Sunfish/Whaler --- Lets See What You Got

Matt_WY said:
That’s the truth, incredibly strong pull on these. Not sure if these will ever be rereleased and this may not be a popular opinion, but I would like to see them made a little more user friendly if they were.
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Try a Rough Rider or Marbles large Sunfish. They may not be "worth" the $350 ~ $550 + I see the Case and GEC's I've seen are going for.
(To me, that is a major advantage. I can afford under $20 a lot more than I can $350 plus. I'd be afraid to carry a knife that cost $150, let alone $350 or more.)
However, the 3 I have (see post #1) all have a reasonable "5" pull on both blades.

Forget the small ones.
The Rough Rider Elephant Toenail (3 inch closed Sunfish) I had, had a reasonable "5" pull on the main blade, and I'll guess around a "15" on the secondary.
The primary HAD to be opened, and pliers were required to open the pen blade. No amount of cleaning and flushing helped. I traded it at a pawnshop for a medium "Made in USA" no name Stockman with outgassing celluloid covers, and a small leather cellphone case.
I've never tried another small sunfish. I've heard they are all like that. I'd rather spend my limited funds on things I can use, not just look at. :)
 
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afishhunter said:
Try a Rough Rider or Marbles large Sunfish. They may not be "worth" the $350 ~ $550 + I see the Case and GEC's I've seen are going for.
(To me, that is a major advantage. I can afford under $20 a lot more than I can $350 plus. I'd be afraid to carry a knife that cost $150, let alone $350 or more.)
However, the 3 I have (see post #1) all have a reasonable "5" pull on both blades.

Forget the small ones.
The Rough Rider Elephant Toenail (3 inch closed Sunfish) I had, had a reasonable "5" pull on the main blade, and I'll guess around a "15" on the secondary.
The primary HAD to be opened, and pliers were required to open the pen blade. No amount of cleaning and flushing helped. I traded it at a pawnshop for a medium "Made in USA" no name Stockman with outgassing celluloid covers, and a small leather cellphone case.
I've never tried another small sunfish. I've heard they are all like that. I'd rather spend my limited funds on things I can use, not just look at. :)
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I forgot to mention I do have one of the Rough Ryder large elephant toes in smooth white bone. Was fiddling with it after I made my post. Definitely a more user friendly pull. Fit and finish leaves a bit to be desired, but at sub 20 bucks it hard to find to much fault.
 
Matt_WY said:
That’s the truth, incredibly strong pull on these. Not sure if these will ever be rereleased and this may not be a popular opinion, but I would like to see them made a little more user friendly if they were.
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I have two, with strong pulls. But the tall blade makes them pinchable.

The cam tang makes them easy to open one handed, even with the strong pulls.
 
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barleywino said:
Check out the Buffalo tooth sunfish by Finch. I love that it’s a flipper so super easy to open, plus it feels less chunky than either the AGR sunfish or the GEC Whaler, due to the titanium bolsters.
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That is a neat knife, but it should be noted that it is most definitely not a Traditional. It runs afoul of pretty much all the subforum guidelines.
 
barleywino said:
I suppose since it comes with a nail nick, it could be viewed as traditional as well
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If you require help finding a reference on the guidelines, you can find it here https://www.bladeforums.com/threads...tional-folders-fixed-blades-sub-forum.530532/

I'm not a Mod, I'm not going to list all the ways that the knife you are talking about violates the guidelines. I'm not debating you on how you feel about the knife. I am just trying to give you a friendly heads up.

ETA: I'm not anti-modern knife, that is the lion's share of my own collection. The Buffalo Tooth would be a good pairing with a Traditional Sunfish in the Traditional and Modern Pairing thread, but the rules are relaxed a little in that thread vs. the rest of the subforum.
 
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abbydaddy said:
If you require help finding a reference on the guidelines, you can find it here https://www.bladeforums.com/threads...tional-folders-fixed-blades-sub-forum.530532/

I'm not a Mod, I'm not going to list all the ways that the knife you are talking about violates the guidelines. I'm not debating you on how you feel about the knife. I am just trying to give you a friendly heads up.

ETA: I'm not anti-modern knife, that is the lion's share of my own collection. The Buffalo Tooth would be a good pairing with a Traditional Sunfish in the Traditional and Modern Pairing thread, but the rules are relaxed a little in that thread vs. the rest of the subforum.
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Sorry. I thought people in this thread (fans of sunfish and whalers, like myself) would appreciate this modern take on a sunfish. Never mind.
 
I saw a case 6250 for sale on another site with the elephant etching but seller was insisting it was made around ‘65-‘69. Correct me if I’m wrong but the elephant etching didn’t start until mid ‘70s right?
 
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