Whats your everyday carry? - The Firearms Forum

Trevor1837 · 01-21-2012, 10:33 AM

Personally I carry a Buck 102 woodsman with a 4 inch blade. Not the nicest knife, but I find I suits my needs well

Awtoman · 01-21-2012, 02:19 PM

Like you, I EDC a fixed blade. I have several that I use, all made by Bark River Knife and Tool. A Mini Fox River, a Northstar Companion, a Huntsman, a Woodland, and a Gunny. They vary between 2.5" and 3.8" blade length. I have others but those are my EDC options. If you try one you'll probably never use anything else.

Tom

CampingJosh · 01-22-2012, 01:00 AM

Gerber Multi-Plier 400.

When I want a fixed blade, I'm a big fan of titanium dive knives. Just me, though.

DidI · 01-22-2012, 03:08 AM

Swiss Army something or other. Two blades, two screwdrivers, saw, awl, file. Been with me for years, carried half way round the globe (to Western Australia - Perth) and back. Comfortable knowing it's in my luggage, but naked it's not in my pocket.
Have multiple sharpening methods so it could do some shaving when I've finished at the hone.

rustyfugger · 01-22-2012, 07:50 AM

Extreme OPs by S&W, not an exspensive knife, but suites the purpose. Besides I either have KelTek P3AT in back pocket or the Taurus Mod. 85 on my side, 24/7

carver · 01-22-2012, 08:14 AM

On the table beside me, there is a .44spcl Bull Dog, and a Buck 120V. Usually when away from home I carry a Gerber Applegate Fairbairn folder. If I'm away from home I'm in the car, there is a Leatherman, and a Gerber Big Rock in the car at all times.

yetiman · 01-22-2012, 09:12 AM

I used to carry a little swiss army, but I have had a traveling job for the past five years. I get in and out of the car so much that after replacing 5 of them I just gave up trying......

JLA · 01-22-2012, 10:51 AM

everyday, day in and day out, Gerber paraframe 3.5" blade folder. its my #1 rule #9

todd51 · 01-22-2012, 12:00 PM

I guess I am old school when it comes to pocket knives. Most of my life I have had a three bladed "stockman" style folder in my pocket. I get very attached to my pocket knifes and almost emotional about them. In the picture you will see a 60 year old Ka-Bar I bought my father in the fifties. He carried that every day until the mid eighties when I got him the other knife in the picture a German Boker. He carried that until he passed in the mid nineties. Around 1985 he reciprocated and bought me a Boker similar to his but one size larger. I managed to lose that one when I stopped to see if I could be of assistance at a rural house fire near Zwolle LA. I replaced it with a Boker Canoe which I lost while helping out at a food pantry at McArthur OH. I really hated losing those knives. I sucked it up and got enough courage to put dad's knife in my pocket and it has been there for about ten years now. I dearly hope I don't lose it but I would rather have it in my pocket than in a drawer. Sorry to go on so much but pocket knives but they have had a sentiment associated with them for me. I have looked at all the new "style" single bladed folders but just can't make the switch.

AAofLot19 · 01-22-2012, 12:21 PM

SOG Meridian

permafrost · 01-22-2012, 01:55 PM

Kershaw Vapor 11, super smooth and opens with a slight twist and flick of the thumb. Clips in my rear pocket along side my wallet.

http://www.kershawknives.com/productdetails.php?id=100

Hawg · 01-22-2012, 07:57 PM

Carbon steel Case Trapper,

JohnnyFlake · 01-23-2012, 11:04 AM

For several years now, I've been carrying a S&W Special Tactical w/ 3 1/2" blade, in my right rear pocket. It snaps open easily, it's sharp, it's super strong and it's not very expensive.

