So How many of us carry a pocket knife?

If you carry one, what brand of knife do you carry?

Personally, I carry an All Stainless Steel Locking blade Spyderco Knife. Right now I have in the Explorer 3 Swiss Army Pocket knifes(Official Victornox brand) and a Gerber Multiplier tool.

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I have 2, one on me and one in the truck. A Gerber and a Leatherman

I usually carry my Leatherman tool.

I always have a medium sized Victorinox in my overhead console, I usually have my Leatherman with my climbing gear, and my granddaddy Victorinox is usually in my backpack.

Grampa used to say "A mans not a man without a knife!"

Kershaw and a leatherman in the X.

I've got my Leatherman 'Micra' on me all the time.

I did not vote cuse I dont keep it with me, but I do have a Gerber Multi tool in the X.

I've got a Old Henry 3-blade on me all the time its not much but its more useful than you would think. Sometimes I carry a Victorinox Tinkerer and if I've got big pockets I carry the big Victorinox with everything on it (don't remember name at moment).

I carry a Spdyerco 50/50 on me & a Victornox Cybertool in my work desk.

the smallest swiss army they make, it's absolutely amazing how often i use it. i could never exist with out a knife of some time.

Spyderco and Swiss Army are both lifetime gaurenteed knives. Now I just can't part with my spyderco knife, so that I can get a new one since the Tip broke off of it. Well I keep re-sharening the tippretty soon there won't be much left to it, but hey I don't want to part with it.

Right now got a little cheapo knife but am working on getting a cold steel knife.

Gerber or Schrade on me and a Schrade multi-tool in the X. Never leave home without one.

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ive had that knife since i got married. [edit: aug.2 1997] my wife got it for me on our honeymoon as i left my gerber in the hotel room at st.augustine beach.
i carry my shrade everywhere. i once had to check it at the airport but before 9-11 i never had any probs. now it stays in the suitcase.

i also keep a machette in the x amoungst other tools.

ps thats gasget maker onthe blade from working on my diffy this weekend.

I carry a tiny little Gerber lockback, folded it's like an inch and a half long, opened up about twice that. All the knife I need for general use. When I'm out camping or something I carry a leatherman tool though. :hammer:

And when I'm on the shooting range with my dad? Full set of screwdrivers, small files, center punches, rubber mallets, and the kitchen sink. :shoot:

I guess I just had to represent as the only one that voted no so far. I don't carry one around with me, it's in the X though.

Never leave home without it...been carrying one since I was a sophomore in high school. My dad gave me my first pocket knife about that time (don't remember the name, just a small one he had). I used to carry a Buck "Hunter" lockback but it was way too heavy. Now I carry a small Gerber lockback I bought, and a small Swiss Army keychain knife my girlfriend brought back from Switzerland for me.

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I've got the small non-serrated one.

My next pocketknife...Benchmade
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I carry a Schrade on my belt at all times. It comes in handy SO many times.
I also carry a multi-tool and a spare knife in each of my vehicles.

i keep one in my explorer. i dont know what kind it is, but it's damn sharp.

i have a leatherman "wave" sweet knife... it never leaves my side when i am awake and only istn on me about half the time i sleep..... i even wear it on my belt when i wear my suit..... you never know when it could save a life...also it is a firefighters best friend....:chug:

The brands vary Beretta, Kershaw, Buck!

Spyderco Delica with a blue handle is what I'm packin!!!

I carry a Victorinox medium sized swiss army knife attached by a stap to the key ring of a solitare mag light.
Those mag lights are very handy indeed and the knife is indespensible too. I also have a bigger Victorinox swiss knife with toothpicks and such, but I don't use that as they tend to fall out of the handle. In the Ex. I carry a SOG. brand multi tool- just like a leatherman, only bigger and stronger.

I don't have one worth carrying around... Should I get a good one, maybe I'll carry it around with me :)
Pete

Hmm...let's see.

Spyderco Delica, Swiss Army (Victorinox, the only REAL brand) Huntsman, Gerber Gator, SOG Paratool, Kershaw Amphibian (uh, that's my dive knife, which tends to reside in the car for some reason).

Yeah, I was a Boy Scout. :D

I have a Swiss Army in the botom of my purse at all times. It has come in very handy. It almost landed me in jail though.

