Quality folding knife recommendations?

[Smoke]

You might have just as well asked "What's Your Favorite Knife?" because that's really the answers you're getting.

I don't have a big box of knives. I own five pocket knives, two of them are twenty plus years old.

I have a Buck 110 that I bought in 1995(ish)
I have a Schrade L7 that I bought in 2000(ish)
I have a CRKT Ignitor that I bought about 5 years ago
I have a Buck 110 Slimline that I bought last year
I have a Benchmade 710 that was gifted to me last year.

Of the five only the CRKT is an assisted open knife but it's a Righthand knife so I haven't carried it for several years. It's a good thirty dollar knife if you're right handed.

The Schrade is a Buck 110 built by another company. It's not assisted open but I put a Kwik Stud on it and I can open it one handed.

The Buck 110 Slimline is an updated Buck 110 pocket clip knife. It can be carried right hand or left. It has a thumb stud and can be opened reasonably easy with either hand but it's not an assisted opener.

The Benchmade 710 is ambidextrous as well and opens much more smoothly than any other knife I own. It was the first Axislock knife Benchmade ever made. I carry it every night at work, more to honor the friend who gave it to me than anything else but it's also becoming my go to knife to carry off the clock too.

My Buck 110 is the knife I've owned the longest. It's the utility knife I use the most. I carry it at work nightly as well and I reach for it more often than the Benchmade. It's not an assisted opener but I put a Kwik Stud on it as well and I can open it one handed with either hand if I need to. Most of the time I just open it.

Of the five the Buck 110 is my go to utility knife. I suspect it's the one I'd carry daily off the clock if I didn't carry it daily on the clock.

 

[sheppard]

just get yourself a Barlow style. That's all you need. Brand is not important.

 

[pharmer]

The Buck 110 is a "belt knife" for me. Put it in your front pocket and the ladies will think you are glad to see them. The Benchmade "MiniGriptilian" clips nicely into the "watchpocket of your jeans and has a tight, "pocket shredder" clip, so you don't lose it easily. Joe

 

[Smoke]

This is a Buck 110 Slim Select



It makes the 110 a viable pocket knife. The original 110 is 8 ounces the Slim is just under three.

The blade is a 110 blade but with a satin finish instead of the polished finish. The scales are Micarta. I like the textured grip. I've heard a couple of people say the clip is ugly and too short but I haven't noticed. I do like that it carries the knife low in your pocket.

It's a good all around utility knife

 

[Mainsail]

I have a few quality folding knives, like benchmade, spyderco, zero tolerance etc.

This is what I'm currently carrying. I really like it. The knife blade came scary sharp, and the saw has been used several times and was indispensable when I needed it. Picked it up on sale for around $60.

A tactical knife might be better for perforating a commie, but that need occurs so rarely around here that I feel better served with this.



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[Ole Joe Clark]

I carry Benchmade knives daily. I own several other brands, including Emerson, Spyderco, Buck, Gerber, etc., but I always go back to Benchmade. Right now, I'm carrying a Benchmade Lerch Impel auto with a 1.98" blade in my right pocket, and a Benchmade Osborne 9400 first production auto clipped in the left pocket.

Carry knives are very individual, kinda like holsters. Willing to bet everyone posting has the big drawer(s) o' knives right next to the holster boxes

I think lots more of the few knives that I have than the box of holsters that is downstairs in storage.

Have a blessed day,

Leon

 

[Muss Muggins]

One of the reasons I love this forum. Noticed a blank spot in the knife menagerie, and this is one cool looking utility. Did a quick bunch of research on the thing, and it’s a real Victorinox, originally named the Soldier, but given a paint job and some blackened blades, became the Knife, Combat Utility, Government. I’ve got one ordered, and I imagine it’ll be my new Jeep console knife. Sadly, I paid more than you did. . .

I have a few quality folding knives, like benchmade, spyderco, zero tolerance etc.

This is what I'm currently carrying. I really like it. The knife blade came scary sharp, and the saw has been used several times and was indispensable when I needed it. Picked it up on sale for around $60.

A tactical knife might be better for perforating a commie, but that need occurs so rarely around here that I feel better served with this.



KCUG - YouTube

 

[Muss Muggins]

My Knife, Combat Utility, Government showed up today. Bigger than it looks in the pics, but still everything I thought it would be. Gonna have a home on the plate carrier . . .