Dirtypacman · 01-23-2012, 12:09 PM

Spyderco - stainless Native II

JLA · 01-23-2012, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by todd51

I guess I am old school when it comes to pocket knives. Most of my life I have had a three bladed "stockman" style folder in my pocket. I get very attached to my pocket knifes and almost emotional about them. In the picture you will see a 60 year old Ka-Bar I bought my father in the fifties. He carried that every day until the mid eighties when I got him the other knife in the picture a German Boker. He carried that until he passed in the mid nineties. Around 1985 he reciprocated and bought me a Boker similar to his but one size larger. I managed to lose that one when I stopped to see if I could be of assistance at a rural house fire near Zwolle LA. I replaced it with a Boker Canoe which I lost while helping out at a food pantry at McArthur OH. I really hated losing those knives. I sucked it up and got enough courage to put dad's knife in my pocket and it has been there for about ten years now. I dearly hope I don't lose it but I would rather have it in my pocket than in a drawer. Sorry to go on so much but pocket knives but they have had a sentiment associated with them for me. I have looked at all the new "style" single bladed folders but just can't make the switch.

Not a dang thing wrong with that Todd. I too favor the uncle henrys and the cases. My grandma (moms mom) gave me my great grandads favorite case when i was too young to understand the sentiments of such a gift and I promptly broke the blade on it cutting stuff I shouldnt have been cutting. If I could just get ahold of my 10 year old self Id beat my own ass for that. I still have one of his old cases and an uncle henry the lodge gave him just before he passed away in '96. I never carry them, just take em out once in a while and admire them. Great old folders.

killbuck · 01-24-2012, 10:56 AM

Case stag handled Trapper. Have had it for about 20 years now. Really holds an edge well.

Neverhome · 01-24-2012, 07:12 PM

Uncle Henry Scharade, folder, made in the USA back in the sixties. Took it to a biology course final exam to disect a piglett (Dead of course). Professor told me I would fail the exam if I used it instead of a scapel. Aced the exam including the disection and the professor told me he had never seen such an neat and accurate cutting job from anyone, even using a scapel instead of large folder. Guess them city boys just underestimate those of us who appreciate fine steel.

Neverhome

jedwil · 01-24-2012, 07:41 PM

I carry a SOG Flash II. really like this knife.

stede · 01-24-2012, 08:05 PM

Ruger LCP .380. I don't bring a knife to a gun fight... ;^)

76Highboy · 01-24-2012, 09:10 PM

Mostly buck and I really like the pocket knives.

JLA · 01-24-2012, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neverhome

Uncle Henry Scharade, folder, made in the USA back in the sixties. Took it to a biology course final exam to disect a piglett (Dead of course). Professor told me I would fail the exam if I used it instead of a scapel. Aced the exam including the disection and the professor told me he had never seen such an neat and accurate cutting job from anyone, even using a scapel instead of large folder. Guess them city boys just underestimate those of us who appreciate fine steel.

Neverhome

That should be quoted and engraved on the blade of a handmade knife. Love it!

Neverhome · 01-26-2012, 06:48 PM

JLA,

Be my guest. Engrave away!

Neverhome

brad87 · 01-30-2012, 02:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JLA

everyday, day in and day out, Gerber paraframe 3.5" blade folder. its my #1 rule #9

Exceptional knife

I got 3 different buddies using them before I lost mine getting picked up and thrown into a pond. Not sure if it was the willow tree I crashed through, or the forest of cattails that ripped it off.

Replaced it with a Gerber AR 3.0 because the place I went to was out of stock on the paraframe, and this thing has been through hell and high water a few times. I have carried that knife longer than any other, and I've used it to do things that you should never subject a knife to, and its kept on going just as strong as it was from day one, aside from one decent chip in the blade. My wife loves hers too, but she hasn't put nearly the miles on hers, nor the harsh treatment.

If anything dire should happen to my baby, I'll be replacing it with another just like it.

http://www.gerbergear.com/Essentials.../AR-3.00_05842

cpttango30 · 01-30-2012, 09:23 PM

I carry either a kershaw leek or my sog aegis.

