Budget manual flipper knives that "quick open"

That doesn’t look anything like the Skyline. It’s not a clone, just a shitty listing using the Skyline’s name for some reason. Could be a decent knife, but who knows.

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That 10buk go,comma knife does that, easily.

Just opened a box about an hour ago. Simple press with my index-finger on the nub flipped open the blade like it was on a spring.

Gotta confess, I’m really liking that knife…

Yes, I have the $10 Gocomma.

That's what opened my eyes to manual flippers.

I like it so much, I ordered two other Gocomma knives.

Smoothest knife I have is a Y-Start D2.
3 1\8th blade, Bearings.

Flick with thumb. OR Flick wrist. Blade open.
Pull Back blade lock with knife facing down, Blade falls closed.
I have a Ganzo Firebird F733 does the same. Bushes.
but that Y-Start…….

Is that the Y-Start JIN02?

Ruike P108 is a quick opener for sure. I have one and it’s fast. The Ganzo’s are pretty fast too. Not as quick as the Ruike but, quick none the less and down right super affordable. My quickest manual flipper is the Sanrenmu 1161. It’s hands down the quickest and smoothest. Of course I can only compare them to other knives I’ve had so, I’m sure it has some stiff competition. I’ve just never had the chance to play with one.

It sounds strange but it holds true for both the Ruike and Sanrenmu. The harder you try to flip it open, the more difficult it becomes to succeed. Playing with it for just a few minutes will find it’s sweet spot for you but, I have a neighbor who couldn’t open it to save his life. My 11 year old son looks at it, picks it up and flips it open like he’s had it his whole life.

Amazon has the Sanrenmu for less than $35. Might be able to find it cheaper but you won’t be able to beat the delivery speed.

https://www.amazon.com/Sanrenmu-Stainless-Steel-Folding-Knife/dp/B07Q1WJWYT/ref=sr_1_15?keywords=sanrenmu+1161&qid=1558499541&s=gateway&sr=8-15

Not sure you would be happy with the skyline, it misfires sometimes on me, kinda needs a little wrist action to open 100% of the time. Without a little wrist flick it fails sometimes unless it’s been warmed up from repeated flips and also need correct finger placement on flipper. Pocket clip is very tight and not easy to get in/out of jeans. It has a very nice blade shape and good steel tho, I wouldnt pay the current $42 ish price it is now on amazon, I had to wait it out for a few years and it dropped to $28 a few months ago which I think is fair……

But for that price I would go with the Atmos which is really nice and lightweight opens every damn time, or the Ruike P801 about same price, if you wanna go cheaper the Sanrenmu land 910

here’s some pics of those knifes:




Yes Raccoon.
Sweet as. with slightly swollen plates on handle to give much better grip. Not flat as most are.

D2. shrug.
It takes and holds a nice edge and cuts quite a lot of 17mm Yacht sheeting braid Rope.
Looks nice and feels form fitting in hand.

That Ganzo 733 is a good utility knife.
but needs a strongback down body of knife
to stiffen it up a bit. The body flexes.
A next size down Blade (With that Spyder hole),
and handle a little stiffer.
would be a perfect pocket/working knife.
My 753M comes to mind.
with that round hole for flicking in back of blade
Would be it.

Hmmm. Same as torches. We ALL different hey.

This knife is shockingly good, the blade steel has also been tested and confirmed to be D2.

I ordered a Ganzo FH11, with a carbon fiber handle.

So now I have three knives in the mail, coming from China.

(Two Gocomma knives and this Ganzo.)

You can grind down the flipper with a dremel to create a “hook” so as your pulling out the knife from your pocket, the hook latches onto your pocket and blade opens fully once the knife is pulled out.

The Quickest no effort flipper I have is a ~20$ Shir0g0r0v mini F3 clone which looks like this (except mine has different, Khaki G10 handle slabs) :

Ball-bearing. Not super lightweight though. YMMV.

Is this the link for that knife?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32918347878.html

Yes. As I said, the one I have is not the exact same. You know how it works with budget chinese knives, for one knife pattern you have dozens of brands. Also don’t trust the advertised blade steel.

Any decent knife with flipper and ball-bearings will be super smooth. Only with really bad knifes you need a wrist movement to open them. The latest Ganzos are great quality and with real D2.

Which one are you referring to? The FH21?

I just got a Cold Steel Large Luzon for 37 bucks.
It is a beastly blade but it is so very smooth opening.

The medium is almost as smooth and I got that for 30 and the medium is a bit more pocket friendly.

Those Cold Steel Luzon knives are huge!

I would probably go with the Medium, with the four inch blade.