Assisted Lockback?

[Shorttime]

Does anybody make one? Without a flipper tab?

I'm not a fan of Sypdercos, because I'm afraid of breaking a tip. Just the tip, you know?

Blade length somewhere between 2 7/8, and three and a quarter. More than that is bigger than I need for everyday.

Steel choice, country or origin and price aren't too big a deal for now. It's a bit of a niche, so I just want to see if the collective can find me some options.

Thanks in advance!

 

[killgar]

The blade is a little longer, but the SOG Sideswipe is an assisted lockback, thumbstud, no flipper.

 

[Hashishiin]

Spyderco makes flipper or assisted lockbacks?

 

[Shorttime]

Spyderco makes flipper or assisted lockbacks?

I don't know. There are a lot of enthusiastic champions of the Spyder, 'round about these parts, so I always start a "suggestion" thread with some tedious footnotes.

 

[Hashishiin]

I don't know. There are a lot of enthusiastic champions of the Spyder, 'round about these parts, so I always start a "suggestion" thread with some tedious footnotes.

Big fanboy here - no assisteds. But knives like the Shaman have a heck of a tip. I call it my Striderco. Still, irrelevant to what ya want.

 

[Shorttime]

It's ironic, because the Shaman is almost what I would want as a larger version of the Tuff-Lite. Almost.

 

[Hashishiin]

It's ironic, because the Shaman is almost what I would want as a larger version of the Tuff-Lite. Almost.

Why, you like the hollow grind or wharnie? May seem a bit off base, but the Frenzy is a wharnie.
Tuff-Lite is A1 though, I use a wharnie Dfly in place, though.

 

[Shorttime]

Why, you like the hollow grind or wharnie? May seem a bit off base, but the Frenzy is a wharnie.
Tuff-Lite is A1 though, I use a wharnie Dfly in place, though.

I like the general size and shape of the Shaman, but the distinctive Spyderco blade grind is a problem. I'm a knuckle dragger, and my "dream knife" would start with at least 1/4" stock, and a convex grind.

I tried to like Spyderco. A Calypso Clipit Jr, a Cara Cara and a Crow (from the Byrd line). Not for me.

The Cold Steel Frenzy? Big, dumb fun, for sure, but a little too big for everyday.

 

[Hashishiin]

I like the general size and shape of the Shaman, but the distinctive Spyderco blade grind is a problem. I'm a knuckle dragger, and my "dream knife" would start with at least 1/4" stock, and a convex grind.

I tried to like Spyderco. A Calypso Clipit Jr, a Cara Cara and a Crow (from the Byrd line). Not for me.

The Cold Steel Frenzy? Big, dumb fun, for sure, but a little too big for everyday.

What part of the blade grind do you mean? I just am a tad confused, you mean the leaf/mod clip shape used, for things like the Para series, Endel/dura/Delica, the Natives?

Nothing wrong with liking thick knives. It would be way up yer alley if Cold Steel assisted some knives. Do you like CS tips? Their spearpoint 4-max type shape is just indestructable.

 

[JeremiahWeaver09]

the cold steel swift was their only assissted backlock model, its discontinued but they still pop up on ebay from time to time

 

[mmyron1]

SOG and Buck are the only assisted lockbacks that come to mind.

 

[Shorttime]

What part of the blade grind do you mean? I just am a tad confused, you mean the leaf/mod clip shape used, for things like the Para series, Endel/dura/Delica, the Natives?

Nothing wrong with liking thick knives. It would be way up yer alley if Cold Steel assisted some knives. Do you like CS tips? Their spearpoint 4-max type shape is just indestructable.

Not sure how I can explain with words, either. So, you look at most knives, the spine stays the same thickness, all the way down the blade, until it meets the bevel. Spydercos, the spine gets thinner as it runs out toward the tip. This is part of what gives them their often-discussed cutting performance, but it also makes the blade tip too thin for my liking.

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SOG and Buck are the only assisted lockbacks that come to mind.

Buck was the one I thought of. Forgot SOG though, so there's a place to look.

 

[brancron]

Not sure how I can explain with words, either. So, you look at most knives, the spine stays the same thickness, all the way down the blade, until it meets the bevel. Spydercos, the spine gets thinner as it runs out toward the tip. This is part of what gives them their often-discussed cutting performance, but it also makes the blade tip too thin for my liking.

It is called a “distal taper.”