Small Manual Flippers with 2.25-3.25 inch Blades

[hhmoore]

There is also the spyderco mantra that is for sale in orange handles

I think you mean the Positron - that has been on sale, and was available in either orange g10 or carbon fiber.
The Mantra 1 and 2 were full ti, no orange option (not exactly true, I guess, if one wanted it orange badly enough...my Mantra2 is purple, after all).

 

[RamZar]

A couple of new manual flippers with blade lengths of just under 3 inches.

• Hogue X1, 2.75" CPM-154 (handy Wharnie blade)
• Massdrop Gent, 3" CPM-S35VN (unbeatable value)

 

[RamZar]

Some new ones from the last 3-4 months:

Zieba MS3, 2.75" Stonewashed Nitro-V, Titanium Frame Lock Bearings Flipper

Zero Tolerance 0450FCDAM, 3.25" Devin Thomas Herringbone Stainless Damascus, Titanium Frame Lock Bearings Flipper

Zero Tolerance 0450FCZDP, 3.25" Black DLC ZDP-189, Titanium Frame Lock Bearings Flipper

WE Rectifier, 2.95" Black Two-tone S35VN, Black G-10, Titanium Frame Lock Flipper

WE Rectifier, 2.95" Stonewashed Two-tone S35VN, Black G-10, Titanium Frame Lock Flipper

 

[Quiet]

Some new ones from the last 3-4 months:

Zieba MS3, 2.75" Stonewashed Nitro-V, Titanium Frame Lock Bearings Flipper

Zero Tolerance 0450FCDAM, 3.25" Devin Thomas Herringbone Stainless Damascus, Titanium Frame Lock Bearings Flipper

Zero Tolerance 0450FCZDP, 3.25" Black DLC ZDP-189, Titanium Frame Lock Bearings Flipper

WE Rectifier, 2.95" Black Two-tone S35VN, Black G-10, Titanium Frame Lock Flipper

WE Rectifier, 2.95" Stonewashed Two-tone S35VN, Black G-10, Titanium Frame Lock Flipper

I just picked up one of those Zieba MS3's myself. Mine has the micarta front scale, because I frankly did not want to pay what the all titanium MS3 goes for, and got a great deal on my example (roughly half). I held these at BLADE, they are truly tiny little knives, which I am looking forward to.

 

[JimMD]

I see this thread has been around for a while, and I don’t know whether these have been mentioned:
Trevor Burger Custom EXK Plus - beautiful front flipper
Three Rivers Manufacturing Neutron - super thin and slicy

Also I love the Rod Olson M9 Custom as RamZar previously posted. Great action on that button lock.

 

[RamZar]

I see this thread has been around for a while, and I don’t know whether these have been mentioned:
Trevor Burger Custom EXK Plus - beautiful front flipper
Three Rivers Manufacturing Neutron - super thin and slicy

Also I love the Rod Olson M9 Custom as RamZar previously posted. Great action on that button lock.

The Neutron is not a flipper.

 

[RamZar]

I just picked up one of those Zieba MS3's myself. Mine has the micarta front scale, because I frankly did not want to pay what the all titanium MS3 goes for, and got a great deal on my example (roughly half). I held these at BLADE, they are truly tiny little knives, which I am looking forward to.

You can't beat the size of the Zieba MS3. On top of that it's very slim, light and elegant. A great EDC.

 

[JimMD]

The Neutron is not a flipper.

Then I rescind that recommendation.

Instead: the Shirogorov HatiOn Lite

 

[Quiet]

You can't beat the size of the Zieba MS3. On top of that it's very slim, light and elegant. A great EDC.

I am really looking forward to it, it should be here tomorrow. I am really getting into Zieba's designs, I have an S5 I bought at BLADE which I loved because it's the purple TNK variant. It reminded me so much of Covenant armor from the Halo games (one of my favorites of all time) that I just had to bring it home.

 

[RamZar]

Then I rescind that recommendation.

Instead: the Shirogorov HatiOn Lite

That's really nice. Is the blade length 3.25"? What's the blade steel?

 

[JimMD]

Mine's right at 3.25 inches in M390. With the carbon fiber show scale and milling on the titanium back scale, it weighs only 2.45 ounces.

 

[AlphaDog86]

Massdrop Ferrum Forge Gent

 

[Lapedog]

I am really looking forward to it, it should be here tomorrow. I am really getting into Zieba's designs, I have an S5 I bought at BLADE which I loved because it's the purple TNK variant. It reminded me so much of Covenant armor from the Halo games (one of my favorites of all time) that I just had to bring it home.

How you liking the Zeiba? I had an MS2 and I quite liked it despite some little weird quirks.

 

[Quiet]

How you liking the Zeiba? I had an MS2 and I quite liked it despite some little weird quirks.

Ahhhhh...ok, so I don't actually have the MS3 yet. I ordered one from a place I won't mention because it actually turned out to be a great transaction experience and I don't want any negative connotations even hinted at, but I was mistakenly sent an Zieba S3 instead (a fullsize knife, 3.5 inch blade). I opened the box, immediately fell in love, contacted the retailer (who, to their credit, had immediately called me to warn me of the possible mixup while the knife was in transit and had left their shop) and told them to send me an invoice for the difference. I couldn't be happier, and will definitely give this dealer a lot more business. So, it will be a little bit, and I WILL have an MS3, I just gotta replenish to fundage first.

 

[CPP]

Mine's right at 3.25 inches in M390. With the carbon fiber show scale and milling on the titanium back scale, it weighs only 2.45 ounces.

The HatiOn also comes in Vanax 37

 

[JimMD]

The HatiOn also comes in Vanax 37

Yep. I picked up the last HatiOn my local dealer had at the time. I wasn't disappointed it had M390, but I'd like to get a knife with that steel someday. I find the nitrogen-containing steels very interesting.

 

[RamZar]

Received 3 new small manual flippers recently:

1. WE Vapor, 2.95" S35VN, titanium frame lock with CF inlays
2. Kizer Feist Wharnie, 2.83" S35VN, titanium frame lock
3. Massdrop x Ferrum Forge Gent Select, 3" S35VN, titanium liner lock, CF

 

[flash900]

Ram, congrats.
How does that Vapor compare to the Rectifier?
How do the Feists compare?

 

[Night Rider]

Yes how is that Vapor? ^^ I have been eyeing one for a long time but have heard no reports from users yet.

 

[RamZar]

Ram, congrats.
How does that Vapor compare to the Rectifier?
How do the Feists compare?

Thank you.

WE Vapor is slimmer (less wide) and much classier than WE Rectifier.

Feist Reverse Tanto / Wharnie is more useful for EDC tasks.