Flipper and Framelock.

Soulfir · Sep 16, 2012

I am wanting to buy a new knife and I would like to try a flipper design. I am also interested in knowing how it feels to use a frame lock, so what are your sujestions to a knife with a flipper and frame lock?
The budget is around 200 euros, the less the better, but if I find a knife almoust perfect I could pay a bit more. It would be used as EDC, but I would like to be able to trust the knife if doing some more serious cutting or, hopefully not, in a self defence situation.
What would you buy with this in mind?

sinsanity · Sep 16, 2012

ZT 0560 is a great design, titanium framelock flipper with KVT ball bearing system which makes it heavenly smooth. And like all ZT products you can beat on it no problem!

Jet B · Sep 16, 2012

Spyderco has a soon to be released flipper.

The Brad Southard folder. CTS 204 P steel, bearing pivot flipper, titanium R.I.L.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71DBFEnuhSw

Random Dan · Sep 16, 2012

Kershaw Cryo. Flipper, framelock, and well under your budget.

Soulfir · Sep 16, 2012

I love the design of the zt 0560, the only problem is that its very expensive in europe...
Jet B, that is an amazing knife! Any idea of the price and of when it will be out?
The Kershaw Cryo is nice, but a bit small, and I would also prefer a better steel.
Thanks for the recomendations so far

aquaman67 · Sep 16, 2012

Random Dan said:
Kershaw Cryo. Flipper, framelock, and well under your budget.

A larger version of the Cryo will be out soon. Hopefully it will be out by the end of October, but who knows, maybe longer.

severedthumbs · Sep 16, 2012

The ZT 560. You can buy one here in the sale forum for a good deal.

Bigfatts · Sep 16, 2012

Check out the Combative Edge M1. It's a good one.

Jet B · Sep 16, 2012

Soulfir said:
I love the design of the zt 0560, the only problem is that its very expensive in europe...
Jet B, that is an amazing knife! Any idea of the price and of when it will be out?
The Kershaw Cryo is nice, but a bit small, and I would also prefer a better steel.
Thanks for the recomendations so far

The Spyderco Brad Southard folder is supposed to be out this year, I would expect it any month now. This is just my best guess but the price will likely be around $200-250 US at the usual discount online knife shops, hopefully it's less than that. Not sure what that will end up being in Euros. It's made in Spyderco's Taichung Taiwan factory which puts out some of the most impressive fit and finish I have ever seen in any knife. The CTS 204P steel is Carpenters version of Bohler M390 which has incredible edge retention, right up there with CPM S90V.