Boker Dessert Warrior Kalashnikov vs Boker Plus Strike Tanto Automatic Knife

It leaves my hand in the direct line of fire of this giant blade. I wish it had a lock similar to the benchmade axis lock where I could keep my hands awy from the danger of this huge blade closing. That being said, I haven't come close to cutting myself.

I only have one complaint and it’s kind of a big one for me. First week of owning it I dropped it in a pile of dry dirt. I blew it clean but small dirt particles got stuck between the blade. When opening the blade it made it stick a little so it wasn’t a quick open anymore and every time upon opening you can hear the dirt particles wedged between the blade and the tracks scraping and grinding