What design from a custom maker would you love to seen as a production model?

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And by production I mean like Spyderco or Benchmade etc.... I think the Switch from Tuffknives would be awesome if done by ZT. The handle kinda reminds me of the BM 761.....
 
Anything by Big Chris, Gray Wolf Knives, or DCL, but there are so many other makers that I wouldn't dream of skipping on this list. Too many options.

I don't know which large manufacturers I'd have in mind to take on their patterns, but I imagine there are not many manufacturers that could do it as well.
 
A Gossman folder from ZT, a Laconico folder from Benchmade. Maybe a Terzuola from ZT?

Mr. Terzuola has plans to release a midtech ATCF. There was also a production model of the ATCF done by Microtech.

As for me there are a couple I'd love to see...

Fellhoelter FLG by Zero Tolerance:

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Southard Downing by Spyderco: (The knife world in general really needs more hawkbills)

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Hoback A-10 by Microtech:

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I think my dream production knife would be a Tarani designed folding karambit, made by benchmade, with the emerson wave, and the axis lock.

The potential for this is just..... ugh!
 
I would vote for the Gossman Deer Creek, one of my all time favorite designs.
 
Something from Andre Thorburn or Andre Van Heerden.
A production front-flipper would be pretty sweet, but that'd be a cold day in hell when that happens...
 
Jon Graham folding Razel.
It's been done before by CRKT.
Benchmade would do it right.

BM would also make a great Alpha by Tom Krein

ZT could do a bang up job on a Stout Leviathan

Spyderco would knock it out of the park making a Rassenti Nirvana.......... WAITAMINUTE!!!
 
Did somebody say Nirvanaco?

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With all that sexy integral-ness, they should slap on a machined clip too. But oh well.
 
Peter Rassenti Snafu would be awesome. I think it'd be a good fit for Zero Tolerance, or perhaps Lionsteel. I don't think ZT has ever made an integral, though.


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It seems like Spyderco is planning on releasing some incredible collabs, though? The Nirvana by Rassenti, and:

Walter Brend Mamba --

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Michael Henningson Vrango --

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Brian Tighe Tighe Stick --

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Filip de Leeuw Myrtle --

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Brad Southard Ion --

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Gayle Bradley Folder 2 --

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Dervish Alchemy flipper, I feel like this would be a no brainier ZT.

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