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What is you favorite frame lock knife?
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As far knives that I'll carry and use these are my favorites.
RJ Martin "Brickyard" Overkill...
Followed by my Galyeans.
Nice pile of high end flippers Tony8179. Do you still have your other RJs?
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Zt 3xx are amazing i have 1, also on order for a three sisters forge "beast" check them out...
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ZT 0300!
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These are the only framelocks I own. A BM Skirmish I pimped and a HD Maxx I also pimped.
I am sorry, C.M., I like your posts... but that 'modded' BM 630 Skirmish makes my skin crawl. And... as it is one of my 'favorite frame-locks', I feel a resposnibility to display one un-modified:
Add my current two EDC-favorite contenders, a BM 755 MPR and a ZT-0551, and you'll have my favorite frame-locks. I guess if I had to choose one to keep, it'd be the CRK Wilson Combat 'StarTac' Umnumzaan. Selling it could put at least two of my others pictured/mentioned back in my pocket, even if the BM-755 and the ZT-0301 are the only others still in production.
Add my current two EDC-favorite contenders, a BM 755 MPR and a ZT-0551, and you'll have my favorite frame-locks. I guess if I had to choose one to keep, it'd be the CRK Wilson Combat 'StarTac' Umnumzaan. Selling it could put at least two of my others pictured/mentioned back in my pocket, even if the BM-755 and the ZT-0301 are the only others still in production.
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Sebenza is the most well thought out build design. It's one of the only ones with solid pin construction. The (fairly beefy) screws just hold the pins in place. (Striders are similar in this respect.) I don't like threaded handles. I REALLY don't like when screws on both sides screw into the spacers/pillars. The better of these designs do have screws that thread in to somewhat of a pin, which is better, however more screws = a more overall compromised handle. Very nice spacers/pillars on the Seb... one's even heat treated & inside the pivot, one is heat treated & is a "sleeve" for the stop pin.
As far as use goes, it is also the best overall design... blade shape/locked angle/grind, handle shape, carry comfort... Currently I have Lg & Sm Seb 21s, Strider - SmF, SnG, SJ75s, Spyderco - Military, Paramilitary2, a Mini Grip & a Knives of Alaska folding Hunter... but I've had several others including four other SnGs, a PT, RCC, Several other Sebs, 2 Mnandis, Umnumzaan, a couple customs, a few Kershaws, several Spydercos, several Benchmades, ect...
The Striders are my most fun knives. They are excellent knives. Honestly they are the knives I carry most. ...but If I had to sell some knives for whatever reason, my Sebenzas would be the last to go!
As far as use goes, it is also the best overall design... blade shape/locked angle/grind, handle shape, carry comfort... Currently I have Lg & Sm Seb 21s, Strider - SmF, SnG, SJ75s, Spyderco - Military, Paramilitary2, a Mini Grip & a Knives of Alaska folding Hunter... but I've had several others including four other SnGs, a PT, RCC, Several other Sebs, 2 Mnandis, Umnumzaan, a couple customs, a few Kershaws, several Spydercos, several Benchmades, ect...
The Striders are my most fun knives. They are excellent knives. Honestly they are the knives I carry most. ...but If I had to sell some knives for whatever reason, my Sebenzas would be the last to go!
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