Any suggestions on a fixed blade under 3"

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I'm sure that this has been done plenty of times, I just can't seem to find anything. I live in california and don't really want to walk around showing everyone that I have a knife on me. Primary use is for utility, secondarily for self defense-though will most likely not be using it for that. I have no problem putting my thumb in someone's eye if it comes down to it. My budget is less than $100 and preferrably around the $50 range. Thanks for the ideas guys and gals.
 
your budget limits you. i was on that budget for a while then i finally said i am going to get what i pay for and i bumped up my price to what i wanted.

i would say look for a HAK knife but they are expensive.. you could also look at the spyderco swick. benchmade has a few fixed blades that are under a 3 inches. BM is proud of their blades, thats all i got to say about that though
 
Check out a Bark River Woodland Special. It is 3". They have several models less than that.
 
TOPS has some cool neck knives. Their big blades are pricey but I think the little blades are a pretty good value. The Wolf Pup has gotten pretty good reviews. I have the Prairie Fox, it's a neat little blade. They're all stout, though, you wouldn't use one to slice apples.

Frank
 
pardue10 said:
Check out a Bark River Woodland Special. It is 3". They have several models less than that.
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That would have been the knife I wold recommend. I had the highland special (larger version) of this knife and I was a great knife.

http://www.knifeworks.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=1095

You may also want to look @ the Snody designed Benchmade. S30V steel and a great designer IMO.

http://www.knifeworks.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=7174

$88 bucks is not a bad price IMO. Good luck:thumbup:
 
pardue10 said:
Check out a Bark River Woodland Special. It is 3". They have several models less than that.
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The Mini Canadian comes to mind. Fits the budget in some handle material choices.
 
The Spyderco SWICK has only a 2.1" blade, but it is a great knife. For the same price as a 440a HAK you can get a SWICK in S30V. I love mine and carry it every minute of every day. The only time it is not on me is when I sleep, and then it is right next to me.
Buy it here for $68.68
 
I like the Gerber Freeman Caping. No fancy steel, but good ergonomics (very similar to the Spyderco Native), and it comes with a good sheath. Comes in under your $50 budget, too.
 
I have a 2.75 inch Columbia River Sportswear (by United Cutlery) Shoshonee neck knife that I enjoy using.

Ranger Knives makes a small neck knife with a 1.75 inch blade called the Littler BIrd that retails for $45.
 
I ordered a Benchmade Activator several months ago. The knife was too small, at least for my hands, and was dull as a stick. Needless to say, it went back for a refund. I also bought one of the HAK utility knives. It's very well made, but hard to get as sharp as I would like. For a compact carry piece, it works well. I still like my Spyderco Centofante warncliff for EDC.
 
I also posted this in the under 4" fixed blade thread -

I really like the BlackJack Small in AUS-10 stainless steel it's a lot of knife for its 3" blade size - with its zero bevel convex edge - it is really sharp.
It also looks kind of rustic/rural and not "tactical" or "offensive" - which may help in acceptability.

BlackJack "Small" select Cocobolo stainless

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There is a clever "pocket" sheath for it that one can carry in the back/hip pocket.....

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I've found it at about $70 using Froogle.com

Ken Warner was selling them at $50 at the Blade Show - don't know if that was a show special only - may be worth contacting him via knifeware.com

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Have you looked at the Spyderco Fred Perrin, or the Becker CU-7?

Sure, they're well over 3", but if I kept true to the thread, it wouldn't send Rat Finkenstein into a conniption! :p

-Jeffrey
 
Spyderco Swick. It's plenty pointy, yet plenty sturdy. I find straight blades like wharncliffes very useful in small lengths. Lots of control. The nice thing about the Swick is that it's difficult to drop or have wrenched from you.
 
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