AKnife For "Suit-Wear": Do You Have One?

[VorpelSword]

I ran across a William Henry knife on e-Bay a few months afo. There are plenty on offer there. Most are at the WH exorbitant MSRP, rapidly escalating to over a grand on the way to two thousand USD and more. . This one was a lower end example at well below $500 . . .and I jumped on it. Button lock, Titanium frame, tiny jewel in thumb stud and button, plain-ish wooden inlay scales and with a blade in a subtly patterned Damascus: elegant, understated and within my ability to pay. A true "Gent's Knife".

And it is much too nice for EDC in my current station in life. This is a knife for when you wear a suit.

Now, I do not wear a suit often . . Weddings and funerals mostly. However, our son does. And so, I will give it to him on Father's Day.


And now to digress to the heart of the matter:

Do YOU own a "Gent's Knife"? What is it, when do you carry it on you and how do you use it?




My William Henry gent's knife.

 

[Riz!]

Got pics?

 

[Fonedork]

I like a sebenza a with a suit, it’s got a smooth handle and won’t tear up your suit, and it’s boring, it doesn’t flip open, which matches the boring decorum of wearing a suit

 

[Shorttime]

I don't have a knife to wear with my suit, because formal occasions seem like they have a better chance of spooking the Gentle Souls.

Instead, I carry a multitool.




Yes, that's right, it's not a knife. It's a multitool. Nothing to worry about.

 

[VorpelSword]

Gave our son a Sebenza 31 on his 45th birthday last year. It is everything you said. It has become his EDC. Somehow, he has figured out how to thumb-flip it open as if it were a switch blade. . . .I can't do that either.

 

[Synov]

 

[DMG]

I rarely wear a suit but when I dress up, I like to carry my sebenza and titanium Reylight. I need a titanium pen to go with them.

Sometimes I carry a CF Bugout because it is unnoticeable in dress pants pockets and I like it.

 

[abcdef]

Chris Reeve Knives Mnandi (available for southpaws too)

 

[sceva]

Most of these could be considered gents knives.

 

[guy g]

CRK Umfaan

 

[ShaiHulud]

Victorinox alox bantam. Its super light weight and wafer-thin, has a super useful bottle opener/ light-duty pry tip, even comes with a knife!

 

[jmj3esq]

I wear this with my suit every weekday.

 

[BD_01]

ZT 0460.
Very lightweight, small footprint. Classy and stabby at the same time.

 

[Steely_Gunz]

I don't wear a suit hardly ever (thankfully), when I do, I don't really expect to need to cut much. It's usually a wedding or a funeral or some stuffy function where I will be ready to tear that suffocating fabric off me within a couple of hours.

So I don't really care what I carry. Usually a Kizer Begleiter is all I worry with. Thin, lightweight, pretty dressy being all titanium, and has just enough tip and belly to fit what random thing I might need to.

 

[madcap_magician]

Undress Krein Alpha, acid-washed Nitro-V, asymmetric dagger grind, and distressed-finish diamond-milled titanium frame with blue-anodized hardware.
Half dress Krein Alpha, Nichols Blackout stainless damascus, asymmetric dagger grind and distressed-finish diamond-milled titanium frame with blue-anodized hardware.
Full dress Krein Alpha, Nichols Intrepid stainless damascus, compound grind and orange-peeled raindrop Moku-ti frame with bronze-anodized hardware.

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

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That Native 5 is awesome.

 

[Skar]

I have quite a few that I consider good for edc or special occasions.

 

[Skar]

Plus some … I need to go to AA :/

 

[Danke42]

I don't own a suit (thank the lord).

 

[WedgeAntilles]

I wear s suit 4-5 days a week, because I like them. (No ties though. Open collar or t-shirt with suit look.) These ride in leather slips to be kind to my pockets. I don't need to quick draw.