Chui
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Received this from Anton recently - he's one of the Port Elizabeth makers in SA.
What you must remember here is that this is Anton's second flipper - yes, only his second ever made.
Have a few flippers, not as many as some, but enough to know the feel and touch of a mechanism and the way they can move when opened.........and have to admit that the feel of this piece is ultra smooth, precise and solid.
Some quick specs:
Blade - M390 HRC 62.5
Bolster and clip - Vineland Damasteel
Scales - LSCF
Liners - Ti
Pivot - 440 s/s caged bearings
- nice comfy thumb-ramp and jimping
- note the neat way the clip follows the bolster
- simple and effective filework on the spine
- lovely snap to the detent closing the blade from this point
- sure, maybe not as fast as IKBS, but this baby flies open
- my pic may not be quite dead-centre, but this blade is - perfect
- for me, around a 30~40% lock-up is spot-on...........nice n reassuring
What similar flippers would I put it close to, well, Anton's fellow countrymen, the brilliant Andres - Andre Van Heerden and Andre Thorburn. I reckon many would be hard put to realise this is only Anton's second flipper when comparing with these other two........
A great folder, Anton - wonderful fit and finish - if this is your second, you're going great places, my friend.
A final pic...
What you must remember here is that this is Anton's second flipper - yes, only his second ever made.
Have a few flippers, not as many as some, but enough to know the feel and touch of a mechanism and the way they can move when opened.........and have to admit that the feel of this piece is ultra smooth, precise and solid.
Some quick specs:
Blade - M390 HRC 62.5
Bolster and clip - Vineland Damasteel
Scales - LSCF
Liners - Ti
Pivot - 440 s/s caged bearings
- nice comfy thumb-ramp and jimping
- note the neat way the clip follows the bolster
- simple and effective filework on the spine
- lovely snap to the detent closing the blade from this point
- sure, maybe not as fast as IKBS, but this baby flies open
- my pic may not be quite dead-centre, but this blade is - perfect
- for me, around a 30~40% lock-up is spot-on...........nice n reassuring
What similar flippers would I put it close to, well, Anton's fellow countrymen, the brilliant Andres - Andre Van Heerden and Andre Thorburn. I reckon many would be hard put to realise this is only Anton's second flipper when comparing with these other two........
A great folder, Anton - wonderful fit and finish - if this is your second, you're going great places, my friend.
A final pic...
