Meanwhile in Russia
Hi everyone!
My third review is about a knife not really famous among the western knife-community. It is truly a Flipper, but 111. The model was by introduced Shirogorov Brothers Inc. in December 2011 year and this is actually the first knife of Shirogorov brothers I obtained. It happened in August 2012 when I visited SBI stand at the hunting fair in Moscow. Shortly after that I realized Im keen on their knives and later got Tabargan 100 NS, Flipper 95, Hati and others. Still my first one has always been a special for me.
Knife Specs
111 is a blade length as you should have already guessed from the model name.
Other specs come like this:
Opened length 9.85 (25.0 cm)
Closed length - 5.6 (14.2 cm)
Blade thickness 0.175 (4.5 mm)
Blade steel CPM S35VN (59-60 HRC)
Width 1.18 (3.00 cm)
Lock system liner-lock
Handle: textured G10 (or CF)
Clip not reversible, tip-up
Weight 5.75 Oz. (163 g)
Here is the size comparison photo with Hati
It is with the manners of BSI to make a model with various types of small modifications, making your knife different and fitting peoples taste.
I have had three different 111 through the time being and each of them had some differences like:
G10 orange scales and flat grind
G10 black and a lower grind and 3,5 mm thick blade this one had an outstanding cut.
My favorite one, actually the one Ive waited about 8 months in a waiting list, is this
with pits on the blade that make the knife extremely streamlined.
With Carbon Fiber scales and polished grind the look of the knife is even better, very deluxe.
Closer look
Lets go ahead a have closer look on the knife.
Handle
First thought coming to ones mind when you see a knife God, its huge! Second, when you take it surprisingly so comfortable, slim and light. Design built very ergonomically without stupid angles or something that hurts a palm once you grip a knife hard. 3D machined G10 scales are textured, has small notch-pattern
Pocket clip
Strict design, made of titanium, tight for a secure fixation on the pocket. Edges are not sharp however pointed enough so that placing a knife on the pocket is not a problem. There is also a rather shallow pit under the clip for a better guidance.
Good positioning on military pants or jeans, theres a special wave under the plate to fix on the cloth edge. It is not a concealed-carry clip, but rather a deep-carry one.
When gripping the handle in hand you dont feel the clip and palm is not suffering when performing some heavy duty job even without gloves.
In 2013 pocket clip had a restyle and now it looks more handsome keeping all the advantages of the original flat clip.
Backspacer
Backspacer is made from titanium its long and covers most part of the blade when it nestles inside the handle. You can see two groups of dents on it and a hole in the back, so one can place a sword-knot cord if he likes.
Same to the pocket clip after restyle handle backspacer now looks other way, fresh I should say. Also made of titanium, but dents were moved to the back side leaving the main plate flat.
(upper one is old backspacer, lower - restyled)
Blade
The blade is deployed with pushing the flipper. Flip is not as furious as I have on Hati and Flipper 95, firstly because in 111 we got washers, second thing the blade is bigger and heavier. However I like the way it flips, impressive. There are usual three dents on it for a finger not to slide down when pushing.
The blade is long, streamlined, thinly grinded for a good cut (about 0.4 mm at the edge).
The back of the blade has a flat satin grind and and keeps thickness on two thirds of its full length, the tip is also strong enough as you can see.
Commonly on all Shirogorov knives a very precise maximum blade length is observed, you get a best length of a blade that handle can shelter.
Construction and locking system
Unassembled knife looks like this
Weve got two G10 handle scales (CF scales also popular), fixed together with two backspacer screws, titanium backspacer and a big pivot screw with large bronze washers. One of the back scales covers a steel liner and the front scale a big steel washer that reinforces the scale in the pivot point area. Same to Hati there is also a spacer-bush over the pivot screw that simplifies the knife tune up process.
There are at least two original technical decisions in the construction.
The first one is a stop pin fixed in the blade covered under the scale, it blocks the blade hitting the liner when deploying the blade.
The second one is the liner stabilizer that works in pair with a blade back side that has a pocket machined for a liner hook.
In the knife opened state the blade is locked by liner-lock. The liner has dents for a sure finger position when closing the folder.
Knife in hand
The long handle would be all ok for different palm size and make possible to apply different grips and even in a glove not a problem to position a hand comfortably.
This is a serious knife, with long blade, sure-grip handle and nice cut. May be too huge for a EDC in a city (one of my mates considers it is a perfect EDC and has been a continuous EDC for two years already for him), but if you go picnicking, hunting or fishing this knife would be a good choice.
