Great "Every Day Carry" knives

[GuyK]

Sorry to hear about your troubles. I've never had an incident like that with my Sequel but it's similar enough to the Mini Grip that you might.

The other knife that I carry around the farm is a Spyderco Delica 4. The blade is about the same length as the Benchmade but the handle is a bit bigger. It's an excellent knife. Check it out.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=100HZJ838F8RCBX1FX0K

These Spydercos are excellent tools. The blade won't drop open of it's own accord, but the big thumbhole makes it quite easy to open with one hand. If one-hand-open was a prerequisite for me, I'd look at one of these very closely.

 

[markdi]

Kershaw blur s30v blade

3.4 inch ken onion assisted opener

Great knife


My daily carry for 5 years

 

[Recpro]

I have a few, these were in my gear today...

Heavy Duty - Puma
Replaced a Broken Buck about 8 years ago, gets brutalized regularly..

Quick - Columbia River Knife Tech Pazoda
I break these often, sometimes get spring assist, CRKT's and Kershaws, usually on sale.
I stashed a Kershaw Leek, always like to have a nice one for going out which rarely happens

Light and Always - Victorinox Officer Suisse
This one has gone in my pocket first thing every morning for years.

I grew up in a house where boys got a pocket knife for their fifth birthday, by 8 you were expected to always have one with you...if Dad, of Grandpa asked you for your knife...ya best have it, or some privileges were going to be lost...had to do extra chores for money if ya lost it...had to have one, required equipment.....

 

[N8Nagel]

Yes, that is how I carry it. Note that the knife does not open while it is in the pocket of my jeans, thank God! It only opens as I am removing it from my pocket. I believe that one of the thumb studs is catching on the rolled lip / top seam of my pocket. I have not experienced the problem while wearing dress pants that do not have a rolled lip / top seam.

I am half way through the day today carrying the full size model while I am at work in my dress pants. I have taken it out several times just to see what happens. No trouble so far but it I am aware that it is in my pocket and can feel it all the time. The smaller version was much more comfortable to carry. Of course I also had to carry a tourniquet and a first aid kit with me.

Maybe it's your particular knife, or maybe it's a quirk of the mini-Grip, I couldn't say, I don't have one. In any case I'd think that'd be all over bladeforums if it were doing that though...

I'm guessing the Emerson "wave" feature is not for you

This is suddenly of interest to me as the girl has been playing with my knives and I think she likes the Grip, and I actually suggested a mini-grip for her as my hands are on the large size and hers are kind of small.

 

[petes'picks]

I have carried a Swiss Army (orig champ I think, has ruler with MM for measuring caps) for about 25 years now, have one of the new ones I bought when I thought I lost the original that is a litttle wider I dont like as much.

I have all the Kershaw Ken Onions and love them, but every time I tried replacing the midget SwissArmy I end up missing the sissors and non intrusiveness.

 

[Jedi]

This is my Buck . Can't remember the modle but as you can see it's well worn . Used it everday at work . I use to have a double blade Schrade but it was just too heavy in my pocket . Don't have my day job anymore but I still carry the knife out of habit .

 

[BruceRPA]

I am not sure why I was having the Griptilian open as I removed it from the pocket of my jeans when, apparently, others did not. Maybe my new knife had thumb studs that were unusually sharp or rough. I suspect that it was more likely something that I was doing though. I am sure that I could manage it IF I was conscious of the issue 100% of the time and was very careful every time. One time under duress or when I was distracted and it would be my blood being spilled, or worse yet, someone else nearby.

After doing some more research, I took the 2+ hour trip (each way) to visit Cabella's and talk with John "with the beard". The net result is that, as much as I l hated to, I returned both Griptillian knives and brought home an Osborne Emissary 470-1.



http://www.benchmade.com/products/470-1

The Emissary answers my concern about the fear of having the knife open unexpectedly and restores my confidence in carrying such a knife. The manual safety will lock the blade in both the closed and the open position. It also has a spring assisted opening and a excellent S30V blade. It also fits my pocket -- and my hand -- very well. It is a bit smaller than the Mini Griptillian and the top and back are very smooth so it does not interfere at all with reaching my hand into my pocket as the others did. Of course I will have to be certain to engage that safety before putting the knife away but since it must be folded using two hands, as opposed to being flipped to close it, I think that it is more likely that I will just combine the closing and locking actions. So far I really like this one.

I decided to wait to decide on a full size knife. I thought that I would just exchange the full size Griptillian for a full size Barrage since it is similar but it has a manual safety lock. Unfortunately they only had a Barrade with a serrated Tanto blade in stock and I want a traditional drop point blade. After looking again at some of the suggestions here, maybe it is just as well that it worked out that way. I may order a full size knife in the near future. I want to take some more time to live with what I have and do some more reading and research.

