Which fixed blade do you wish was a folder?

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Which fixed blade do you wish was a folder?

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It seems knives started with fixed blades and folders developed out of a need for pocket-ability. Which knives do you wish would be evolved into a folder?
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Interesting question :) It seems the majority of styes have already made that evolutionary leap. Turning a FB into a folder would most likely create a unique species only partially resembling it's ancestor ;)

A far fetched example would be the Swick and Balance ;)
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Personally, I wanted a folding Street Beat, and Dialex basically got it with the Junior. A little blade mod and you're basically there.

You hit on a neat idea Charlie. I think that Eric got closer than the balance with the Bi-fold in terms of getting the Swick to fold. Folding a swick would be a heck of a challenge. I know Gerber also tried, and IMHO didn't get it right. Perhaps the best attempt to date is a Brous Silent Soldier flipper.

I'd really like to see another iteration of the Temperance folder.
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Totally the Street Beat.
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Busse NMFBM (Nuclear Meltdown Fusion Battle Mistress)

The only problem is to fit the 11.5 inch blade in the 6 inch handle :)

otherwise a Foldable Fallkniven F1 would be nice :)
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I would love to see the Perin Street Beat as a folder, some slight modifications would need to be made but it would be still really cool.
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Caspian Salt. It's the only fixed blade I regularly carry, so I'd like a legal version for EDC.
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I'd reverse the question, and ask "Which folding knife would you wish had a fixed blade version?" A PM2 or Military would be a good start.
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I would like to see a Spyderco Dayhiker Hossom in a folder, but I believe it would resemble the BM Skirmish designs by Neil Blackwood.
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Actually, I like the reverse question better... which folder would you want as a fixed blade. I just can't see turning any of the fixed blades I own into folders, but there are a bunch of folders I would love to see as larger fixed blades.
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xceptnl wrote:I would like to see a Spyderco Dayhiker Hossom in a folder, but I believe it would resemble the BM Skirmish designs by Neil Blackwood.
The Hossom folders are still available:
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Papa_K wrote:I'd reverse the question, and ask "Which folding knife would you wish had a fixed blade version?" A PM2 or Military would be a good start.
I like your way of thinking! We need more fixed blade offerings in my opinion.
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Blerv wrote:Totally the Street Beat.
I think if you give the Junior a bowie blade, you're there.


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Fixed blade native would be nice
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Evil D wrote:I think if you give the Junior a bowie blade, you're there.

I like your idea Evil D plenty of blade there to work with
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Evil D wrote:I think if you give the Junior a bowie blade, you're there.
Oh of course. :D
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I'd really really really love to see the Terzuola slipit done as a fixed blade. I think that it would be so perfect for my needs and wants.
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I'd actually like to see the reverse, some folder designs turned into small fixed blade. I still think the Native or Dragonfly could make for a nice fixed neck knife.
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Turning a fixed blade design into a folding design isn't easy, I tried it once.
To answer the question, maybe the Bushcraft?
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Pocket machete already done. Don't know how to top that one.

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