Photos Is your modern knife traditionnal enough?

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Hey, i was looking at my collection yesterday and even if i really like traditionnal knives, i also got a bunch of modern knives. Some of theses knives are based on traditionnal patterns and i was wondering what "spec" did a modern knife need to have to be considered a "modern-traditionnal-hybrid"

-Slipjoint? (but some tradionnal knives are linerlock/lockback...)
-Nail nick only?
-Bolster?
-Material?
-Cover?
-No pocket clip?
-Shield?

Here's some model i got that i would consider "hybrids"

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-James Brand Wayland (Modern slipjoint barlow)
-Benchmade Tengu (No pocket clip and shield)
-Fallkniven GP (Modern liner lock Barlow style knife with bail)
-Lionsteel Barlow (slipjoint with modern material)

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Do you like modern version of traditionnal pattern? What's your favorite hybrid?

⬇️ Post them here! ⬇️


Edit: This thread was made to see other members gentleman/hybrids knives... not to start a debate/war about the existence of theses knives... If an admin/mod want to delete/move the thread because it goes against the rules or upset too many traditionnal knives members, i don't mind... in my eyes, they are a modern version of a traditionnal pattern but i'll understand if you want to keep this subforum "clean" for true traditionnal knives!

Have a nice day! :)
 
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I'd say the flipper tab is a non-traditional feature.
Beyond that, I think the "no pocket clip" and "no thumb stud" rules are the only disqualifiers around here.
I have a few of these Modernized Traditional knives, but don't show them here because I like true Traditional patterns much better and I don't think they are representative of what this forum stands for. My personal opinion is that there is a difference between a Traditional knife and a Slipjoint knife... Just because it's a Slipjoint, doesn't make it Traditional. But that's just my opinion and I don't make the rules or set the standards... YMMV
 
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I think the "no pocket clip" and "no thumb stud" rules are the only disqualifiers around here.
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No frame locks or modern liner locks either. The old fashioned "Press To Release" tabs (as seen on the screwdriver blade of the TL-29, main blade of the Old Timer Mighty Mite (15OT?)) among others are OK though.
Something that grandpa (or now days great grandpa, which I will be in August, I'm told.) (edit: save the congrats. I've never met or spoken to my grand daughter, and I have no reason to believe she knows I exist.) would not find unusual in the mid 1960's.
The Buck 110 from 1964 is considered a "traditional".
As for materials, synthetic handle materials have been used since the late 1890's, so are ok. Stainless steels since the 1920's ... the "latest and greatest" stainless or carbon steel look identical to the 440 series and 10xx of days gone by. There were a couple makes of folding knives that used Chicago Screws instead of rivets/pins in the 19 teens to the start of the big 1930's depression, too. (I don't recall the brand names at the moment.)
 
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I've got a Lionsteel Warhorse with ebony scales that I find a nice mash-up of traditional style with modern manufacturing and materials. That's about it for me. Everything else is traditional or modern with no mistaking where they fit.
 
Pena X-series are considered modern, traditionnals or hybrids? They got a strong traditionnal vibe even if they got a front flipper action, modern material and frame lock. For sure they aren't "true tradtionnals" but they are a nice variation of traditionnal pattern with a really modern take!

Most of the time i put the hybrids in the categorie "gentleman knives"
 
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