At work I have carried a Gerber LST Magnum Jr for the last 15 years. On my second one as I sharpened the edge off my first so it would no longer hold. Off work I carry a Kershaw Scamp. I like the thin width and nice one hand action on it.
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Philadelphia Patriot
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Also, not really a great EDC knife, but my Ontario Rat 1 with AUS 8 3.5" serrated blade is a really good, affordable folding knife that I don't mind beating up on my girlfriend's 8 acres. For $30, it's a bargain. If you're looking for a tough knife, but don't want to spend too much, I suggest checking them out.
Frizzman
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It was common for all boys to have a pocket knife when I was a kid. I can remember playing mumblypeg(sic?) in the school yard during recess in elementary school. My dad and all the men I knew carried a pocket knife just like they all wore a watch. Dad was a man of modest means so he had a Timex and a well worn Camillus Boy Scout type knife...I still have that old Camillus and the main blade is worn way down with sharpening and stained nearly black since it is a carbon steel blade.
I carry two knives, sometimes three, whenever I leave the house. These days, I usually have a SAK Tradesman in my pocket and a Spyderco Paramilitary clipped in the same pocket. Frequently, my Emerson CQC-10 is in my right hand back pocket. I have many knives, folding and fixed blades. I also have hatchets, machetes, swords, tomahawks and even a couple spears...None are wall hangers.
Around the house, I usually carry a Spyderco Pacific Salt plain edge. It's lightweight and it can't rust. I live near the Atlantic where the air is salty...One knife to do everything with, from opening boxes to dressing deer? To me, that's like wanting one gun that can do it all...I suppose one of my four inch K frames or Security Sixes in .357 COULD pretty much do everything I need a handgun to do but I like having choices. I don't know anyone who has only one knife and one gun. There are many choices when it comes down to both but knives are fun because I can afford to buy various knives...not really expensive knives I would be afraid to use...and I can buy them via internet and have them delivered to my house. When I travel, I like to go to knife shops and get something...Smokey Mountain Knife Works is one of my favorite places to visit.
I carry two knives, sometimes three, whenever I leave the house. These days, I usually have a SAK Tradesman in my pocket and a Spyderco Paramilitary clipped in the same pocket. Frequently, my Emerson CQC-10 is in my right hand back pocket. I have many knives, folding and fixed blades. I also have hatchets, machetes, swords, tomahawks and even a couple spears...None are wall hangers.
Around the house, I usually carry a Spyderco Pacific Salt plain edge. It's lightweight and it can't rust. I live near the Atlantic where the air is salty...One knife to do everything with, from opening boxes to dressing deer? To me, that's like wanting one gun that can do it all...I suppose one of my four inch K frames or Security Sixes in .357 COULD pretty much do everything I need a handgun to do but I like having choices. I don't know anyone who has only one knife and one gun. There are many choices when it comes down to both but knives are fun because I can afford to buy various knives...not really expensive knives I would be afraid to use...and I can buy them via internet and have them delivered to my house. When I travel, I like to go to knife shops and get something...Smokey Mountain Knife Works is one of my favorite places to visit.
Richard Simmons
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As a certified steelhead I carry slipjoints, framelocks, liner locks, backlocks, you name it. My daily carry at the moment and for the foreseeable future is a Chris Reeve Umnumzaan with a 3.675" blade clipped to my right front pocket.
Before this Umnum arrived earlier this month I could be found with a Spyderco, Buck, Benchmade, CRK Sebenza, Case, GEC, Kershaw or ZT in my pocket. At some point I'll probably move this latest one out of the rotation but for now I'm enjoying it too much.
Before this Umnum arrived earlier this month I could be found with a Spyderco, Buck, Benchmade, CRK Sebenza, Case, GEC, Kershaw or ZT in my pocket. At some point I'll probably move this latest one out of the rotation but for now I'm enjoying it too much.
I was hoping to see some antique bone handle folders. I guess I will have to have the wife photograph some of mine.
CptCurl
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Well, mine's not an antique, but it is a folder with bone scales. So I'm in the game.
This is my Case canoe folder I have carried every day since about 1982. It is part of me. If I put my hand in my right front pocket and it's not there I immediately feel that something is wrong.
The bone scales have worn down to the point of being just smooth. All the original relief is gone. The bolsters, rivets, and shield are all proud. This knife stays sharp with my regular attention, and I have just about sunk the bottom of the Indian's canoe over the many years. I can't say how many deer I have gutted and skinned with this knife, nor how many squirrels. Two elk have known this knife; the first in 1987 and the second in 1992. There's no reason to carry a big belt knife.
The larger blade measures 2-1/2" from bolster to tip. The knife is 6-1/8" overall when open; 3-5/8" closed. It is the old version with a single back spring, so it is nice and thin. It balances perfectly. I wouldn't trade it for a truckload of Bucks, Spydercos, Gerbers, Shrades, etc. It's my knife.
And here's how it looks to me:
Curl
This is my Case canoe folder I have carried every day since about 1982. It is part of me. If I put my hand in my right front pocket and it's not there I immediately feel that something is wrong.
