Mid-to-High end wharncliffe?

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OK, so I'm actually looking fro a good wharncliffe type folder, yet it seems that that blade shape isn't too popular. Spyderco seems to make a couple (the centofante and some slipit, but I want a lock), Blackhawk has one, Boker has the G4, and Kershaw has the Needs Work... So I'm looking for a nice wharncliffe style blade folder made by a reputable company

I want more options. I'm disappointed by the Boker Plus series; they do have great designs but seem to lack in build quality. The Spydercos are not quite my taste, one being a slipit, the other a riveted construction (and discontinued). The Kershaw is too small and I don't like the angle in which the blade sits. So all I'm left with is the Blackhawk but are they any good? I know the designer is Michael Janich which is a plus for me, but other than that I don't know anything about the company - build quality, fit and finish, etc?
 
I know Kirby Lambert had a really cool model as well as Chris Reeve has the new insingo blade shape which is modified wharncliffe in a sebenza handle.
 
You may want to take a look at the CRK Insingo...modified Wharncliff
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and the Lambert Whar:
http://www.gpknives.com/kirbylambertwharcarbonfiber.html

Dave
 
I also like the wharncliffe and modified wharncliffe blade shape. I just bought a Kershaw Random Task II and am very happy with it. Kershaw gives you a lot for a very reasonable price.
 
Schatt and Morgan Swayback Clasp knife (which is neither a swayback or a clasp as far as I can tell!) or the A.G. Russell Wharncliffe Tear-Drop Lockback, if you like a more traditional look.
 
How about fixed blades? I keep this in my back pocket - don't even notice it is there. It doesn't get much better than a hand forged Japanese neck knife from Murray Carter, 17th Generation Yoshimoto Bladesmith, as far as fit and finish, sharpness, and quality of materials.

 
i think the spyderco centofante 4 is the best wharncliffe currently available, until the yojimbo 2 comes out. the centofante 4 doesnt cost much either.

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One of the best ever if you can find one.
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How high end you want to go?
This is a great one like dave said
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This one is at the top of my want list
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In addition to those already mentioned, the Spyderco Perrin PPT and Benchmade 440 Opportunist (both modified wharncliffes) could be worth checking out.
 
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This. For $35 more than the Sebenza, you get a steel with better edge retention, a flipper, IKBS, and a coated TiAlN finish.
 
I'd wait for this
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Compression lock is nothing to be scoffed at.

Otherwise, a Glimpse fits the bill very closely. Also a favorite knife of mine. I don't own one, but have handled a few at shows.

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The Galyean Pro Series Turbulence and Todd Begg Glimpse look like great knives, but it seems like we're really stretching the definition if we call them wharncliffes.
 
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