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39. I have prolly 50 or more ...

Wed Sep 16, 2015, 01:26 PM

Sep 2015

I was taught at a very young age, 10ish ... coulda been 11, to always have a knife. Depending on what the plans were for the day decided what knife was to be added, the pocket knife was always there. I was raised on a dairy farm in rural upstate New York and being without a knife was just unheard of.

Up until 16 or so I carried a Boy Scouts knife, multi bladed tool that had a screwdriver, bottle/can opener, knife blade, and a leather punch, and yes ... I carried it to school. From there I changed so many times it is hard to remember. In the top drawer of my nightstand there is a box with a bunch of pocket knives in it, every now and then I pick a different one to carry.

I certainly have at least two of the (Schrade) Old Timer knives as pictured. Case is probably my favorite brand for multi-blade, Kershaw makes a nice single lock blade as does Gerber. In my pocket now is a Case 3 blade.

For years my father always bought me a knife for Christmas ... interesting to wonder when that stopped, and why. I always loved a new knife.

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Pocket Knives - Do You Carry One? [View all] MineralMan Sep 2015 OP

Yup HappyinLA Sep 2015 #1

Yes, all my life, and I am a 69 yr old woman. morningglory Sep 2015 #235

Emerson mini commander OhWiseOne Sep 2015 #275

Nope, never have. greytdemocrat Sep 2015 #2

Japanese Utility Knife Xyzse Sep 2015 #3

Looks Useful MineralMan Sep 2015 #4

It is. Xyzse Sep 2015 #5

Does it have a clip? mahina Sep 2015 #64

Was a gift from my brother. Xyzse Sep 2015 #67

What a nice gift! mahina Sep 2015 #146

Na'u ka hau'oli Xyzse Sep 2015 #157

You can buy this very knife from Garett Wade appal_jack Sep 2015 #142

Gerber Sportsman with stag handle. alfredo Sep 2015 #342

Oh, I have one similar as well. Xyzse Sep 2015 #364

I used to sell Christmas trees, that blade holds an edge. alfredo Sep 2015 #365

Nice, makes sense. Xyzse Sep 2015 #366

The twine didn't stand a chance against that mighty blade. alfredo Sep 2015 #367

Starting back in my days of substitute teaching... immoderate Sep 2015 #6

Wow Munificence Sep 2015 #325

My brothers did when we were younger, but I never knew what to do with one. Stellar Sep 2015 #7

Yes, always, unless mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 #8

Not since I was a kid pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #9

Same here. I had many pocket knives. geardaddy Sep 2015 #164

Nope though one lives in the jeep. nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #10

LOL - I know the pain! Daemonaquila Sep 2015 #37

Here they do not have an envelope, they just make you get rid of it nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author Agschmid Sep 2015 #11

Mine would be useless as a weapon, but MineralMan Sep 2015 #18

My day to day doesn't really require tools... Agschmid Sep 2015 #19

I think a lot of people forget that knives are MineralMan Sep 2015 #24

It is extremely handy to have one Aerows Sep 2015 #101

huh, I never thought of it as a weapon. uppityperson Sep 2015 #134

It's funny because I'm the opposite, I never thought of it as a tool. Agschmid Sep 2015 #135

Swiss Army "Camper" zipplewrath Sep 2015 #117

I have Case stockman. hollowdweller Sep 2015 #328

Hmm...I don't think I'd want a hollow-ground blade MineralMan Sep 2015 #329

I got caught out without a corkscrew too many times jberryhill Sep 2015 #54

I've never been attacked by a pocketknife. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2015 #118

I don't think most of us carry them as weapons. Adrahil Sep 2015 #120

Weapon? Android3.14 Sep 2015 #279

This message was self-deleted by its author Agschmid Sep 2015 #281

This message was self-deleted by its author YabaDabaNoDinoNo Sep 2015 #12

Does a small swiss army knockoff knife on a keychain count? eShirl Sep 2015 #13

Yup. If it has a blade it does. MineralMan Sep 2015 #20

Yes, but not in my pocket. I have one in my backpack. Iggo Sep 2015 #14

the only time I ever leave mine at home is when I'm flying... mike_c Sep 2015 #15

