"Stiletto style" flippers and AOs?

[Goosey]

Suggest some good ones, under 100 bucks (since I wouldn't use them for much), 4-4.5 inch blades. The Ti Lite is the only one I can think of offhand. Not super traditional though.

 

[gomipile]

I've considered getting the A.G. Russell Frame-Lock Spear Point several times, and I hear that it is quite a nice user.

 

[djjonny]

DarkOps StratoFighter Stiletto ?

 

[Goosey]

Hmmmm not quite what I'm looking for...

I want something as close as possible to the classic picklock switchblade, preferably with the same bayonet-style blade grind and nice rounded handle (many AO copies I have seen are cheap junk with a completely rectangular profile)

Strange no one makes an AO just like the auto version... it's one of the most famous knife patterns ever.

 

[bladeboss]

Strange no one makes an AO just like the auto version... it's one of the most famous knife patterns ever.

I agree. I've always liked that pattern

 

[Esav Benyamin]

It may be famous but it might not sell well.

 

[Tony8179]

It's one of the most famous knife patterns ever because it's an automatic. It's actually a poor EDC option due to the thin blade, fragile tip, and shallow grind. Kissing Crane makes some manual versions.

 

[brets-ftw]

thin blade, fragile tip

This in itself should lend to a good slicing EDC. Yes, the shallow grind in the "Bayonet" style grind doesn't help but there are still many out there that have full height flat grinds. I have an example of this and it works wonderfully.

 

[Tony8179]

This in itself should lend to a good slicing EDC. Yes, the shallow grind in the "Bayonet" style grind doesn't help but there are still many out there that have full height flat grinds. I have an example of this and it works wonderfully.

I should not have said thin. Narrow was the word I was looking for.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

DarkOps StratoFighter Stiletto ?

You fool, you fool!

Seriously, I've been corresponding with one of the guys about the precursor of that Dark Ops -- the Extrema Ratio Nemesis. Naturally, I had to haul out my Nemesis (and its brother the MPC) and I've been playing with them. A little over the original poster's price point. But lots of fun. If it doesn't slice all that well, it sure can smash to make up for it!

 

[Esav Benyamin]

I've considered getting the A.G. Russell Frame-Lock Spear Point several times, and I hear that it is quite a nice user.

His folding Sting preceded the Spear Point, and is a dagger, even more like a stiletto.

 

[Scrazy]

The Benchmade 530 has a blade shape that is similar to stilettos. However, it doesn't fit in your blade length criteria.

Here's one that you might light. The Cold Steel Counter Point 1 that was just recently shipped. It's got a 4 inch blade also.