Largest Regular Production Folder?

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I note that Opinel has one model listed as 10 7/8" closed length, the model 13. According to Wikipedia it also has a 22 cm or 8.66" long blade. Combine the two and we have a folding knife which when open is 19.5" long. Anyone aware of a larger folding knife in regular production?
 
The cold steel X-large Espada has to be pretty close @ a 7.5" blade.
I would go with the Rajah II though. It's 6" and has a kukri shaped blade. Or for lighter weight a X-large Vaquero Grande 6" blades too.

Edited to add: longer than the 8+ inch you listed. I missed that part.
 
I still can't comprehend the size of that Opinel, even after seeing a video of it. It brings a smile to my face.
 
I think this is a strong candidate. A JJ Martinez Navaja with a 27cm/10.5in blade. If the handle is 12 inches, which seems about right, that would be about 22.4in total. Actually, they say it's 569mm long overall.
 
What about that giant Microtech Halo V they did? I think they made like 2-3. Its not regular production but it was produced. Close enough. It was like 10lbs which may be a deal breaker, though.
 
TriviaMonster said:
What about that giant Microtech Halo V they did? I think they made like 2-3. Its not regular production but it was produced. Close enough. It was like 10lbs which may be a deal breaker, though.
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[video=youtube;Z_jPlq6oZVQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_jPlq6oZVQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/video]
 
Not sure that I think 2 or 3 produced is "production" such as the Microtech knife. It is outrageous though and hardly appropriate to the company name considering that "Micro" means small. The JJ Martinez knife seems to be pretty scarce too compared to the Opinel which is actually readily available from multiple sources in the USA per a web search.
 
I've seen a lot of display pieces that were larger, but the Opinel #13 is the largest mass-produced folding knife I know of. It's a real handful.

 
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