I have one exactly like that one, only it shows more mileage. lpbk2713 Sep 2015 #16

Mine has a lot of mileage on it, too. MineralMan Sep 2015 #22

All through grade school. Downwinder Sep 2015 #17

Used to have another game with a two bladed life called "baseball" 1939 Sep 2015 #26

Also Splits or Stretch. Downwinder Sep 2015 #33

Having "donated" several to the TSA ... accidentally DonP Sep 2015 #21

One year for x-mas I bought a 20 lot of tsa confiscated knives off ebay for families uppityperson Sep 2015 #137

Me, too. I used to keep one on my keychain- a little swiss army knife Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #184

Same here, I usually just picked it up withy my handkerchief DonP Sep 2015 #206

Hey, man, that's why the internet was invented! Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #217

Damn your eyes! DonP Sep 2015 #231

Usually w0nderer Sep 2015 #23

Make a flame. MineralMan Sep 2015 #27

flame w0nderer Sep 2015 #38

The primitive firemaking techniques are a pain in the butt. MineralMan Sep 2015 #40

they are truly a pain w0nderer Sep 2015 #52

It's not hard to dry out a wet BIC, really. MineralMan Sep 2015 #59

going to have to try that technique w0nderer Sep 2015 #227

I read an article in an outdoor magazine Snobblevitch Sep 2015 #287

Whenever I am out hunting or fishing I always carry a flint/steel/tender kit with me. oneshooter Sep 2015 #79

rather get the weird looks and be warm with warm and boiled water w0nderer Sep 2015 #226

I use old style char cloth oneshooter Sep 2015 #229

classic 'flint' and steel w0nderer Sep 2015 #239

No I haven't. Char cloth wooks great for me. A small snuff can of dryer lint, oneshooter Sep 2015 #268

Couple of Bics and a plastic prescription bottle fulla cotton. Eleanors38 Sep 2015 #96

Protip: Nac Mac Feegle Sep 2015 #138

Yep, aware of that. Thanks. Eleanors38 Sep 2015 #177

Used to carry a small one with blade, scissors, standard screwdriver, and a file. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2015 #25

I carry a bastard sword. PeteSelman Sep 2015 #28

I carry a 2 inch blade Gerber Crabby Appleton Sep 2015 #29

Yup. I'll bet I use it to open packages more than MineralMan Sep 2015 #31

Mine is almost exactly like that one. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2015 #119

I carry a very similar one with the 3" blade. SeattleVet Sep 2015 #332

That's my everyday knife, my Sportsman II is my Sunday dress up knife. alfredo Sep 2015 #344

Knives 1939 Sep 2015 #30

always, it was my grandfather's Amishman Sep 2015 #32

Nice. I wouldn't do that, though. I tend to lose MineralMan Sep 2015 #34

pretty much all the time madokie Sep 2015 #35

"One"? I answered yes, but carry "one" as the first of "several" uppityperson Sep 2015 #36

I have prolly 50 or more ... Lurker Deluxe Sep 2015 #39

Schrade actually was out of business for a while. MineralMan Sep 2015 #45

Schrade is made in China now? Thats sad news. I think the last pocket knife I bought was a Ka-Bar, Erose999 Sep 2015 #84

Yes. I was sad about that, too. MineralMan Sep 2015 #88

I used to always wear a Leatherman on my belt. MohRokTah Sep 2015 #41

Pretty much every day since I was eight years old dumbcat Sep 2015 #42

Pretty knife Lurker Deluxe Sep 2015 #58

Nice knife Travis_0004 Sep 2015 #71

As a collector of 'cheaper' $20(kershaw skyline on sale)-$500 w0nderer Sep 2015 #228

Anything handmade has great appeal to me dumbcat Sep 2015 #233

Husband and sons do Maeve Sep 2015 #43

I keep a good-quality multi-tool in the consoles of both MineralMan Sep 2015 #46

If just to get packaging open! Maeve Sep 2015 #50

Yup. I hate clamshell packaging. MineralMan Sep 2015 #66

My Dad did fadedrose Sep 2015 #44

I'm heartened to see how many DUers are still carrying knives. MineralMan Sep 2015 #48

Carry a Buck 110 someone gave me. Had a broken blade tip, not under warranty... Eleanors38 Sep 2015 #98

