what knife do you carry with you every day - The Firearms Forum

Dennis C · 09-30-2012, 11:21 PM

Just thought I would see what everyone uses for an every day carry knife.

Here is an image of mine. It's a gerber evo with 3.4" blade

mjp28 · 09-30-2012, 11:33 PM

For a long time I carried a pocket size Klien electrician's knife with a loop for my keyring and my trusty Sears 4 in 1 keychain screwdriver.

Came in very handy for everything at work including cutting pizza.

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Appliancedude · 10-01-2012, 01:11 AM

I was just thinking about this today. I used to carry a buck crosslock, but lost it somewhere. Probably at a customers house, using it for something it wasn't designed to do

. Lately I've been carrying a cheap winchester $5 knife I bought down at the wall mart. I like cheap knifes because I can abuse the blade or loose the damned thing and not feel guilty about it.

I really need to go get me a good carry knife. I'll still keep my cheapos for cutting/stripping wires, cutting boxes, makeshift screwdriver, prybar, or whatever else I abuse it for.

I miss my old buck

IShootBack · 10-01-2012, 04:54 AM

Boker Kalishnikof.
It's kept razor sharp and is for self defense not work.

jack404 · 10-01-2012, 05:05 AM

on the belt Kbar , and a Kershaw System set ( 3 blades 1 handle) in the pouch
a gerber boot down my boot and on my pack strap A very nice No. 1 of 1000 only made a Remington deer skinner that i won here

and when i get home there'll be another Kershaw that was also won here , and i'm looking forward to seeing that , Cheers to John and TFF

BradleyCole09 · 10-01-2012, 06:30 AM

Buck 110 when I am not at work. Work has a no weapons policy

Awtoman · 10-01-2012, 06:37 AM

One of these.

The one on top is a Bark River Northstar Companion, right below it is a Bark River Mini Fox-River, to the right is a Bark River Gunny, and the kinife on the left is a Tom Krein Bushcrafter.

Tom

carver · 10-01-2012, 07:47 AM

Around the house, it's the Kershaw Storm, out for the day it's usually the Gerber Applegate, Fairbane folder. When hunting it's usually the Schrade Old Timer, Sharpfinger. There is always a Leatherman tool in the car.

ampaterry · 10-01-2012, 07:59 AM

Schrade Scrimshaw lockback in a holster on my right side and a Spyderco Clipit Delica in my left pocket.

soundguy · 10-01-2012, 08:02 AM

i have a cheap-er smith n wesson 'cutting horse' lil curved blade lock blade. has part of the blade regular sharp, then a serated section, small belt clip.. though i keep it int he watch pocket.. has a small thumbhole area ont he blade to make it an asist 1-handed open if you flick your thumb across it nothing fancy.. but I like have a knife with me for utility purposes... and if pressed it is a weapon if I can't get to my carry gun for some reason..

Country101 · 10-01-2012, 08:05 AM

I always just carry my leatherman.

I've got a SOG seal pup I carry hunting now. I really like the blade on it. I'm not too impressed with the handle. It's a bit light and doesnt balance or feel quite right.

JohnnyFlake · 10-01-2012, 11:19 AM

Nothing fancy or very expensive but I always carry two knives with me. I have for many, many years. The Opinel which is made in France is very inexpensive but very strong and is as sharp as a razor. Great for cutting food, rope or whatever. The S&W is stronger and better for protection.

ka64 · 10-01-2012, 12:40 PM

Depends. Usually this one.

mjp28 · 10-01-2012, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Appliancedude

I was just thinking about this today. I used to carry a buck crosslock, but lost it somewhere. Probably at a customers house, using it for something it wasn't designed to do

. Lately I've been carrying a cheap winchester $5 knife I bought down at the wall mart. I like cheap knifes because I can abuse the blade or loose the damned thing and not feel guilty about it.

I really need to go get me a good carry knife. I'll still keep my cheapos for cutting/stripping wires, cutting boxes, makeshift screwdriver, prybar, or whatever else I abuse it for.

I miss my old buck

Wow, you got me thinking, I used to have a beautiful little Buck knife with a loop for a key ring (got it maybe 40 years back) don't know where it went.

Replaced with my Klien electrican's knife, slightly bigger and a great knife.

And I can't count knives I've given away.

WHSmithIV · 10-01-2012, 11:09 PM

I carry two - a Swiss Army knife and my Leatherman. I have carried them every day for ages. I also tend to need them every day.

jack404 · 10-01-2012, 11:17 PM

this one will live in my pocket from now on

heck this is the one i won here on the forums last month

got it today when i got home

01brian · 10-02-2012, 08:47 AM

Gerber Presto ( I think that's what it's called) spring assist.

