Recommendation? Are there any production folders with these characteristics?

[not2sharp]

Due to ongoing battles with Arthritis I have pretty much given up on traditionals with the exception of light pull lockback and slipjoints. What I would like to know is there are any traditional inspired folders with the following features?
1) Longer blade of at least 3.7 inches up to 4 or more in length
2) A fairly straight edge like a Wharncliffe or Lambs foot or other pattern.
3) Light pull of maybe 3-5 pounds with no half stops
4) Relatively heavy yet a single blade.

I know there may be no such thing but thought it wouldn't hurt to ask.

Thanks in advance for any input on this.

Have you considered an automatic?

The auto was originally designed to help those with physical or environmental impairments.

n2s

edit: best to display a more traditional auto knife.

 

[pvicenzi]

How about a friction folder?

 

[Docscoot]

Another vote for Buck 110 if you can relax the straight edge requirement, nice to carry a classic

 

[Peregrin]

Keep it to traditional knives, please.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

I'd taken these pics a few years ago.

With regard to the wish for a large Wharncliffe blade, I immediately thought of A.G. Russell's Sowbelly Trapper. It's a two-blade knife with a big clip primary - but the Wharncliffe secondary is about as big as I've seen in a traditional style folder, at 3.5" from bolster to tip and very broad across it's width. Opening pull isn't too heavy, but not necessarily extremely light. The one seen in the 1st pic below, to the lower right corner, is in cocobolo. And yellow synthetic (Delrin-esque) in the 2nd pic, with a Queen Country Cousin alongside for a sense of scale. These are BEEFY knives in the hand. Factory edges on these, when I bought them, were very sharp - one of these gave me a loving nip in trade for my inattention in handling it (3rd pic).

 

[Just Tom.]

Have you considered an automatic?

The auto was originally designed to help those with physical or environmental impairments.

n2s

edit: best to display a more traditional auto knife.

It is illegal to carry a switchblade in Maryland, where I think he is from also.

 

[not2sharp]

It is illegal to carry a switchblade in Maryland, where I think he is from also.

Even so, he may be able to use one around the home.

n2s

 

[Bastler]

Otter Ankermesser, 3 1/8 inch blade and pinches open easily. Not a light pull, but not a hard one, either. They also make a wharncliff Webermesser, but I don't have any experience with one.

 

[JohnDF]

 

[Modoc ED]

Case SS 1199 Whaler. Plenty of blade - 3 1/8" - and easily found on the net. Nice easy pinchable pull. They come with a bail but on this particular Whaler, I've removed the bail.