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Posted: 10/1/2004 9:43:45 AM EDT
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Spyderco Delica at work, Native III at home, Military in woods
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Spyderco Delicas of various edge combos.
Get the scalloped edge. I love mine. |
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I did this thread about a month ago.
My carry is an Emerson CQC 7. |
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3" or 3 1/2" Benchmade Automatic (pick different size depending on clothing/area)
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My favorite was Ken Onion Kershaw, until I boke the tip off. It just didn't seem the same after that. Alas, shortly after that happened, I found a Coldsteele Recon 1. When I say found, I don't mean I was in a knife shop and saw one I liked and baught it. I mean I found one after drill weekend on the bus. I waited for two months, but nobody came to me and said "Hey SSG COLESTEELE, I lost my knife, did you by any chance find one?". So now I got a replacement knife for free. Probably not a knife I would have baught, about $100 Retail, but a great knife for free.
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Where do you work that you use your knife so much? |
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Ken Onion Kershaw "Whirlwind".
Keeps a hell of an edge, it's light, tough, and cheap. I used to carry CRKTs but they would always break something after about a year or so, usually the pocket clip or something minor. If I lost this one today I would replace it with another one immediately. |
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Heh.. I feel a little outgunned. My carry knife is either a Bucklite II or a Wenger swiss army..
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3" buck stockman 3-blade pocket knife that i purchased in 1979.
it still cuts string pretty well. |
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Spyderco Endura, 1/2 serrated -1/2 straightedge blade.
I can open it or close it one handed, with either hand, even behind my back, even while hanging upside down in a climbing harness, faster than most people can open or close any other knife one handed with their dominant hand while holding it in front of them and looking at it. Speed of opening is a big deal for me, but speed, safety, and surety of closing are equally important. Your priorities may vary. I also need to be able to use either hand equally well, as I may be holding myself safe with my primary hand and unable to let go without becoming dead. Having my secondary hand able to use my knife is then a serious requirement. The delica is a great knife, but slightly smaller. I am nowhere near as proficient with a Spyderco Delica as I am with a Spyderco Endura, and I know other people who are the opposite. Once size will suit you best for opening and closing, and it is that size you should carry. Also, the Spyderco "hole" is big enough that I can open the knife properly even while wearing winter sport gloves. Try doing that with a little "post" opener and you're realize the value of the Spyderco. |
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Emerson Mini Commander. All black, half serrated. Lost my full size on a jump
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Chive
Small, compact, sharp, and the spring assist is fun to play with. Tj |
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CRKT M16-11F its the carbon fibre model very light weight but almost to light also got the serrated edge but now I wish I would of just gotten the straight edge makes it much easier to sharpen. But other than that I have been very happy with it. I also keep my cheapo China brand S&W copy handy I figure I can use it to pry and bang with and if it breaks Im only out $4.
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I have a little 3" S&W SWAT folder that I picked up geeze... about 9 years ago or so? Haven't needed another knife.
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Emerson Wave Commander, but I have to send it back for repair, I somehow ripped the belt clip out of the liners, and stripped the threads!
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they one he brought back from "the Nam"? ----whoops wrong thread. |
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Spyderco Delica with the 50/50 blade.
I've had one for almost 10 years and for everyday use and carry it's my favorite. Not too big, not too small - just right for my hands, and it doesn't freak people out when I use it. (Well once, I was at a birthday lunch at work and the celebrant needed a blade to open a gift. I handed her my knife and someone yells out, "Geez, you can kill someone with that thing!") It's either on me or close to me whenever I leave the house. I'm actually surprised I haven't lost it by now. |
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construction. I'm in management but I still like to get dirty when I can. I wouldn't buy that knife for what I do, but when I started it was the oldest and the one I liked the least. I can't stand tanto blades or serrations now. Everytime I see them I think "there's a knife that doesn't get used". |
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+ 1 for the "Whirlwind". I have carried mine everyday for about the last three years and I love it. I also carry a Leatherman "Micra" along with it. In my fanny pack is a Swiss Army "Champ" (For the corkscrew & the saw!). |
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