Does anyone carry a large fixed blade EDC?

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Was wondering if anyone- for what ever reason work/play carried a large fixed blade sheath knife what it is and what for. I guess large is a relative term so anything a slippie couldn't handle(chopping, hunting)- maybe 5" or larger.
 
There are several reasons I might prefer a fixed blade over a slippie for a given task but no way it needs to be a 5" or larger knife, especially for EDC. (If by 5" you are referring to blade length.)

For example, this week with cold weather upon us, I carried a smallish Charlie May "Trace" (Scandi edge) in a leather sheath. This knife has a 3" blade though much wider than a slippie.

The advantage is that I can get a better grip and the knife can take a lot more potential abuse, both of which are positives if the knife has to be deployed and used with cold hands/fingers when motor function and coordination are not at their peak.

With a bit of improvisation there isn't much you can't do with a small fixed blade knife to augment your slippie. (Batoning, fire starting etc etc)

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I'm a big fan of the Rat 3 boot knife made by Ontario...I carry my slipjoint in my front pocket and the Rat 3 clipped to my brogan. A sweet knife that fits the hand well and with the micarta handles it rarely slips. It may fall under the catagory of 5" but it tops out at 7.75".

I farm for a living and find myself using a knife everday for all sorts of reasons. The boot knife I mainly use as a backup and for skinning the wild hogs and deer that cross my path. A year ago a 12' 6" gator was killed in one of our canals where we routinely had washed our hands off after trapping wild hogs. That was when I decided a little backup was a good thing and purchased the Rat..

Sunburst
 
'Burst, I've got the RC-3 which Jeff Randall (a long time friend of mine) sent me recently as a gift.

I've got to say that I totally agree with you on the qualities and capabilities of these little knives.
 
I carry a Fallkniven F1 in my shoulder bag. 3-3/4 inch blade.

(Folders in my pockets.)
 
I used to carry a Schrade sharpfinger (152OT), until I somhow lost it last year. Im still looking for a replacement, but since Schrade is now made by the Chinese, the real ones are hard to find here in Germany. :(
 
Hey there Blues, I never get tired of seeing that sweet 'ole Charlie May scandi grind that you got lucky enough to snag at one of the recent Blade shows, if'n memory serves.. I'll wager she is one helluva user, huh..?!:D
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The following is a double edge custom hand made from scratch, specifications from my own design, by one of my favorite custom makers.. Eddie White who runs Shadowknives, Inc. with his better half. And has made over a half-a-dozen knives for me prior to this one. Early on, it was drop point bladed green & black linen micarta scaled hunting knives.. But it eventually evolved into this one I am speaking of here as a last resort back up to my 1st line of defence fire power..

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I'm enjoying this post more & more after seeing those sweet Charles May and Eddie White knives...They would look immensely nice strapped my leg tomorrow morning on the way to work...

Sunburst
 
Blues said:
There are several reasons I might prefer a fixed blade over a slippie for a given task but no way it needs to be a 5" or larger knife, especially for EDC. (If by 5" you are referring to blade length.)

For example, this week with cold weather upon us, I carried a smallish Charlie May "Trace" (Scandi edge) in a leather sheath. This knife has a 3" blade though much wider than a slippie.

The advantage is that I can get a better grip and the knife can take a lot more potential abuse, both of which are positives if the knife has to be deployed and used with cold hands/fingers when motor function and coordination are not at their peak.

With a bit of improvisation there isn't much you can't do with a small fixed blade knife to augment your slippie. (Batoning, fire starting etc etc)

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I love that....I want one.
 
The largest fixed blade I carry is a Burt Foster Blue Collar Hunter, about 7 1/4" overall...suits me just fine.
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For those times that demand a little descretion, a Mike Lovett integral City Knife finds it's way into my back pocket.
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Nice. I have been carrying my 408 Kalinga with my Super Blackhawk .44 in my messenger bag for the last month and enjoy it immensly. I was just wondering what some of ya'll carry every day.
 
I usually have a BRKT Hedgehog on my belt, which augments my pocket knife nicely and is a great all-around user. It's not large, by any means (about the same overall size as my Case trapper), but since it's a fixed blade it's more convenient/safer to use in lots of circumstances - especially when I'm at work and my hands are cold, or if I only have one hand to use. It's made of A2 tool steel, so it's super-sturdy also.
 
Most of the time I have my 6 inch fixed blade on the belt, and its is always on during winter.
 
I almost always have a fixed blade or two on me.

Right now I have on a Scott Gossman PSK carried as a necker.

On my belt is one of Dan Koster's new bush knives.

I have a wide selection of Bark River knives, I like their smaller blades for EDC and rotate them around. My favorite of those blades is the IMP.

When working outside I use a variety of Mora woodworking blades. These are knives which are inexpensive and I can abuse if I need to, but very high quality materials in the blades.

When out on the town I take a Bark River Slither with me as a defensive blade....

Can't imagine not having a selection of good, working fixed blades to call on.....

Andy
 
Even when I'm outdoors, I don't usually carry a large knife on my belt. I keep a khukri in my saddlebags or in my backpack, but the knives I use the most are in the 3.5" to 4" blade length range.
 
sunnyd said:
The following is a double edge custom hand made from scratch, specifications from my own design, by one of my favorite custom makers.. Eddie White who runs Shadowknives, Inc. with his better half. And has made over a half-a-dozen knives for me prior to this one. Early on, it was drop point bladed green & black linen micarta scaled hunting knives.. But it eventually evolved into this one I am speaking of here as a last resort back up to my 1st line of defence fire power..

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Are those scales rams horn?

Also. Where are the cypress swamps of the great peninsula? Da UP?
 
ilbruche said:
Are those scales rams horn? Also, Where are the cypress swamps of the great peninsula? Da UP?
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To your first question.. Yes.. I chose Rams horn out of an immense amount of different options. I don't know if you have ever used a knife while your hands were soaked in body fluids(blood & guts) but if you have then you know the down right uncomfortable, and often times, dangerous risks you take when you are trying to hold on to your knife and work it through the project in front of you. Rams horn scales/handles are absolutely the best scales to use for this application, bar none that I know of, or have ever used. They won't slip and actually get a good squeezable grippy feel when wet with blood, intestinal fluids, excrement, ect.. The best way I can describe it, is like one of the those kids dart guns that our children play with.. One licks the end of the rubber dart(plunger type dart) to get it to stick to the glass or mirror you are shooting at so it sticks well.. That's the feeling I am speaking of.

To your last question.. The Loxahatchee Slough, or the remnant of it that still exists today. An old Native American name to a place that roughly translated means vast abundance. Its where I reside on a few acres of property in a rural part of the West Palm Beach, Florida area.
 
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