Originally posted by FlyAU
Hmm...let's see.

Spyderco Delica, Swiss Army (Victorinox, the only REAL brand) Huntsman, Gerber Gator, SOG Paratool, Kershaw Amphibian (uh, that's my dive knife, which tends to reside in the car for some reason).

Yeah, I was a Boy Scout. :D

Good Man!
My fellow Boy Scout Summer camp staff guys introduced me to the Spyderco Knife, it has to be one of the best brands of knives out there along with Victorinox. I have Either the Endura II or the Delica II, which ever is the bigger of the two....

Yep, I used to have a nice swiss army but I lost it, that's like my 3rd one. Now I carry and mini leatherman on me and I keep the full size one in my truck. The saw tool on it is dang sharp, I sawed the trunk of my christmas tree off with it in about a minute flat. The tree is 4"in diameter.

I got that tiny Swiss Army Knife on my keychain (except when I go to the airport though!) My dad's the one who taught me to always have the knife around like he does. One time, he lost his and when he went to the store, all they had left were pink ones. He bought it and still carries it! We all hope he'll lose it soon. :)

i carry around usually a swiss army knife, and when i'm going to be doing something like fishing or outdoors, i have my fake leatherman since i snapped the pliers off of my real one and can't be bothered to pay big bucks for a new one.

Yes, since I was a kid......

if thats what ya wanna call it :eek:

I used to have one of those nifty credit card knife things in my wallet, but my wallet got stolen. Now I have a Swiss army knife in my car, but I don't actually carry it around.

I carry a leatherman micro all the time. When I am camping or wheeling I carry a leatherman and a 4" Buck knife with a serrerated blade

I carry a Leatherman Wave all the time, and I have a Swiss Army knike in the truck. When I go camping, I carry my Leatherman wave and a 7" Kbar, along with my :shoot: .

hey what do you guys use to sharpen your pocket knives? do the wet stones work well, or should there be oil on the stones?

i use a japanese wet stone. you soke it for a few minutes and puts a fine edge on anything. also a metal hone works well with oil.

I carry a genuine Wegner stainless Swiss Army with me on my key ring and have recently started carrying my serrated/locking blade Kershaw in my Explorer as well. I haven't needed it yet, but it impresses my friends.

I have an llbean swiss army style, a little swiss army one, and two gerber multi's,
but i never carry them except in my pack when camping, do to having to fly a lot for my work and being nervous I would forget them on my person.

I carry one of those plastic al cheap-o knives. The one the handle is part of the knife, then you unfold the hadle to get the blade out.
I know it's nothing fancy, but when you are cutting cardboard all day it doesn't pay to have a fancy one. I used to collect knives so I have tons of them in the garage and in drawers in the house.

Yes...ALWAYS! Never know when you could need a knife, not just for protection, but for any odd reason.

Yup I carry a spyderco and I love it. Always using the knife. Have been carring a knife since I started boyscouts. My favorite Knife I would love to carry is a custom butterfly knife My grandfather gave to me but since they are against the law it sits in my room.

I have a Gerber Gator grip that I carry on my belt. If I dont have that I have my Grandfathers knife, I dont even know who makes it. Someday my son will have it. If I have a son someday:D

my dad has lots of knives and tonight I was cutting something with his Klein knife and I poked my thumb and blood started to gush out my thumb.

Teri told him to be careful and he said; yes mom I'm being careful!!!
A little later he gets up and runs to the bathroom holding his hand. Of course mom goes to see what he did and he won't show her so they call me to the bathroom. I looked at it and he had poked a pretty good size hole in his thumb. When I was running it under cold water he started to really cry. After we stopped the bleeding he told me he thought I was going to let all his blood drain out his thumb.
I know it's not funny to him, but I got a laugh out of it and down the road he will look back and also laugh.
He has been around razor blades because of the body shop but this was the best cut he has done to himself so far.
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Originally posted by Perry
Teri told him to be careful and he said; yes mom I'm being careful!!!
:confused:

Well thats why he cut himself. I have found out as soon as you tell a kid to be careful thats when something goes wrong. Becareful Patrick knives can give ya some really mean cuts. I have had more then my fair share of them.

i used to carry my spyderco police knife(got stolen). and i used to carry my leatherman wave(lost it). now i got my old lockback and my gerber. man i dont have too good a luck with knives.

i always carry my gerber on me, i'd be lost without it

I have a few and I carry the one my wife is not borrowing. 1) Smith and Wesson - cuttin' horse, full surrated. 2) Standard leatherman. 3) Made in China, stainless, rubberized handle S&W copy ($6, decent quality).
I am lost on the days I forget to pocket one!
Rob

Carry a Schrade 4in half serated on me at all times, and a 6in SandW in my center console. When I hunt, i have a huge buck knife I carry, I think it is also a Schrade.

