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The blade shape looks an awful lot like the Spydie Southard. Well, the lower part, anyway. The spine area not so much.
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ZT 0770CF - A True Gentleman's Folder from Zero Tolerance
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Wow, what have you been smoking? That sounds about right if you are Ray Charles. I think it looks more like a miniature 0777.
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Both modified wharncliffes, along with the CRK Insingo. I'm a fan of all of them!
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A) No it doesn't
B) There are only so many ways to shape a blade
C) The blade is just a shrunken down, non CB version of the of 0777
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. . . which is part of the reason it's so appealing IMO. The 0770CF is a good looking knife with excellent materials in a lightweight package from a well-respected company. What's not to like?
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) and I think I'll pick up one of these. Its so purdy, so fibery, so.. awesome. Can't wait for them to black it out next year....or black wash it maybe?
Ooooo, that would be awesome. If I buy another knife, it will be this one.
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Can't wait for them to black it out next year....or black wash it maybe?
Black blade + carbine fiber scales go very well together. I don't know about Blachwashed blade + CF scales. Have to see pictures first.
You do realize that this design pre-dated the Southard design, right? That being said, I love the Southard design, and I don't see the resemblance between these two knives at all.
I just noticed a few of my knives use the same type of cylindrical stop-pin as the 0770.
Insidious coincidence?
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Originality is, I'd imagine, the most difficult aspect of new knife making/design. How to you come up with something new and original looking that has never been done before, that will also perform well at various tasks, yet will also be universally well received? I think ZT nailed it with the 770/777. I can't say for sure, not owning either, but I've no doubt it'll be great.
Agreed!
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Neither do I. As much as I like the Southard, it's really not a "gentleman's knife" . . . or at least it's not to me. And I own a lot of gentlemen's knives.
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Never mind all the comments above I say.
Saw the head line, then saw the pics of it!
Bam!
Exactly what the 0561 did with me (and the Para2, but lets not speak of that here).
Love it! Have to get one!
Hope my shipper is willing to make another run!
Saw the head line, then saw the pics of it!
Bam!
Exactly what the 0561 did with me (and the Para2, but lets not speak of that here).
Love it! Have to get one!
Hope my shipper is willing to make another run!
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In the case of the 0550, it was far less to do with technique and far more to do with the unacceptable detent on some examples.
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I'm not a big thumb stud fan, but even stiff 0550s haven't been a problem if you deploy it properly.