What's the smoothest folder you have ever felt?

For years, an old Puma Duke was my smoothest knife.Now, Id say it's a toss-up between my Kirby Lambert Incinerator, and one of mt Sebenzas.
 
Wow, this got necroed twice. It's the undead thread! And this time, by a person whose only post to date is the necropost!

Anyways, as long as we're back alive again, I'm a big fan of the HK14650 in terms of smoothness. I'm not quite sure if its IKBS or not, but it has a ball bearing built into the liner lock. It literally flies open as if it were automatic, rather than manual. Far smoother than the griptilian, that's for sure.
 
Hands down, chest, head, and shoulders above any knife I have ever handled.
One of the 12 original button locks by Mel Pardue. Nothing I have handled has come close.
 
I would have to say that the IKBS Ken Onion 'Ripple' is the smoothest knife that I have.
 
My XM-24 flipper is buttery smooth now, also my Spyderco Lum Tanto Sprint, both have teflon washers ;)

My Para 2 is smooth too but the opening mechanism is different.

Still breaking in my Umnumzaan too reach the smoothness of my Spyderco Valloton
 
Umnumzaan is the smoothest that I have owned to date. A close second was a BM 960 slv that I traded away and now regret.
 
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my benchmade mini dejavoo is the smoothest opening knife I have. it glides with no resistance and clicks into it's lock so nicely.
 
So far the smoothest folders I have owned are;
Benchmade Dejavoo, it is amazingly smooth for a liner lock knife
Benchmade Bedlam, amazing the blade will just about fall open once you've moved it about 5% and is has absolutely no blade play
Spyderco Para Military 2 is also quite smooth
 
I may have replied to this thread already so I hope I don't contradict myself! I'd have to say a toss up between the Burke Rockstar, Strider SMF CC, Spyderco SuperLeaf and the Hogue 4" EX01
 
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