Posted: 1/20/2007 3:32:37 PM EDT
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I am thinking about getting a new pocket knife. I haven't had on in quite a few years because I couldn't carry one where I used to work. I remember Walmart at one time sold Case and Old Timer brands but I was in there today and all they had was Buck brands. The Buck knife today was quite a bit cheaper than I remember a Case being 10 years ago. What are the good brand names today? This is the kind of knife I am talking about 3.5 or 4 inches long closed with three blades. I am not interested in a Gerber or any of those "tactical" knives. 
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How about a mini-multi-tool? I have a Leatherman micra on my keychain, and find it to be quite handy. www.leatherman.com/products/tools/micra/default.asp Very well made. |
That is a three bladed stockman with a clip blade, a pen blade and a spey blade. A trapper would have a clip blade and a spey blade that is the same length as the clip blade and no pen blade. I'm not sure if Uncle Henry is still being made since Schrade knives went out of business in 2004. The name Schrade may have been purchased by another company but I'm not sure about that. |
Buck is still made in the USA. You will have to do a bit of research and determine what type of steel the Buck knife is made with. They use many differant steels. Some are good some are crap. You may want to do some online searches for a knife you like. You can get a good deal from some of the online knife shops. One that comes to mind is the One Stop Knife Shop. I'm not sure of the web addy but you can google it or just google Case knives and come up with tons of stuff. |
Can't go wrong with CASE knives. Very, very good pocket knives. HH |
Well, after I went and looked, the Buck knives sold at Walmart are made in China and the stock number on its box has an additional WM at the end. I am going to drive 20 miles today to go find a Case. If they don't have them at a local lumber supply store I will drive 50 miles to Bass Pro Shop. 
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Why not shop around on the internet instead of driving 50 miles  You will find a better deal, and save money on gas.
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Although they make lots of "tactikewl" folders, you can't go wrong with Spyderco, Cold Steel or CKRT. There are plenty that are small and handy, fitting in your pocket well. Hard to give you specific advice though, because you never said what the task is. If you want a pocket knife that will do a lot of things (other than just plain cutting), you really can't go wrong with a classic Victorinox pocket knife, like the Pioneer. If you have serious cutting to do, any of the brands I mentioned above make awesome one-handed opening knives. Do yourself a favor and get a blade that is half-serrated. I have more than a dozen knives, but the one that is in my pocket most often is a Spyderco Wegner, which is unfortunately no longer made. The blade is slightly under 3", and is incredibly sharp. It's also easy to re-sharpen. They make very similar knives now, just not this specific model anymore. Spyderco's serration is a lot easier to maintain than Cold Steel's, IMHO. CKRT's is similiar to Spyderco. I'm not cutting down trees with them, but I have chipped the serration on a Coldsteel cutting through deer ribs. The Spyderco doesn't even blink at soft bones like this. |
I ment why not just buy from the internet. Allthough I dont own any of the type of knives you are looking for, I pretty much buy all my knives off the net now. No taxes, shipping is cheap cause most knives dont weigh much. Is this what you are looking for? www.eknifeworks.com/webapp/eCommerce/product.jsp?Mode=Brand&Brand=23&A=&SKU=CA7333 It says it is on BO, maybe you could email them to see when they will get them in. |
Well, I bought a Case basic, medium, yellow stockman for $32. The Buck knives at Bass Pro Shop were also made in China.  I had chosen between a yellow and another one just like it with the fancy stag grips for an additional $12 so I just got the yellow one. It will get scratched up in my pocket anyway. At least they were made in the USA.Yellow Stockman 
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+1. After years of carrying a Spyderco Delica and then a benchmade Griptilian (both fine knives), I've gone retro. For the past month or so my pocketknife of choice has been my old Victorinox Pioneer, made in the early 80s and with red alox handles. Victorinox still makes them but the handle scales are no longer red. |
Or call them on the phone. Gasoline is pretty expensive nowadays. From what I understand, Buck has not made "Hencho en USA" knives for a number of years. They barely survived when they were in El Cajon Calif(suburb of San Diego), before moving to Idaho. Buck claimed that the cost of doing business in Calif costed way too much. |
| Well, I did get a Case but I was amazed that Bass Pro Shop was almost out of them. The guy opened the display and they only had one or two of each model in the hidden center storage compartment. I checked prices on the internet before I left and decided I would rather ride down there and buy one in person. |