Al Mar Sere? Options stronger than Benchmade but higher quality than Cold Steel.

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Jay Hiewd

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I used to daily carry the Spyderco Police for years. It's flat, light weight, and fast. I now frequent areas where my blade has to be under 4 inches.


I've been carrying the Adamas daily for a year. I love it and now the Cold Steel feels cheap in comparison.

I'm in search of super strong options. The Adamas is a bit too heavy. I'm looking to get close to 4 inches while remaining under that length.

My uses are self defense and other emergency tasks that rarely arise. I prefer no serrations and a spear style tip for strength.

How does the AL Mar Sere compare?
 
Jay Hiewd said:
I used to daily carry the Spyderco Police for years. It's flat, light weight, and fast. I now frequent areas where my blade has to be under 4 inches.


I've been carrying the Adamas daily for a year. I love it and now the Cold Steel feels cheap in comparison.

I'm in search of super strong options. The Adamas is a bit too heavy. I'm looking to get close to 4 inches while remaining under that length.

My uses are self defense and other emergency tasks that rarely arise. I prefer no serrations and a spear style tip for strength.

How does the AL Mar Sere compare?
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Check out the Emerson kwaiken are many other Emerson options.
 
You seem pretty pleased with the Adamas except for weight, so maybe take a look at the Mini Adamas. I have no experience with the SERE so I can't help there. The Adamas family uses CPM Cruwear and that's a sizeable upgrade in toughness over many steels.
 
I'd recommended a Manix 2. With stock or aftermarket scales they can go from mild to wild. I'd also reconsider CS, but that's me.
 
DocJD said:
IMO , Cold Steel with the Tri-ad Lock , either with the factory wave or mod, provides the very best folders for your stated uses . :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:
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Agree fully with this. I don't recommend liner locks for any defensive use case, as any twisting motion, such as with comma cuts, will cause lock disengagement. If you must go with an Al Mar SERE 2000, get a real one, not current Chinese production.
 
I'll second the Spyderco Manixes as well. The only reason I don't own one any more is I now prefer tip down carry, and the Manixes are tip up only. But if it would do tip down, I would probably have a Manix 2 XL in my pocket (with my regrind and other mods) instead of the Resilience.

AusLoX AusLoX I'm not exactly a fan of Emersons per se, but man if that knife isn't beautiful.
 
David Mary said:
I'll second the Spyderco Manixes as well. The only reason I don't own one any more is I now prefer tip down carry, and the Manixes are tip up only. But if it would do tip down, I would probably have a Manix 2 XL in my pocket (with my regrind and other mods) instead of the Resilience.

AusLoX AusLoX I'm not exactly a fan of Emersons per se, but man if that knife isn't beautiful.
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Emerson’s grinds keep me coming back. If you like that blade design but aren’t a fan of Emerson, check out the Elishewitz EK folder. IMG_8548.jpeg
 
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