Case Bridgeline Highbanks Review

Hello there! This is a review of the Case Highbanks (part of the Bridgeline series). Overall, the idea of this knife is very cool, however, it has a few major flaws that prevent me from recommending it. The specs of this knife can be found at the bottom of the description. If you own this knife, please comment on what you have found with it. I hope you enjoy!
Details:
Lock Type: Detent (not slip joint, which we will get into)
Deployment Option(s): Cutout Slit
Pivot Type: Captive
Blade Material: CPM 20CV
Blade Shape: Wharncliffe
Blade Grind: Flat
Handle Material(s): Aluminum w/ OD Green Canvas Micarta, however, there are two variations with Black Burlap Micarta and Smooth Rosewood
Measurements:
Overall Length (Unfolded, Folded): 6.9”, 3.97”
Overall Depth when Folded: 1.12”
Width at Pivot: .50”
Blade Length: 2.93”
Edge Length: 2.81”
Blade Stock: .11”
Weight: 2.56oz
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[@EDCEmpire]

Update: I was able to complete the mod to increase the tension of the detent bar. It is essentially like changing how strong/weak your liner or frame lock is; take the knife apart, bend the bar which actually acts as the detent (because there are two bars, one of which does nothing), then put the knife back together. While it is better, I still think that the fact I needed to do this is unacceptable. If you do choose to purchase this knife and have a similar issue, I cannot speak to whether or not this will affect your warranty. Finally, something that I forgot to mention in the video is that we traveled back to the Bradford facility after realizing this and the workers confirmed that this was "normal."

[@RadioGeekBlades]

Very detailed explanation of this knife’s flaws. Thanks for reporting this. Great video, I just subscribed. 👍👊

[@EDCEmpire]

Thank you! It is unfortunate that Case’s QC is not up to par, I hope you enjoy the rest of the content!