Pocket Knives?

I carry a leatherman super tool 300 and a home depot fold up utility knife ( hate to sharpen blades ).

I carried a spyderco for years. I loved this knife until I got a Sog flash 2. This is the best pocket knife I have ever had. I have been carrying one on and off duty for seven years. Just my experience... Good luck

I loved my Spyderco until I lost it. I now carry a K-bar folder on the weekends, not great but it works.

I carry what ever big 5 has on sale because I usually loose them.

"lj4x4" wrote: I carried a spyderco for years. I loved this knife until I got a Sog flash 2. This is the best pocket knife I have ever had. I have been carrying one on and off duty for seven years. Just my experience... Good luck

This is actually the knife that I was considering. It's a bit bigger than the knife I usually carry but looks like a great knife.

What's with all the branding of pocket knives? Is this some sort of special club I've never heard of?



I own a "jeep" knife that I carry on the trail with me. Should I be checking in to the brand of that knife and posting back? I also carry a more heavy duty "jeep" knife sometimes as well.



I have a "buck" knife in my drawer. Is that a good thing?

"BKGM Jeepers" wrote: What's with all the branding of pocket knives? Is this some sort of special club I've never heard of?

I own a "jeep" knife that I carry on the trail with me. Should I be checking in to the brand of that knife and posting back? I also carry a more heavy duty "jeep" knife sometimes as well.

I have a "buck" knife in my drawer. Is that a good thing?

You're paying money because your knife says Jeep on it. I'd rather pay for a quality product. 😁 😁

Jeep knives are cheap, about $10. I have 5 of them 😁

See John has 5 of them. I'm ok.



Exactly what makes a "better" pocket knife? More do-dads on it? Sharper blade? Longer blade life? Better grip? Fancier name?



At least my knives are trail rated! 😲 Does that help?

The Kershaw knife I found is pretty nice.

If you need a standard production knife let me know what model i may be able to get you a good deal through my distributors (sometimes its still cheaper online but i dont mind looking for you).



That being said alot of it comes down to how much your willing to spend and if you have a preference where it is made and what it is made out of.

If you dont want to spend too much ($50-80) and want American made - Kershaw is really nice



- Buck just moved most of their production back to America about 1-2 years ago as has Gerber moved some of its production back to America in the last 2 year (some they still have alot of china) I personally believe America and Japan are the 2 best knife makers but some of the Nordic countries can make a nice knife as well.



for non "custom" type knifes the manufactures I like (or even not like but think are good but dont personally use) in no particular order



Kershaw(USA) or Zero tolerance (Kershaws more expensive combat/custom type branch), Gerber(USA) , Benchmade (some of their china or taiwan stuff is ok but not near comparable to their US made stuff - im not a benchmade guy and have not kept up with what they are producing now or if their outsourced stuff is still devent), Sog (not anything from their china market) Spyderco (good manufacture but again not my preference), - Some guys like alot of Cold Steel stuff and i will say some stuff they make is ok but i just cant stand them and their main guy is a wack job - and of course there are a few others and multiple $150 plus and custom type knives most people are not willing to spend that amount of money on.



I personally carry everyday a Kershaw blur as a fantastic everyday beater knife decent steel decent edge retention easy to sharpen and American made

a Gerber multi too - I never use the blade on this but it is a fantastic multi tool i bought about 6 years ago when leatherman was outsourcing everything and they were pretty junkie although in the last few years leatherman has really started putting out good products again and SOG has always made very robust multi tools

A Surefire EW 09 edge - a 154cm blade so good all around not quite the edge retention of an s30v but much easier to sharpen and I have yet to find anything surefire makes not to be a top tier item and their customer service and warranty are better than any

"BKGM Jeepers" wrote: Exactly what makes a "better" pocket knife? More do-dads on it? Sharper blade? Longer blade life? Better grip? Fancier name?

I'm looking for something with a blade that will hold an edge and I can sharpen a million or so times. My knives tend to hang around for a while so I want something that is going to last and not turn into a wobbly blade handle combination. I want something that feels good in my hand since I use it as a tool. It may sound funny but I really want something that carries well. I want it to disappear in my pocket since I deal with the public a lot. The clip on something like the SOG Bill recommended allows it to pretty well go away. I'd hate to have the SOG open in my pocket though...watch the assisted opening starting at about 1:45: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHS05Ea5lVg 😲



Scoped, thanks for the info/insight!

I have a Kershaw somewhere around here that is 30 years old. Great little knife.

I have a kershaw as well and really like it.

I have my little ol' Victorinox "Boy Scout Tinker".

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I carry an "extreme Ratio" MF2 at at work. Top quality and holds an edge like nothing else. I have cut everything from seatbelts, leather, wood, thin metal, flesh, etc. these knives a made in Italy.

"RobD" wrote: I carry an "extreme Ratio" MF2 at at work. Top quality and holds an edge like nothing else. I have cut everything from seatbelts, leather, wood, thin metal, flesh, etc. these knives a made in Italy.

Dang...that's a heck of a knife, but I'm not sure I'm willing to spend that kind of money.

The MF2 is a knife I have not heard of (though i have seen ones similar in design which are probably a copy of this knife given its price) it uses a 690 Austrian steel which has been compared to a 440 though it has cobalt >1% in it making it much better than a 440 and from what i know cant really be compared to a 440 (the 690 being far Superior) . Though Italy produces good knives (i do own a 1 or 2) I believe personally you pay a premium for Italian made when you get no premium over other manufacturing countries sometimes as much as 50% more for an extremely comparable American knife. I just did a quick search on it and was surprised at the price the locker was not titanium (at least i couldn't find it in spec) - I would actually really like to get my hands on this knife it looks like some good stuff - and as I said Italy can make great stuff -I just think they are like a Colt 1911 as compared to a Springfield or Kimber - a fantastic 1911 you just pay $150-200 more just for it to say colt or in this case Italy.



I like the amount of good looking hardware they used to put it together, the over the back type clips are great for a deep in pocket carry, and im big on metal handles i hate all this plastic junk on alot of knives these days + the window breaker is a nice addition

What other knives do you own Bender?

"RobD" wrote: I carry an "extreme Ratio" MF2 at at work.

That's a sweet looking knife. Way more knife than I need but way cool.

"scoped" wrote: What other knives do you own Bender?

I'm no connoisseur. Just started carrying a decent gerber years ago and now that it's gone I really miss it.

My SOG Flash II with an aluminum handle came today. Very cool knife. 😎

I bought my boys each a little 3" Buck folder. Man, that sucker was super sharp right out of the box. Nice to see that Buck still makes a decent and useable knife.