Photos Best Slipjoint of 2017 List (Give Away)

This 25 is about as beautiful as a knife can be IMO...

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...Thanks for this opportunity.
 
Planterz said:
I need more information. Like, right now.

EDIT: I found it. How are you liking it though? How's the W&T? Half stop?
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I really like it. I consider it one of my "gentleman's knives" so I carry it when I'm dressed up ie: wearing pants. lol

It also means I don't do anything really hairy or taxing on it so I can't speak much about the wear and tear on it. Only negative is I wish it was smoother in opening. But continued use or opening/closing should smooth that out for me.

My understanding is Puma has discontinued it, but I was able to pick one up from (dealer reference removed). Don't know if they still have any in stock. There were some also being offered by another seller on Ebay. I actually purchased from him first, but our crack postoffice took a month to get it to my local PO, and then mysteriously decided it didn't have enough postage and sent it back to Germany. That's when I found the (dealer reference removed). At a better price too!
 
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My favorite this year----from last!
I recently saw one of those banana shielded knives the other day. Pretty cool. I think it'd look great around my Christmas tree this year. Thanks for the chance.
 

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Dan of Bazz Clazz said:
I really like it. I consider it one of my "gentleman's knives" so I carry it when I'm dressed up ie: wearing pants. lol

It also means I don't do anything really hairy or taxing on it so I can't speak much about the wear and tear on it. Only negative is I wish it was smoother in opening. But continued use or opening/closing should smooth that out for me.

My understanding is Puma has discontinued it, but I was able to pick one up from (dealer reference removed). Don't know if they still have any in stock. There were some also being offered by another seller on Ebay. I actually purchased from him first, but our crack postoffice took a month to get it to my local PO, and then mysteriously decided it didn't have enough postage and sent it back to Germany. That's when I found the (dealer reference removed). At a better price too!
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W&T here means "walk and talk", meaning how well the action feels. Good W&T would mean that the action is smooth and snappy, poor W&T would mean inconsistent pull, and lack of snap (weak and wimpy). You still answered my question though, thanks.

I can find them easily enough - in fact I found a similar Puma model, the "Armino" in abiona wood that is absolutely gorgeous. I wish the steel was better though.
 
The tradtional knife from 2017 I choose is a custom from Philippe Boyrie.
Capucin knife, friction folder, blade around 8cm, xc75, etched
The pic is from the maker himself.
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For me the best slipjoint of 2017 would be the Maher&Grosh Yankee Whittler by GEC, unique pattern with top notch construction. Bought quite a few knives this year but these really do it for me. Hard for me to pick which handle I like better so the picture is of both. Thanks for the chance Mike!

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Thank you for your generosity Mike! My favorite slipjoint produced in 2017 is a small JH Lloyd swayback in stag - I am really enjoying this little one, and has been very useful despite its size (and its fiddling factor beats those popular spinners by a huge margin). Raul
 

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Thank you for your generosity Mike! My favorite slipjoint produced in 2017 is a small JH Lloyd swayback in stag - I am really enjoying this little one, and has been very useful despite its size (and its fiddling factor beats those popular spinners by a huge margin). Raul
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That's a nice looking little swayback! I like the small pivot with that stag.
 
Mike that is very generous of you. This thread finally got me to learn how to post a picture. This is my first picture. It was done on a 10" tablet early this morning. The lighting was pretty bad, just as bad as the picture. I'll do better next time.:D

Anyways my favorite Traditional is my 54 but I do have some close runner ups.

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Pomsbz said:
I'd assumed there would be a few of these. :) Modern slipjoint perfection.

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Well @knarfeng has kindly drew the number 41. So, the Lion Steel Carbon Fiber Roundhead is OFFICIALLY THE BEST SLIPJOINT OF 2017 !! :D
But, just to be easy to get along with - we will just call @Pomsbz the winner of this giveaway!!!
Many thanks for the entries, I really enjoyed the thread.
 
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