[trevdawg]

Definately a switchblade.

Those damn greasers are roaming the streets. :laugh:

[Skillet]

I have one of these, it is what I would carry.

Small, lightweight, tough, auto, VERY precise workmanship.

Kinda spendy, but worth it.

[mep1811]

For clip knives i like a Leatherman multi tool and a Benchmade spring action. For a sheath knife, I have my trusty Randell 18-7 Attack -Survival .

[j_rawks]

benchmade auto stryker 9100 for me. this sucker is used daily. from cutting rope to hard cheese and fruit to sharpening pencils. it costs a lot of coin, but i can't leave home without it.

[slus]

I've carried this little guy daily for about 2 years



SOG Twitch II. I wish I had a serrated blade though, I use it to cut ropes every day and have to keep it pretty sharp all the time to cut easily. I love the opening mechanism though, just a little flick and it opens solidly (if it is semi clean and oiled )

I just ordered a SOG Powerlock multi tool too to keep with me.

[HZJ60 Guy]

Strider.

[gladly]

[roscoFJ73]

I like these $20 Swibo butchers knives. Ive skinned and boned nearly everything on 4 legs with these.
Using the right oil stone they can be sharpened like a razor

[sandcruiser]

i carry a gerber. not sure what the name of it is, but it works nicely, straight blade that holds an edge well.

when I'm camping I also carry my Leatherman WAVE... great all-around tool. I carried it every day while we were travelling through Central America for a year. My favorite WAVE story:

The cruiser lost it's clutch slave on night on a windy, steep hill in the middle of nowhere. I limped it up and down hills for an hour or two looking for a place to spend the night, but couldn't find anything (it was the day before xmas, all the inns were full... very biblical but my wife wasn't pregnant). We spent the cold night in the truck because I didn't know where we were and didn't want to leave the rig on its own.

Anyhow, at first light I headed down to Cartago (the nearest city) and bought a slave. Very happy with myself, I stopped in to buy a pastry and cup of coffee. A little later, the food, coffee and exercise reminded me of other important morning habits. But the cafe had no bathroom. They pointed me next door the dentist's office that had just opened. By now, I was pretty eager to have a seat...

Nobody was there at the dentist, but the door was open and I could see the bathroom, so just walked in and took care of business.

What I didn't notice is that there was no handle on the inside of the door. None at all. So there I was, unshowered/shaved, in a stinky bathroom in a dentist's office where nobody knew I was actually there, and no way to open the door.

AHA!! Out came the WAVE. Between the thin screwdriver and the pliers and the phillips, I managed to further dismantle the door handle, and get at the latch mechanism from the inside, where I opened it, and let myself out.

The receptionist looked pretty confused but didn't say anything as I walked out.

If I hadn't had the WAVE.... it would have been a pretty lousy start to the day.

[highlandcruzer]

How did you choose your your 4x4 ? Most Japanese steel is good. Although I enjoyed the Ken onion Kershaw I had [nicely designed], I was'nt impressed with the steel quality. Gerbers are fair.Shrade is a good ol' faithful. My Benchmade has really impressed me. But the Japanese made Blackjack folder that I had was prolly the best quality steel i've seen reasonably priced[recommended to me by a knifesmith freind] The knife I currently cary is Japanese made, Loveless designed fixblade put out by "Beretta USA" ,I have been very pleased. All my knives are multi-tools , I don't baby 'em!!!

[70,s fan]

Who can argue with '' MACGIVER'' the swss army knife is one of the best to have in your pocket.

[e rock]

For anyone that happens to be looking, the CRKT M16 is on sale right now (but probably not for long) for $18 at http://www.steepandcheap.com/

[matt.mcinnes]

Have to go with my Gerber, Engineering and quality are hard to beat. Light easy to use and always sharp. 3ins Blade, went with this design as its easy to clean the mud out of

[FJTex]

i carry this thing. i use it eveyday nearly and its served me quite well for cutting, prying, poking, stirring, levering and doing just about anything i've set it to do. its Smith and Wessons Extreme Ops Series which is made in china from 440C steel. so no, its not a benchmade or a Spyderco but its hefty size and thick blade along with its pricetag (i got mine for $10) more than make up for its lackluster specs. this is a workhorse that is probably 99.99% as good as any other knife out there and at $10 i can afford to beat on it heavily. also i should mention that it gets a lot of maintence abuse too, i've dropped it in mud and sand and done things to it that would make lesser knives cry, i've never oiled it nor sharpened it (its finally getting to the point where it needs sharpening though) i've thrown it and much worse. she still works beautifly.

