A few months ago, there was a thread about new knives (I can't find it now). In the thread, Frank B posted a comment about a new Trap Door OTF he was working on.
Does anyone know if there has been any updates with that?
Or does anyone even remember that comment?
Any word on those Beltrame Trap Doors?
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Re: Any word on those Beltrame Trap Doors?
Last "credible" info I heard about it was here...
http://209.68.29.138/viewtopic.php?f=1& ... fc#p240070
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Re: Any word on those Beltrame Trap Doors?
That's the comment I was looking for.
I'm a little less optomistic now that I see the quote wasn't actually a first hand quote from Frank himself.
I was a little suprised when I heard about that as Trap Doors aren't really that popular a knife. The main reason people seem to want them is that they are rare. Don't get me wrong, they are cool knives, but I don't know how popular they would be if they were easy to find.
Sttill, I'd love to have one made by Frank Beltrame.
Let's hope...
I'm a little less optomistic now that I see the quote wasn't actually a first hand quote from Frank himself.
I was a little suprised when I heard about that as Trap Doors aren't really that popular a knife. The main reason people seem to want them is that they are rare. Don't get me wrong, they are cool knives, but I don't know how popular they would be if they were easy to find.
Sttill, I'd love to have one made by Frank Beltrame.
Let's hope...
Re: Any word on those Beltrame Trap Doors?
I never understood the popularity of the trap door design beyond it's rarity. It's more a gravity knife than an auto. Maybe he did some market research and decided against it. If he made a limited run they would be expensive and if he made a large run the prices and resale would go down.
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Re: Any word on those Beltrame Trap Doors?
I can't agree more.horizonod wrote:I never understood the popularity of the trap door design beyond it's rarity.
I would be suprised if that didn't happen.Maybe he did some market research and decided against it.
How so? They are spring loaded, aren't they? I know they shut 90% of the way like a gravity knife (before being pushed down the rest of the way) but they open automatically; isn't that what is important?It's more a gravity knife than an auto.
Re: Any word on those Beltrame Trap Doors?
I do not own any trap door but to me the idea is having a rare knife and a repro just doesn't cut it with me.
Yes I would love to get my hands on a vintage German but any repro would have to be priced in the 40 dollar range to even raise an eye brow.
I am usually for something different but making a reproduction knife that was already and odd,kind of bastard design to begin with is not something that trips my trigger.
Yes I would love to get my hands on a vintage German but any repro would have to be priced in the 40 dollar range to even raise an eye brow.
I am usually for something different but making a reproduction knife that was already and odd,kind of bastard design to begin with is not something that trips my trigger.