Gocomma assisted & manual flipper knives

UPDATE: These are mostly manual flipper knives.

(The small one is assisted.)

You might think all I post about are Kershaw assisted-openers.

I'll show you!

BLF member isti242 pointed out an assisted-opener made by Gocomma.

I did a little research, and found that they make at least four different AO's.

They're all at GearBest.

There's this one with a 6.3cm blade and a plastic handle, which comes in orange or black:

https://www.gearbest.com/pocket-knives-folding-knives/pp_009348498022.html

There's this one with a 9.6cm 420 blade and a plastic handle:

https://www.gearbest.com/pocket-knives-folding-knives/pp_009153744948.html

There's this one with a 7.7cm D2 blade and a G10 handle:

https://www.gearbest.com/pocket-knives-folding-knives/pp_009152095568.html

And finally this one with a 8.9cm D2 blade and a G10 handle:

https://www.gearbest.com/pocket-knives-folding-knives/pp_009780560071.html

There are some reviews on GearBest, and some videos that aren't in English on YouTube.

The last knife is also available on eBay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Gocomma-Outdoor-Folding-Knife-Bearing-Quick-Opening-D2-Steel-Blade-G10-Handle/292888613953

(That's the one that appeals to me the most.)

I usually get knives with metal handles, but I want to try something different.

I might make an offer on the last one, or maybe I'll wait for either of the last two to go on sale...

I haven't decided yet.

But I am interested in these knives, especially the last two.

Thanks RC. Those last two are interesting. Might grab one up and see how they are. Price isn’t too bad to find out.

I've never had a D2 blade, as the assisted-openers that have them are generally out of my price range.

But I can afford these.

By the way, I think for Black Friday the first knife I listed was on sale for $2.

Seems the quality of D2 in chinese knives is all over the map really. Some great D2 and some not so great D2. It’s a crap shoot on which one you are getting really. I haven’t gotten any crappy D2 yet. I have read the reviews and bought the ones that had better reviews. I have seen some really great looking knives that I wanted to get but the reviews were horrible on the quality of the steel so I would pass on those. I know I can’t really trust all reviews all the time but trying to return a knife that is junk is just too much hassle and money.

Ooh!

Which one/s did you order?

they are not assisted. where did you read that? and they are most likely not D2(but some 8cr steel). they are produced under many different names like tigend and johnnyjamie.

That’s one tiny firesteel :person_facepalming: :laughing:

I learned that from watching YouTube videos.

EDIT: Also, it's stated here for the small one:

http://steelreviews.blogspot.com/2018/12/deal-alert-knife-folder-outdoor-gear.html

Oke that first one is asisted as i can see on the vids. the last two i have seen in person with a other brand name on them and they were not assisted. But who knows, would be shitty if you order them and they turn out not to be assisted.

Some other time I'll have to double check YouTube...

(I can only stream video during a certain time of day.)

If they are not assisted, I apologize for misinforming BLF.

It would be a good buy for folks like me who dislike A/O.
Hey beerguest, where’s the spring inside?

But I think with the “quick opening” they mean the flipper tab compared opening a traditional knife with a nail nick.

The people who write descriptions on cheap stuff usually have no clue about the product and often it’s just machine translated from Chinese anyways.

I'm downloading YouTube videos of the first, third, and last knife.

It's going to take a while as my internet connection is horrible.

I'll watch the videos and then report my findings.

Four of the videos have no spoken language, and the other two are perhaps in Russian?

(Definitely not English.)

on youtube i can only find the top one and the 7.7cm blade one. the 7.7cm one is not asisted on the video.

But still if assisted, I highly doubt its d2. if only because of the price. 8cr steels are also fine but then you’re back at kershaw grounds right :wink:

Before I found some of the Chinese knife websites that point you towards decently made knives I bought all kinds of cheap junk. Years ago some cable company I had at the time had some knife show on late at night. I forget the name of it. You could buy like 100 knives for $50 or something like that. Never fell for that deal but I did get a few Colts that looked nice but were junk. Got a few Proelia’s which I thought were decent but were too big and heavy for my liking. They claimed D2 steel. I am not an expert on steel but the Proelia steel seemed decent, kept an edge real nice once you got a good one on it. Seemed very hard and took some time and patience to get it good and sharp. I have a Masalong flipper that claims D2 but I am suspicious of it. Seems to take an edge super fast and seems like a high carbon type steel. I really need to try out other budget knives. My circle right now only has a few Ganzo’s, Kershaw’s, Sanrenmu’s, Buck, Case, and Eafengrow. I just recently got a Honey Badger. I really like those. Found some really nice looking knives on Ali that I want to check out too. I really like some of the knives THIS store has on Ali. I also want to check out some Fura knives. Don’t have any of those yet. Think I will grab one of the Gocomma knives though. I need to broaden my horizons a bit.

I would stay away from fura. They dont use the steels they claim.
The Ch knives and twosun knives are really nice. Twosun is mostly on ebay with auctions so you can get yourself a killer deal. those two brands i would recommend if you want high quality chinese knives.

Thank you. I will check those out. I saw a few Twosun and CH knives I like. Too many choices and not enough money to get them all at the same time. I need a second job. A knife and flashlight job. I just have to quit ordering Stirling Engine’s.

We NEED a stirling engine tread lolz

I watched the videos.

These are all manual flippers.

Only the first one is asisted. at least on the video it looked like the person closing it had to go against the force of the spring.

Why are you such a fan of spring assist?