Boker urban trapper help

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Alright guys, I'm about to pull the trigger on the urban trapper... before I do I wanna hear from those ,if any, who have one about whether I should or not. Also whether you have it or not, I can't decide between g10 or pony up for the CF. Lastly is there something else in a fairly similar price range with a similar design and comparable materials that I should be looking for? Keep in mind this is a just for fun buy. Lemme know what you think!
 
Go for it... Great knife, especially for the price... I had one, shortly, and then gifted it, and i want another... It carries very sleak, and very light, like a much smaller knife, but produces the 3.5" blade which is enough for nearly any cutting task you could expect from a folder... I heard a lot of people say it feels fragile, and admittedly it does, but I assure you its not, its just the deception of the sleek light weight design.

The guy I gifted it too still loves it, he's not a "knife nut", but he loved it when I got it, I gave it to him, he edc's it without issue.
 
Thanks strategy9, still new to the forums didn't even think about it. I think I'll do it. Now for which handle material... ;)
 
I thought about the Urban Trapper for a long time. I also thought about the ZT 0450 when it was released. Both knives are right in my wheelhouse. Something held me back, however, and I'm not exactly sure what it was. But when the Kizer Tomcat Splinter came along it just rang my chimes. Everything about it seemed right. So I jumped on it and I'm glad I did.

If you want to consider the Splinter, brancron did a nice initial impressions review of it here:

www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1299757
 
Just received mine yesterday and love it! Got the Cocobolo handle. Great fit and finish. Go for it.

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Got mine from Knifeworks. Ordered it Friday, received Tuesday.
 
That definitely looks like a nice piece, josh. I may have to pick one up one of these days. How's the flipper action?
 
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Flipper is very smooth and quick. No drag. It is not as easy as an assisted open (I've got some Kershaws that are very quick) but it will snap open if you do your part.
 
I'm glad the hear the fit and finish is up to par,I know that's not usually one of bokers strengths. The fairly premium materials are certainly calling to me though, especially at that price point. That is done nice looking cocobolo joshf128.
 
joshf128 said:
Flipper is very smooth and quick. No drag. It is not as easy as an assisted open (I've got some Kershaws that are very quick) but it will snap open if you do your part.
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How's the grip, does it feel slick? I'm worried that it's so slim and with the cfor wood it wouldn't have enough traction. Still trying to decide between g10 and c.f..
 
I have the original, the Cocobolo and the CF. I like the CF so much I just bought another to put in the safe. It's the best flipper of the bunch, far better than the original which depends a lot on technique. The CF one was only $85 or so, think I got it from BHQ. The Coco is nice too but I love cf and this one provides plenty of grip.
 
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The Cocobolo is not polished so there is some texture to hold onto. I haven't used it much yet so I can't speak too much about it, but it feels good in my hand. For the uses it is designed for it should work great. This is not meant to be a hard use knife.
 
petrosil said:
I have the original, the Cocobolo and the CF. I like the CF so much I just bought another to put in the safe. It's the best flipper of the bunch, far better than the original which depends a lot on technique. The CF one was only $85 or so, think I got it from BHQ. The Coco is nice too but I love cf and this one provides plenty of grip.
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is that because of the liner lock vs framelock? What makes the new ones a better flipper? I was digging the G10.
 
I could be wrong, but to me it looks like the lock is basically the same, it is just now considered a liner lock because they slapped wood/g10/carbon fiber on the outside. Or am I wrong?
 
The scales now make it easier to hold without having to worry about pushing on the lockbar. With the original you have the tendency to push the lockbar into the blade making it very hard to flip.

BTW the CF isn't polished so it always feels secure in my hand.

Couple of negatives about them : very,very early lock up and a slight lock stick. But even with that I've been carrying it over my Sebenzas, Spydercos or anything else. Very comfortable,light and pointy.
 
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joshf128 said:
I could be wrong, but to me it looks like the lock is basically the same, it is just now considered a liner lock because they slapped wood/g10/carbon fiber on the outside. Or am I wrong?
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The original all Ti version is a framelock, these new ones are liner locks!
 
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