Kershaw Skyline in my pocket now. Romulox Sep 2015 #47

I carried a locking folder for a while, but MineralMan Sep 2015 #49

Yep, clip, spey, and sheepsfoot dumbcat Sep 2015 #68

I think the sheepsfoot and Wharncliffe blade MineralMan Sep 2015 #72

I have a Case XX electrician's knife I carry sometimes. The hawkbill blade definitely comes in handy Erose999 Sep 2015 #104

Some electricians knives have a straight blade, rather MineralMan Sep 2015 #107

One of these days I'm going to make a sheepsfoot knife for boatbuilding lumberjack_jeff Sep 2015 #299

Locking is good for whenever you're doing more coarse work. Romulox Sep 2015 #100

The thing about an oboe reed knife is that you sharpen the blade MineralMan Sep 2015 #110

that makes at least 2 skyline carriers in this thread so far w0nderer Sep 2015 #53

Thanks, you too! I also enjoy Benchmade knives, but I'm nervous to carry them every day ($$$). nt Romulox Sep 2015 #99

i consider EDC close to disposable w0nderer Sep 2015 #230

Yes. trackfan Sep 2015 #51

Sort of. I have one in my driver's side acessory pocket, so I always know exactly where it is. mahina Sep 2015 #55

They had specific uses for cowboys and sheepherders. MineralMan Sep 2015 #62

Thanks MineralMan. mahina Sep 2015 #65

Great tutorial dumbcat Sep 2015 #69

A Buck pen knife and a Gerber folder REP Sep 2015 #56

Swiss Army Knife. BarbaRosa Sep 2015 #57

Why would I admit that on teh interweb? Gormy Cuss Sep 2015 #61

LOL! MineralMan Sep 2015 #63

I carried a Benchmade 710 folder at work before I retired but now ... spin Sep 2015 #70

Anyone who knows anything about knives Shankapotomus Sep 2015 #129

In my tackle box and tool boxes can be found numerous pocket knives. cherokeeprogressive Sep 2015 #73

I found a very old Russell Barlow knife in a MineralMan Sep 2015 #76

WOW! cherokeeprogressive Sep 2015 #126

There are lots of knife collectors. MineralMan Sep 2015 #131

I own two swiss army knives yuiyoshida Sep 2015 #74

It is legal to carry a knife on you in all 50 states Travis_0004 Sep 2015 #151

I still don't trust police... yuiyoshida Sep 2015 #153

Yes, For Many, Many Years ProfessorGAC Sep 2015 #75

I have one in my toolbox, and another with my camping gear. Agnosticsherbet Sep 2015 #77

It is a tool. I use mine daily. MineralMan Sep 2015 #78

Don't need it for normal work. They are hard on keyboards. Agnosticsherbet Sep 2015 #80

Carry a German Eye similar to this Go Vols Sep 2015 #81

I think that's called a Congress pattern knife. MineralMan Sep 2015 #82

One side stays sharper than the other Go Vols Sep 2015 #86

Makes sense. MineralMan Sep 2015 #89

Seems the congress knife Go Vols Sep 2015 #368

That video was well worth the time spent MineralMan Sep 2015 #369

And no clip or spearpoint pattern blade dumbcat Sep 2015 #91

I doubt it. The two blade designs are useful for a lot MineralMan Sep 2015 #93

Not in my pants or attached to a belt. kentauros Sep 2015 #83

Ah, kitchen cultlery. MineralMan Sep 2015 #85

This reminds me that I need to go and sharpen my veggie cleaver. kentauros Sep 2015 #103

My kitchen knife set is from Chicago Cutlery. MineralMan Sep 2015 #108

Chicago Cutlery is an excellent brand. kentauros Sep 2015 #111

Yes! I love the old-school Chicago Cutlery knives. Lizzie Poppet Sep 2015 #373

They're my favorites. I found them at a Goodwill MineralMan Sep 2015 #374

Your Wusthof chef''s knife with the broken handle is from their Gourmet line. Snobblevitch Sep 2015 #271

