EDC, Gent's folder, & tactical folder all wrapped up into one?

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Title says it all. What knives come to mind that could fit into all three of those categories?
 
The first ones that come to mind for me are these:

Spyderco Gayle Bradley
Spyderco Stretch Carbon Fiber
CRK Large Sebenza
CRK Umnumzaan
 
CRKT/Ken Onion "Eros." A slim, elegant (for a so-called "tactical" knife) featherweight titanium IKBS flipper that's as well designed and constructed as anything coming from the "big three" these days, IMO.

Eros05.jpg
 
My personal favorite, the mini-me of the Buck 110 the exact copy only half the size ...


The Buck 55. Although this is not a tactical folder, personally I feel that its either a Gent's Knife or a tactical folder. I guess that is my personal preference but modern tactical folders do not look gentlemanly to me.
 
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They are beutiful, many with a stainless Damascus. Very elegant. But many offer a very sure grip and a light and somewhat trim package.

I think they define this category.
 
CRKT/Ken Onion "Eros." A slim, elegant (for a so-called "tactical" knife) featherweight titanium IKBS flipper that's as well designed and constructed as anything coming from the "big three" these days, IMO.

Eros05.jpg

Onion's knives with CRKT came to my mind too. He calls them "Genticals", tactical gentlemen's knives:p
 
As previously mentioned, Ken Onion described his Ripple (and Eros) design as a 'tactical gentleman's folder.' I really enjoy my CRKT Ripple 1. It's a beautiful knife and definitely worth a look.
 
That Eros seems pretty tempting. It kind of reminds me of my BM 943SBK, which was almost perfect aside from the serrations(was my first knife purchase), plus I didn't like the feel of the anodized aluminum. And being in Hawaii, I felt it was only natural that I get one of Ken's knives for an EDC:D.
 
BM 94X
930 Kulgera
707 Sequel for a smaller choice

710 is too big to fall into the gentleman's category, for me at least.
 
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