A Benchmade Osbourne clipped in one pocket and an original Leatherman in another (you know, the really basic ones I'm not sure they even sell any more now). Definately very lost without them, but of course thats when I need them most. :p

I alway's keep my Gerber w/ me. it's one of those that u can flick open w/ your thumb, and close w/ one hand. That really come's in handy if u only have one free hand. Plus it's fun seeing people's reactions when I open it really fast.

I have carried one on me since I was about 10. All thru highshcool I carried one, got them taken away more times than I could count, they would always mail them to my parents and my rents would give it back to me, they thought I needed to carry a knife too. Right now I have a small Buck lockback knife, but I have been looking to upgrade to something bigger, maybe with like a 3" blade. What do you guys recomend? Spyderco? Gerber? Any others?

As for sharpening, I take my knifes to a professional sharpner about once every couple of months. When they come back you could cut steel with em...And its only a few bucks a knife for the sharpest edge possible.

I carry a 5 " master cutlery strait edge belt knife, gerber multi-tool, leatherman micra,3" cheepo serrated lockblade. These are on me 90% of the time.

I keep a Leatherman Micra on my keychain and a Schrade Cliphanger CH8 in my pocket.

Depends on what I am going to be doing as to what I carry. I have 2 slim knives I carry if I don't want a "pocket bulge". One is a "Spectrum" by Fred Carter , another is a pocket Skeleton Knife by Bear Magic. For every Day use I use a 2 bladed Razor by Bear Magic, a small fixed blade "Hawker", or one of my inexpensive one handers.
For hunting my favorite is my "SRK" by Cold Steel.

A knife is one of the best tools you can have, if the knive won't do it, it can sometime make the tool that will

I have a K-Bar in the center console and a Leatherman in the glove compartment

I found a small black knife in my car one day and I have kept it in the glove box ever since, it's really dull though, so calling it a knife is sort of a lie, its more of metal in a plastic case. Got a leatherman but never really take it with me.

I carry around a leatherman wave. It comes in handy for every situation.

Right now, a Swiss Officers. Sometimes, a Spyderco clipped inside my belt. Or a Buck Ranger in a sheath. Or a Barlow (by Kutmaster) in my pocket. Or a Kutmaster Stockman's (3 blade) when in the woods. Or a Kutmaster Pruning Knife (when working in the yard/garden) Or a J. Parker (Clarion, PA) custom-made skinning knife (when deer hunting) or a Swiss with most everything when fishing. Or a Swiss Executive (the tiny one). Or a Swiss with not quite everything. (All Swiss are Victorinox)

Something for every occasion!:D

Now, just have to remember not to go to the airport, or the federal building, or a courthouse, or a school, or .....(the list of places where one can beome a felon for carrying a pocket knife seems to get longer each year:(

If I could just figure out how to do pics, I would show them.:smoke:

I have several that I carry, it really depends on how I'm dressed and where I'm going. My favorite is my Paragon XO-Lite half serrated, then there's the Buck Quest, Cold Steel Voyager tanto serrated, and Kershaw Blackout serrated.

looking to get a new knife soon..... thinking gerber, sog, s&w, shrade or spyderco... well, i need a multi tool..... anyone ever heard of BEAR knives? they are made by BEAR for MAC Tools......

another criteria for my new multi-tool... i need the pliers to lock, in the same way as the gerber needle nose.... i would like a needle nose design, but also the jaws to clamp (normal) and be also to spread things apart ( my leatherman wave cant spread things, just clamp onto)

Lets see. I usually carry the Puma Hobbytech knife that I got when I was 14, wow been 10 years now. I keep it sharpe and it has been usefull more times than I can count. Other than that I have three Buck Knifes, one real small one about 2.5 inches with the half sereated blade and the last is about 3.5 inches that i carry while hunting. I also have about 5 Old Timer knifes that my great grandad and my grandad carrier for many many years.

