Good Assisted Opening Folder

Hivoltage · March 10th, 2008, 06:17 PM

I am in the market for a high quality, 3 inch blade, assisted opener, 100 bucks maximum, not metal handles, what ya all got that really kicks butt.

Right now I carry a Mini Griptilian...ant that is the type of knife I like!!!!

Thanks

David in FL · March 10th, 2008, 06:23 PM

Spyderco Native.

I know, I know, I can't follow instructions, it's not assisted open. But it's just as fast and a great value at about $85!

top_gizmo · March 10th, 2008, 06:38 PM

The Kershaw 1550ST it is assited opener, quicker than a switchblade and easy to open, less than $100 and sharp as can be. The blade is 3 1/4.
I carry this everywhere...
KAI USA : Kershaw Product Details

Hivoltage · March 10th, 2008, 06:41 PM

Yep...thats a good looking knife, I found it new on Ebay for 45 bucks!!!!

Gideon · March 10th, 2008, 09:19 PM

I just bought the Benchmade Sequal 707. I really like it and have the griptillian as well. I like the 707 because it's a bit flatter. I wear mine IWB at 5:00. I got mine for $90 something.

rocky · March 10th, 2008, 10:35 PM

Kershaw seems to make decent assisted opening knives. I own the Blur which is a bit bigger than you are asking about. But the Chive I used to own would be about right.

eagle5 · March 10th, 2008, 10:52 PM

How about the CRKT Mini My Tighe? 3.0" blade with OutBurst assisted opening for an MSRP of $80. I posted about my Mini a while ago... CRKT Mini My Tighe

Here are some pics:

I really like this knife, so much that I bought a few extras in the event something were ever to happen to it. I rotate it for EDC with my Kershaw Scallion. My friend turned me on to the CRKT My Tighe but I was not a fan of the AutoLawks and it was a little larger than what I wanted. Then CRKT came out with the Mini My Tighe which had a smaller blade (3") and lacked the unwanted AutoLawks and it was love at first sight!

Fastball · March 15th, 2008, 01:26 AM

Kershaw Mini-Cyclone on my side for almost 2 yrs now and I love it!!!

Kershaw really makes a great knife for the $$ and that Speed Safe..... oh baby!!

KenpoTex · March 15th, 2008, 01:45 AM

If you're going to go with a Kershaw, stick with one of the models with a frame-lock...AFAIC, the rest of them suck.

GlockAddict · March 15th, 2008, 02:06 PM

i couldn't be more pleased with my SOG trident, got the tanto blade w/ black coating.

March 10th, 2008, 06:17 PM	#1
Hivoltage Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Newark, Ohio USA Posts: 588	Good Assisted Opening Folder I am in the market for a high quality, 3 inch blade, assisted opener, 100 bucks maximum, not metal handles, what ya all got that really kicks butt. Right now I carry a Mini Griptilian...ant that is the type of knife I like!!!! Thanks __________________ Nothing Wrong With Shooting as Long as the Right People Get Shot. Clint Eastwood, Magnum Force, 1973

March 10th, 2008, 06:38 PM	#3
top_gizmo Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lebanon, MO Posts: 128	The Kershaw 1550ST it is assited opener, quicker than a switchblade and easy to open, less than $100 and sharp as can be. The blade is 3 1/4. I carry this everywhere... KAI USA : Kershaw Product Details __________________ Semper Fi! Engineers Up!

March 10th, 2008, 06:41 PM	#4
Hivoltage Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Newark, Ohio USA Posts: 588	Yep...thats a good looking knife, I found it new on Ebay for 45 bucks!!!! __________________ Nothing Wrong With Shooting as Long as the Right People Get Shot. Clint Eastwood, Magnum Force, 1973

March 10th, 2008, 09:19 PM	#5
Gideon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 674	I just bought the Benchmade Sequal 707. I really like it and have the griptillian as well. I like the 707 because it's a bit flatter. I wear mine IWB at 5:00. I got mine for $90 something. __________________ God Bless Gideon Jer 33:3

March 10th, 2008, 10:35 PM	#6
rocky Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MI Posts: 11,043	Kershaw seems to make decent assisted opening knives. I own the Blur which is a bit bigger than you are asking about. But the Chive I used to own would be about right. __________________ "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson Nemo Me Impune Lacesset Link to my kydex builds:http://rocknloadkydex.blogspot.com/

March 10th, 2008, 06:23 PM	#2
David in FL Distinguished Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,512	Spyderco Native. I know, I know, I can't follow instructions, it's not assisted open. But it's just as fast and a great value at about $85!

March 10th, 2008, 10:52 PM	#7
eagle5 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: PA Posts: 2,035	How about the CRKT Mini My Tighe? 3.0" blade with OutBurst assisted opening for an MSRP of $80. I posted about my Mini a while ago... CRKT Mini My Tighe Here are some pics: I really like this knife, so much that I bought a few extras in the event something were ever to happen to it. I rotate it for EDC with my Kershaw Scallion. My friend turned me on to the CRKT My Tighe but I was not a fan of the AutoLawks and it was a little larger than what I wanted. Then CRKT came out with the Mini My Tighe which had a smaller blade (3") and lacked the unwanted AutoLawks and it was love at first sight!

March 15th, 2008, 01:26 AM	#8
Fastball Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: York County, PA Posts: 93	Kershaw Mini-Cyclone on my side for almost 2 yrs now and I love it!!! Kershaw really makes a great knife for the $$ and that Speed Safe..... oh baby!! __________________ SS Colt Officer's model,W/lots'o mods,(warm weather carry), SS Colt Delta Elite W/lots'o mods, (cold weather carry), other toys in safe as well. Uh Ohh! Just went Dark Side; Sig P229R 2-Tone; 357sig *You never see a motorcycle parked ouside a psychiatrist's office!*

March 15th, 2008, 01:45 AM	#9
KenpoTex Distinguished Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Springfield, Missouri Posts: 1,502	If you're going to go with a Kershaw, stick with one of the models with a frame-lock...AFAIC, the rest of them suck. __________________ If you carry in Condition 3, you have two empty chambers. One in the weapon...the other between your ears. MOΛΩN ΛABÉ Matt K.

March 15th, 2008, 02:06 PM	#10
GlockAddict Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Boynton Beach, FL Posts: 33	i couldn't be more pleased with my SOG trident, got the tanto blade w/ black coating.

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