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Recommended EDC Knife
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 Site Supporter   Location: Midwest Joined: Thu Oct 2, 2014 Posts: 8694 
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Any suggestions for an EDC blade for defense (when I can't carry my pistol)
I have a Cold Steel knife currently:  What do you like for say 80 dollars or less, assist opening, 3 inch blade (which seems to be needed for most municipalities)? _________________ Massivedesign wrote: I am thinking of a number somewhere between none of and your business. |
| Wed Mar 25, 2015 1:08 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Kansas City Joined: Tue Oct 16, 2012 Posts: 2786 Real Name: Brad
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I love my Zero Tolerance 0360, but a 0350 would be cool too.
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| Wed Mar 25, 2015 1:49 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Midwest Joined: Thu Oct 2, 2014 Posts: 8694
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DSynger wrote: I love my Zero Tolerance 0360, but a 0350 would be cool too. thanks. Looks like they are a bit north of the $100 mark. _________________ Massivedesign wrote: I am thinking of a number somewhere between none of and your business. |
| Wed Mar 25, 2015 2:05 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: East of Japan, not by much. Joined: Fri Jun 3, 2011 Posts: 13009
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Buy once, cry once, carry for a life time. Gerber Applegate / Fairbairn folder.
And, a Leatherman multi tool for the dirt work. Save the blade for the soft stuff. _________________ Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Give a man a fishing pole, and he will drink too much beer, get tangled in fish line, hook himself in the nose casting, fall overboard, and either drown, or, go home hungry and wet. Give a man a case of dynamite, and he will feed the whole town for a year! BE ON NOTICE: PRIVACY NOTICE: Warning - any person and/or institution and/or Agent and/or Agency of any governmental structure including but not limited to the United States Federal Government also using or monitoring/using this website or any of its associated websites, you do NOT have my permission to utilize any of my profile information nor any of the content contained herein including, but not limited to my photos, and/or the comments made about my photos or any other "picture" art posted on my profile. You are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing, disseminating, or taking any other action against me with regard to this profile and the contents herein. The foregoing prohibitions also apply to your employee, agent, student or any personnel under your direction or control. The contents of this profile are PRIVATE and legally privileged and confidential information, and the violation of my personal privacy is punishable by law. UCC 1-103 1-308 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WITHOUT PREJUDICE |
| Wed Mar 25, 2015 2:21 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Bonney Lake Joined: Sun Oct 7, 2012 Posts: 2284 Real Name: David L.
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I really like the Kershaw blades for a budget conscience EDC folder.
I'm currently running the Volt II. The 8Cr13MoV steel sharpens fairly easily and keeps an edge well for the daily chores I task it with. The pocket clip is reversible and sturdy enough to keep the blade where I put it regardless of whether I'm wearing jeans, Khakis, slacks, or board shorts. Got it for around $25 at Big 5 on sale. Solid enough for daily use, but cheap enough that I won't get bent if I loose it for whatever reason. My next EDC blade will likely be the Enzo Birk 75. It's not an assisted opening knife, but it has a Scandia grind D2 Carbon Steel blade and carbon fiber grip scales with a deep pocket carry clip. Unfortunately, it's right at the $100 mark new. I've seen some used ones go for around $75 on eBay, though. _________________ If you're not a Sentinel of Liberty, you're a stepping stone to Tyrany... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil.” - Jerry Garcia |
| Wed Mar 25, 2015 2:26 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Piece/Clallam Joined: Wed Oct 17, 2012 Posts: 10661
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_________________  Yaki's - last journey Promote a Growth Mindset. Don't let a fixed mindset not allow change for the better. pow·er trip - noun - a self-aggrandizing quest for ever-increasing control over others. |
| Wed Mar 25, 2015 3:28 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Kansas City Joined: Tue Oct 16, 2012 Posts: 2786 Real Name: Brad
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joao01 wrote: DSynger wrote: I love my Zero Tolerance 0360, but a 0350 would be cool too. thanks. Looks like they are a bit north of the $100 mark. How much do you spend on firearms and ammo? Somethings are worth the cost. |
| Wed Mar 25, 2015 3:42 pm |
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In Memoriam  Location: Graham Joined: Sun Sep 4, 2011 Posts: 2220
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Find a spyderco or benchmade that you like.
