Most indestructible pocket folder?

I looked long and hard at the immortal I just wish it wasn't a tanto. Oh well, I'll still probably get one eventually. Quite a few decent offerings this year from CS.
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Yup! Haven't seen him since. I honestly prefer the Cold Steel knives that are linerless and a bit more focused on good cutting geometry, but I have to admit that the SR1 might be a guilty pleasure purchase just because it's such a damn caveman folder and such a big chunk of S35VN for not that much cash.
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Just from folders I own and have used + weak point of the knife:
Benchmade Adamas - corrosion resistance
Strider SMF - lock
Cold steel recon 1- blade stock/ thickness
Spyderco Tuff - Lock
ZT 200 - lock
 
Check these out:

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Fred Perrin said the only bad thing about Triad lock is that he didn't design it.
 
OP mentioned snow, water and mud. Gloves or wet hands make some locks much harder to operate even if they may be the best lock up.
 
Victorinox Hunter Pro. Low maintenance while fishing - things drop in mud sometimes and wet or even snow is not a problem. It solves the "using the gloves" issue - blade has enough meat outside the scales to open it with 2 hands. Lockback works as good with empty, wet or gloved hands. If you don't want to use (open and close) it with two hands, get a fix blade
 
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The "Bunker Buster", a custom version of the Cold Steel Ak-47, as rendered by Andrew Demko.

I love the implicit meta in that.

At any rate, IIRC, the blade was .25 thick, and the rest of it was similarly proportioned. About a %75 up-sizing of the Bunker Buster.

I can't find any pictures anymore. I know somebody here owned it. And, I know I've forgotten all the important details. But, yeah, that would be my choice.

At least, until something even crazier comes along. :rolleyes:
 
Shorttime said:
The "Bunker Buster", a custom version of the Cold Steel Ak-47, as rendered by Andrew Demko.

I love the implicit meta in that.

At any rate, IIRC, the blade was .25 thick, and the rest of it was similarly proportioned. About a %75 up-sizing of the Bunker Buster.

I can't find any pictures anymore. I know somebody here owned it. And, I know I've forgotten all the important details. But, yeah, that would be my choice.

At least, until something even crazier comes along. :rolleyes:
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I like my Umnumzaan for rough duty. It is a great folder. I have had several BM 275 Adamas...a superb heavy-duty capable folder.
A new one for me is this Bradford G3F (flipper). I've had four of his Guardian3 fixed blades and they are great...offered in M390 and CPM-3V. So I was anxious to check this one out. It's one tough baby. The blade is 3.2" length of 0.160" M390 and the scales are 0.160" titanium slabs. Total grip thickness is 0.510". Grip (closed length 4.5") fits my size large hand. Here are two pics as this is a new knife in his lineup. I think this one may become one of my favorite folders very soon.


 
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Wait the Cold Steel beat the RAO with the extra pin that comes attatched as a fob installed? No friggin way!

Not saying I don't believe it but that's pretty damn impressive if that was true.
 
I don't know, always thought my Spartan Nymph is a pretty tough little guy, especially because it has so few moving parts that can malfunction for one reason or another. and it looks good 2 : ).
 
Lapedog said:
Wait the Cold Steel beat the RAO with the extra pin that comes attatched as a fob installed? No friggin way!

Not saying I don't believe it but that's pretty damn impressive if that was true.
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Yes it did. Just search "4 Max vs RAO" on youtube and you'll see it. Basically the entire locking mechanism of the RAO just sheared off the AL handle at 700+lb while the 4 Max did 800+lb without failing.
 
Of all those I own, this one for the "element/environment" resistance

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And this one for plain brute strength, thickness, prying and stabbing ability and lock strength

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hkyew said:
Basically the entire locking mechanism of the RAO just sheared off the AL handle at 700+lb while the 4 Max did 800+lb without failing.
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These kinds of tests always crack me up. Because, you know, my grip strength is enough to hang onto 800 lbs. If a knife lock fails at "just" 700 lbs, then I know it's not strong enough for me! If I can't hang 4 times my body weight off the lock, then I'm out.

Full disclosure: I generally use my folding knives to jack up the front of my car when I'm changing a tire.
 
Emre, pls dont ruin the discussion with facts.

Besides a discussion about an 'indestructible' folder is an oxymoron - if you want strong, go fixed.

But since the OP asks for indestructible folder, Im go with a MISSION folder.

Certainly covers point #1 being titanium and this impervious to the elements - heck, impervious to pretty much everything with titanium being amongst other properties very ductile.

#2 also covered.

#4 covered re corrosion resistance...and that with a vengeance!

#5 length is relative (at least my GF tries to convince me it is so). The Mission folder is short as compared to some other folders.

#6 All components of the Mission folder are of very high quality.
 
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