The bone scales have worn down to the point of being just smooth. All the original relief is gone. The bolsters, rivets, and shield are all proud. This knife stays sharp with my regular attention, and I have just about sunk the bottom of the Indian's canoe over the many years. I can't say how many deer I have gutted and skinned with this knife, nor how many squirrels. Two elk have known this knife; the first in 1987 and the second in 1992. There's no reason to carry a big belt knife.
The larger blade measures 2-1/2" from bolster to tip. The knife is 6-1/8" overall when open; 3-5/8" closed. It is the old version with a single back spring, so it is nice and thin. It balances perfectly. I wouldn't trade it for a truckload of Bucks, Spydercos, Gerbers, Shrades, etc. It's my knife.
And here's how it looks to me:
Curl
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THE PILGRIM
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Well, mine's not an antique, but it is a folder with bone scales. So I'm in the game.
This is my Case canoe folder I have carried every day since about 1982. It is part of me. If I put my hand in my right front pocket and it's not there I immediately feel that something is wrong.
The bone scales have worn down to the point of being just smooth. All the original relief is gone. The bolsters, rivets, and shield are all proud. This knife stays sharp with my regular attention, and I have just about sunk the bottom of the Indian's canoe over the many years. I can't say how many deer I have gutted and skinned with this knife, nor how many squirrels. Two elk have known this knife; the first in 1987 and the second in 1992. There's no reason to carry a big belt knife.
The larger blade measures 2-1/2" from bolster to tip. The knife is 6-1/8" overall when open; 3-5/8" closed. It is the old version with a single back spring, so it is nice and thin. It balances perfectly. I wouldn't trade it for a truckload of Bucks, Spydercos, Gerbers, Shrades, etc. It's my knife.
And here's how it looks to me:
Curl
Now that is a knife. I collect antique Case knives, and this one intrigues me. I have always admired guns and knives that have to work for a living. Yours have character in spades. So many knives have no history. My main carry knife was a Case Tested (1920-1940) green bone handled 2 blade folder. It has known many deer, elk, and antelope.
Adk.IBO
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I am on my 3rd EDC folding pocket knife. The first two lasted roughly 25 years each, I still have them, just don't carry them anymore. 1st was a Camillus Cutlery Barlow that my grand father gave me. 2nd was a small Kershaw lockback folder. I guess I really have had 4, I bought a Benchmade Mini Griptilian with a Tanto blade and loved everything about it except the blade shape. So I sold it and ordered a Mini Griptilian with a drop point blade. Much better for me and it may last longer than me. Same thing Kozmic said, tip up allows a draw from the corner of my back pocket to open in one movement. I added a free from Benchmade deep carry clip to the 1st one and transferred it to the second, it works well for me also.
Stay safe, John
Stay safe, John
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Let's see...I own a small collection.
S&W Border Guard 4
Gerber Icon Tanto
Cold Steel Pro Guard
Tiger USA folding karambit
KaBar LDK
Spyderco Tenacious
The Cold Steel I like best as a defensive fixed blade, but without a proper sheath I rarely carry it. Not really much of a utility blade.
The Gerber I've carried for years as a utility knife, but it's huge at 10 inches opened, so I settled on the Tenacious for regular carry.
The Spyderco is smaller, as light and just a better blade. It's profile is wider but still a good choice.
If you've ever seen the Kabar Ldk, it's tiny and more of a novelty but still a cool knife to have.
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S&W Border Guard 4
Gerber Icon Tanto
Cold Steel Pro Guard
Tiger USA folding karambit
KaBar LDK
Spyderco Tenacious
The Cold Steel I like best as a defensive fixed blade, but without a proper sheath I rarely carry it. Not really much of a utility blade.
The Gerber I've carried for years as a utility knife, but it's huge at 10 inches opened, so I settled on the Tenacious for regular carry.
The Spyderco is smaller, as light and just a better blade. It's profile is wider but still a good choice.
If you've ever seen the Kabar Ldk, it's tiny and more of a novelty but still a cool knife to have.
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Stirling
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I carry two knives daily. A Swiss Army Ranger and a Spyderco Paramilitary II. I carry the SAK in my left pocket and the Spyderco in right.
I have a thing for 91mm SAKs since that's what my Dad had. I lost a few and stopped carrying them, people using my knife and not returning it.
Now I seven. I got back into carrying them after I started carrying the Paramilitary. It's not something as innocuous as a SAK.
I have a thing for 91mm SAKs since that's what my Dad had. I lost a few and stopped carrying them, people using my knife and not returning it.
Now I seven. I got back into carrying them after I started carrying the Paramilitary. It's not something as innocuous as a SAK.
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I have so many knives that it will take me quite awhile to take pictures and discuss them here. But since I started this thread and mentioned every day carry here's two that routinely accompany me:
Smith & Wesson Forum - ISCS Yoda's Album: Blades - Picture
Smith & Wesson Forum - ISCS Yoda's Album: Blades - Picture
The Arno Bernard was being shown by that company and some distributors at the Dallas Safari Club Expo. The folks at Arno Bernard are a nice group and a great team, A makes this, B, makes that, etc. These cute little fixed blades charmed me so I bought one last month and now I carry it on my belt almost every day. Years ago I carried a belt knife routinely and since folks all over Texas do it I decided to start doing it again, too. Since the blade is only 2.5 inches long it's a legal blade here so I'm completely comfortable with it.
