Ordered the last flipper in the OP off Ebay. I like manual flippers for the most part. I like being able to easily close the knife with one hand when I am done with it. That can be quite hard to do with some assisted knives. I have a few assisted knives and like them just fine.
Well, I am pleasantly surprisedā¦. more like totally shocked, in a good way!!
I never in my wildest dreams thought I would be writing what I am about to write when I ordered the two knives I have listed below. I figured they would be semi-junk. I was wrong completely.
The Fit nā Finish of both knives are about as close to perfect as any knife I have seenā¦ and I have seen more than a few.
The grinds are precise & even.
The slabs fit tight to the liners with no gaps.
The G-10 slabs are precisely shaped & fitted.
Both knives were hair popping sharp out of the box.
Blades are perfectly centered when closed.
Opening is smooth & effortless. The bottom knife has a ball bearing pivot & it is smoother than smooth.
Lockup is tight & precise on both knives.
These just arrived a short time ago & I have not had a chance to test edge retention yet. Iāll do that soon when I have time.
I am also gonna test them to see if the D2 is really D2.
But from what I see at this point these are great knives!! I got them for cheap $$ on some kinda sale and now wish I had bought more to sell or give to friends.
There is absolutely nothing cheap looking about these knives.
As I said beforeā¦ I am pleasantly shocked!!! . ā¦ ā¦
Oh yeah, I usually have little use for āflipper styleā knives. But the flippers on these are so small & subtle along with the absolute smoothness & ease of openingā¦ these are gonna be a pleasure to use.
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Well darn, it sux that knife was discontinued. It is a darn good knife!! I have been cutting old cardboard boxes with mine, since I got it the other day; to test the edge holding ability. So far, try as I might to dull it; it is still hair shaving sharp.
I immediately ordered a couple more, I hope they get shipped & not cancelled. When I ordered there were āsupposedlyā well over a hundred left.
As far as your video goes, I think it was good ; you showed exactly what you set out to showā¦. how smooth the knife opens. :+1:
I got these three. My impressions are below each picā¦ā¦
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These arrived today. They are indeed āassisted flippersā, I can verify that 100%.
Typically I have no use at all for an assisted knife that is āthumb openā. But this assisted flipper is A- Okā¦ā¦ I do not mind the assist at all with flipper style opening.
And at $2.99 each it was a no brainer.
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7.7cm D2 blade and a G10 handle:
https://www.gearbest.com/pocket-knives-folding-knives/pp_009152095568.html
. This one is (was) the āsleeperā!!! I wish I hae ordered 20+ā¦ some to sell & some to gift.
D2 steel claimed & due to the edge holding ability I believe it.
Perfect size and blade style. Hollow ground. Opens as smooth as melting butter.
Fit & finish is fantastic. The clip sux without a bit of creative bending in a couple of strategic places.
I paid $9.99 for this one. It arrived a couple of weeks ago & I luv it. Why they discountinued it Iāll never know.
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8.9cm D2 blade and a G10 handle:
https://www.gearbest.com/pocket-knives-folding-knives/pp_009780560071.html
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Very nice & well made. Fit & finish excellent. Opens smoother than melting butter. D2 claim seems to check out. Personally not my favorite blade style, but this is a great knife. Equal in every way to the āsleeperā mentioned above. Just not my favorite.
I got this one a couple of weeks ago also. Paid $16.99 for it.
I got mine in a few days ago, really liking it. Just wish I had ordered one of the discontinued one before it disappeared. If anyone had an extra, I will buy it.
Unfortunately I missed that flipper but I managed to grab the kwaiken which is also very good value for the money. Here is my review with a couple of pics along with my similar priced kwaikens:
At the moment thereās a 50% off discount for the kwaiken if you order 3 pcs or more. I couldnāt resist the $8.50 price and I grabbed a couple of them as gift.