What is the smallest titanium framelock?

Fubijar03

Fubijar03

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I love titanium framelocks and I love small knives. I have a Techno and a SuperLeaf, and am looking to add another little guy to add to the rotation.

So, what's the smallest titanium framelock folder on the market? Any framelock, really. Ti is just preferred. I searched for quite a while but couldn't find anything.

Thanks in advance.

Mike.
 
Brad Zinker makes some small ones in Ti, and the David Curtiss Nano is pretty small too. Not sure if they are the smallest though.
 
It's not Ti but the ESEE Avispa is a very small framelock in stainless steel. The Benchmade MPR is Ti and its smallish
 
Chris Reeve Mnandi would be my guess (at least, it's the smallest and lightest I've ever owned):




Here's the Specs from the CRK website:

SPECIFICATIONS:
Blade Material: CPM S35VN Stainless Steel
Blade Hardness: 58-59 RC
Blade Finish: Polished hollow grind
Blade Length: 2.75" (69.5 mm)
Blade Thickness: 0.090" (2.3 mm)
Overall Length: 6.375" (161 mm)
Handle Material: 6Al4V Titanium
Handle Thickness: 0.135" (3.4 mm)
Weight: 1.5 oz. (42.5 g)
Pocket Clip: 6A14V Titanium
 
I was thinking mainly small in terms of overall length, as well as weight. I do always forget about the Mnandi though. I was hoping there would be something under 2" blade length. The Zinker suggestion did prove to have some in that range, but look to be impossible to find :(
 
I just looked on Ariz Custom knives, and they have a Zinker Ti Framelock flipper available. Blades is less than 2 inches.
 
I don't know how I missed that when I skimmed through. I think that little guy may be it. Thanks for the heads up man.
 
If you like Spyderco Techno and Leaf Storm try the new Spyderco Chubby with a blade length of 2.3 inches.

Others: Benchmade MPR, Boker Pipsqueak, DPx HEAT/F and Curtiss F3 Compact.
 
Perhaps one of the following

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dkblade said:
What is that first Spydie with the green and blue?
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Top to bottom all Spydercos: Dog Tag, (slip joint) Delica 4 Lockback Titanium Damascus, Spin Stainless Steel FrameLock Nishijin Glass Fiber and Chaparral Stepped Titanium lockback.
 
There are also the Curtiss Knives Nano Titanium FrameLocks and a much less expensive version of it made by Boker.
 
CRK Umfaan. Had one for a couple weeks. That thing is TINY! Very pricey though because they are few and far between.
 
DPX Titanium Heat? 2.26" blade

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edit: and did I mention bottle opener?
actually, I believe the regular Heat's have TI locks as well, the one pictured is the all TI limited edition.
 
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