New ZT/Hinderer Flipper is Coming!!!0560/0561

rororo64 · Apr 18, 2011

Awesome we getting the lanyard holes right on the edge

5.56 · Apr 18, 2011

Round holes, Sal Glesser is not going to like this

gundude73 · Apr 18, 2011

cant wait to see the finished product!

vwspdshp · Apr 18, 2011

Pivot hole looks a little low!

Thrill · Apr 18, 2011

Oh my!!!! We have some action on this bad boy. Lookin' good Thomas and thanks for posting the sneak peek. Look what I found on his Twitter page. Based upon the size of the scale in his palm, it seems to me that the flipper blade length is going to be larger than the 0551.

:thumbup:

Thomas W said:
Peek-a-boo...

Alphahunter · Apr 18, 2011

Is that the scale for the flipper? The blade looks to be 3.75? Man! This is getting good! Thanks Thomas and Thrill for posting pics!

Alphahunter · Apr 18, 2011

I'm guessing 3.75 so they don't upscale the XM 24

Tsujigiri · Apr 18, 2011

Is that seriously going to be the scale? 3D CNC'ed G10? F*** yeah!

vwspdshp · Apr 18, 2011

That scale's got me excited! Looks big. I hope the weight is kept reasonable. I'm starting to worry about this becoming a 10oz monster.

xmtgx · Apr 18, 2011

I can only wish it would weigh that much. I'm guessing more like 8 though sadly

vwspdshp · Apr 18, 2011

xmtgx said:
I can only wish it would weigh that much. I'm guessing more like 8 though sadly

I'm hoping for 4-6oz. Realistically 7 would be awesome. My favorite attribute of Rick's knives is the weight to beefy-ness ratio. I guess balance plays a big role too. My 3" XM feels lighter in hand than it actually is, although it is lightweight.

Alphahunter · Apr 18, 2011

Are those 1" markers on the blade pic?

cziv · Apr 19, 2011

Alphahunter said:
Are those 1" markers on the blade pic?

About time you forensic minded dudes solved the riddle of this flipper size.

Tsujigiri · Apr 19, 2011

Alphahunter said:
Are those 1" markers on the blade pic?

Don't think so. Then the blade would be 3 inches.

Tony8179 · Apr 19, 2011

The blade appears to be in the 3.5" to 3.75" range. The handle appears to be in the 4" to 4.25" range.

Alphahunter · Apr 19, 2011

That's what I thought. I'm going with 3.75 on the blade. I was over analyzing the pic. Thank God it's not 3"

Tony8179 said:
The blade appears to be in the 3.5" to 3.75" range. The handle appears to be in the 4" to 4.25" range.

Alphahunter · Apr 19, 2011

PS thanks for the color and texture of the scale

you guys rock!

Thrill · Apr 19, 2011

Looks to be a very similar texture to Rick's XM knives.

Alphahunter said:
PS thanks for the color and texture of the scale you guys rock!

Tony8179 · Apr 19, 2011

Actually, I'm really looking and I'm starting to think that the blade is going to fall just short of 4". Maybe a 3 7/8" blade?

Alphahunter · Apr 19, 2011

I bet Reeek put 4 on order last night