I carry a gerber tool. It has a couple of knifes

Originally posted by jimabena74
looking to get a new knife soon..... thinking gerber, sog, s&w, shrade or spyderco... well, i need a multi tool..... anyone ever heard of BEAR knives? they are made by BEAR for MAC Tools......

Bear is a good knife, and rather expensive. Bear has also aquired Victorinox now, so the new Swiss Army's are actually Bears.

Stay away from Smith and Wesson, they are made in Tiawan by Taylor Cutlery and use the S&W logo as a marketing gimmick.

well... ordered a custom gerber..... the body is blue and the needle nose plier head and all tools in it are black... i even customized the tools to what i would use the most... there were several tool options... it comes with a black mini-maglite and a black ballistic nylon sheath that will hold the tool and the flashlight togeter side be side....

Have a lock blade with finger flip thingy to open with one hand that I carry fairly often. I carry a "small" 12" hunting knife in the X, though. Not to mention my titanium S&W .357 (carry permit).

Well after searching through this thread, and shopping for a new knife, I went out this morning to get a new one. I almost bought a Spyderco Delica Lightweight, but couldnt get myself to cough up the $60-$70 for it...So I wound up with a Gerber AR 3.0. Ive never had a Gerber knife before, so we will see how long this one lasts, and if it doesnt cut it, I may go and get a Spyderco. Anyways, ive been playing with the new digicam a bit too much, so here is a pic :D

I usually have my leatherman at my side, 'cept when in the waterbed. :D
Used to carry a survival knife in the X too but random searches in vehicles at work made that a no-no, so it's the Leatherman and me.

Leatherman! It goes everywhere I go.

I used to carry a multi-purpose swiss army knife. Came in handy a couple of times but too bulky to put in my pocket.

Originally posted by VairKing
So I wound up with a Gerber AR 3.0. Ive never had a Gerber knife before, so we will see how long this one lasts,
That's the exact same knife I've carried for about a year now. For an everyday general purpose knife it's done OK. When I'm at work though, I need my Leatherman.

Schrade on me...always

I always have my Leatherman on my belt at all times.

Before I lost my Old Timer knife I always carried it and another one, now I just carry one of the following:

Spyderco Stainless steel police model Straight blade
Spyderco Stainless Steel police model Serrated blade
TNT Tech II
Colt Python knife
Buck Knife (not sure which model)

I have my Gerber.

I lost my old one, but just got a nice Gerber for my B-day.:D

Leatherman :)

Always have my Gerber multi-tool on me. I keep an old Swiss Army knife in my top drawer at work in case someone asks to borrow a knife for something. Nobody else touches my Gerber. I've lost too many good knives due to lending them out.

I actually just started carryin this summer... I was in autozone buyin something and saw a cheap knife for like 3.99... sure its not a big expensive super duper thing, but it gets the job done.,.. and if i break it/loose it... oh well, it was only 4 bucks... its come in hand more often than i thought it would... its nice to have something to play with when im bored too haha...
--bryan

I used to the Gerber just like VairKings, cept mine had a silver blade, but I lost it at work a couple weeks ago and have been missing it dearly. The day I lost it was also this other dudes last day at work, I'm hoping that's just a coincidence. If I can't find it pretty son I'll hafta cough up the money to buy another one. I really like the one-hand design they have. I also used it all the time for labs in my physics class at college.

Of course I have my Leatherman Wave. I can't figure how anyone would be without one. I always, always carry my CRKT K.I.S.S. (http://www.crkt.com/kiss.html). If you haven't seem one of these things you gotta check em out. This is a great pocket knife.

I always have a nice Scerated Blade pocket knife on me for whatever.

I have a leatherman in my X. I used to have a swiss army knife but I was cutting something and left it on the hood of the X, and drove off... Didnt realize it till later that day, and by then im sure it was long gone.

