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Looking for high end liner lock knives similar to Emerson

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Hi everyone, I'm trying to find some liner lock knives very similar to Emerson, I just don't care for Emerson's grinds. Ideally I would prefer G10 scales with titanium liners just like Emerson uses, but any high end liner locks are good. I know about the Fantoni HB01/02 (they're on my buy list), and I already own the ZT 0350 and 0200. If anyone knows of any others I would really appreciate it.
 
Have you ever looked at the old Benchmade Sentinel/Gold Star line? They can be bought reasonably here and on auction sites.
 
1SHOT1KILL said:
Have you ever looked at the old Benchmade Sentinel/Gold Star line? They can be bought reasonably here and on auction sites.
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Not specifically those but in general I do look at Benchmades (and own a couple) I will check those out though thanks. I'm kind of trying to find less popular brands just because I already know about the big names like Kershaw/Spyderco/Benchmade/Cold Steel etc. etc. Trying to find brands I've never heard of before, like that Fantoni HB01 was a great find, which I can't wait to buy.
 
Fantoni HB01 and HB02 with blade lengths of 4" and 3" respectively of Stonewashed CPM-S30V Stainless Steel (RC 61-62) have titanium liners with G10 (black, desert or green) on top. The clip is also titanium. The HB02 is a very nice narrow profile EDC. The HB01 is a beast! Fit & finish and tolerances on these are excellent. Very smooth.
 
Not high end by any means but decent with G10 and ti liner; the Boker Exskelibur I. I have one and like it...

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I hand sanded the blade on mine to customize it and take off the crummy blade markings. :thumbup:
 
Czechmate said:
Not high end by any means but decent with G10 and ti liner; the Boker Exskelibur I. I have one and like it...

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I hand sanded the blade on mine to customize it and take off the crummy blade markings. :thumbup:
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What knife is that below the Boker?
 
Microtech Socom and SF :cool:
I really like Fantoni HB2, a perfect knife for my idea of edc :) and there's also a limited edition with S125V steel.
Mcusta and Fox have interesting liners ;)
 
jjoanty01 said:
What knife is that below the Boker?
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That thar be the Boker Elegance; I've stripped it down and polished the lock surfaces, lock button, barrel spacer, and stop pin. I replaced the existing lock button spring with a chopped pen spring and the action is much nicer and smoother now...

The Boker Blues is a nice little gents folder too with a much thinner blade if you're looking for a knife that size. :thumbup:
 
Czechmate said:
That thar be the Boker Elegance; I've stripped it down and polished the lock surfaces, lock button, barrel spacer, and stop pin. I replaced the existing lock button spring with a chopped pen spring and the action is much nicer and smoother now...

The Boker Blues is a nice little gents folder too with a much thinner blade if you're looking for a knife that size. :thumbup:
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That is a sweet looking little knife you got there!
 
Darrel Ralph HTM-DDR Gun Hammer folders use titanium liner locks.
 
Spyderco Gayle Bradley.

Most Emersons are V-ground btw, and you just have to grind an edge on the right side.
 
gooeytek said:
Spyderco Gayle Bradley.

Most Emersons are V-ground btw, and you just have to grind an edge on the right side.
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Most Emerson's are actually chisel grind. That's Ernest's signature grind and it appears on nearly all folders.
Only a select few have a V grind, and even then it is in the style of a chisel grind, only being beveled on one side.
 
Thanks for the feedback guys, I guess I had kind of seen what it currently available, just as well considering I haven't even gotten the Fantoni yet.
 
supercoup said:
Most Emerson's are actually chisel grind. That's Ernest's signature grind and it appears on nearly all folders.
Only a select few have a V grind, and even then it is in the style of a chisel grind, only being beveled on one side.
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Actually, most are V-ground and only a few are true chisel grinds, and of the current available models, only the 7B, SOCFK, Specwar B & Karambit are chisel ground. Although all his production knives are only ground on one side of the edge, Ernie himself makes the distinction between his chisel grind and his V-grind in his blog.
 
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