 

[AlanF]

Early on in my career, before departing for my first overseas tour, I purchased an Ernie Emerson CQC-7. In a couple of years I will be retiring. That knife still rides in my pocket everyday and has been a real world traveler. It would be worth your time to check out Ernie's blades.
Emerson Knives Inc. | Official Website | Shop Now

 

[Igiveup]

I have a Buck Lite I bought in the early eighties when first introduced, also a Buck 110. For pocket carry a Case xx stockman style knife.

 

[jtcarm]

I see lots of recommendations for the Buck 110.

I love the 110, but that’s an awfully big folder for EDC. If the idea is to carry a knife as a defensive weapon, you’re looking at slow, two-handed deployment for the 110.

My EDC is a Kershaw Cryo. Super-handy, even though I have to tighten down the pivot stud once a week.

That’s just my general purpose knife. I have no illusions of defending myself with a knife, nor any idea what a “tactical” blade looks like.

When I go afield, there’s usually a 110 or similar size folder on my belt and a backup in the truck.

 

[ContinentalOp]

My EDC is a Kershaw Cryo. Super-handy, even though I have to tighten down the pivot stud once a week.

On my knives with the same issue I'll carefully apply a fraction of a drop of blue loctite (I presume purple would also work) to the pivot stud and screw. As long as your careful not to get it anywhere with moving parts and let it set overnight, it should stop loosening on you. And it loosens easily with a screwdriver if you ever need to take it apart. It works for me.

 

[shutupdata113]

I love my benchmade 940. Spyderco pm2, native, salt series. If you want a bomb proof knife check out Hinderers xm-18. Also I can't recommend a Chris reeve knife high enough. be careful knife hobby is crazy expensive just like gun hobby

 

[Boox]

As a New Yorker, I am and always have been a fan of Camillus knives. I have over 50 of them in many of their configurations and have yet to break one, I've lost a few, but I have never felt the need to give up with them. Camillus may not be so well known outside of the northeast, but they have a good variety and offer excellent value for the money.
I don't need the latest specialty knife, I don't feel the need for a self protection knife but for a good, quality, every day wear and tear knife I have NEVER been let down by my Camillus knife. Been carrying one for most of my 74 years.

 

[jc2721]

OP--you've made your choices and they're fine knives. I probably have 4 or 5 flat rate boxes full of Gerbers, Benchmades, Spydercos, Bucks, Kershaws, Pumas, etc., and I've owned Liles, Emersons, Reeves, etc.

For the past 20+ years my edc was a Spyderco Centofante--the one with the silver bug inset into the black plastic handle. It was light and it sliced well (thin blade). About a month ago someone stole it off of my desk--the one time I left it at work (my office is locked) someone came in, played with the toys on my desk and took that knife and an old Case peanut I kept in a drawer.

I carried my back-up Endura for a couple of weeks but it was too big so I ended up with a new Delica wharncliffe blade (straight edge). Excellent blade, light and easy to handle and not too expensive (about $80 online, MSRP is about $125?). If I can find another Centofante I may buy it, but for now I'm liking the straight edged Delica.

 

[mikerjf]

Just wanted to say I bought a Buck 110 after reading this thread and I’m a happy camper. Might try my hand at some custom touches.

 

[glenwolde]

Personally, I've always been a fan of Boker...

Boker USA

 

[Father Joe]

Traditionally quality, in a folder means that the blade "walks and talks" when opening and closing, has no side play, holds an edge well and there are no sharp corners to wear through your pockets.
IIRC, that was the "talk" my dad gave me as we drove to the hardware store in his '54 Buick

 

[indigo22]

Like mentioned above Bench made is off the list...
What I carry. Spyderco H1 if I am going up to the Ocean. Various CRKT for general purpose EDC. Cold Steel Pocket Bushman if I am hiking in the mountains.

 

[Flattop5]

Personally, I've always been a fan of Boker...

Boker USA

I have 3 Bokers: 1 stag, 1 bone, 1 wood [1]. All German-made. Great knives. Never owned a USA-made Boker, so cannot comment on them...

[1] https://agrussell.com/files/products/large/bo-2020rw-s.jpg?1474585084


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