A great "do-everything", "last forever" large clip folder

Originally posted by Emanuel
2. Al Mar SERE 2000....because it's a real combat folder proven daily by instructors and other spec ops at Fort Bragg.
3. Strider GB....because it's simply amazin....quarter inch thick blade!! It's the stuff of wet dreams!LOL
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Um.... are you sure you don't number 2 and 3 reversed??! Unless I saw it with my own eyes, I would believe the operators would have Strider anythings before the Al Mar. Yeah, the SERE was originally the hottest thing going (well, that and Randall), but that was before Strider.

Admittedly Randalls still have a huge waiting period, which would indicate to me they are still extrememly popular. But, I wonder how many of them are actually carried by combat troops, and how many are collected.

For sheer toughness, longevity, and do anything, I'd take the Strider over the SERE anyday (price excluded).
 
Being a 1911 fan, you surely have heard of the GUNSITE Ranch. Well, Cold Steel has the Gunsite sanctioned folder. Great knife; beefy, tough lock, sharp, and reliable. Go for the smaller of the two, and you will NOT be dissappointed.

Plus...very cheap! In fact...I got one I would LOVE to unload on ya! Like new condition...for cheaper than like new price!


Steve in CT
 
Steve,
appreciate the offer but i'm not a big fan of cold steel's and even less of a fan of their serrations - and since the Gunsite is unavailable in plain edge - I think i'd just have to pass, sorry.
 
Rockspyder,
Yah, I'm sure you're very correct. I just didn't know that the Strider is used by the operators at Fort Bragg.
Now I just want a Strider folder even more than before.
I'd also definetely choose a Strider folder over a SERE 2k or for that matter over any other folder. Shame only about the price, yet it's worth every penny and them some. I'll just have to get that second mortgage now, oh well.

Hey Rockspyder,
How about this? A Strider folder in the pocket and a Busse combat fixed blade on the side? Not a bad combination ay!! I wonder if this would be a popular choice at Fort bragg.
 
That sounds like a good combination. I would bet there are a fair number of Busse's carried there as well. Although I have heard that the operators tend to like stuff that they don't worry too much if it gets left behind, I know of at least one Strider that was dropped over some unknown desert country. That is the way the "knifebomber" got his name. And I have read in several places of one of the operators in Mogadishu (upcoming "Blackhawk Down" movie) taking a round to his hip; the round was stopped by his Randall knife, which shattered on impact. Bullet deflected, but IIRC he got O1 (?) shrapnel in his hip. :eek:
 
Maybe I should make this it's own topic, but i'd rather keep this thread alive... what makes the Buck Strider so tough? I mean it's a tianium liner-lock - from what I know of titanium and liner-locks that shouldn't come even close to competing with a serious lockback like my Spydie Chinook, so what makes it so strong...? explain it to me.
 
Hello YoungCutter,

I think those guys were refering to Strider Knives, not the Buck Strider. There is a brand called "Strider". These are heavy duty military knives.
 
Re: Sebenza.
My thought initially as well, the sebbie not having a lot cosmetically. Use one for awhile and you'll change your mind.
Kind of like a good woman, always there for the right reasons.
 
Mr. Beck,
I was aware of that, but the Buck Strider is a collaboration between the two companies, and is the only "strider" in my price range.
 
Hello Youngcutter,

Oh, I thought you were talking about the comments above on the Strider GB. That is one of the Strider brand knives. It costs $350 - well out of my price range for a folder, also.
 
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