Best EDC - Tactical Max 3 inch Folding Knife

Emerson CQC7 (3.3”)
Or
Microtech Troodon (3.06”)
 
Para 2 would work for me.

My State uses the sharpened edge for blade length. Though if they dropped it from 4" to 3" I wouldn't be happy.
 
Hinderer XM-18
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CQC-7 is my go to, but DPx HEST is right up there in rotation because the HEST carrys very well on the waist band, inside or out, like if wearing gym shorts or track pants with loose pockets that dont carry a knife well due to the stretchy material.
 
SpySmasher said:
Spyderco Battlestation.

Take that, knife universe!
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Geez, that is one interesting looking design, I had never seen it. No plans to get it myself (not much into the notion of "tactical knives" :rolleyes:). But it looks like the offspring of a CS AK-47 and maybe a Spyderco Chinook or something.

Oh and BTW: a 3" knife that cuts things is pretty darn tactical. However you want to define tactical. It'll cut your steak, open your letters, and cut other things too. Spyderco Native.
 
marcinek said:
Interesting choice. What, in your opinion, qualifies that as "tactical"?
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+1. Also, what qualifies anything as tactical? "Designed for combat" not good enough, that's a marketing slogan. Throwing something like "AK-47" into the knife name doesn't count either, more marketing. What capabilities on a knife are required to make it "tactical"?
 
maximus83 said:
Geez, that is one interesting looking design, I had never seen it. No plans to get it myself (not much into the notion of "tactical knives" :rolleyes:). But it looks like the offspring of a CS AK-47 and maybe a Spyderco Chinook or something.
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Designed by Alexandru "Dialex" Diaconescu. He also did the Junior and Adventura, some of Spyderco's least popular knives. :)

The Battlestation is a bit tactilol looks-wise which is too bad because I think it's kept people away from what was otherwise a pretty functional knife.
 
Benchmade Mini Stryker. I would personally prefer the axis model, but the auto could fit the bill as well.
 
maximus83 said:
+1. Also, what qualifies anything as tactical? "Designed for combat" not good enough, that's a marketing slogan. Throwing something like "AK-47" into the knife name doesn't count either, more marketing. What capabilities on a knife are required to make it "tactical"?
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I have always considered the minimal qualification as "locking."

Which makes me wonder what Hickory n steel Hickory n steel 's qualification is if he chose a Vic Tinker.
 
OK, that makes sense to me. A feature that is not perhaps UNIQUELY "tactical" (many users value locking blades for many things), but a "minimally required feature" to be tactically effective.

Running with that idea--what are the minimum set of features to be tactically effective should you get into a combat situation--what would you say those are?

Examples:
  • A locking blade with strong locking mechanism.
  • A point that can pierce relatively easily through material and (blech!) "meat."
  • A handle that lets you get a strong purchase, and can be held a couple of different combat-useful ways (what are those?)
  • Certain thickness of blade stock?
  • Certain length of blade? Again, not into the "tactical" thing much with knives, I carry firearms for that, but if I were going to get serious about using a knife for self-defense, I'm sure I'd want more than 3 inches. Ideally more like 6 to 7, but that's not practical for my own regular carry mode, so I'd probably want at least the size of something like the CS Recon (4").
  • A quick-access sheath or clip or carry system that lets you deploy the blade FAST and SAFELY?
  • Others?
 
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