Front flippers

no idear. never had one. might have to try one....one of these days.
 
The why is APPARENTLY (I am somewhat talking out of my rear end, here) South African knife laws. The result tends to be rather elegant-looking knives with a novel opening mechanism.
 
It might just be me but I find them extremely awkward. I was practicing with the Boker Kwaiken and it bit me. I understand that it improves
the esthetics but I don’t mind the little bump of the regular flipper. I have tried the top flipper turned the other way and I liked it. I don’t see the esthetic difference between the front flipper on the front or the spine side except that the flipper turned to the back is much easier to use.​
 
I only have experience with one -- my Shamwari -- so take what I have to say with a grain of salt.

I wonder if you got bit because you're insisting on flicking it open? The Shamwari I have is a lip-type front flipper and works best if you just roll it over smoothly. Not everything has to snap out.
 
Why not??
Always good to have choices, and I seriously doubt I would make a blanket statement after trying one front flipper.........especially a Boker.
Joe
 
Ok, took the grain of salt!
I'm betting the Shamwari is an exponentially superior front flipper compared to the Boker the OP got bit by.
Sweet little knife SS!
Joe

SpySmasher said:
I only have experience with one -- my Shamwari -- so take what I have to say with a grain of salt.

I wonder if you got bit because you're insisting on flicking it open? The Shamwari I have is a lip-type front flipper and works best if you just roll it over smoothly. Not everything has to snap out.
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A front flipper like the Böker Plus Griploc is a great design, because it has the utility of a flipper, but when open the flipper is hidden in the handle so as to not make a visual eyesore. It's not a top mounted front flipper, so it doesn't fit the norm.
 
It takes a little getting used to at first. Thumb positioning, grip, opening force, etc...
But after a short while it becomes second nature.
Either the slow, or snap open methods works wonderfully on my Clyde Challenor MKII.
 
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