Everyones favorite knife

outdoorman63 · September 27, 2004, 12:20 PM

Was wondering what everyones favorite knife is ?
Fixed and folding.
And are you so favored to the ones you have that you dont try out new one when they come out?

As for me-
Folding i carry a Benchmade Stryker
Fixed i use an old Kbar military

lee n. field · September 27, 2004, 12:47 PM

Fixed -- Ontario Knife Co. 7" butcher knife (http://www.ontarioknife.com/oldhickory.html). Very, very useful.

Folding -- got no real favorites.

Tangle · September 27, 2004, 01:14 PM

I've got a number of Benchmade and Cold Steel knives, they are high quality. But, my two favorites and the ones I carry are the Spyderco Native and my latest, a Buck 882 Police Utility Knife.

Any .45 · September 27, 2004, 02:45 PM

Folding I carry a S&W Extreme Ops all black.

Fixed I carry a S&W H.R.T Tactical boot knife.

Trust their guns with my life why not their knives. their inexpensive and pretty good quality.

jonesy · September 28, 2004, 10:38 PM

For me, the only knife I carry is a Leatherman basic utility folding knife. It's got a good edge on the blade, and I've used the pliers and wire cutters numerous times as well as the screw drivers. A darn site better than the swiss army knife and more compact.

AK103K · September 29, 2004, 04:55 AM

Folders- Spyderco "Tim Wegner" collaboration and a German "Falshirmjaeger" gravity knife.

Fixed- Gerber MKII and a Blackjack Model#1-7

Quickdraw Limpsalot · September 29, 2004, 05:52 AM

I've had (and still have) much sharper, better looking knives... but my favorite pocketknife is still a cheap little stainless Parker of some sort that my brother gave me. It's a short, fat-bladed little buggar with a VERY slim profile and it's stainless all over (no extra material on body.) It's my favorite because I can throw it in any pair of pants and forget it's there.

RKBAadvocate · September 29, 2004, 06:32 AM

Fixed- I really like those Cold Steel tantos.....I wish I had one.

Folding- CRKT M16

2400 · October 1, 2004, 03:24 PM

For carry
Fixed --- I have several different Gerber's

Folding -- I have two MOD's and three Benchmade's

For hunting and fishing there are quite a few I use depending on what I need.

Alaskanmonte · October 1, 2004, 10:45 PM

Fixed- I have two differant Gerbers (love them)

Folding- A Gerber

I guess I just go with what works well for me

ACP230 · October 1, 2004, 10:46 PM

I carry a small Browning knife with a three-inch locking blade and a smaller blade with no lock. It fits in my pocket easily, even with all my keys in there with it.

For hunting and for those occasions when I can't carry a gun, I have a Buck folding hunter. I sharpen it up every fall before deer season and again afterward if I cut up a deer with it.

I have some fixed blade knives around but don't use them much. A Kershaw "Bear Hunter" has seen some use.

spalit · October 1, 2004, 11:05 PM

A CRKT Ryan Model 7 is my number 1 knife. Great feel, balance, solid construction. I like the finger choil, and the large blade. I've been carrying mine for over 2 years now.

mikikanazawa · October 2, 2004, 12:38 AM

Folding: CRKT M16-14 "Big Dog." I've owned a whooooole bunch of lockbacks in my time, and the CRKT is my favorite by a very large margin. I bought it for $85, at first not sure if a knife with four-inch blade and nine-inch OAL was a wise choice for a daily carry. But it's very slim and has a stout pocket clip and packs very easily--even easier than my last daily carry, a Gerber LST with pocket clip. The M16 is truely a one-handed knife that's practical; you can open it very easily (a little too easily - explained below) and close without having to flip it around in your hand. The big blade makes cuts easy, and I guess it could be used as a backup to the 1911.

On the easy opening - I once moved to stick it in my waistband and bumped the opening stud. The point of the blade came out just enough to jab me in the thumb. A small cut, but you bet your ass now I'm very aware of what part of the knife I'm touching when I pocket it.

Fixed: I can't for the life of me remember the model of Gerber fixed blade I have and enjoy. It's not as big as the other fixed blades I own; I seem to like the larger folders and smaller fixed-blades. It's similar to the Gerber Gator except an older version that came with two Zytel sheaths; one for regular belt carry and the other for vertical, horizontal or chain-around-the-neck carry. Either sheath puts the belt at about the midpoint of the knife; most other fixed-blades I have put the belt at the top of the sheath, so you have almost the entire length of the knife banging against your leg. For urban carry, the Gerber is tops. Relatively short OAL, but thick-spined and scary sharp.

Geoff Timm · October 2, 2004, 03:50 AM

Victorinox Golfer. It's ridden in my pocket since I got out of the Army in 1982. It's a little beat up, but it does the job.