Yes I am a dumbass... :rolleyes:

I carry a Super Leathermen on my side, and I Micro on my key chain. Also have a Gerber multi-tool and Gator that I carry in the X. All thanks to the Government.;)

Leatherman Super Tool 200. best investment...i broke the pliers once and they replaced it no questions asked.

Mel Pardue ATS 34, very wicked machine

Doubled bladed CaseX. Great little pocket knives.

Yup, Smith & Wesson Swat, 4" blade.

Absolutely!! I usually have at least one with me at all times.

1. Baby Victorinox Swiss Army (Is there any other kind?!) on my key chain at all times. ('cept when it was taken at the Steamboat Springs, CO airport ...)

2. I always throw either my Swiss Champ or my Leatherman Supertool - sometimes both - in my backpack, travel bag or center console anytime I go anywhere.

3. I've got a no-name double-edge that resides in my glove-box.

4. I take my KABAR camping and / or hunting, and sometimes day-hiking more remote areas.

5. I generally take my folding Gerber Gator when day-hiking. (It's easier to keep conceal yet accessable than the KABAR where in more populated places people may be uncomfortable seeing the KABAR strapped to my leg.)

I've also got a decent collection that includes some nice Buck folders, and a sweet 3 blade Old Timer.

A lot of people have a knife called a leatherman. I have never heard of that before.

I'm one of those people that has one and it is great for an all around basic tool. Check out Leatherman (http://www.leatherman.com/products/tools/default.asp) to see their line of products. I have the PST II.

I carry a leatherman wave i used to have some smaller leathermans and swiss armys but i kept on loosing them because there wasnt enough weight for me to realise i had it on me

each vehicle has a multitool, a Vic SAK and a Buck fixed blade.Not enough space to tell what all I carry.

I carry a knife in my toolbox, but I only take that with me when i'm going wheeling...I don't think throughout the course of a normal day I've ever needed to carry a knife

I always have one in the ex-- not sure on the brand, but it works real well for camping and wheeling

Just a couple of thoughts.. Victorinox did buy Bear MGC and at last word,Bear was trying to buy the stock back. Buying cheap knives is dangerous at worst and a waste of money at best. I went through a box of cheapos at Autozone once and found over half would not stay open! that can cost you a Or yourfinger! Or your wife.On the issue of cost, buying several cheap knives WILL cost you as much as buying one decent knife.Gerber,Buck,etc all make good working knives . Forget Schrade, they are out of business.Brands like S&W are only a little bit better, the quality isnt very good and the materials are not top quality.
The issue with knock offs is that they are deliberatly violating other makers hard work and designes and in many cases violating patent rights. We should not support such activities!
However,if you wish to buy one of these knives,PLEASE do me the favor and check it thoroughly for safety!!!! Idont want any one hurt over a 3.99 knife.
Thanks for listening, guy

for more info you may want to look at knifeforums.com.
guy

I carry a Gerber T3 and a Smith and Wesson Special Ops tanto blade.

A Buck 186C is always on my right and some cheapo swiss army fake in my X. I also have to admit to carrying it and my mini-mag even in my Sunday's best.

:eek: Holy sheepshit
My every day carry is against the Law :)

No, no knives. I carry a Glock, though, with the proper permit of course.

No, no knives. I carry a Glock, though, with the proper permit of course.

Exact same thing I was going to say! :confused:

I have a Gerber knife, but found it was too dangerous (nearly cut my left index finger off, so I got a Glock instead).

Performancenut... what one(s) do you have? I have a 21.. getting a 19 in early Sept.

I have a Wonderful QVC one! it's one of those if u buy 3 u get 12 free, detailed my bro/inlaws truck and he gave it to me, Stainless still blade w/ 3'' seraded, Kinda of a knock off spyderco!, and a gerber leather man, i forget the model but i was the 2nd in the line up.. Truck driver in the dc area and like to keep the knife on me incase i need to get out in a not so nice area, plus it cuts very nicely w/ packing material

:eek: Holy sheepshit
My every day carry is against the Law :)
What company is that? I've got a cheapo "switchblade", more dull than a butter knife.

Carry one of two Kershaw lock blades with me at all times the Leatherman stays in the truck and I also carry the Topeak McGuyver on any of my cycling trips or camping trips, that bad boy makes a swiss army knife look like something outta the $.25 candy machine. lol



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