Want a new knife, is a Hinderer my only option?

[sixate]

So I have about 40 pocket knives ranging from $80 to $300 a piece. I bought a ZT 0562CF when they first came out and it hasn't left my pocket since. Easily been over 2 years of carrying the blade and haven't bought another knife since. I love everything about the knife and I want something to rival the feel of the 0562CF. Is a Hinderer the only logical choice? I've had a chance to handle some nice knives, but never a Hinderer. I want a 3.5" to 4" blade. Would love a wharncliffe which is why Im leaning toward a Hinderer. Are there any other wharncliffe frame lock flippers I should be considering?

A pic of my knife. I just ordered new hardware and should get it by mid week next week. Before owning my 0562CF my Benchmade Contego was my main EDC along with the small fixed blade pictured below.

Budget for a new blade would probably be a max of $600. I'll sell some blades to fund a new purchase.

 

[Ajack60]

From time to time the ZT 0392WC come up for sale in the for sale exchange. I've got a couple of older Hinderers, the ZT, IMO, is a way better flipper.
You can also make a thread in the WTB forum to see if someone has one to sell.

 

[augustus88]

The WE Knife Co. 705 is an outstanding wharncliffe, titanium, frame lock, flipper! Beats or equals the machining quality and definitely beats the smoothness of any knife I've ever owned (Sebenza, ZT, etc.). Bohler M390 blade steel. Perfect blade centering. No blade play or lock rock. 100% reliable flipping action. Detent perfectly keeps blade from accidentally deploying yet not too stiff. At roughly $250 new it's a bargain!

 

[Lapedog]

Those WEs keep impressing me. They are no less impressive in person too.

There is no way Hinderer is your only option. There are so many folders meeting your specifications exactly these days.

 

[sixate]

I really like the look of that WE knife. Might have to pick one up at some point. I always forget about the special edition ZT's. I'll have to keep an eye out for one of those too. Already found a good deal on a new Hinderer XM-18 3.5 wharncliffe on the forum so pulled the trigger. Might be selling a bunch of stuff soon to fund new knife purchases.

 

[skwave]

I second the recommendations for a zt 392 wc or the purple black variety. After getting a 392 wc, the 562 sort of stopped being in the rotation.