GLS_1956 · 10-03-2012, 04:27 PM

Kershaw locking folder and a swiss army penknife.

jedwil · 10-03-2012, 04:39 PM

I have been carrying a SOG Flash II and yesterday got a SOG Trident Camo. Like them both.
http://sogknives.com/store/TF-5.html

cpttango30 · 10-03-2012, 07:37 PM

I rotate between my first love Kershaw Leek and my second love Spyderco delica 4 in blue.

I tried a Gerber remix tanto but the edge was junk. It stayed sharp for a whole whopping 3 days.

jack404 · 10-03-2012, 07:52 PM

tested the new one last night and this morning

not a great skinner , its too sharp inc the tanto angle bit that digs in still good but need to take care skinning , but cutting off feet and such , like butter eh , very impressed

Munch · 10-03-2012, 08:31 PM

I have about 10 pocket knives that I will alternate through day to day. Lately though I have taking my S&W HRT more than anything else. It just fits in my pocket and the forefinger opening is lighting fast. I use my knife for everything so I stick to the CRKT, S&W, Gerber price range. I'd never forgive myself if I bent a blade on a Spyderco, on a S&W, I still get frustrated with myself, but I know i go to the store and repklace it without to much out of pocket.

terryu1 · 10-04-2012, 08:09 AM

I carry a nice little Kershaw folding knife with 3.5" blade. Looks very much like the Gerber Dennis shows in post #1.

mjp28 · 10-04-2012, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WHSmithIV

I carry two - a Swiss Army knife and my Leatherman. I have carried them every day for ages. I also tend to need them every day.

I used both of those when camping along with a few big knives and assorted hachets and small axes.

gun runner · 10-05-2012, 12:43 PM

I carry a Buck Knife everyday

09-30-2012, 11:33 PM	#2
mjp28 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: anytown, OHIO Contributor Posts: 3,060	Re: what knife do you carry with you every day For a long time I carried a pocket size Klien electrician's knife with a loop for my keyring and my trusty Sears 4 in 1 keychain screwdriver. Came in very handy for everything at work including cutting pizza. List $0.99 Last edited by mjp28; 09-30-2012 at 11:38 PM..

10-01-2012, 01:11 AM	#3
Appliancedude Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The true northern Cal Posts: 1,562	Re: what knife do you carry with you every day I was just thinking about this today. I used to carry a buck crosslock, but lost it somewhere. Probably at a customers house, using it for something it wasn't designed to do. Lately I've been carrying a cheap winchester $5 knife I bought down at the wall mart. I like cheap knifes because I can abuse the blade or loose the damned thing and not feel guilty about it. I really need to go get me a good carry knife. I'll still keep my cheapos for cutting/stripping wires, cutting boxes, makeshift screwdriver, prybar, or whatever else I abuse it for. I miss my old buck __________________ It ain't broke it just lacks duct tape. The nice thing about opinions is everybody has one.

10-01-2012, 04:54 AM	#4
IShootBack Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,306	Re: what knife do you carry with you every day Boker Kalishnikof. It's kept razor sharp and is for self defense not work. __________________ "The Lord is a warrior, the Lord is his name." Exodus15:3

10-01-2012, 05:05 AM	#5
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: what knife do you carry with you every day on the belt Kbar , and a Kershaw System set ( 3 blades 1 handle) in the pouch a gerber boot down my boot and on my pack strap A very nice No. 1 of 1000 only made a Remington deer skinner that i won here and when i get home there'll be another Kershaw that was also won here , and i'm looking forward to seeing that , Cheers to John and TFF

10-01-2012, 06:30 AM	#6
BradleyCole09 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: So Ca Posts: 55	Re: what knife do you carry with you every day Buck 110 when I am not at work. Work has a no weapons policy

09-30-2012, 11:21 PM	#1
Dennis C Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Dakota Posts: 789	what knife do you carry with you every day Just thought I would see what everyone uses for an every day carry knife. Here is an image of mine. It's a gerber evo with 3.4" blade Attached Images __________________ "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms. . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson --> Last edited by Dennis C; 09-30-2012 at 11:23 PM..

10-01-2012, 06:37 AM	#7
Awtoman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Middle Tennessee Posts: 362	Re: what knife do you carry with you every day One of these. The one on top is a Bark River Northstar Companion, right below it is a Bark River Mini Fox-River, to the right is a Bark River Gunny, and the kinife on the left is a Tom Krein Bushcrafter. Tom Attached Images __________________ Tom's Garage Last edited by Awtoman; 10-01-2012 at 07:54 AM..

10-01-2012, 07:47 AM	#8
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,251	Re: what knife do you carry with you every day Around the house, it's the Kershaw Storm, out for the day it's usually the Gerber Applegate, Fairbane folder. When hunting it's usually the Schrade Old Timer, Sharpfinger. There is always a Leatherman tool in the car. Attached Images __________________ 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.

