Best Sub 2" EDC with Deep Carry Pocket Clip?

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CDStewart

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Hi there.

I am looking for a good small (very small) EDC that also has a pocket clip. I work in an office and would like a 2" or smaller blade. I looked at the Dragonfly but it has a 2.25" blade and feels a bit big (although I love it). I also looked at the Spyderco Cricket and finally the Kershaw Chive (although I am not a fan of assisted openers). Are there any other super small EDCs with clip? A deep carry clip would be best. Will be used for opening mail and small packages around the office.

Thanks again.
 
CDStewart said:
Hi there.

I am looking for a good small (very small) EDC that also has a pocket clip. I work in an office and would like a 2" or smaller blade. I looked at the Dragonfly but it has a 2.25" blade and feels a bit big (although I love it). I also looked at the Spyderco Cricket and finally the Kershaw Chive (although I am not a fan of assisted openers). Are there any other super small EDCs with clip? A deep carry clip would be best. Will be used for opening mail and small packages around the office.

Thanks again.
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Can you legally carry an auto?
 
Yes, I can legally carry autos. The Squeak has no lock though. Has this been an issue for others? I would prefer a lock. I'll check out William Henry.
 
Sounds like my boss who works in an office at mailing and printing shop, he likes blades around 2.5 inch. I assume since you find the dragon fly big that it is because of the wide geometry of it. The Al Mar SLB comes to mind if you are willing to spend the money. The Kershaw Overdrive and LBK are less expensive options. What is your goal besides blade length and pocket clip? Thinness, weight, Width?
 
CDStewart said:
Yes, I can legally carry autos. The Squeak has no lock though. Has this been an issue for others? I would prefer a lock. I'll check out William Henry.
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Protech Stinger or Runt is what I'd get.
 
CDStewart said:
Yes, I can legally carry autos. The Squeak has no lock though. Has this been an issue for others? I would prefer a lock. I'll check out William Henry.
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Well, people have been carrying knives with no locks for decades, and they still do. They are called slip joint knives. Buy yourself a Victorinox of some sort. A knife that small would do much better riding inside your pocket, not clipped to it.
 
RevDevil said:
Well, people have been carrying knives with no locks for decades, and they still do. They are called slip joint knives. Buy yourself a Victorinox of some sort. A knife that small would do much better riding inside your pocket, not clipped to it.
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My thought too. Something like the Case Peanut.
 
A Case mini-Toothpick (closed length is 3", blades much smaller), which is a slip joint, and a Chris Reeve Mnandi, which can be opened one handed and blade is a tad more than 2.5". You can get both knives without damascus, and with various scales.

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CDStewart said:
Yes, I can legally carry autos.
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As evenPGH hinted, there's an entire sub-market of <2" autos, because they're legal in California. And even for those outside of CA, they're damn fun to have and play with. The Protech Stinger or Runt are the classics (hold on tight, because the knife will jump out of your hand), although most other companies that make autos also make or made CA legal autos.

In an office setting though, an auto might not be the best choice, unless all you're worried about is the sub-2" rule of your employer.

If you must have a "modern" knife, with a pocket clip and a lock, there's the Spyderco Chicago. The wire clip is low-profile (looks more like a pen clip than a knife clip), and it rides deep in the pocket. There's other Spydercos like the Lava, Equilibrium, and Balance, but these don't ride as low.

To be honest though, you might be better off with a small slipjoint, as others have mentioned. If a sub-2" blade isn't an official rule, but merely your preference, you really can't go wrong with a Swiss Army Knife, like the Victorinox Cadet. Nobody bats an eye at a SAK. The other tools come in handy as well. Or, as others have mentioned, a small traditional knife, like the Case Peanut. A traditional knife with bone or wood handles flies under the "weapon" radar like a SAK does. Personally, I'd look at a half-congress or small stockman, since you get different cutting edges (both curved and straight). If you could find a Case wharncliffe Tiny Trapper, that'd be pretty good. I understand you feeling safer having a locking knife, but with such a small knife, and if all you're doing is opening packages and mail, a bit of caution and common sense will serve you just as well as a lock. And a small slipjoint is going to be light and uncumbersome enough to carry loose in your pocket rather than clipped to your pocket where anybody can see it.
 
AddictedToGear said:
Sounds like my boss who works in an office at mailing and printing shop, he likes blades around 2.5 inch. I assume since you find the dragon fly big that it is because of the wide geometry of it. The Al Mar SLB comes to mind if you are willing to spend the money. The Kershaw Overdrive and LBK are less expensive options. What is your goal besides blade length and pocket clip? Thinness, weight, Width?
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Ya, the Dragonfly is just a bit wide in my pocket. Main goal is something thin so I barely feel it in pocket. But I do want a clip (at least I think I do) so it won't rattle around.
 
Boker Subcom is a 1 7/8" blade with a credit card shape while closed and is very thin overall. it comes in several blade shapes and satin or coated. you can also get it in titanium scales. I recently just got the Subcom zombie which is toxic green with all black hardware/blade with combo edge and the serrations are at the tip instead of the base of the blade. Im thinkin about getting a few more of these for myself and as gifts for friends/family, I want a plain edge version next so either orange or titanium might be in order :).

another option is the Kershaw OD-2 its a small flipper that is fast an very smooth the only issue I have with this little knife is the blade should have been a bit thinner. other then that its a really fun little mail opener hehehe
 
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