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To: GBA

Ah excellent selections!

For the Harpy though, I ended up preferring the stainless steel handle model for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it looks really sweet, but more importantly considering the small size of the Harpy, the steel handle gives it more weight so that I always know it’s in my pocket where it should be.

I had stoppped carrying any knife clipped to my pocket a while back because the action of walking eventually loosens the clip from the knife. One FRN handle knife that I had whose clip was not screwed in but rather riveted ended up being damaged by the clip moving back and forth and digging into the FRN handle over time.

Also I had thought that if a knife were clipped to the pocket, some people who know about knives can see that and thus know you have a knife. Also, if such a person wanted to make a quick grab for my knife, he knows right where it is.


176 posted on 01/07/2013 9:48:57 AM PST by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: chris37
Thanks for your take on the handle. To be honest, that was the main reason I was reluctant to try one. I have come to like the G10 handles for feel, strength and weight and don't like the flash of the metal.

You have a good point about the clip being an obvious tell for who's carrying what, where and their likely dominate side.

I do like the functional aspect of having that tool where it's easy to find and use and since I started carrying ones with a pocket clip, I have come to like not having the knife loose in my pocket.

The other concern was the strength of the tip and how easy it would be to break it. But after going over the comments posted on sites where it is sold, I don't think that's the issue I thought it might be. People love the Harpy!

178 posted on 01/08/2013 7:31:35 AM PST by GBA (Here in the Matrix, life is but a dream.)
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