the orange black knife is 100% AO.
no way a blade with such a small flipper in a strange orientation can open this good. But it still looks kinda toy like to me.
automatic knives are cool but not legal here in any size.
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 surprised…. 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 n’ Finish of both knives are about as close to perfect as any knife I have seen… 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. I’ll 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 before… I am pleasantly shocked!!! . … …
Oh yeah, I usually have little use for ‘flipper style’ knives. But the flippers on these are so small & subtle along with the absolute smoothness & ease of opening… 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 ’supposedly’ well over a hundred left.
As far as your video goes, I think it was good ; you showed exactly what you set out to show…. how smooth the knife opens. :+1:
I got these three. My impressions are below each pic……
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These arrived today. They are indeed “assisted flippers”, I can verify that 100%.
Typically I have no use at all for an assisted knife that is ‘thumb open’. But this assisted flipper is A- Ok…… 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 ’sleeper’!!! I wish I hae ordered 20+… 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 I’ll 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 “sleeper” 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: