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MineralMan

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219. I've never really found such a thing.

Fri Sep 18, 2015, 11:33 AM

Sep 2015

good and inexpensive seem to be conflicting qualities when it comes to pocket knives.

There are plenty of inexpensive pocket knives and plenty of good pocket knives, but those qualities never seem to be combined.

Some of the old, respected brand names are now manufacturing in China, and the quality seems diminished.

A great place to look for pocket knives is to search for "vintage" knives of the type you want on eBay. I suggest using the Buy it Now option and checking frequently until you find one in excellent condition being offered for a price that suits your budget. If you're patient, you'll find a bargain on a USA-made knife that has been used gently. Look closely at the photos and read the descriptions carefully, too.

Keep in mind that you're not looking for a "new in box" collector grade knife, but a good, serviceable one made a couple of decades or more ago. You can even limit your search to popular brand names like Case. Eventually, you'll find a real bargain.

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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