Ideas for odd/unconventional folders?

[Hardashell]

Looking to buy some folders, prefarably flippers, that’t ”outside the box”.
To spice things up.

I was going to buy the QRTMSTR Biff Tannen (love the beefy, futuristic, industrial look... and the wharncliffe blade) - but thanks to you guys over here at bladeforums I found out that the company seems to be... shifty.

Also love the Ontario Carter Prime with the industrial-looking sheepsfoot.

So.. help me out. What other folders is there on the market that sticks out design-wise.

Budget: circa 100-150$.

 

[Danke42]

CRKT is the king of folders outside the norm in your price range.

 

[stonproject]

Out the front automatics are fairly out of the box. The new AKC f16 is a great OTF under $50. Balisongs are also a bit different. Id save up some cash and get a second hand benchmade 51 or BRS barebones around $200 if going that route.

A bit out of the $150 range but the paragon warlock is pretty crazy...

As said above though CRKT do all sorts of weird locks. My buddy has a buck knife with a weird GG hawk lock on it. Don't know the model though so that's not much help.

 

[marcinek]

I bet nobody you know has an Opinel Mushroom Knife!

 

[marcinek]

Threads like this are a good source for knives that are "out of the box"....

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/ugly-knife-pics.1529439/

 

[shinyedges]

Gillette Mach 3. Nair.

 

[NJBillK]

Opinel 13?

 

[panoz77]

The carter prime is a great choice, love mine. Also, like stated above CRKT has some outside the box folders. I have the IKOMA fossil and Jettison, I really like both of those as well.

CRKT Pilar
CRKT IKOMA Fossil
CRKT Snap Lock
CRKT Jettison

 

[panoz77]

You could always go with this one too. Timber rattler scarab, it is certainly out of the box, as in probably can't find a box big enough to fit it in

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[Lapedog]

Here are fifteen weird knives. Some of them are discontinued.

https://www.knife-depot.com/blog/15-knives-with-unique-opening-mechanisms/

If I was going for an unusual flipper I might consider a CRKT swindle.

Or if you’re a seriously cool guy you could get the real steel g5 metamorph front flipper for 75$. You’ll earn my respect.

 

[evilgreg]

It's a bit too expensive, but I've always (for no good reason that I can ascertain) wanted one of these oddball Ratworx MRX series automatic knives with the "chain drive" feature:

 

[SpySmasher]

This is upcoming: Spyderco Parata (3.5" blade, 8.1" over all, brand new "Stop Lock" mechanism)

Now what?

 

[stonproject]

This is upcoming: Spyderco Parata (3.5" blade, 8.1" over all, brand new "Stop Lock" mechanism)

Now what?

What the hell is that thing

 

[SpySmasher]

What the hell is that thing

It's our future. *cue 2001: A Space Odyssey opening*

 

[Silent H]

The ProTech Cambria is a nice button lock flipper. It's a fairly conventional design, but you don't see many unassisted flippers with button locks in this price point.

 

[SpySmasher]

Kershaw Speedbump

EDIT: I actually own one of these.

 

[F1Lz0r]

G&G Hawk make some very cool and interesting knives; weird locking, weird deployment, etc.

Always pretty high quality though! I just got a G&G Griploc a few months ago, and I think it's the perfect combination of cool, fun, price, and quality.

 

[SpySmasher]

Spyderco Q. In addition to all the cutouts, it used a cable lock similar to the one used on the (more conventional looking) Schrade SQ877. Good luck finding one. There was apparently an even rarer bigger model.

 

[SpySmasher]

G&G Hawk make some very cool and interesting knives; weird locking, weird deployment, etc.

Always pretty high quality though! I just got a G&G Griploc a few months ago, and I think it's the perfect combination of cool, fun, price, and quality.

G&G Hawk ET. There was/is a QTRMSTRRRRR version of this knife as well! (Pictured.) They all apparently chop your fingers off regularly.

 

[marcinek]

Two words: Gerber Paraframe.

Certainly is "different."