3 Inch and Under Mid/High-end Flipper EDC Recommendations

RamZar said:
Do a Google search for "Rod Olson Quick Flick" and you'll find an outfit where I got mine and they have some in stock. It's still my favorite small flipper. BladeHQ also sells it as the Rod Olson M9 but they're out of stock.
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Ram, these are listed as out of stock. Haven't seen the 3-inch size for a while.
 
GlockandBalls said:
In my opinion this is the up there with some of the worst suggestions I have seen on Blade Forum. This guy carries a Sebenza and wants something classy to put in a coin pocket. Look at this clip and style! I am not saying this due to price. I actually recommended a less expensive option above, but because he likes a Hinderer design.

FUGLY!!!

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I agree. That clip is horrendous. I could imagine that in my coin pocket, constantly getting stuck under my belt every time is sit down. So many better Kershaw options for that cost.....
 
Production:
Spyderco Dice
A.G. Russell Gentleman's Flipper
Brous Blades Caliber
Boker Impetus

Mid-Tech/Custom:
Galyean Small JYD If you can find one
Doc Shiffer Small Recon Flipper
Brad Zinker Mini Tanto Flipper
Brad Zinker Medium Framelock Flipper
Tim Britton Tango 2
Scot Matsuoka Small Pahinui
 
Olson quick flick is a great knife, love mine.
The Curtis F3 compact has small handle, hate mine.
The Hinderer 3" is very nice, love it. Not a great flipper, but it works as such.
The AG Russel Acies 2, although not a flipper, is really nice.
The Rubicon is not as thin as any of these, but neat nonetheless.

Except for the Curtis, I like any of these better than my small Sebenza.

The Kershaw Skyline is a great flipper despite the lower end materials.
 
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Here are a few i would recommend.... jason brous bionic 2.0. The bionic 2 is a great edc knife. 3 inch flipper on bearings super smooth. Its a liner lock which im not a big fan of but made an exception for this knife. One of my favorites its super lightweight with a perfect blade for edc, runs about $200. The kizer ki3404a3 is a ti framelock with a 3 inch blade. Evan though its made in china im not kidding that it is the smoothest flipper i own and it doesnt evan have a bearing pivot. Flips better Than any other flipper i own evan ones with bearings. The fit and finish could be better but for about $100 its one of the best deals you can get for a flipper. The spyderco dice is great too i dont like the carbon fiber so i had a g10 scale made. The dice is great one of my favorites. I think that if you bought an xm-18 3" you would be very pleased. I just pulled the trigger and bought my first and fell in love so much i bought a second. They are worth every penny.
 
The 3" Hinderer price is lowest it's been for a while on secondary market. There are several listed on the exchange and nobody is showing interest. Now might be a time to make somebody an offer. I suspect some of these were bought at msrp with intention of flipping them for a quick profit.
 
The 3" Hinderer price is lowest it's been for a while on secondary market. There are several listed on the exchange and nobody is showing interest. Now might be a time to make somebody an offer. I suspect some of these were bought at msrp with intention of flipping them for a quick profit.
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Yes! I've watched prices over the last year or two, and there does seem to be a lot out there, for a lot less. In some cases, dealers are listing brand new knives below what some folks are asking on the Exchange.
 
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