Thanks for the link! kentauros Sep 2015 #282

They are good knives, Snobblevitch Sep 2015 #283

My girlfriend really liked it kentauros Sep 2015 #285

I have a couple of those cleavers. Snobblevitch Sep 2015 #288

I live in Texas. kentauros Sep 2015 #302

Good luck to you.... Snobblevitch Sep 2015 #311

Thanks! kentauros Sep 2015 #322

It can work out. oneshooter Sep 2015 #318

I'll have to let her know of that, kentauros Sep 2015 #323

I continued to work overseas even after we were married. oneshooter Sep 2015 #324

Thank you for your kind words and advice kentauros Sep 2015 #357

In the early 80's there was no skype, only telephone and the mail. n/t oneshooter Sep 2015 #362

I find it interesting how much we seem to have in common. Snobblevitch Sep 2015 #272

I carry a Scimitar folder from Cold Steel Half-Century Man Sep 2015 #87

That's an attractive knife, but I don't think it would be MineralMan Sep 2015 #92

In my current life Half-Century Man Sep 2015 #97

When my son and my nephew went overseas, US Army both of them. oneshooter Sep 2015 #197

Often, I carry a Leatherman Wave in my backpack. backscatter712 Sep 2015 #90

I don't have to go through metal detectors very often at all. MineralMan Sep 2015 #94

Usually carry a Leatherman. bluedigger Sep 2015 #95

When I was a boy I did, like... Mike Nelson Sep 2015 #102

Please add "Fuck with me and find out" as an option, just for the lulz TacoD Sep 2015 #105

Here you go: Erose999 Sep 2015 #106

Why would I do that? I'm talking about knives as tools. MineralMan Sep 2015 #109

I always have one except on a flight or the Courthouse. Carrying a ... Whiskeytide Sep 2015 #112

I misplaced one of my pocket knives before 9/11 and found it a year after in a side pocket of my yurbud Sep 2015 #301

Usually two sarisataka Sep 2015 #114

Used to OriginalGeek Sep 2015 #115

I carry a Case Stockman. Case is one of the few companies doc03 Sep 2015 #116

Kershaw leek model 1660BB Major Nikon Sep 2015 #121

lovely blade, lovely steel n/t w0nderer Sep 2015 #232

No... I carry two of them krispos42 Sep 2015 #122

I have no reason to. Fearless Sep 2015 #123

Used to, then I forgot to take it out of my purse when I went through security at the airport MiniMe Sep 2015 #124

I did that once Travis_0004 Sep 2015 #152

Clever! MineralMan Sep 2015 #155

Just dont get caught Travis_0004 Sep 2015 #160

nice one :-) w0nderer Sep 2015 #234

Rule #9 Thor_MN Sep 2015 #125

One from my adopted hometown... bobclark86 Sep 2015 #127

I've got five different pocket knives GoneOffShore Sep 2015 #128

A Case or a Kershaw in my pocket, a gerber multi-tool in my bag. X_Digger Sep 2015 #130

I have a Gerber Dime micro tool on my keychain with a short blade Xithras Sep 2015 #132

Yup. A Buck 305T. Adsos Letter Sep 2015 #133

Yes. My Dad's knife, he engraved his initials in it when he was in the Navy. Avalux Sep 2015 #136

Great example of white privilege! Well done! nt Bonobo Sep 2015 #139

But does the OP count as "micro-aggression"? JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2015 #148

WTF? I don't get it. MineralMan Sep 2015 #156

Become black and THEN carry a knife around. Bonobo Sep 2015 #158

I see. I know a few black men. MineralMan Sep 2015 #172

I've weighed that I do carry a pocket knife BUT Aerows Sep 2015 #140

Here are the three that I carry. kwassa Sep 2015 #141

You must have very deep pockets. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2015 #149

When I'm at work, which is almost all the time Nac Mac Feegle Sep 2015 #143

I had to go to a woodworking shop inside a state prison once. lpbk2713 Sep 2015 #145

Not as often as I should. Waldorf Sep 2015 #144

I used to. ladyVet Sep 2015 #147

Not usually, LWolf Sep 2015 #150

Stay away from cheap pocket-knives. DetlefK Sep 2015 #154

I carry a multi-tool thing with a knife blade in my purse. DawgHouse Sep 2015 #159

