Who is the Chris Reeve of flippers?

[Ron Sabbagh]

I've been away from the knife world for a few years. I am a big fan of CRK knives but I do love me some flippers. I own several customs but interested in who you recommend for a production/semi production/midtech flipper on par with CRK quality and customer service.

 

[Kreyzhorse]

Hinderer maybe. Not as refined, but damn nice, well made knives.

 

[BellaBlades]

CRK and RHK for me.

 

[DrRollinstein]

Reate.

 

[Fire Beard]

Shirogorov

 

[ErocSD]

Tagged for info

 

[Banter 247]

Olamic. Build quality is awesome, customer service is great. They’re introducing the Rainmaker as a production piece now. It looks like my new favorite Olamic, if the standard pocket clip is universally pocket friendly.

 

[CdnMitch]

Shirogorov

I must say I agree with this. Shiro gets my vote too.

 

[Shorttime]

My first answer was also Shirogorov.

I keep forgetting about Olamic. Somebody there has asubtle sense of humor.

Now, I also want to see what others think.

 

[Banter 247]

How is Shiro CS?

 

[CdnMitch]

How is Shiro CS?

I have heard that you just send your knife to Recon1 (I believe the only authorized Shiro dealer in the USA) and they take care of the shipping to Shiro etc. Recon1 has been great to deal with as far as purchasing my Shiros, I have never had an issue with any of mine.

 

[007Airman]

No one makes a flipper that bad. LOL

 

[Wowbagger]

Kershaw of course
I'm only partly kidding.
The last two flippers I bought were Kershaws and they were VERY satisfying fit and finish wise.
I suppose the hardness isn't 60 but then I'm not a fan of S35VN anyway.

 

[unwisefool]

No one makes a flipper that bad. LOL

Care to explain?

 

[Shorttime]

Wowbagger has a point. For their price, Kershaw makes some very good knives. Not every single one, maybe, but they pay attention to HT.

The quality gap between CRK and "everybody else" is closing, and maybe Kershaw won't try to compete, but some of the companies that have already been mentioned, are getting close.

Now, they're not made here in the States like CRK, so if that's important, then Tim and company are still the way to go.

 

[Sonnydaze]

007Airman said: ↑
No one makes a flipper that bad. LOL

Care to explain?

007Airman is a newbie...obviously. We hope he doesn't continue to demonstrate his ignorance here.

 

[007Airman]

Care to explain?

Owned several crk and never been a fan. Over hyped. Even after selling many I decided to try one again, I picked up a small inkosi insingo and let it go quickly after I found the thumb relief to be silly small for even average thumbs. CRK are the dress watch of the knife industry, sure well made and can do the job but the ergonomics just aren't very good for more than just show.
I know a lot here love crk and they have that right, I just don't.
As for the OP I'd say ZT flippers are the equal in fit and finish to crk.

 

[Shorttime]

Tread carefully around the CRK loyalists, friend!

Over the Internet, it's hard to tell just how serious a person is being, when they say something. I have never owned a Reeve, but I respect them because if the reputation they have, here.

 

[unwisefool]

Owned several crk and never been a fan. Over hyped. Even after selling many I decided to try one again, I picked up a small inkosi insingo and let it go quickly after I found the thumb relief to be silly small for even average thumbs. CRK are the dress watch of the knife industry, sure well made and can do the job but the ergonomics just aren't very good for more than just show.
I know a lot here love crk and they have that right, I just don't.
As for the OP I'd say ZT flippers are the equal in fit and finish to crk.

I'm a big fan of ZT, but I don't think they have the same tolerances as CRK.

But your statement that no one makes a flipper that bad is false based on your explanation. They are not bad, the designs are just not your preference. You can't argue with the numerous awards that CRK has received over the years.

 

[Officer's Match]

I've had quite a few flippers, including RHK, WE, Brous Blades, Kershaw, ZT, CKF, Olamic, Microtech, and no doubt more I'm forgetting. Only Shirogorov reminds me of CRK out of all the others.