Best Gentlemans knives?

[Llasi]

Laguiole.

 

[KnifeyMcStab]

Honestly the Mnandi is THE quality gentleman's knife. It's pretty rugged too.

 

[Locutus D'Borg]

No chipping on my ZDP from WH. Really holds an edge.

Just looked it up, 67HRC!? WOW! That's gotta be the hardest I've seen anyone run ZDP, I assume its a solid ZDP blade? Have you had any chipping? I know spyderco turned theirs down from 65 cause it was chipping on to many people but a WH has a different target consumer than a spyderco and is probably used much differently by those people. Do you know of many people have complained to WH about chipping. (Not that I'm shopping for one, just surprised to see a blade ran to 67). Also has anyone ever tested a 67HRC ZDP blade against a ~62?

 

[Charlie Mike]

This goes onto a 1.25" belt. Gentlemanly, no?

 

[Taroh JPN]

I love gentleman knives that can carry around.
However, it needs the strong heart in Japanese big city that passing a front of policeman. I really envy United States.

- William Henry spryte
- William Henry regacy
- Lonewolf Perfecto

 

[Boozoo Chavis]

The G-10 Spyderco Dragonfly is a quality gent's knife for around $80 bucks.

 

[herisson]

Surprisingly, if I want to go all gentleman I will go all Kershaw : Wild Turkey in the right pocket and Double Cross in the left... and then I feel incredibly smooth and refined.

 

[HFinn]

How about a small fixed blade, about 2-2.5 inch blade lenght? The sheath gives all kinds of interesting possibilities conserning decoration or could be just a plain sheath, but made of high class leather.

 

[uofaengr]

Benchmade 707
Sage 2
Sage 1
Small Sebenza

 

[TheModernNeanderthal]

I love the Caly series with carbon fiber and zdp as a gentleman carry.

 

[NeilB]

I have several dressy gentlemen's knives.
CRKT Ripple in blue titanium
CRKT Ripple 2 in bronze titanium
Spyderco Centofante Memory (light blue titanium)
Spyderco Endura Damascus with jigged bone scales
Gold class Benchmade 531
Kershaw Wild Turkey (VG-10 Damascus)
Kershaw Double Cross (VG-10 Damascus)

I also have a wide selection of tactical sharpened prybar folders (was carrying the ZT 0550 yesterday, today it's the pimped Boker Kwaiken with the LSCF and bronzed hardware).

I decry those barbarians who claim that any knife at all can be a "gentleman's knife" if it is held by someone who is wearing something dressier than jeans and a t-shirt. Do we say any knife at all can be a hard use tactical folder so long as it is held by someone wearing a camouflage uniform hacking away at a stump? No, of course not! Words have meanings. Categories are useful. Be one with the English language!

 

[eschwebach]

I have several dressy gentlemen's knives.
CRKT Ripple in blue titanium
CRKT Ripple 2 in bronze titanium
Spyderco Centofante Memory (light blue titanium)
Spyderco Endura Damascus with jigged bone scales
Gold class Benchmade 531
Kershaw Wild Turkey (VG-10 Damascus)
Kershaw Double Cross (VG-10 Damascus)

I also have a wide selection of tactical sharpened prybar folders (was carrying the ZT 0550 yesterday, today it's the pimped Boker Kwaiken with the LSCF and bronzed hardware).

I decry those barbarians who claim that any knife at all can be a "gentleman's knife" if it is held by someone who is wearing something dressier than jeans and a t-shirt. Do we say any knife at all can be a hard use tactical folder so long as it is held by someone wearing a camouflage uniform hacking away at a stump? No, of course not! Words have meanings. Categories are useful. Be one with the English language!

Well said Neil, and those are some excellent recommendations.

 

[Charlie_K]

Well here are my four picks for what I have that qualify as gentelman's knives.



You've got the Recruit, Pocket Pal, Classic SD and Executive.

 

[Dcaggie06]

Case makes many knives that qualify as a gentlemans folder. Also ohta or makers that specialize in frikkys, like Michael Morris.