What knife did YOU carry today?????

[crabbys44]

Cold Steel Recon Tanto 50/50. (it was actual size on my monitor)

I had to retire my Vaquero Grande when I moved to Texas. Can you imagine, you can legally carry a larger folder in Komifornia?

 

[LoneStarSoldier]

This one is for my every day carry in/out of uniform


This is for when I want/need a little bit more muscle


I actually haven't had a chance to use this one in the field, I'm thinking about bringing it with me to training this summer but it might be a little too much what do you think?

Also (maybe this'll open a can of worms), what is the general consensus of what type of knife is best, folded or fixed blade? Obviously they both have their strengths/weaknesses but what do you use most often?

 

[matefrio]

I have a full sized Emerson Commander plain edge that I carry almost exclusively. Kershaw Leek and a Buck 501 also get carried.

I also fancy an A.G. Russle ultimate pen knife at times. 0.2 oz Titanium bolsters and a 1.5in V10 blade it's the best $20 gift and pen knife. It's about as thick as a quarter.

 

[Wolfwood]

i'm working late this morning, so i snuck off to the corner and emptied my pockets...

 

[Steve M]

Also (maybe this'll open a can of worms), what is the general consensus of what type of knife is best, folded or fixed blade? Obviously they both have their strengths/weaknesses but what do you use most often?

You are correct that both have advantages, there's just not a "which one is best" answer.

The real discriminators as far as fixed or folder are your carry limitations. If you can carry a big bowie on that drop leg rig you pictured, more power to you, can't get much better knife functionality than that. Of course, there is a cost there in terms of mobility, risk of having it taken during a fight, and that is a place you could have carried a pistol and/or more mags.

So for you as a civilian going to Wal-Mart, that folding CRKT you have is probably best, but as a soldier on deployment that big fixed beast would be great.

In any case, often train drawing and deploying your knife under some pressure. I have had guys show up to class the first time with various fixed blades carried IWB, because someone on an internet forum told them that was the way to go, but they hadn't done the practice to be able to confidently access the blade when backpeddling, falling, or trying to fend someone off.

 

[LilIrishTemper]

Surefire Crank

 

[Clockwork]

Oooh, that SF Crank looks like a very useful knife to have. I must conduct research!

 

[Wolfwood]

Oooh, that SF Crank looks like a very useful knife to have. I must conduct research!

+1

looks super sweeeet.

 

[Young Gun]

Up until last weekend this had been my EDC layout.

Kabar TDI small
Cold Steel Pendleton Mini Hunter
CRKT M16

BUT, this past weekend I lost the folder somehow No idea where it ran off to. Guess I'll have to replace it ASAP. So for now it's the KABAR on my belt under my shirt and the Cold Steel strapped to my ankle.

 

[LoneStarSoldier]

By the way, what exactly are the length restrictions for knives in Texas?

 

[matefrio]

By the way, what exactly are the length restrictions for knives in Texas?

San Antonio or the rest of Texas?

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[Steve M]

By the way, what exactly are the length restrictions for knives in Texas?

Not to exceed 5.5" of blade length (not just edge), fixed or folder. No "Bowie Knives", no automatics, can be carried. In home or car is less restrictive. Some places like San Antonio are more restrictive.

 

[IXLR8]

Leatherman Skeletool CX, too darn handy to leave at home. Very light for a multi-tool, really sharp blade with thumb open.

Skeletool_CX

 

[Wolfwood]

San Antonio or the rest of Texas?

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i dont worry about it... i walk everywere i go, i fi feel like strapping a bowie knife on my hip i jsut stow my collapsible fishin rod/reel and mini tackle box... and if i get asked anythign im on my way to fishin... you can pretty much walk anydirection in my town and get to a river.

 

[Mikey]

I also carry a cable knife (think heavy box-cutter), cable snips, and a Gerber multi-tool that isn't commercially available but was issued to me.

 

[Wolfwood]

ooooh pics of the gerber!!!

 

[Designated]

Cold Steel Spartan

 

[jeepinbanditrider]

Gerber Paraframe I (serreated edge). It's smallish, low cost, so I'm not out a lot if it gets lost for somereason or someone lifts it from my locker at work, and civil enough not to draw attention if I whip it out in a parking lot to cut a box open or something.

 

[John Chambers]

Same thing I always carry, Cold Steel Recon 1 & a Blackhawk Be Wharned.

 

[latinotown]

I carry A SOG flash II its quick and easy to deploy, sorry no photo on hand.