Fred Perrin, Quattro, by Boker

[oregon]

Pic of the designer for background info: http://www.realfighting.com/content.php?id=85

1.22 ounces, 34.5 grams, under 3.5" folded, a hair under 6" open, 440C blade steel, nicely ground (even on both sides of the edge & not over-done), usable point and the pocket clip aids your grip in the forward position and the square end aids grip in the reverse position. Now if I only had a shirt with a pocket...

Unfolding took a few moments. It was hard to believe my eyes the first time. Clever. Hard to see how, when folded in a shirt pocket, it could ever open on its own.

Glad to have it.

 

[oregon]

A few more pics for your amusement:

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

How is the blade ground? Any shots of the spine?

 

[oregon]

Ground like a butter knife, flat, for slicing. The spine:

 

[oregon]

 

[oregon]

Flat ground blade:

 

[VA27]

That would be terrific with a triangular blade ground like the old WWII British 'sleeve dagger'.

 

[oregon]

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...ff&sa=G&biw=1020&bih=618&tbm=isch&um=1&itbs=1

Ohhh yes. Triangular blade for poking holes. Is this the one you have in mind?

 

[Esav Benyamin]

I have a Crawford Devil Dart, three sided blade. Works great holding an ear of corn!

I have to thank you for posting the Perrin. Got to get this one. A.G.Russell sells a "funny folder" which works the same way.

 

[oregon]

My pleasure Esav. If I am struggling with content for a post I imagine what you would say or what you would do. Thank you for the high standards of your posts.

Here is a pic of a triangular blade, OSS knife, from my visit to OKCA today:

 

[VA27]

Yup, that blade in the Quattro would be nice. I've had mine on order for a coupla weeks from my local store. There's a few repros of the SOE dagger around...might make a good project.