Best folder with a pocket clip it the best for use with gloves on?

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Looking for opinions on which folder with a blade over 3 inches but not over 4 1/2, pocket clip is a must, (otherwise the Gerber Gator would have to be #1)that would work the best with gloves on?

Criteria:#1 how easy is it to get out of your pocket and open one handed, #2 the security of grip would be the next most important thing. By the way it will be used as a EDC for light use, and last ditch defense. Also specifically it will be used with Isotoner warm lined gloves, I like the way they stay tight on your wrist, but execept for the suede inserts they are kind of slick.

Possible choices, Spyderco Military or Chinook, SOG Penatgon, MOD Dieter CQD or Hornet, Al Mar SERE, TOPS, Benchmade AFCK, Junglee Special Sevices, Microtech SOCOM Elite, CRKT's Ryan #7, any thoughts?

Currently I am using a Camillus Claw that seems to work good, but I was looking for something else as a second go to option.

What does the Traction coating on TOPS knives feel like, does it help on grip? How about the Buck Strider, I know it has a very rough G-10 surface but not the best ergonomics as it is pretty much a rectangle?

Troy
 
I've had most of the knives you mention and the Military is the winner, bar none. It was designed to be opened (and closed) while wearing military issue gloves. The grip is very acceptable as well.

Chris
 
How about an index trigger like on a CRKT M-16/Kershaw Boa and Scallion or an Emerson folder with wave?
 
The Military is by far the best choice for use with gloves on. The large Spyderhole really engages well with gloves, and given the mass of the blade relative to the lightwieght handle, inertia opening are lightening fast.
I carry a Military on duty (uniformed) and specificaly looked at this aspect as I wear gloves during the winter on a frequent basis.
 
Consider the Spyderco Gunting. The blade is just under 3". The distinctive ramp makes it easy to open with gloves on. The shape of the oversize handle provides for a secure grip.
 
Outdoor Edge Impulse, full size. Best I've used with gloves. Can even operate the liner lock easily.

Phil
 
I use a Kershaw Model 4510 with the lever lock for ski patrol. Not my favorite knife, but I can one-hand it with ski gloves on, and it is affordable. Would like to try the military as well.
 
Yet another vote for the Military. :)

Just this morning, I went out and cut down some small trees in my yard. The procedure was to fell the tree, delimb it, and then cut the trunk and branches into smaller pieces that could be easily bundled with twine. I wore some thick leather gloves to handle the wood, but I didn't want to have to keep taking them off when I cut the twine.

The knife I used was a serrated Military. The serrated edge worked great on the sisal twine and the design of the Military makes it especially well suited for use with gloves. It's very easy to draw, open, hold, and unlock the knife even with very thick gloves on.
 
How about the Buck Strider, I know it has a very rough G-10 surface but not the best ergonomics as it is pretty much a rectangle?
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I know "ergonomics" seems to have come to mean 'smooth rounded edges' but it really means 'designed properly for the intended work'.

I just got a Buck Strider, and was very happy to find it is extremely comfortable -- in my hand. Solid grip, non-slip, balanced right at the index finger cut-out. I wouldn't recommend it for someone with particularly small hands, but I'm not exactly a gorilla myself.

You don't even need to use the thumbstud to open it. I found I can snap it open with either hand by pushing down hard on the thumb grooves on the back of the blade behind the thumbstud.

I will say it is a lump of a knife to carry. You wouldn't lose track of it in an overcoat pocket, though.
 
If you want a knife to use with gloves, that opens easy out of the pocket have you looked at any of the Emerson's with the Wave feature?

Regards,

Ed
 
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