The_Rifleman · 01-30-2012, 09:42 PM

Buck Yachtsman

I've carried either this one or one like it for 35+ years. I've got more in case this one is lost or whatnot.

01-21-2012, 02:19 PM	#2
Awtoman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Middle Tennessee Posts: 362	Re: Whats your everyday carry? Like you, I EDC a fixed blade. I have several that I use, all made by Bark River Knife and Tool. A Mini Fox River, a Northstar Companion, a Huntsman, a Woodland, and a Gunny. They vary between 2.5" and 3.8" blade length. I have others but those are my EDC options. If you try one you'll probably never use anything else. Tom __________________ Tom's Garage

01-22-2012, 01:00 AM	#3
CampingJosh TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Contributor Posts: 4,787	Re: Whats your everyday carry? Gerber Multi-Plier 400. When I want a fixed blade, I'm a big fan of titanium dive knives. Just me, though. __________________ Nothing posted on TheFirearmsForum.com constitutes legal, accounting, gunsmithing, or other professional advice. Readers are encouraged to consult with qualified professionals for real advice. Your life is lived at your own risk. Don't blame me for the dumb things you do.

01-22-2012, 03:08 AM	#4
DidI V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Central Texas Posts: 61	Re: Whats your everyday carry? Swiss Army something or other. Two blades, two screwdrivers, saw, awl, file. Been with me for years, carried half way round the globe (to Western Australia - Perth) and back. Comfortable knowing it's in my luggage, but naked it's not in my pocket. Have multiple sharpening methods so it could do some shaving when I've finished at the hone.

01-22-2012, 07:50 AM	#5
rustyfugger Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Ocala, FL. Posts: 47	Re: Whats your everyday carry? Extreme OPs by S&W, not an exspensive knife, but suites the purpose. Besides I either have KelTek P3AT in back pocket or the Taurus Mod. 85 on my side, 24/7

01-22-2012, 08:14 AM	#6
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,244	Re: Whats your everyday carry? On the table beside me, there is a .44spcl Bull Dog, and a Buck 120V. Usually when away from home I carry a Gerber Applegate Fairbairn folder. If I'm away from home I'm in the car, there is a Leatherman, and a Gerber Big Rock in the car at all times. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

01-21-2012, 10:33 AM	#1
Trevor1837 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 262	Whats your everyday carry? Personally I carry a Buck 102 woodsman with a 4 inch blade. Not the nicest knife, but I find I suits my needs well __________________ As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil: for thou art with me. Psalms 23:4 A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something. -Plato -->

01-22-2012, 09:12 AM	#7
yetiman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Martin, Tn Contributor Posts: 501	Re: Whats your everyday carry? I used to carry a little swiss army, but I have had a traveling job for the past five years. I get in and out of the car so much that after replacing 5 of them I just gave up trying......

01-22-2012, 10:51 AM	#8
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,308	Re: Whats your everyday carry? everyday, day in and day out, Gerber paraframe 3.5" blade folder. its my #1 rule #9 __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

01-22-2012, 12:00 PM	#9
todd51 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central, Ohio Contributor Posts: 2,572	Re: Whats your everyday carry? I guess I am old school when it comes to pocket knives. Most of my life I have had a three bladed "stockman" style folder in my pocket. I get very attached to my pocket knifes and almost emotional about them. In the picture you will see a 60 year old Ka-Bar I bought my father in the fifties. He carried that every day until the mid eighties when I got him the other knife in the picture a German Boker. He carried that until he passed in the mid nineties. Around 1985 he reciprocated and bought me a Boker similar to his but one size larger. I managed to lose that one when I stopped to see if I could be of assistance at a rural house fire near Zwolle LA. I replaced it with a Boker Canoe which I lost while helping out at a food pantry at McArthur OH. I really hated losing those knives. I sucked it up and got enough courage to put dad's knife in my pocket and it has been there for about ten years now. I dearly hope I don't lose it but I would rather have it in my pocket than in a drawer. Sorry to go on so much but pocket knives but they have had a sentiment associated with them for me. I have looked at all the new "style" single bladed folders but just can't make the switch. __________________ Retired Praefectus Vigilum NRA Endowment Member Last edited by todd51; 04-23-2013 at 08:07 PM..

