Tiny knives!

dkb45

dkb45

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I love them! I have a bunch and always want more. Under $200, looking ideally closer to $100. Currently have Vouking T03, Bastion Braza Bro, Rike Hummingbird, Zerohour Edge (which actually sucks, really disappointed), Hoback MK Ultra, Spyderco Dragonfly, Spyderco Squeak, and Spyderco Urban K390.

Obviously I have a penchant for flippers, one hand opening is a must, decent blade steel (over 440C) also a must.

I'm aware of the Factor Bit and Bestech Zen, Goblin, and Imp. Don't like the Goblin and Imp, waiting on a good price on the Zen and Bit.
 
Brad Zinker has some tiny knives. Both customs and through Boker.

Personally, I don't even look at knives with mini in their name and would never consider owning a knife with less than a 3.75 inch blade. But, thank god we're all different.
 
When I think of tiny knives, the Spyderco Bug comes to mind, but it doesn't hit all your criteria.
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I have a few in pocket first aid kits, and have given them to people who are afraid of knives. :)

Enjoy
 
I forgot to specify, pocket clips are also a must. Never been a fan of in pocket carry.
 
Although I rarely have a use for tiny knives or interest in knives made over seas.

Th hummingbird is really gorgeous. Can you post some pics of it next to something full size?

dkb45 said:
I love them! I have a bunch and always want more. Under $200, looking ideally closer to $100. Currently have Vouking T03, Bastion Braza Bro, Rike Hummingbird, Zerohour Edge (which actually sucks, really disappointed), Hoback MK Ultra, Spyderco Dragonfly, Spyderco Squeak, and Spyderco Urban K390.

Obviously I have a penchant for flippers, one hand opening is a must, decent blade steel (over 440C) also a must.

I'm aware of the Factor Bit and Bestech Zen, Goblin, and Imp. Don't like the Goblin and Imp, waiting on a good price on the Zen and Bit.
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CKF? That’s a ton of money for a keychain toy. I would venture into autos like the protech runts.
 
salduchi said:
CKF? That’s a ton of money for a keychain toy. I would venture into autos like the protech runts.
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I actually just got around to looking at it, and it really strikes me the right way, but it is a little too rich for my blood. If it was $200 or less I'd be all over it, but at nearly $300 I can't justify it.
 
SeppukuSamurai said:
What is this wonderful thing here and how do I get this said thing?
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This is a custom SAK MiniChamp with an added Spyderco blade and pocket clip made by Bob Lessard aka sakmodder. The screw together construction lets you swap or replace blades. His lead time was about 18 months.
 
How tiny is tiny? Kizer yorkie coming out looks like a good smaller knife, 2.57 inch blade. I have a spyderco manbug on my keychain that is really tiny, but I use it a bunch. Other than that, only smallish knife I can think of that's worth the money is a Spyderco Chaparral in FRN.
 
I don't know much about tiny knives, other then general knife knowledge and they do intrigue me at times.

Smallest I carry is a (small) lady leg/"french kate" slip joint,
a leatherman style cs,
and a sak classic.

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The 2 that most intrigued me thus far, (on looks alone, I never handled them), were the Rike Humminbird, because it looks sleek and elegant and very well done from that point,
and then the Mankin Elfin, because it looks like a tough little slab of sharpened ti-steel pry-tool that would compliment the sliceyness of the SAK/FrenchKate

Haven't been able to bring myself around to justifiably buy one (yet) though... btw, how do you like the Rike?
 
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It isn't even named yet, but Elijah Isham is working on a collab knife with Bestech that has a 1.9" blade and a 2.9" handle. No price or release date yet but Elijah has a couple videos of it up on his instagram and it looks really nice. I'm not even that into knifes with blades under 2" and I'm still pretty excited for it, so I'd definitely say that's something to keep an eye on if you're into very small knives.
 
The Brian Felloelter Frikky measures in at 4 1/8" overall with a 1 7/8" CPM 154 blade and is a capable knife:
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Tiny is nice as long as it remains functional. So, the borderline acceptable would be the Case Peanut. Actually no, this one has already crossed the line : I have one and never use it... Better example would be the Böker Beauty Steel : it's small but definitely does the job. That would be the one in the middle :
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