All the best and a sharp edge,
Dmitry
Hi everyone!
My third review is about a knife not really famous among the western knife-community. It is truly a Flipper, but 111. The model was by introduced Shirogorov Brothers Inc. in December 2011 year and this is actually the first knife of Shirogorov brothers I obtained. It happened in August 2012 when I visited SBI stand at the hunting fair in Moscow. Shortly after that I realized Im keen on their knives and later got Tabargan 100 NS, Flipper 95, Hati and others. Still my first one has always been a special for me.
Knife Specs
111 is a blade length as you should have already guessed from the model name.
Other specs come like this:
Opened length 9.85 (25.0 cm)
Closed length - 5.6 (14.2 cm)
Blade thickness 0.175 (4.5 mm)
Blade steel CPM S35VN (59-60 HRC)
Width 1.18 (3.00 cm)
Lock system liner-lock
Handle: textured G10 (or CF)
Clip not reversible, tip-up
Weight 5.75 Oz. (163 g)
Here is the size comparison photo with Hati
It is with the manners of BSI to make a model with various types of small modifications, making your knife different and fitting peoples taste.
I have had three different 111 through the time being and each of them had some differences like:
G10 orange scales and flat grind
G10 black and a lower grind and 3,5 mm thick blade this one had an outstanding cut.
My favorite one, actually the one Ive waited about 8 months in a waiting list, is this
with pits on the blade that make the knife extremely streamlined.
With Carbon Fiber scales and polished grind the look of the knife is even better, very deluxe.
Closer look
Lets go ahead a have closer look on the knife.
Handle
First thought coming to ones mind when you see a knife God, its huge! Second, when you take it surprisingly so comfortable, slim and light. Design built very ergonomically without stupid angles or something that hurts a palm once you grip a knife hard. 3D machined G10 scales are textured, has small notch-pattern
Pocket clip
Strict design, made of titanium, tight for a secure fixation on the pocket. Edges are not sharp however pointed enough so that placing a knife on the pocket is not a problem. There is also a rather shallow pit under the clip for a better guidance.
Good positioning on military pants or jeans, theres a special wave under the plate to fix on the cloth edge. It is not a concealed-carry clip, but rather a deep-carry one.
When gripping the handle in hand you dont feel the clip and palm is not suffering when performing some heavy duty job even without gloves.
In 2013 pocket clip had a restyle and now it looks more handsome keeping all the advantages of the original flat clip.
Backspacer
Backspacer is made from titanium its long and covers most part of the blade when it nestles inside the handle. You can see two groups of dents on it and a hole in the back, so one can place a sword-knot cord if he likes.
Same to the pocket clip after restyle handle backspacer now looks other way, fresh I should say. Also made of titanium, but dents were moved to the back side leaving the main plate flat.
(upper one is old backspacer, lower - restyled)
Blade
The blade is deployed with pushing the flipper. Flip is not as furious as I have on Hati and Flipper 95, firstly because in 111 we got washers, second thing the blade is bigger and heavier. However I like the way it flips, impressive. There are usual three dents on it for a finger not to slide down when pushing.
The blade is long, streamlined, thinly grinded for a good cut (about 0.4 mm at the edge).
The back of the blade has a flat satin grind and and keeps thickness on two thirds of its full length, the tip is also strong enough as you can see.
Commonly on all Shirogorov knives a very precise maximum blade length is observed, you get a best length of a blade that handle can shelter.
Construction and locking system
Unassembled knife looks like this
Weve got two G10 handle scales (CF scales also popular), fixed together with two backspacer screws, titanium backspacer and a big pivot screw with large bronze washers. One of the back scales covers a steel liner and the front scale a big steel washer that reinforces the scale in the pivot point area. Same to Hati there is also a spacer-bush over the pivot screw that simplifies the knife tune up process.
There are at least two original technical decisions in the construction.
The first one is a stop pin fixed in the blade covered under the scale, it blocks the blade hitting the liner when deploying the blade.
The second one is the liner stabilizer that works in pair with a blade back side that has a pocket machined for a liner hook.
In the knife opened state the blade is locked by liner-lock. The liner has dents for a sure finger position when closing the folder.
Knife in hand
The long handle would be all ok for different palm size and make possible to apply different grips and even in a glove not a problem to position a hand comfortably.
This is a serious knife, with long blade, sure-grip handle and nice cut. May be too huge for a EDC in a city (one of my mates considers it is a perfect EDC and has been a continuous EDC for two years already for him), but if you go picnicking, hunting or fishing this knife would be a good choice.
All the best and a sharp edge,
Dmitry
