Ti Frame Wharncliffe Recs?

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Spillproof said:
I'm looking for a quality titanium framelock with a useful (3-3.5") wharncliffe style blade. My front runner is a CRK Inkosi Insingo but I'd like something a little more fidget friendly (i.e., I want snap when deployed). Modern is ok too - I've checked out Olamics for example. I realize that "wharncliffe" means many things to many people but I'm looking for something with a little belly. Ambidextrous preferred as this will likely be a secondary knife riding in my left pocket.

Pretty colors on the handle are a plus.

So whaddya got that I'll love?
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I'll get some shots of it for you tomorrow, but you may or may not be very happy with a Kizer M_Stealth if you try one on. It's a framelock, so not exactly ambidextrous, but it is also a very well done front flipper that can be opened from either side with the thumb or index finger just off the grind itself. The clip isn't reversible so in the left pocket you would need to clip it up at the front/inside/top part of the pocket rather than in the normal position, or you might find an open blade in your pocket sometime when you least expect it. Or alternately you could pop it in a classy leather slip, which would further satisfy your interest in something good-looking and nice. Get a pretty leather slip in an interesting color, it's small enough to be plausible for that.

The grind is wonderful on it, they did a high hollow grind and it's great. The action on mine is a bit thwacky because the detent and lockbar have a very lively feeling to them, but it's smooth and exudes a feeling that it's an example of a perfectly executed knife.
 
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