Swiss Army Knife... Miles Archer Sep 2015 #161

I carry my Schrade sometimes. It is very old and not very large. Jamastiene Sep 2015 #162

A Swiss Army knife when travelling. bikebloke Sep 2015 #163

It is truly amazing how many democrats carry a deadly weapon. n/t oneshooter Sep 2015 #165

I can't imagine how a non-locking pocket knife MineralMan Sep 2015 #166

It is a "weapon". oneshooter Sep 2015 #167

Oh, OK, then. MineralMan Sep 2015 #168

There are safety blades that you can use. oneshooter Sep 2015 #169

This could be a problem discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2015 #222

ordering! n/t w0nderer Sep 2015 #236

OFFS.... Adrahil Sep 2015 #198

*applause* w0nderer Sep 2015 #238

I won't carry a knife without a locking blade... Adrahil Sep 2015 #199

I learned how to avoid that as MineralMan Sep 2015 #200

This wasn't merely carelessness..... Adrahil Sep 2015 #202

Pocket knives aren't likely used to embolden people like Zman, Loughner, racists, etc. Hoyt Sep 2015 #178

Right on que. GGJohn Sep 2015 #212

Naw GG, I'm going to depend on you law-abiding gun owners to do the right thing, no matter what Hoyt Sep 2015 #214

IOW, you're just another keyboard commando GGJohn Sep 2015 #286

You are the one boasting you just couldn't let your gunz go if that were the law. Hoyt Sep 2015 #289

Really? When? GGJohn Sep 2015 #291

Yes. And, I've never carried a gun in public or stockpiled then at home, legal or not. Hoyt Sep 2015 #293

Hey, here's a clue Hoyt, GGJohn Sep 2015 #294

Lot's of things are legal that hurt society. Gunz are one of those, GG. Hoyt Sep 2015 #295

But the law says I can because I'm a law abiding citizen. GGJohn Sep 2015 #296

Actually is does hurt society, but gun fanciers have never cared. Hoyt Sep 2015 #297

Ok, you say it hurts society? GGJohn Sep 2015 #298

Your interlocutor is quite imaginative-he thinks guns make people do bad things friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 #307

I've noticed that. GGJohn Sep 2015 #312

GG, unlike you, I was not up all night fondling gunz. Hoyt Sep 2015 #331

Hoyt, neither was I, GGJohn Sep 2015 #340

Most of all, GG, gunz embolden people like Zman, Dunn and other racists, Hoyt Sep 2015 #330

All of which has jack shit to do with me. GGJohn Sep 2015 #341

Has everything to do with you and those like you. To keep you in gunz, we make it easy for those Hoyt Sep 2015 #345

Naw, it has nothing to do with me and my fellow legal carriers. GGJohn Sep 2015 #346

Sorry GG, your irrational love of gunz helps make them available to those who will misuse them. Hoyt Sep 2015 #347

In case you hadn't noticed Hoyt, GGJohn Sep 2015 #349

We are the only country with selfish gun fanciers who care little for society, as long as Hoyt Sep 2015 #350

Ya da, ya da, ya da. GGJohn Sep 2015 #352

Nothing to brag about here. Now the Cliven Bundy militia might approve. Hoyt Sep 2015 #356

i'm not bragging Hoyt, I'm stating a fact. GGJohn Sep 2015 #358

Its a tool. It has many uses. Travis_0004 Sep 2015 #180

LMFAO i know the feeling w0nderer Sep 2015 #243

I thought the RW were the folks we can't trust with weapons hack89 Sep 2015 #182

If they routinely carry dangerous weapons concealed on their person, oneshooter Sep 2015 #191

