Looking for a good Flipper for EDC

[AlwaysVigilant]

Lots of great knife info on here! Here is my quandary:

I am left handed, primarily, but I shoot with the right. This is of great advantage for me in knife work, as my "primary" hand is available for each task independently in a scrum.

I absolutely love flippers, but the left hand thing makes it hard to find a good one. The frame lock design that accompanies most of them is on the side that I need the clip to be on for the way I carry and draw my folders.

I need one that is reversed, or at the very least, has a swappable clip system.

Any ideas? Thanks.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

Budget?

Difference between an $80 Kershaw and a $140 Benchmade and a $450 Strider...

-J-

 

[DaKruiser]

Most of the Zero Tolerance knives have reversible pocket clips.

 

[AlwaysVigilant]

Budget?

Difference between an $80 Kershaw and a $140 Benchmade and a $450 Strider...

-J-

HMMM....that would help wouldn't it?! Lets say ant in the $100-$200 range.

And I forgot to mention that I am looking specifically for a Wharncliffe or modified same.

 

[Bradsknives]

Benchmade 300 has an axis locking mechanism which makes it ambidextrous for unlocking the blade. Also, it has a flipper and ambidextrous dual thumb-studs. Comes with a reversible pocket clip.


300 AXIS® Flipper Product Detail

 

[chibicascade]

I have a buck vantage that I absolutely love. I'm in the same situation, being left handed and shooting right.

 

[AlwaysVigilant]

No Wharnies?

 

[Bradsknives]

No Wharnies?

It's hard to come up with a wharncliffe blade that is a flipper and stay within your budget. I sure can't think of any. For semi production wharnies the only flipper knives I can think of are the Brous Silent Soldier Flipper (it's a relatively small knife) and a Hinderer XM-18 with a wharncliffe blade, but both of these exceed your budget.

Silent Soldier Flipper ‹ Brous Blades

 

[grunt soldier]

The silent soldier brad linked to is a great little knife also. the wharny isn't as popular in folders as most typical blade shapes. you could get with a custom maker and have it made but it will definitely exceed your budget also.

 

[AlwaysVigilant]

It's hard to come up with a wharncliffe blade that is a flipper and stay within your budget. I sure can't think of any. For semi production wharnies the only flipper knives I can think of are the Brous Silent Soldier Flipper (it's a relatively small knife) and a Hinderer XM-18 with a wharncliffe blade, but both of these exceed your budget.

Silent Soldier Flipper ‹ Brous Blades

I looked at both of these...The silent soldier doesn't appear to work with the left hand carry I need, as the clip resides on the lock side only.

The XM-18 is awesome...but yeah, I'm not in a position to drop that coin at present.

 

[bob190e]

Id go ZT 560/561, or the BM 300SN for a budget flipper.

 

[loudninja]

kershaw cryo 1 or 2

 

[cfl4rat]

just go here ZT Blems :: KershawGuy.com and pick up a ZT 0350 blem at a good price. and fyi the "blems" are not very blemy

 

[cubby]

I dig my Curtiss Knives F3.

 

[Gabriel]

I dig my Curtiss Knives F3.

I was going to say a Hinderer XM-18, but one of those would be nice (and made in Indiana).

 

[IndyDave1776]

 

[cubby]

Yeeeees!

 

[GAM3INO]

I dig my Curtiss Knives F3.

That would exceed his budget by $400-$500!! Haha

 

[cubby]

That would exceed his budget by $400-$500!! Haha

Dang it! I missed the budget part! You can't beat ZT for value.

 

[billyboyr6]

I vote zt 0550. Love mine. Has frame lock, can be carried tip up or tip down and left or right handed. And is as close to a hinderer as your gonna get within your budget.