10-01-2012, 07:59 AM	#9
ampaterry TFF Admin Staff Chaplain Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: West Tennessee Contributor Posts: 6,283	Re: what knife do you carry with you every day Schrade Scrimshaw lockback in a holster on my right side and a Spyderco Clipit Delica in my left pocket. __________________ A woman who demands further gun control legislation is like a chicken who roots for Colonel Sanders. Larry Elder

10-01-2012, 08:02 AM	#10
soundguy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: florida Contributor Posts: 4,436	Re: what knife do you carry with you every day i have a cheap-er smith n wesson 'cutting horse' lil curved blade lock blade. has part of the blade regular sharp, then a serated section, small belt clip.. though i keep it int he watch pocket.. has a small thumbhole area ont he blade to make it an asist 1-handed open if you flick your thumb across it nothing fancy.. but I like have a knife with me for utility purposes... and if pressed it is a weapon if I can't get to my carry gun for some reason..

10-01-2012, 08:05 AM	#11
Country101 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dardanelle, AR Contributor Posts: 2,028	Re: what knife do you carry with you every day I always just carry my leatherman. I've got a SOG seal pup I carry hunting now. I really like the blade on it. I'm not too impressed with the handle. It's a bit light and doesnt balance or feel quite right. __________________ Gainfully employed= shooting somebody elses bullets and getting paid for it Country101

10-01-2012, 11:19 AM	#12
JohnnyFlake V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Henderson, Nevada Contributor Posts: 152	Re: what knife do you carry with you every day Nothing fancy or very expensive but I always carry two knives with me. I have for many, many years. The Opinel which is made in France is very inexpensive but very strong and is as sharp as a razor. Great for cutting food, rope or whatever. The S&W is stronger and better for protection. Attached Images __________________ Of All The Things I have Lost During My Life, I Miss My Mind The Most!

10-01-2012, 12:40 PM	#13
ka64 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Michigan Contributor Posts: 1,412	Re: what knife do you carry with you every day Depends. Usually this one.

10-01-2012, 11:09 PM	#15
WHSmithIV Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Moore, Idaho contributor Posts: 2,612	Re: what knife do you carry with you every day I carry two - a Swiss Army knife and my Leatherman. I have carried them every day for ages. I also tend to need them every day.

10-01-2012, 11:17 PM	#16
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: what knife do you carry with you every day this one will live in my pocket from now on heck this is the one i won here on the forums last month got it today when i got home

10-02-2012, 08:47 AM	#17
01brian V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Colorado Posts: 331	Re: what knife do you carry with you every day Gerber Presto ( I think that's what it's called) spring assist.

10-03-2012, 04:27 PM	#18
GLS_1956 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: The Great State of Oklahoma Posts: 73	Re: what knife do you carry with you every day Kershaw locking folder and a swiss army penknife.

10-03-2012, 04:39 PM	#19
jedwil Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Hill Country Contributor Posts: 1,918	Re: what knife do you carry with you every day I have been carrying a SOG Flash II and yesterday got a SOG Trident Camo. Like them both. http://sogknives.com/store/TF-5.html __________________ "Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom." -- John F. Kennedy

10-03-2012, 07:37 PM	#20
cpttango30 Former Guest Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Stafford, VA Contributor Posts: 3,071	Re: what knife do you carry with you every day I rotate between my first love Kershaw Leek and my second love Spyderco delica 4 in blue. I tried a Gerber remix tanto but the edge was junk. It stayed sharp for a whole whopping 3 days.

10-03-2012, 07:52 PM	#21
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: what knife do you carry with you every day tested the new one last night and this morning not a great skinner , its too sharp inc the tanto angle bit that digs in still good but need to take care skinning , but cutting off feet and such , like butter eh , very impressed

10-03-2012, 08:31 PM	#22
Munch V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Puyallup, WA. Posts: 317	Re: what knife do you carry with you every day I have about 10 pocket knives that I will alternate through day to day. Lately though I have taking my S&W HRT more than anything else. It just fits in my pocket and the forefinger opening is lighting fast. I use my knife for everything so I stick to the CRKT, S&W, Gerber price range. I'd never forgive myself if I bent a blade on a Spyderco, on a S&W, I still get frustrated with myself, but I know i go to the store and repklace it without to much out of pocket.

10-04-2012, 08:09 AM	#23
terryu1 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NE Pennsylvania Contributor Posts: 1,243	Re: what knife do you carry with you every day I carry a nice little Kershaw folding knife with 3.5" blade. Looks very much like the Gerber Dennis shows in post #1. __________________ ARMED INFIDEL

10-05-2012, 12:43 PM	#25
gun runner Former Guest Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South Texas Contributor Posts: 1,871	Re: what knife do you carry with you every day I carry a Buck Knife everyday