So capability equals propensity in your world? hack89 Sep 2015 #193

Wrong person. oneshooter Sep 2015 #194

Got it. Sorry for the confusion. nt hack89 Sep 2015 #196

ah...sarcasm in running w0nderer Sep 2015 #244

It truly is amazing how narrow sarisataka Sep 2015 #210

Hint, if you checked my pocket w0nderer Sep 2015 #245

Good point sarisataka Sep 2015 #250

I believe i just found a fellow follower of sun-tsu n/t w0nderer Sep 2015 #251

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. sarisataka Sep 2015 #255

same here w0nderer Sep 2015 #258

I do not have Mein Kampf, yet sarisataka Sep 2015 #263

clausewitz is well worth reading w0nderer Sep 2015 #264

I will do that sarisataka Sep 2015 #273

I'm not with this guy Android3.14 Sep 2015 #284

A man (or woman) without a pocketknife is... Android3.14 Sep 2015 #317

lol w0nderer Sep 2015 #336

It's been pointed out before... benEzra Sep 2015 #372

Sometimes. bigwillq Sep 2015 #170

I carry a Leatherman in my bag--a must-have for single ladies. Stardust Sep 2015 #171

So you admit that you carry a deadly weapon to use on others? n/t oneshooter Sep 2015 #173

Hell, I drive around every day in a deadly weapon. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2015 #176

thanks for making a point i've tried to make as a bicyclist LOL and as a knife owner n/t w0nderer Sep 2015 #246

Are some potentially deadly weapons deadlier than other potentially deadly weapons? friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 #308

Hell no, I use it to cut open boxes and stuff. It's never occurred to me to use it on someone. nt Stardust Sep 2015 #181

It is still a weapon, capable of taking a life. n/t oneshooter Sep 2015 #190

No it's not. Leave me alone. Stardust Sep 2015 #195

It *is* a weapon, whether you admit it or not friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 #306

No, it *isnt* a weapon. It's a tool. Period. Stardust Sep 2015 #326

According to LE it is a weapon. n/t oneshooter Sep 2015 #338

Protip: Don't open up that "tool" in a public place... friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 #360

I don't carry my knife to use on others. Lizzie Poppet Sep 2015 #211

Yes, but the other poster made a strong implacation that she did. n/t oneshooter Sep 2015 #216

Silly oneshooter, don't you know that those fatally stabbed are less dead than those fatally shot? friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 #309

Sort of Spirochete Sep 2015 #174

Is the little blade sharp. If so, you carry a pocket knife. MineralMan Sep 2015 #175

It's definitely a pocket knife Spirochete Sep 2015 #179

Same one for the last 10 yrs... Rhythm Sep 2015 #183

where did you get that beergood Sep 2015 #370

'Lyric' ordered it online somewhere... put it in my stocking at Christmas Rhythm Sep 2015 #371

I love my ohheckyeah Sep 2015 #185

my ex-wife ran into: w0nderer Sep 2015 #249

Well, nobody that ohheckyeah Sep 2015 #254

my ex wasn't girly girl either (former army and bisexual) w0nderer Sep 2015 #257

I'm straight ohheckyeah Sep 2015 #259

like i said--- ex w0nderer Sep 2015 #265

LOL ohheckyeah Sep 2015 #267

Used to when working around horses csziggy Sep 2015 #186

Middle aged female - Yes sometimes. Maru Kitteh Sep 2015 #187

I always have a pocket knife on my person. Snobblevitch Sep 2015 #188

Thanks w0nderer Sep 2015 #252

I carry a Leatherman multitool which has a knife as one of the attachments n/t eridani Sep 2015 #189

From being needed for work to opening beer One_Life_To_Give Sep 2015 #192

Cub Scout knife! Straw Man Sep 2015 #242

wow that's pretty w0nderer Sep 2015 #253

Never carried a pocket knife Skidmore Sep 2015 #201

Swiss Army Knife - in my backpack, which I carry everywhere. CrispyQ Sep 2015 #203

No surprise to see our DU Gun Enthusiasts claiming to carry multiple knives. Paladin Sep 2015 #204

This is not a gun thread. MineralMan Sep 2015 #205

Carrying one knife keeps things in the "tool" category. Paladin Sep 2015 #225

carrying multiple knives w0nderer Sep 2015 #256

Swiss Army fisherman knife and sailor's rigging knife. DinahMoeHum Sep 2015 #207

I got the exact knife as a safety award from my company... Callmecrazy Sep 2015 #208

Small pen knife about 1/3 the size of a Swiss army only sometimes Person 2713 Sep 2015 #209

They come in handy workinclasszero Sep 2015 #213

I had a small Swiss army knockoff that I carried on my keychain Blue_Tires Sep 2015 #215

