)
Crossbar Lock
Ceramic bearings & detent ball
Link Where Purchased: https://www.bladehq.com/item--Acta-Non-Verba-A100-A-Lock-Knife--148546
The handle scales of this are too flimsy since they're essentially liner-less. They're corrugated on the inside to help give SOME rigidity, but it's not much. Like the original Bugouts, these scales flex a ton when it's open, but with this, it's to the point that they touch... which can end up pinching you. They also leave the scales sharp on the inside, so it compounds the problem. I fear if I were to utilize this knife hard in some warm weather, the scales would permanently warp.
The pocket clip is technically reversible, but it's a nightmare to do. You have to fully disassemble the knife to get to the internal screw for the clip and swap it to the other scale. Disassembly isn't recommended, as mine has some tolerance trouble, so it took many attempts to successfully put it together correctly.
Because of the liner-less nature, this knife is super blade heavy as a result. This can make it a bit difficult to hold onto while manipulating the item you intent to cut, and can be a bit of a drop hazard.
Lastly, when I attempted to remove the thumbstud (which is intended as they sell replacements on their site), the torx screw head immediately stripped without much force, like it was made of aluminum.
Specs:
3.43" (87.2mm) MagnaCut blade with 3 mm stock thickness
2.57 oz / 73 gram weight
0.54" (13.8 mm) handle thickness (FRN)
Crossbar Lock
Ceramic bearings & detent ball
Link Where Purchased: https://www.bladehq.com/item--Acta-Non-Verba-A100-A-Lock-Knife--148546