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Message: <blockquote data-quote="El Pablo" data-source="post: 4258652" data-attributes="member: 1563">It’s not an axis lock, but fairly close. It uses a ball bearing.Here is a pretty good explanation from:'Spyderco Ball Lock Vs Benchmade Axis Lock'<a href="https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/spyderco-ball-lock-vs-benchmade-axis-lock.720554/post-7926237" target="_blank">https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/spyderco-ball-lock-vs-benchmade-axis-lock.720554/post-7926237</a>“The two locks look more similar than they are. The Axis lock uses very thin omega springs to push a crossbar over the blade tang and wedge it in place against holes in the liners. The Ball lock uses a pair of concentric coil springs to wedge a steel ball between the blade tang and a steel backspacer. In absolute terms, the ball lock is stronger given the same handle construction, however since it does not require liners to function, handle construction can be much lighter. In relative terms, either is much stronger than it needs to be if you have any idea how to use a knife.”</blockquote>