Any plans for a Byrd Flight with FRN handles?

[diamdave]

Anyone know if the Flight will be produced with zytel/FRN handles?
Good knife, feels a little heavy clipped to non-jeans, G10 not nearly as grippy as the hype would have you believe. Would love to see this with FRN.

 

[yablanowitz]

Well, it is considerably lighter and more grippy than the stainless version.

I suspect the FRN version is going to depend on sales of the SS and G-10 version. Tooling up for FRN is expensive, so the model needs to be selling well to make it feasible.

 

[longbeachguy]

Wouldnt' it be just as heavy with Zytel and steel liners? Or are you proposing they lose the steel liners?

 

[diamdave]

No, I don't think so. I owned both a G10 Meadowlark and an FRN Meadowlark. Both had the liners. My G10 was noticably heavier on dress pants especially than the FRN. Unfortunately, I lost the FRN somehow. I also found, for me, that the FRN had a much grippier 'tackier' grip than the G10.

 

[jaislandboy]

I also prefer the FRN version of the Meadowlark/Robin to their G-10 counterparts; the difference in weight is "noticeable" in pocket; the traction of the textured FRN is also better than the G-10 ones for these 2 models...

 

[Sal Glesser]

Once the G-10 version is established, we'll tool up an FRN version.

sal

 

[jaislandboy]

great to hear the FRN Flight is coming :thumbup: I wonder if a swedge-less Flight in a full flat ground format would be "in keeping with the times" just a thought

 

[diamdave]

Naw, keep the swedge, its one of the very few knives still out there with a swedge

 

[MaxFisher]

Once the G-10 version is established, we'll tool up an FRN version.

sal

Fantastic, the Flight is my current favorite knife. I absolutely love it.