The Boker AK74 was obtained immediately after the Texas legislature decided to drop switchblades from the list of illegal knives. I had others but they're way too large to drop into a pocket except one, and it's called a peanut for a reason - hardly worth the effort.
On any given day now I'll be carrying three and it's virtually never less than one (I don't count the ones in my vehicles).
***GRJ***
Smith & Wesson Forum - ISCS Yoda's Album: Blades - Picture
Smith & Wesson Forum - ISCS Yoda's Album: Blades - Picture
The Arno Bernard was being shown by that company and some distributors at the Dallas Safari Club Expo. The folks at Arno Bernard are a nice group and a great team, A makes this, B, makes that, etc. These cute little fixed blades charmed me so I bought one last month and now I carry it on my belt almost every day. Years ago I carried a belt knife routinely and since folks all over Texas do it I decided to start doing it again, too. Since the blade is only 2.5 inches long it's a legal blade here so I'm completely comfortable with it.
The Boker AK74 was obtained immediately after the Texas legislature decided to drop switchblades from the list of illegal knives. I had others but they're way too large to drop into a pocket except one, and it's called a peanut for a reason - hardly worth the effort.
On any given day now I'll be carrying three and it's virtually never less than one (I don't count the ones in my vehicles).
***GRJ***
OP
And, for Brother bhayles:
Glad to assist.
That's a great start.
As a rule, however, except for the custom made knives, etc., you will be best served by obtaining a top brand of knife. There are inexpensive brands that are easy to find but the top brands got there for a reason.
See the answer to number 1.
All are good options. A case/sheath on your belt is annoying if it's large, unless it's a machete-type of tool, or a Bowie, and you're in the forests or such and need that kind of tool.
Join the club - and it's a big club! Cold Steel, Spyderco, SOG, Gerber, the list of good, tactical folders is VERY long.
I like folders that open with a thumbhole like Spydercos or with a stud, like so many other companies use.
OCGA 16-11-127.1 on GeorgiaPacking.org
There's your current GA law on the subject. Looks like the lebgth of a blade is somewhat restrictive. Texas says 5.5 inches. Georgia says 2 inches.
Tactical folders will work but a folder is not really good for that. Too much junk gets into the mechanism.
If you'll only have one you'll have to make some compromises but any good, quality knife will cut cords and small branches.
Those are purpose built knives. Tactical folders have a different purpose. I don't know how to get around that 2" restriction but a folder in your pocket or day bag is easy; for woods work I prefer a fixed blade.
Keep reading here and listen to what folks say.
**GRJ**
Glad to assist.
That's a great start.
As a rule, however, except for the custom made knives, etc., you will be best served by obtaining a top brand of knife. There are inexpensive brands that are easy to find but the top brands got there for a reason.
See the answer to number 1.
All are good options. A case/sheath on your belt is annoying if it's large, unless it's a machete-type of tool, or a Bowie, and you're in the forests or such and need that kind of tool.
Join the club - and it's a big club! Cold Steel, Spyderco, SOG, Gerber, the list of good, tactical folders is VERY long.
I like folders that open with a thumbhole like Spydercos or with a stud, like so many other companies use.
OCGA 16-11-127.1 on GeorgiaPacking.org
There's your current GA law on the subject. Looks like the lebgth of a blade is somewhat restrictive. Texas says 5.5 inches. Georgia says 2 inches.
Tactical folders will work but a folder is not really good for that. Too much junk gets into the mechanism.
If you'll only have one you'll have to make some compromises but any good, quality knife will cut cords and small branches.
Those are purpose built knives. Tactical folders have a different purpose. I don't know how to get around that 2" restriction but a folder in your pocket or day bag is easy; for woods work I prefer a fixed blade.
Keep reading here and listen to what folks say.
**GRJ**
the 2 getting most pocket time for now. I also have many benchmade knives. I always carry one of the pre mentioned along with a small victorinox knife. If by some odd chance I leave the house without my knife I will turn around to get it. When I travel by air if I don't check a bag the 1st thing I do when we get settled is find a store and buy a pocketknife,then when we leave I give it to the 1st. Cop I meet at the airport as a gift.
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bhayles
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Thanks...and I THINK the 2" law applies only to school safety zones if you have a GWL, which I do.
shouldazagged
Absent Comrade
The man who held Alaska Guide License #1--can't recall his name, but I read his memoirs years ago--used a Buck 110 as his primary knife for dressing out thousands of animals up to and including brown bears.
Not "tactical" (I've never been sure what that means when applied to knives unless it means blades designed for fighting, which generally are very limited as to other uses), but they and similar lockback folders have cleaned untold millions of game animals.
When I was still able to hunt I preferred a fixed blade; but I would have been quite okay using any of several folders I've owned, including Schrade's carbon steel clone of the 110, the Old Timer 125OT.
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