What You Want in a Folding Knife

[cmoore]

What I want in an EDC folding knife:

3 to 3.5 inch plain edge blade
3 oz or less weight
Easy to open and close with one hand
Good blade steel
Deep carry pocket clip

Benchmade Bugout is my current favorite

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The Benchmade 750 was perfect. Basically a small Sebenza. Cost about $120 back in the day.

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Sadly out of production for quite some time now and too valuable to carry. I'd buy several if they were to bring it back.

My EDC is a Benchmade 940 these days.


Okie John

Which blade shape?

[okie john]

Which blade shape?

The 750 was a clip point like the one in the picture.

The 940 is like this:




Okie John

[Cory]

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I'd also love a WW2 US Paratrooper auto haha.

I just went down that rabbit hole, and find myself wanting one to sit on a bookshelf. I'm disappointed that the reproductions don't fully spring assist open.

ETA: I do have the stupid wantsies for one of those folding Gerber Applegate/Fairbain Covert knives, and will probably get one down the road Just Because.

Great. Between the WWII switchblade, and the Fairbain Sykes, now I have to re-read W.E.B. Griffin's WWII Marine Corps novel series. The main character carries a mini fairbain, and in the first book uses a switchblade carried by an Italian in pre-war China.

And I once had a Fairbain knockoff copy. My landlord stole it from my house while I was deployed and nobody lived there.

[Noah]

I just went down that rabbit hole, and find myself wanting one to sit on a bookshelf. I'm disappointed that the reproductions don't fully spring assist open.



Great. Between the WWII switchblade, and the Fairbain Sykes, now I have to re-read W.E.B. Griffin's WWII Marine Corps novel series. The main character carries a mini fairbain, and in the first book uses a switchblade carried by an Italian in pre-war China.

And I once had a Fairbain knockoff copy. My landlord stole it from my house while I was deployed and nobody lived there.

The only reproduction I messed with was an absolute piece of trash.

[Redhat]

The only reproduction I messed with was an absolute piece of trash.

Ontario still makes the Mk III trench knife if your're into WWII knives.

[Hambo]

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Nice! I prefer four layer Cellidor models, which give me scissors plus another tool.

[Redhat]

I'm a little surprised no one has mentioned the old Buck 110/112.

I know they're outdated in regards to rapid deployment designs of today but I always liked them.

[BobM]

I'm a little surprised no one has mentioned the old Buck 110/112.

I know they're outdated in regards to rapid deployment designs of today but I always liked them.

I have several of the newer plastic handled versions. Very sharp out of the box, and quick to open.

[camsdaddy]

I have several of the newer plastic handled versions. Very sharp out of the box, and quick to open.

I had one and it was a great knife. Somehow it got knocked out of the boat one day while we were fishing.