Another long awaited design was the Brad Southard Folder, which will be Spyderco’s first ‘flipper’ design folding knife. The blade certainly flipped open very smoothly – even for this lefty. The knife felt very solid without being too heavy. I like the brown or coyote G10.
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This is an interesting departure from Spyderco’s usual stuff! I’m probably pointing out the obvious here, but this one reminds me of the ZT0560 a lot. I’ll definitely be getting one of these if they make it to full production… and I hope they do!
The knife is beautiful. But … Blade … as it reminds Griptilian.
Where and when can this knife be pre-ordered?
I don’t know, better check with your preferred dealer.
Do you have any idea on the length of the blade and handle? It looks to be close to 4 inches but its hard to tell just from the video.
I only get to handle the prototypes and photograph them, I don’t get info on the precise specs. Judging from memory the blade was around 3,5 inches with an around 4 inch handle. But it has been a few months since I handled the prototype
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First time poster here. Recognize a lot of the names 🙂 Really looking forward to this Southard collaboration. Soooo many nice Spydies coming out. This looks to be a great one.
This one is at the top of my list for this year if they come out with it. Nice photos.
When would this be coming out?
Protos are generally available within a year of being shown. A release date is not known yet.
Sent an email to Spyderco asking about it.
They replied:
Dear Joe,
Yes the C156BN The Brad Southard Flipper will be a main production item.
Thank you,
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