Geoff
Who has a Cyber 41 in the work bag.

Dave Markowitz · October 2, 2004, 03:40 PM

Folders:
EDC: Benchmade 550 Griptilian w/plain edge, which replaced my Spyderco Delica w/plain edge.

Special use: Victorinox Swiss Army Cybertool 41. This is basically the Swisschamp modified to be especially useful for working on computers. It's a very usable pocket toolkit.

Belt knife: Becker Combat/Utility 7.

strider72 · October 2, 2004, 11:03 PM

Folding...Kershaw Vapor ,Victorinox Tinker, and a Leatherman or Gerber multitool. Carry all of them everyday. Fixed??? Glock, Air Force Survival, etc. Like all the combat fixed blades.

moonstone · October 3, 2004, 09:06 AM

I met custom knife maker Ed VanHoy at a gun show yesterday and picked up a CRKT produced Van Hoy Snap Lock for $40. Coolest thing I ever saw this side of pocket guns! He had handmade versions for something like $700

. They flip open from the front and look like a piece of sculpture! I'm still working to get the hang of opening it. Follow the link to the bottom of page.

http://www.stamascus-knife-works.com

pbass · October 3, 2004, 09:15 PM

Big black unserrated AFCK. No fixed blade, but if I hit the lottery I'll get a Fisk.

mgdavis · October 4, 2004, 12:37 AM

Gerber folder all the time.

Fixed: Cold Steel Kobun and/or a Gerber Urban Defender(?).

The Gerbers are made of good steel, and the fixed blade is compact enough to conceal a few different ways on my rather scrawny frame. The Cold Steel pretty much stays at my boot when I wear it.

My next knife will be a crkt M16-13LE to replace the Gerber folder.

Antikristuseke · October 4, 2004, 03:25 AM

My favorite knives are my balisong (butterfly knife) and my finnish hunting/utility knife

saands · October 4, 2004, 10:33 AM

I used to go through about a folder every 2 months ... then about 5 years ago, I plunked the change down for a Chris Reeve small Sebenza ... http://www.chrisreeve.com/sebenza.htm ... every once in a while I'll glance at a new design, but I've stayed faithful

Fixed ... I roll my own from ATS-34 bar stock ... here is my current favorite:

Vic303 · October 11, 2004, 08:57 AM

Folder for EDC is the CRKT M16-00KE.

Fixed, most useful has been a little Kabar skinner with guthook.
Fixed nicest but not used yet is my present from my husband...see attached pic.

Tamara · October 11, 2004, 10:44 AM

Got a blue zillion folders, but seem to carry the same ol' Sebenza and Emerson Commander every day. My favorite fixed blade for campsite chores is my McCann Puffin Magnum. I love that knife.

czmatt · October 11, 2004, 02:23 PM

A gerber folding knife, my bro handed down to me. 2 weeks later he wanted it back. NOOOO WAY, its mine.

ive been pretty happy with gerber, I think ill stick with em.

W Turner · October 13, 2004, 10:57 AM

Current daily carry is a CRKT KISS with the paritally serrated Wharncliffe blade. Small, discrete and it handles all of the cutting chores I routinely encounter. Used to carry a CRKT M16-03 carbon fiber, but I screwed around and left it laying in a pile of papers and my wife threw it out by mistake. I paid $30 for an $80 knife and it got thrown out!!!!!!

When I feel like carrying something different it's either a CRKT Mirage with the clip removed or a Cold Steel Voyager XL with a fully serrated Tanto blade. The Cold Steel is 12" long when open, but it fits my hand great and is surprisingly easy to carry. It is also the only knife I own that has drawn blood, one was a small cut on my finger, the other was a 1" cut under my eye that required 12 stitches (the last one was on the top of my bottom eyelid). It was a b'day gift from my wife....lol.

W

September 27, 2004, 12:47 PM	#2
lee n. field Senior Member Join Date: October 12, 2002 Location: The same state as Mordor. Posts: 5,569	Fixed -- Ontario Knife Co. 7" butcher knife (http://www.ontarioknife.com/oldhickory.html). Very, very useful. Folding -- got no real favorites. Last edited by lee n. field; September 27, 2004 at 06:33 PM.

September 27, 2004, 02:45 PM	#4
Any .45 Senior Member Join Date: June 21, 2004 Location: SW FLORIDA, USA Posts: 604	Folding I carry a S&W Extreme Ops all black. Fixed I carry a S&W H.R.T Tactical boot knife. Trust their guns with my life why not their knives. their inexpensive and pretty good quality. __________________ Foster and polish The warior spirit While serving in the world; Illuminate the path According to your inner light" "Spring forth from the Great Earth; Billow like Great Waves; Stand like a tree, sit like a rock; Use One to strike All. Learn and forget! " "At the instant A warrior Confronts a foe, All things Come into focus" Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969) Founder of Aikido

September 29, 2004, 06:32 AM	#8
RKBAadvocate Member Join Date: September 20, 2004 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 72	Fixed- I really like those Cold Steel tantos.....I wish I had one. Folding- CRKT M16 __________________ SIG SP 2009 Glock 23 I think, therefore I'm conservative.