Thanks again everyone! :thmbsp:

 

[cratz2]

When I' not working, I carry this Spyderco UKPK. Locking knives are prohibited in the UK so Spyderco came out with this line of non-locking knives.




And I always try to buy local when I can so thankfully, this was made on earth. Says so right on the blade.

:tongue:

 

[Pio1980]

I usually carry a V-I Swiss Army standard, a V-I Tech Line custom, and a Buck orange handle lockblade survival knife. They each have their unique application.

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[bobabode]

Schrade 'Old Timer' for me.

 

[BruceRPA]

That Spyderco looks very nice cratz2. However, I am surprised to hear that locking knives are prohibited in the UK. If the knife can fold when using it, doesn't that make it possible to cause serious injury? Your fingers will be in harms way, right? Is there something else that I don't understand that would prevent that from happening?

 

[similost]

In my right front pocket.. Cheap, replaceable, and holds a good edge..

And on my left hip daily...

 

[similost]

Ya know.. for what those Benchmade knives cost, you'd think they'd put them in a little nicer box than some cheap blue cardboard...

 

[willL]

Cant go wrong with a Kershaw Ken Onion, Ive carried one daily forever, the way the clip situates the knife in my r pocket the blade is against the seam. Although they also have a latch. Though mines been broke quite awhile w/ no issues.

 

[tensleep]

I have a Buck 112 that I use regularly, and can carry in my pocket easily, although it is a bit bulky. I use the belt sheath if I am going to be working and using it all day (electrician). It is against company rules for me to carry this at work, though, so I picked up one of these this week:

It works great and is easy to flip open and closed with one hand. It also locks open and closed.

I gave my father this fixed blade Puma Coyote for Christmas,

along with this Streamlite 88031 Protac:

He was so excited, you would have thought we gave him a new car!

Years ago, he lost his Puma White Hunter in the Bighorn mountains where we grew up:

He had purchased this knife at a boat show in Chicago when I was an infant. After moving to Wyoming, I cannot begin to count how many deer, elk, cows, pigs, etc. we dressed with this knife.

After his excitement over his new Puma, I started searching for a replacement White Hunter. New models are cost prohibitive, but I was able to find one used on ebay. Not bad for a 50 year old knife for $167:

He is going to freak - his birthday is next week and he and Mom are coming into town for a visit. The knife needs to be polished and sharpened, but that is one of his favorite pastimes.

 

[robgmn]

Ordered & received a new letter opener to go into rotation with my S&W Executive, my Buck and my CRKT KISS.
I made a few minor changes and it's quite nice for the money!

 

[BruceRPA]

Wow, lots of nice knives there! I have carried a very small Swiss Army Victrinox knife for years. It gets use daily and will continue to do so for everyday tasks such as opening boxes, cutting plastic straps, and dealing with hangnails, ets.

Swiss Army Signature Lite with LED Mini White Light

I also carry a mini Streamlight in my cellphone case and in my backpack. It gets a lot of use nearly everyday. There is also a very nice Tensco 3 AAA powered flashlight in my backpack as well as in my car door pocket and elsewhere around the house.

The Benchmade Emissary has been a joy to carry so far. I find it a little slow to deploy the blade at this point in time but as I continue to work with it I am sure that I will learn to get faster with it. I do have confidence in it though.

 

[Pio1980]

Ya know.. for what those Benchmade knives cost, you'd think they'd put them in a little nicer box than some cheap blue cardboard...

A presentation box is nice for presentations when it's someone else's money, I'm fine with it all going into the item itself. Besides, it's a tool and the box usually gets tossed if there was one.

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[cratz2]

That Spyderco looks very nice cratz2. However, I am surprised to hear that locking knives are prohibited in the UK. If the knife can fold when using it, doesn't that make it possible to cause serious injury? Your fingers will be in harms way, right? Is there something else that I don't understand that would prevent that from happening?

Nope. That could potentially happen.

Having said that, there are likely tens of millions of people that carry non-locking knives that have never cut themselves due to an unexpected closing of the blade while in non-combat use.

On the other hand, as far as laws prohibiting locking knives, somewhere between 90 and 95% of all stabbings in the US involve a kitchen knife, not a uber tactical Benchmade/Spyderco/etc...

 

[Recpro]

Found this one with a Bosun's Pipe in a tool box that came in as scrap....Blade is marked Solengen/Germany....no other marks, rivets appear hand set.