[Enigma]

Pathetic, just pathetic. Five pages of knife stuff and not one Crocodile Dundee line!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbOZL8sIpT8

Now thats a knife!

[CELICA XX]

My GLOCK Survival Knife

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ck/glock81.jpg

[calphi27]

Anyone have experience with TOPS knives?

http://www.topsknives.com

[justin85-60]

[quote=swank60;190402]I've heard that Kershaw is a branch if Snap-On - anyone know?

[quote=moralien;190417]Doubt it . It's a Japanese knive co.

Kershaws are actually American Knives. The Kershaw Co. is based in Oregon.

And if they are a division of Snap-on, it is due to a buyout or something similar, because the Kershaw family is from Central OR, the knives are named after people and places here.

[justin85-60]

For the record, Gerber is based in Portland, OR too. Someone posted otherwise.

[steverb]

i always carry my sog meridian, and my leather man charge is allways close by.

[scottm]

This thread is still going, cool! Which knife obviously depends on the situation. When I was an airline pilot I was severely limited in knife choices, I carried a plastic knife and a big, metal camping spoon. I carried a small screwdriver with multi-bits, and snuck a tiny Vice-Grips (4LN) 'till they threatened to confiscate it. But most significantly, I carried a Swiss Tech Utilikey on my keyring. I noticed they sell them at my local auto parts store last night. Mine made it through security X-ray all over the world, and no, they don't let pilots carry anything passengers can't. I had to buy a 3-C-cell Maglight when they threatened to confiscate my 4-C-cell. It sucked having to skirt the law that protected me and kept my occupation feasible, but common sense won out. For health and finances, I tried to eat whole foods on the road, kind of hard without a knife. And on the road was more than half my life.

Camping, I carry a knife heavy enough to double as a small axe. I don't remember the model, but it's the current M16 bayonette knife. I like the old Navy Seal version sheath, lots of ways to strap it on, and makes a handy wire cutter.

[LXLouie]

Anything made by Gerber!

[mud80]

has to be a leatherman for me!

[AJP]

Most useful and used has been a Swiss Army Climber...(scissors and corkscrew get lots of use as do the tweezers and toothpick!) I clipped a small Photon LED light to it and it is definitely used frequently -- got the black "scales" instead of the standard SAK red....

Found a pretty good deal on a "RED" class Benchmade. It is one of their few framelock ("monolock") folders and inexpensive and works very well so far for me. I was a little sceptical of the low cost and made in Taiwan stamp...and have always used their so called "Blue" class..but this knife actually locks up as well as my Striders .. in fact it locks up better than my SnG till it was dismantled and cleaned!

pretty impressive .. although a wee heavy for the pocket on occasion!

[badmuthatrucka]

I'd say a multitool for versatility. If it has to be a folder, CRKT or SOG. I love my SEAL pup for a fixed blade. Not too big and bulky, holds a ridiculous edge, which is what I put on all my knives, and looks cool too! My .02!

[cruisermedic]

spyderco or benchmade. i have both but i prefer the spyderco. i have something similiar to the police model but i have the plastic handle. its a bit heavier than my benchmade but i think its much sharper and holds edge better. my benchmade is same size, with plastic handle, both half serrated and i dont think i would want a full straight blade. ive had both for about 5 yrs and use them plenty and they get lots of abuse. only problem is they are kind of long blades and look very aggressive so explaining why i am carrying out of my job or the woods or some thing could be tough.


steve

[CreepyCrawler61]

My favorite is my Benchmade 806D2 AFCK axis lock knife. But gadget freak that I am, I have to admit to having several Benchmade and a couple of Spyderco knives. Still like the AFCK best, though.

[RACER1269]

just won this earlier tonite woooot !!! buddy of mine used this knife in iraq, good enough for me.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...157457151&rd=1

[SAR_Squid79]

Masters Of Defense (MOD)
CQD - MK1

It's big, but if I could only carry ONE...

http://www.blackhawk.com/product1.asp?P=70-&C=C0978

[reffug]

greatest thing about this thread is how many different blades there really are out there that I had never heard of and find amazing.................

I rather buy a blade than a 4K flashlight.