Preferably 3" or less so you don't have to deal with any city ordinance issues. Abuse the crap out of it for the rest of your life. That's how long it will last. _________________ What is a Waterbouget? It is that yellow thing in the middle, below my user name. |
| Wed Mar 25, 2015 3:51 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Centralia/Chehalis Joined: Fri Mar 18, 2011 Posts: 1004 Real Name: Alex
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I would get a Benchmade Mini-Griptilian. Midway has them for as low as $89.25 shipped to your door right now. Great knife for the $.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/169915 ... uctFinding |
| Wed Mar 25, 2015 5:00 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Faxon, OK Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2011 Posts: 18063 Real Name: Chuck
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Here mine:
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. _________________ "The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." Thomas Jefferson "Evil often triumphs, but never conquers." Joseph Roux |
| Wed Mar 25, 2015 5:37 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: N-Sno Joined: Thu Oct 3, 2013 Posts: 4015
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I'm partial to the Benchmade Griptilian and Mini-Griptilian. Plain edge or combo edge (#551 Griptilian, #556 Mini-Griptilian) as well as a tanto blade option (#553). Great quality and still affordable.
_________________ "Hmmm. I've been looking for a way to serve the community that incorporates my violence." -- Leela |
| Wed Mar 25, 2015 5:40 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Lynnwood Joined: Thu Dec 6, 2012 Posts: 5443 Real Name: Sergey
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For <$80 I'm happy with my SOG Trident or Aegis
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| Wed Mar 25, 2015 8:25 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Somewhere in, WA Joined: Wed Apr 23, 2014 Posts: 452 Real Name: RickSanchez
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Putting in my 2¢ here. A few weeks ago I picked up the Zero Tolerance 0560BW, mostly because I finally had to see what a $240 knife was like. Beautiful knife, and tough as nails but it's my weekend carrier. It's bigger than it looks and if I pulled that out in the office to open a box or something, I think some people would be a bit concerned. So this week I picked up a Kershaw 1556BW Cryo II for $32. Has the speedsafe opening and is the perfect size. I carried around the Cryo I for a few years and if this is just as good, then I'll have no complaints.
I have the SOG Trident as well, but I wasn't digging it as an EDC. The assisted opening on mine felt sluggish. It's a light knife, and I like a little more weight on mine. EDIT: Oh man that orange handle CRKT looks great. Might have to pick one of those up. I have an older model of the M-16, also a great EDC. |
| Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:51 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Bellevue Joined: Tue Aug 6, 2013 Posts: 4895 Real Name: Jennifer
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My EDC is now the Kershaw that Sergey did the group buy on...but in my purse is a Leatherman Surge w/a bit kit, a smaller mini Leatherman on my keychain, a Res-Q-Me on my key chain, a credit card knife in my wallet (two, actually--one is the Bear Grylls [no laughing] survival knife/multitool) and another multitool (Spark multitool, just a knife and corkscrew with a refillable butane flame function).
_________________ "The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms." ~ Samuel Adams "If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." ~Tenzin Gyatso, aka His Holiness the Dalai Lama "We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves." ~ Romans 15:1 "Ils Ont Les Armes, On Les Emmerde, On A Le Champagne!"~Charlie Hebdo, November 2015 |
| Wed Mar 25, 2015 10:00 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Snohomish County Joined: Wed Jan 16, 2013 Posts: 2294
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Current for me is the Kershaw Brawler. I like the thicker grip, considering what it'd be used for if the need arises.
  _________________ “I'm cracking eggs of wisdom!” |
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