FLUID FLIPPERS

While there is some disagreement over who invented the flipper blade-opening design—indeed, a case can be made for rattail friction folders—there is no argument that BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame® member Kit Carson popularized it, first on his custom knives and later through his M16 design for CRKT. Flippers caught on fast and today are a common feature on folders some 20 years later.

So, what the flip’s going on with flippers? We thought you’d like to know, so we selected four of today’s latest offerings to find out.

BIG, BAD BRUTE

Krudo knives tend to be overbuilt with added features that are geared toward combat and self-defense. Krudo’s Karsino10