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Shawn7656

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It's possible that in the future I'll have a $74.99 CRKT store credit, so I'm going to ask you guys for some ideas on what to use it towards!

I'm not going to be too picky except my main concern is that, as a lefty, their "FireSafe" feature leaves me out. I guess I could work with it and open it with my pointer finger or something, but I'd rather get a knife that can be easily used as a lefty.

That being said, here are my general hopes, but I'm not really going to be too picky

- MSRP Price of $90 or less (it will be bought on the CRKT website, not on any other site)
- unless a lefty with experience says otherwise, no Firesafe.
- It'd be sweet to have a left-handed pocket clip, but I'm not sure CRKT has reversible clips (I think they do on some M16 models...?)
- I don't really need or enjoy serrations

EDIT - Just found out CRKT makes a left handed version of their M16 and M21. I guess the question would be which is better, if those are good options?
 
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I have these 2 CRKT big dogs and I like them. The flipper is ambidextrous but the still have a liner lock. I seem to remember that they have a few lockback models. A lockblack + flipper would be ambidextrous.

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I would second one of the M16-14 or M21-14 models. I had the M16-14D and it was well made and locked up good with a smooth action and great flipper.
 
I would say aluminum ripple, M21 or M16.
I have been using my M21-12g for over a year now and I love it!

Just out of curiosity, how did you manage to acquire a $75 store credit at CRKT?

-orangish ducktape
 
I have a titanium M16 Big Dog and love it.

The clip and opening studs are ambidextrous, but it does have the autolawks.
 
I don't know if the chisel grind that CRKT uses on some of their blades is a problem for leftys.
 
gbuskirk said:
I don't know if the chisel grind that CRKT uses on some of their blades is a problem for leftys.
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That's actually a bonus IMO since traditional chisel grinds are done on the "picture" side of the knif e, ie the left hand side, which helps the knife dig into the material from a left handed person pushing vs s right handed person where it would want to be pushed away from the material, think of airplane wings, path of least resistance and changes that are made from such.
 
orangish ducktape said:
I would say aluminum ripple, M21 or M16.
I have been using my M21-12g for over a year now and I love it!

Just out of curiosity, how did you manage to acquire a $75 store credit at CRKT?

-orangish ducktape
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I have a CRKT Apache III Limited Edition and it's washers have deteriorated quite a bit to the point where I feel they may break and make the knife unsafe for use. I contacted CRKT to see if they had replacements I could get, or at least the sizes so I could order replacements myself. They said they had no info, but if I returned the knife to them they'd give me store credit for the MSRP of the knife ($74.99). This totally shocked me and I'm very happy they offered me this. However, the reason I said I may have the credit is because I'm not sure if any of the knives in their lineup would replace the Apache as I've been EDCing it for most of the last 6 years.

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That clip used to be black ;)

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That's actually a bonus IMO since traditional chisel grinds are done on the "picture" side of the knife, ie the left hand side, which helps the knife dig into the material from a left handed person pushing vs s right handed person where it would want to be pushed away from the material, think of airplane wings, path of least resistance and changes that are made from such.
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This is true, but the funny thing is (unless they just flipped the photo or Veff are dual sided serations) they actually have the serrations on the wrong side of the lefty M16, this made me laugh. I was thinking about picking that one up but I don't want tanto, or serrations, or a black blade :rolleyes:. I could do it if I had to, I just don't want a tactical looking knife as an EDC. The M16-01T looks pretty sweet and I'd only have to drop about $45 bucks for it, but it's got the righthanded clip position only :(. Sadly they don't seem to offer a drop point non-serated satin blade until you get down to the $60 version with 8Cr13MoV on it - I'd much prefer the AUS-8 on the better models
 
Centofante Tribute or Tribute 2 and a Small Pocket Everyday Wharncliffe.

The Tribute is a lockback and sheeple friendly, the Wharncliffe is a small fixed blade for when the Tribute might be in over it's head.
 
Ringed Razel is pretty cool looking, but I'm not sure I'd use it up to it's full potential as a light EDC ;) lol

I'm not a fan of sharpening blades with recurves so I was thinking of trying to avoid the M21, but it's definitely a possibility.

I REALLY like the looks of the SPEW, but I'm not sure how often I would carry a fixed blade. I don't really think I have a need for one on a daily basis. The tribute is a nice looking folder.

Sadly I'm finding all of the knives I REALLY like, there's just something I don't like about it that makes me wonder if I should make the choice. I was thinking of just going with the lefty M16, but it uses the Veff serations and apparently they break extremely easy under light use. Anyone have any personal experience with them?
Not picky, eh? ;)

EDIT:Well I looked at the M21 a bit more and it doesn't really have as much as a recurve as I thought... It's actually pretty minimal. That being said I'm thinking it looks like it's probably going to be the winner. I can pair it up and grab myself a Pazoda 2 and get both knives for $5 out of pocket. Sounds like a pretty sweet deal to me. Just gonna look at reviews for a little while before I make up my mind :)
 
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