Can anyone recommend a good inexpensive pocket knife? tabasco Sep 2015 #218

I've never really found such a thing. MineralMan Sep 2015 #219

You can get a Case medium stockman for 40-45 dollars Mosby Sep 2015 #248

i think the closest you'll get to 'good' + inexpensive w0nderer Sep 2015 #260

In terms of bang for the buck I think it's hard to beat some of the Kershaw knives Major Nikon Sep 2015 #270

You can get a #6 Opinel for $12 ornotna Sep 2015 #261

Just what I'm looking for. Thanks. tabasco Sep 2015 #274

The Opinel is very popular in France GoneOffShore Sep 2015 #335

I really like my small schrade lockback lumberjack_jeff Sep 2015 #292

Leatherman Micra on my keychain. greendog Sep 2015 #220

No but I carry a purse hook... Phentex Sep 2015 #221

knife Rabon Sep 2015 #223

Who is talking about any kind of fight? MineralMan Sep 2015 #224

For the kind of whack job that has guns on the brain all the time, this thread is really about guns. Electric Monk Sep 2015 #300

There's also the whack jobs that stoutly deny that knives are weapons... friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 #310

Studies have shown that people behave differently depending on what objects they possess Electric Monk Sep 2015 #333

Apparently, we should only carry inexpensive guns and knives while in public friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 #361

Opening packages with a gun is messy and noisy..... Adrahil Sep 2015 #343

I'm glad this thread is getting so many replies dumbcat Sep 2015 #237

Sometimes, a break from politics is a good thing. MineralMan Sep 2015 #240

second this w0nderer Sep 2015 #262

Two ChairmanAgnostic Sep 2015 #241

Sure. Sometimes two of them. Buns_of_Fire Sep 2015 #247

no. no Liberal_in_LA Sep 2015 #266

Kinda -- I carry two boxcutters. Codeine Sep 2015 #269

I carry one that I found lying out at the beach, surrounded by little kids playing NickB79 Sep 2015 #276

Three days after I got to my destination I found a similar knife in my carry-on bag. Snobblevitch Sep 2015 #280

I usually have my Gerber Gator handy, Joe Shlabotnik Sep 2015 #277

When I have a pocket knife, I use it all the time Android3.14 Sep 2015 #278

I have a tiny one on my keychain, does that count? passiveporcupine Sep 2015 #290

Never PowerToThePeople Sep 2015 #303

A leatherman Recursion Sep 2015 #304

I use mine all the time spiderpig Sep 2015 #305

Invitation to a dogfight jimmy the one Sep 2015 #313

I'm sorry that you have taken the opportunity to MineralMan Sep 2015 #314

just thought you should know jimmy the one Sep 2015 #315

What goes on in the Gungeon is not of interest to me, really, MineralMan Sep 2015 #316

affected others might want to read it jimmy the one Sep 2015 #319

Trashed that room ages ago. Iggo Sep 2015 #359

I have that exact same knife. Sometimes I carry it. Sometimes I don't. When I do carry it... ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2015 #320

That pattern of pocket knife is one of the most popular MineralMan Sep 2015 #321

I love knives and have a collection. hollowdweller Sep 2015 #327

Cool stuff :) /nt workinclasszero Sep 2015 #334

top switchblade w0nderer Sep 2015 #337

I carry a hair comb that looks like a switchblade, n/t leeroysphitz Sep 2015 #339

Why? MineralMan Sep 2015 #348

Oh. lol I bought it in 5th grade from an impromptu Christmas store leeroysphitz Sep 2015 #363

Yes, a little cheap one. NaturalHigh Sep 2015 #351

hell I carry two. clffrdjk Sep 2015 #353

Benchmade. kairos12 Sep 2015 #354

I could have gotten into the habit. But I was a hippy in a time and place struggle4progress Sep 2015 #355

I thought I'd kick this thread Major Nikon Oct 2015 #375

S30 is good steel Travis_0004 Oct 2015 #376

This is my first blade with S30V Major Nikon Oct 2015 #377

I like a clip main blade. It works better MineralMan Oct 2015 #378

I still have my dad's 80T Major Nikon Oct 2015 #379

I'll check that out, thanks! MineralMan Oct 2015 #380