Inset Liner Locks? Find Me a Knife!

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Hi guys, I really enjoy knives with inset liner locks, particularly with carbon fiber scales. The only two production knives I know of with that setup are the ZT 0770CF and Spyderco Positron. I've had both, but neither has really worked out for me... I hate spring assists (and wasn't willing to de-assist the 0770) and the ergos of the Rubicon didn't work for me.

Are there any other production knives out there with CF scales and inset liner locks? Ideally in the 3" blade length range. Thanks for your help!
 
mbp said:
Are there any other production knives out there with CF scales and inset liner locks? Ideally in the 3" blade length range. Thanks for your help!
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Good luck with that.
The only inset I have is a 52100 military... thinking of chopping it.
 
The Lionsteel Kur has a nested liner lock. However, it doesn't come in carbon fiber and it's 3.5 inches which is my biggest complaint. I've kept it because it's an excellent knife but I rarely carry it because it's bigger than I need. It's worth checking out.
 
I believe Jason Guthrie makes a version of his Scout with an inset liner lock, but i'm not sure if he still does or how many there are like that out in the wild. The blade length is 3.2". Fantastic knife in any figuration, but expensive and kinda hard to come by.
 
The Sage 1 has carbon fiber scales and a liner lock, but the latter is not nested in the former.
 
Sage 5 has nested liners and is sort of carbon fiber. You could pester North Arm knives to make a CF Skaha (as I've been doing).
 
Guardian Helix Nano, Protech Harkins ATAC, many Rocksteads, and there are others that escape my mind at the moment.
 
I'm carrying my Kur right now. What an awesome and seemingly overlooked knife.
 
Grapeshot said:
Sage 5 has nested liners and is sort of carbon fiber. You could pester North Arm knives to make a CF Skaha (as I've been doing).
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matt009au said:
North arm was who I thought of immediately as well.
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That knife looks perfect. Pretty much exactly my style... if they did contoured CF or paper micarta with a hand rubbed or polished finish on that blade, it would be perfect. Price is nice too!
 
The Skaha folder looks great. Very thin at 0.10"! Thank you guys for directing my eye to North Arm Knives.


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