October 1, 2004, 10:46 PM	#11
ACP230 Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2000 Posts: 708	I carry a small Browning knife with a three-inch locking blade and a smaller blade with no lock. It fits in my pocket easily, even with all my keys in there with it. For hunting and for those occasions when I can't carry a gun, I have a Buck folding hunter. I sharpen it up every fall before deer season and again afterward if I cut up a deer with it. I have some fixed blade knives around but don't use them much. A Kershaw "Bear Hunter" has seen some use. __________________ "To disarm the people (is) the best & most effectual way to enslave them." George Mason.

October 2, 2004, 03:40 PM	#15
Dave Markowitz Senior Member Join Date: October 16, 2002 Location: SE PA Posts: 372	Folders: EDC: Benchmade 550 Griptilian w/plain edge, which replaced my Spyderco Delica w/plain edge. Special use: Victorinox Swiss Army Cybertool 41. This is basically the Swisschamp modified to be especially useful for working on computers. It's a very usable pocket toolkit. Belt knife: Becker Combat/Utility 7. __________________ Dave Markowitz http://blogostuff.blogspot.com

September 27, 2004, 12:20 PM	#1
outdoorman63 Member Join Date: September 25, 2004 Location: Mo Posts: 21	Everyones favorite knife Was wondering what everyones favorite knife is ? Fixed and folding. And are you so favored to the ones you have that you dont try out new one when they come out? As for me- Folding i carry a Benchmade Stryker Fixed i use an old Kbar military

September 27, 2004, 01:14 PM	#3
Tangle Junior Member Join Date: June 20, 2004 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 8	I've got a number of Benchmade and Cold Steel knives, they are high quality. But, my two favorites and the ones I carry are the Spyderco Native and my latest, a Buck 882 Police Utility Knife.

September 28, 2004, 10:38 PM	#5
jonesy Junior Member Join Date: September 28, 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 3	For me, the only knife I carry is a Leatherman basic utility folding knife. It's got a good edge on the blade, and I've used the pliers and wire cutters numerous times as well as the screw drivers. A darn site better than the swiss army knife and more compact.

September 29, 2004, 04:55 AM	#6
AK103K Senior Member Join Date: May 1, 2001 Posts: 10,223	Folders- Spyderco "Tim Wegner" collaboration and a German "Falshirmjaeger" gravity knife. Fixed- Gerber MKII and a Blackjack Model#1-7

September 29, 2004, 05:52 AM	#7
Quickdraw Limpsalot Senior Member Join Date: September 20, 2004 Location: Rural Kentucky Posts: 478	I've had (and still have) much sharper, better looking knives... but my favorite pocketknife is still a cheap little stainless Parker of some sort that my brother gave me. It's a short, fat-bladed little buggar with a VERY slim profile and it's stainless all over (no extra material on body.) It's my favorite because I can throw it in any pair of pants and forget it's there.

October 1, 2004, 03:24 PM	#9
2400 Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2004 Location: AZ Posts: 389	For carry Fixed --- I have several different Gerber's Folding -- I have two MOD's and three Benchmade's For hunting and fishing there are quite a few I use depending on what I need.

October 1, 2004, 10:45 PM	#10
Alaskanmonte Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 403	Fixed- I have two differant Gerbers (love them) Folding- A Gerber I guess I just go with what works well for me

October 1, 2004, 11:05 PM	#12
spalit Member Join Date: September 26, 2004 Posts: 20	A CRKT Ryan Model 7 is my number 1 knife. Great feel, balance, solid construction. I like the finger choil, and the large blade. I've been carrying mine for over 2 years now.

October 2, 2004, 12:38 AM	#13
mikikanazawa Senior Member Join Date: September 26, 2004 Posts: 449	Folding: CRKT M16-14 "Big Dog." I've owned a whooooole bunch of lockbacks in my time, and the CRKT is my favorite by a very large margin. I bought it for $85, at first not sure if a knife with four-inch blade and nine-inch OAL was a wise choice for a daily carry. But it's very slim and has a stout pocket clip and packs very easily--even easier than my last daily carry, a Gerber LST with pocket clip. The M16 is truely a one-handed knife that's practical; you can open it very easily (a little too easily - explained below) and close without having to flip it around in your hand. The big blade makes cuts easy, and I guess it could be used as a backup to the 1911. On the easy opening - I once moved to stick it in my waistband and bumped the opening stud. The point of the blade came out just enough to jab me in the thumb. A small cut, but you bet your ass now I'm very aware of what part of the knife I'm touching when I pocket it. Fixed: I can't for the life of me remember the model of Gerber fixed blade I have and enjoy. It's not as big as the other fixed blades I own; I seem to like the larger folders and smaller fixed-blades. It's similar to the Gerber Gator except an older version that came with two Zytel sheaths; one for regular belt carry and the other for vertical, horizontal or chain-around-the-neck carry. Either sheath puts the belt at about the midpoint of the knife; most other fixed-blades I have put the belt at the top of the sheath, so you have almost the entire length of the knife banging against your leg. For urban carry, the Gerber is tops. Relatively short OAL, but thick-spined and scary sharp.