01-22-2012, 12:21 PM	#10
AAofLot19 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 61	Re: Whats your everyday carry? SOG Meridian __________________ I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is softness of head. Theodore Roosevelt

01-22-2012, 01:55 PM	#11
permafrost Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Oklahoma, USA Contributor Posts: 1,771	Re: Whats your everyday carry? Kershaw Vapor 11, super smooth and opens with a slight twist and flick of the thumb. Clips in my rear pocket along side my wallet. http://www.kershawknives.com/productdetails.php?id=100 __________________ Stand and Fight

01-22-2012, 07:57 PM	#12
Hawg Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,557	Re: Whats your everyday carry? Carbon steel Case Trapper,

01-23-2012, 11:04 AM	#13
JohnnyFlake V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Henderson, Nevada Contributor Posts: 152	Re: Whats your everyday carry? For several years now, I've been carrying a S&W Special Tactical w/ 3 1/2" blade, in my right rear pocket. It snaps open easily, it's sharp, it's super strong and it's not very expensive. Attached Images __________________ Of All The Things I have Lost During My Life, I Miss My Mind The Most!

01-23-2012, 12:09 PM	#14
Dirtypacman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Merrimac Valley, MA Posts: 908	Re: Whats your everyday carry? Spyderco - stainless Native II __________________ Member HHRG and HSC, NRA Life Member, GOAL Member LTC-A

01-24-2012, 10:56 AM	#16
killbuck V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: WNY (In the Snow Belt) Posts: 328	Re: Whats your everyday carry? Case stag handled Trapper. Have had it for about 20 years now. Really holds an edge well.

01-24-2012, 07:12 PM	#17
Neverhome V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Maine Posts: 199	Re: Whats your everyday carry? Uncle Henry Scharade, folder, made in the USA back in the sixties. Took it to a biology course final exam to disect a piglett (Dead of course). Professor told me I would fail the exam if I used it instead of a scapel. Aced the exam including the disection and the professor told me he had never seen such an neat and accurate cutting job from anyone, even using a scapel instead of large folder. Guess them city boys just underestimate those of us who appreciate fine steel. Neverhome

01-24-2012, 07:41 PM	#18
jedwil Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Hill Country Contributor Posts: 1,918	Re: Whats your everyday carry? I carry a SOG Flash II. really like this knife.

01-24-2012, 08:05 PM	#19
stede V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 92	Re: Whats your everyday carry? Ruger LCP .380. I don't bring a knife to a gun fight... ;^)

01-24-2012, 09:10 PM	#20
76Highboy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Meridian, Idaho Contributor Posts: 6,949	Re: Whats your everyday carry? Mostly buck and I really like the pocket knives.

01-26-2012, 06:48 PM	#22
Neverhome V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Maine Posts: 199	Re: Whats your everyday carry? JLA, Be my guest. Engrave away! Neverhome

01-30-2012, 09:23 PM	#24
cpttango30 Former Guest Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Stafford, VA Contributor Posts: 3,071	Re: Whats your everyday carry? I carry either a kershaw leek or my sog aegis.

01-30-2012, 09:42 PM	#25
The_Rifleman Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 872	Re: Whats your everyday carry? Buck Yachtsman I've carried either this one or one like it for 35+ years. I've got more in case this one is lost or whatnot. __________________ Debate isn't "uncivil" behavior. Pointing out illogical reasoning is a legitimate counter argument. That is the problem with internet forum mods, they rarely understand what constitutes legitimate, honest and civil debate. They reward the trolls and annoy the people genuinely trying communicate. I don't really like this place anyway, have fun with your power trip. ...nuff said.