Posted on 11/04/2015 1:20:54 PM PST by w1n1
What's your top blade for every day carry to just having one for the sake of it. Here's a partial list -
Warcraft Tanto
Why we love this blade - Wield this thing once and you may never let go. The weight and balance alone immediately lets the user know they are handling a profound tool. A true blade of blades. Style Tanto Overall Length 12 3/4 inches Blade length 7.5 inches Blade material Steel U.S. CPM 3-V High Carbon Blade thickness 5 mm Blade width 1.5 inches Handle material G10 Glass epoxy Overall weight 13 ounces Features Diamond like coating – Highly rust and scratch resistant Comes with Secure-Ex sheath. Extremely well balanced as a survival blade All business
H01 SzaboHawk Tactical Tomahawk
Why we love this blade - It’s not just a tool, it's a close-combat weapon, and offers a curved handle that places the center of balance midway along its length. That makes this axe faster! Style Tomahawk Overall Length 11.88 inches Blade Length 4.89 inches Blade material D2 Tool Steel, TiCN Coated Blade thickness 0.30 inches Handle material G10 Overall weight 24.7 ounces
Baja 4.5 
Why we love this blade - It comes with a fire-starter flint because yes, this is for those types. A rugged blade with a handle meant for gripping in the wettest and messiest of outdoor survival situations. Makes us want to go outside bearing it in our teeth and growl a lot. Style Spear point Overall Length 9.25 inches Blade length 4.88 inches Blade material 1095 RC 56-58 Blade thickness 0.160 inches Blade width 1.25 inches Handle material Green canvas micarta Overall weight 6.2 ounces
Joe Pardue Folding Knife 
Why we love this blade - Designed by Joe Pardue. Clean, simple, ease of use. Not over the top. Only five moving parts on this Tactical-assisted opening mechanism Style Drop point Overall length 8 inches Blade length 3.2 inches Blade material AUS-8 steel Blade thickness .12 inches Blade width 1 inch Handle material Zytel Overall weight 4.5 ounces
EX-F02 Point Blade 4.5
Why we love this blade - It's all about the grip. The overmolded rubber give the perfect grip and spongy effect while still maintaining a hard solid frame. Just so we are clear, it’s the grip of the knife we are talking about here. Style Spear point Overall length 9 inches Blade length 4.50 inches Blade material 154CM Blade thickness 0.16 inches Handle material Polymer and overmolded rubber Overall weight 4.77 ounces See the rest of the list here.
Victorinox Fireman. Around $50 -$70 USD.
Leatherman PST2. All day, every day since I got my first one with Marlbor Miles about 3 decades ago. Before that I used a Gerber multi-tool and a swiss army knife.
First is the Leatherman Skeletool:
And the second is the Victorinox Classic SD:
I carried a Shrade GS-7 for thirty years.
Excellent knife,4” heavy blade, lockback Craton handle.
They stopped making them so the only place to get one
was ebay and the price was out of sight.
Now I have a Kabar folder, lockback 3 3/4” heavy blade
will see how it holds up. about 50 bucks.
Passed on a lot of folders cause they didn’t
come with a lanyard hole, I usually use orange
paracord to make a wrist loop so I can drop it
when I need too and if I set it down can find it.
easily in the leaves.
Carry a Benchmade Osborne folder.
Been my pocket knife ever since my Buck 110 failed during an Elk dressing.
Tough, light and all business.
Crazy expensive for a clip knife, but quality has it’s own value.
I usually carry a Victorinox Super Tinker in my pocket. I have a small Victorinox, probably one already shown on my keychain. I almost never use it and sometimes forget it is there.
If I was picking a fighting knife it would probably be an old Gerber Guardian or maybe a Cold Steel Bowie.
Scary sharp!
I want an IWB Ka-Bar sheath.
Ooh, very nice! I didn’t know about the Rambler, but now I will find one. The small Philips head would be the perfect complement to the #1 and #2 Philips bits on the Skeletool.
Thanks for the info!
Back in the early seventies I always carried “the camper” Swiss Army knife. Like all Swiss Army knives it had the little tooth pick (as in your photo). It seemed that the tweezers were held more tightly in the handle than the tooth pick. There weren’t many SA knives that hung onto the tooth pick. I figured it went flying when you pulled your knife out of your pocket. Anyway, one day in the big city I found a store that carried SA knives. Turns out you could bye a small bag of the plastic tooth picks. I bought a bag and stuck it in my pocket. When I got home,........ the bag was missing from my pocket. And that’s the end of that story.
I usually carry a Benchmade.
In my youth I primarily carried a Buck 110. Then I switched to the Swiss Army knife “Tinker”. Carried an Old Timer “Muskrat” I found while collecting pine nuts and used it until I’d sharpened the blade too far down. Switched to a Gerber “Ultralight” for the reason the name implies. Good knife. Then I decided I wanted a little larger blade and went with a Gerber “Paraframe” model, but that skeletonized frame ended up breaking, and I decided to give Gerber a break. Started carrying Kershaw knives and have a few of them now. I really like the assisted opening on them. Opens just as fast as a switchblade. Until I find reason to bail on Kershaw, I’ll prolly keep using them for my daily use knives. I’ve got a few decent custom knives, but they don’t get used for the daily abuse I give the less expensive ones. If you’re not familiar with Winkler Knives, pretty much all his products are first class.
Benchmade McHenry & Williams
I had to look up those HK blades since I am a fan of and own firearms they make. It seems they are made by Benchmade with the HK name on it. I’ve never tried that style, but just watched a video of it and that’s a pretty cool system!
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