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Anyone else want a 4" ZT 0550?

Matt Markell

Matt Markell

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Cuz I sure do.

I absolutely love my 0550, but I have large hands and wear gloves a lot while working with it. It's still very comfortable, but I would not mind a little extra blade and handle.

I know some one will say get a 0560 but to be honest I am just not a huge fan of flippers plus I really like the egros of the 0550.
 
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I use my 0550 Gen II everyday and its become one of my all time favorite production knives, so if ZT were to produce a version with a 4" blade I would certainly buy one or two. Other than a Spyderco Sage 2, the 0550 Gen II is the smallest folder in my EDC rotation...not that its "small" but I also have somewhat larger hands so "a tad" longer handle and more blade would be fun. I'm sure its difficult for a company like ZT/KAI to please everyone, for instance I LOVE the 0560/61 yet I wish they hadn't hollowed out the handles as I would have preferred to have the knife a bit heavier in hand...I'm sure far more prefer the knife to be lighter. All and all ZT does an incredible job.
 
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Hey, I like flippers but if you dont you could just grind it off on the 0560. The only thing that stopped me from getting the 0550 was it didnt have a flipper
 
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Hey, I like flippers but if you dont you could just grind it off on the 0560. The only thing that stopped me from getting the 0550 was it didnt have a flipper
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It's not that I don't like flippers I guess, they are alright. What I really like is when the grip is designed so that it brings my hand right next to the blade and holds it there so I can get the most power and precision in a cut. I really like how the 0550 grip does that. Flippers push the blade too far away from my hand. If you are ignoring the 0550 because of the lack of a flipper imho you are missing out on a truly amazing knife.
 
I love my 0550; but am planning on getting a 0561 because I'd like it a bit bigger (among other reasons). If it comes to be (a 4" 0550), I'll buy it.
 
My hands aren't all that big and I haven't really run into anything that required use of something bigger than the standard 0550. But if I ever did, I would scoop up a 4" 0550 at heartbeat speed.
 
Matt Markell said:
It's not that I don't like flippers I guess, they are alright. What I really like is when the grip is designed so that it brings my hand right next to the blade and holds it there so I can get the most power and precision in a cut. I really like how the 0550 grip does that. Flippers push the blade too far away from my hand. If you are ignoring the 0550 because of the lack of a flipper imho you are missing out on a truly amazing knife.
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Up until recently my only ZT was the 0350 and it was my go to knife. Then I picked up the 0200 and its awesome. Not sure if its the non-assisted action or the bigger blade but its a great knife. I don't need a bigger handle but will always take a bigger blade. As far as precision cuts, if I was not comfortable using a larger knife I would just use a smaller one.

I plan on picking up a 0550, I would do it if it were just a touch larger. That, as well as a 0561, and maybe a 0801...I have a feeling I'll be sleeping on the couch in the near future.
 
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