"Federal" Prototype (w/ hidden clip)

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GTCknives

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All new model with a new (to me) "undercover" clip design, 3.5" S35Vn blade, Ti/CF frame, SS bearings, lock bar stop screw, bronze stand offs. I hope you like it, thanks for looking!

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I dont think I have seen one from you that I dont like, another beauty. Love that clip.



Kris
 
Let me be one of many to declare how simple and how elegant a solution to streamlining the handle that clip is.

And it looks FUN!

Props to GTC!

Coop
 
Brilliant concept!!!
Best GTC knife I've ever seen. Flowing design and less=more.
 
What a beautiful knife and the clip is brilliant. I especially like how the lock bar, and clip bar reliefs mimic each other, very nice touch! :thumbup:
 
Thats a very smart clip design and as usual, your craftmanship is flawless.

Brian
 
Nice clip design. I'd like to see it up close. Seems so simple and innovative. Well done!
 
Thanks all for taking your time to post!
Coop can i send this to you for some shot work?
 
That is awesome! I'd love to hear how the clip works, for some reason I'm not getting it. It looks like that part of the handle shifts all the way over but that seems like it would be too much movement?
 
That's the kind of pocket clip every knife should have. I usually remove them because I don't like the way they feel in hand. That would neatly fix that problem. Awesome!
 
Mr. Clean said:
That is awesome! I'd love to hear how the clip works, for some reason I'm not getting it. It looks like that part of the handle shifts all the way over but that seems like it would be too much movement?
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I am curious as well: does the clip lock in place? I imagine you'd want it to lock in place when it is flush with the knife handle. It probably would not be an issue when the clip was being used.
 
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Thanks guys!
The clip is linked by two screws and 2 stand offs to the other side of the handle, which have a cut and it's tensioned pulling the clip against the frame where it rests to. It doesn't lock in place and it doesn't need to, since the frame cut has the natural titanium spring memory. Like a "clip placed on a framelock working the opposite way".
It doesn't make to much movement, it just clears 0.1" from the frame surface level, the tolerance I usually leave for my regular pocket clips. It cannot go farther than this, it hits the opposite frame. It cannot be bent/broken to the other way, the clip will hit the milled pocket where it nests in. I hope I could clarify, sorry for not having the proper words sometimes.
 
GTCknives said:
Thanks guys!
The clip is linked by two screws and 2 stand offs to the other side of the handle, which have a cut and it's tensioned pulling the clip against the frame where it rests to. It doesn't lock in place and it doesn't need to, since the frame cut has the natural titanium spring memory. Like a "clip placed on a framelock working the opposite way".
It doesn't make to much movement, it just clears 0.1" from the frame surface level, the tolerance I usually leave for my regular pocket clips. It cannot go farther than this, it hits the opposite frame. It cannot be bent/broken to the other way, the clip will hit the milled pocket where it nests in. I hope I could clarify, sorry for not having the proper words sometimes.
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You ought to patent that! Heh. Brilliant. Like so many things that are brilliant it will have people saying "Why didn't I think of that?" for years.
 
mctrinket said:
You ought to patent that! Heh. Brilliant. Like so many things that are brilliant it will have people saying "Why didn't I think of that?" for years.
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Yep, or Trademark it like Hinderer LBS. It is brilliant, way to go bud! Oh the knife is wonderful too!

Best,
Eric
 
Another superior folder my friend......keep the innovations coming!!! :cool:
 
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