October 2, 2004, 03:50 AM	#14
Geoff Timm Senior Member Join Date: May 18, 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 472	Victorinox Golfer. It's ridden in my pocket since I got out of the Army in 1982. It's a little beat up, but it does the job. Geoff Who has a Cyber 41 in the work bag.

October 2, 2004, 11:03 PM	#16
strider72 Member Join Date: September 26, 2002 Location: Northeast AL Posts: 48	Folding...Kershaw Vapor ,Victorinox Tinker, and a Leatherman or Gerber multitool. Carry all of them everyday. Fixed??? Glock, Air Force Survival, etc. Like all the combat fixed blades.

October 3, 2004, 09:06 AM	#17
moonstone Senior Member Join Date: June 29, 2004 Posts: 120	I met custom knife maker Ed VanHoy at a gun show yesterday and picked up a CRKT produced Van Hoy Snap Lock for $40. Coolest thing I ever saw this side of pocket guns! He had handmade versions for something like $700 . They flip open from the front and look like a piece of sculpture! I'm still working to get the hang of opening it. Follow the link to the bottom of page. http://www.stamascus-knife-works.com

October 3, 2004, 09:15 PM	#18
pbass Member Join Date: September 23, 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 65	Big black unserrated AFCK. No fixed blade, but if I hit the lottery I'll get a Fisk.

October 4, 2004, 12:37 AM	#19
mgdavis Senior Member Join Date: June 24, 2004 Location: Western Washington Posts: 397	Gerber folder all the time. Fixed: Cold Steel Kobun and/or a Gerber Urban Defender(?). The Gerbers are made of good steel, and the fixed blade is compact enough to conceal a few different ways on my rather scrawny frame. The Cold Steel pretty much stays at my boot when I wear it. My next knife will be a crkt M16-13LE to replace the Gerber folder.

October 4, 2004, 03:25 AM	#20
Antikristuseke Member Join Date: September 16, 2004 Location: Estonia Posts: 45	My favorite knives are my balisong (butterfly knife) and my finnish hunting/utility knife

October 4, 2004, 10:33 AM	#21
saands Senior Member Join Date: November 14, 1999 Posts: 1,573	I used to go through about a folder every 2 months ... then about 5 years ago, I plunked the change down for a Chris Reeve small Sebenza ... http://www.chrisreeve.com/sebenza.htm ... every once in a while I'll glance at a new design, but I've stayed faithful Fixed ... I roll my own from ATS-34 bar stock ... here is my current favorite:

October 11, 2004, 10:44 AM	#23
Tamara Moderator Emeritus Join Date: March 11, 2000 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 16,002	Got a blue zillion folders, but seem to carry the same ol' Sebenza and Emerson Commander every day. My favorite fixed blade for campsite chores is my McCann Puffin Magnum. I love that knife. __________________ MOLON LABE! 2% Unobtainium, 98% Hypetanium. The Arms Room: An Online Museum.

October 11, 2004, 02:23 PM	#24
czmatt Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2004 Location: The Great State Of Texas Posts: 122	A gerber folding knife, my bro handed down to me. 2 weeks later he wanted it back. NOOOO WAY, its mine. ive been pretty happy with gerber, I think ill stick with em. __________________ A gun has never killed anyone. "I think, therefore, I carry"

October 13, 2004, 10:57 AM	#25
W Turner Senior Member Join Date: January 17, 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 130	Current daily carry is a CRKT KISS with the paritally serrated Wharncliffe blade. Small, discrete and it handles all of the cutting chores I routinely encounter. Used to carry a CRKT M16-03 carbon fiber, but I screwed around and left it laying in a pile of papers and my wife threw it out by mistake. I paid $30 for an $80 knife and it got thrown out!!!!!! When I feel like carrying something different it's either a CRKT Mirage with the clip removed or a Cold Steel Voyager XL with a fully serrated Tanto blade. The Cold Steel is 12" long when open, but it fits my hand great and is surprisingly easy to carry. It is also the only knife I own that has drawn blood, one was a small cut on my finger, the other was a 1" cut under my eye that required 12 stitches (the last one was on the top of my bottom eyelid). It was a b'day gift from my wife....lol. W