Recommendation? Folder for Deployments??

Buy 5 Rat2’s in aus8 = $130

Buy 3 Lansky PS-med01 blademedics. = $33

$166 total

People will so impressed with your stout and very easy to maintain pocketknife, that you can sell 3 of them for $50 each. ($150)

Towards the end of the year, sell 2 of the blademedics for 10 each to those that by now will think they are cool. ($20)

Total $170

You come home and you have profited $4.00.

Don’t spend 400 on a knife.

This is my opinion.

Also....take a good multitool with you. It will be helpful.
 
When I was in the service I usually always had a SAK Tinker on me and sometimes a Bucklite or a Gerber EZ Out.
Really the most use you will get out of a knife is when you have chow in the field.
You want a sharp knife to open that delicious chicken ala king mre.
 
ArabianKnight said:
I am looking for a good EDC folder while deployed overseas.

Criteria:
Must be a folder.
I dont want to have to sharpen it for a whole year
Must be tough enough for moderate to heavy EDC tasks
Must not be slick when handled wet or with sweaty hands
Under $400

Overall I am looking for a tough knife that will hold a sharp edge for at least a year that can fit in my pants pocket. What are your recommendations?
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For the no sharpen option I would suggest a lightsaber.
Close second would be a Benchmade adamas with a dmt sharpener. I wouldn't take anything super expensive, just a blade you can count on. Plus it has fidget factor for when you are bored out of you mind.
 
I'd get a Spyderco in a steel that is easy and quick to sharpen. $400 dollar knives with tough steel to be deployed, nutz! If you don't know how to sharpen a knife get a buddy to do it for you. I didn't know how to either but I had a rifle squad buddy, who was Native American, in the Nam that was happy to do it for me. I swear, I think he could sharpen a knife on a rock.
 
As is often the case with these kinds of posts, it's not the answers given that are the problem, it's the question that needs scrutiny.

Everyone that has ever put on a uniform of any kind knows that all gear needs maintenance. From clipping strings on your uniform, constant cleaning of personal gear, weapons maintenance, and all your squad and company gear. So in what world is there some knife that can go on a full deployment without sharpening??!

The real answer should include no blade recommendations but rather a lesson in the realities of proper knife use, care, and sharpening. Once you know how to care for and resharpen a knife then virtually any knife purchased at the off post surplus store will get you through any deployment, if used properly. Most people that carried knives when I deployed carried cheap knives purchased at the PX or in a cheap surplus store. (there was no internet back then) Buck 110's, Ka-Bars, Ontario, and Case pocket knives were the mainstays if you wanted to take it up a notch.
 
shortwinger said:
As is often the case with these kinds of posts, it's not the answers given that are the problem, it's the question that needs scrutiny.

Everyone that has ever put on a uniform of any kind knows that all gear needs maintenance. From clipping strings on your uniform, constant cleaning of personal gear, weapons maintenance, and all your squad and company gear. So in what world is there some knife that can go on a full deployment without sharpening??!

The real answer should include no blade recommendations but rather a lesson in the realities of proper knife use, care, and sharpening. Once you know how to care for and resharpen a knife then virtually any knife purchased at the off post surplus store will get you through any deployment, if used properly. Most people that carried knives when I deployed carried cheap knives purchased at the PX or in a cheap surplus store. (there was no internet back then) Buck 110's, Ka-Bars, Ontario, and Case pocket knives were the mainstays if you wanted to take it up a notch.
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Airborne!!!!
 
I carried a DMT folding diamond sharpener with me when deployed. Weighs very little and I sharpened MANY knives during downtime. Better option than betting one will stay sharp for a year.
 
Ladies and Gentlemen! I have nearly made my decisions! Thank you all for your input. I understand trying to go without a sharpening for a year is very difficult.

Some more background I should have included in my original post. I am a contractor and will be staying on base for 95% of the time. I am in the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) field. Did not want a sharpening system because i am unsure of the living conditions on the specific base. Dont want to get a pull through sharpener because that ruins edges.

I am 90% sure on getting a PM2 in Maxamet (for lighter duty) and a Cold Steel SRK in 3V (for heavier duty). What are your opinions on these choices? Initially, I just wanted to stick to a folding blade but I see the need and benefits of a fixed blade.
 
ArabianKnight said:
Ladies and Gentlemen! I have nearly made my decisions! Thank you all for your input. I understand trying to go without a sharpening for a year is very difficult.

Some more background I should have included in my original post. I am a contractor and will be staying on base for 95% of the time. I am in the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) field. Did not want a sharpening system because i am unsure of the living conditions on the specific base. Dont want to get a pull through sharpener because that ruins edges.

I am 90% sure on getting a PM2 in Maxamet (for lighter duty) and a Cold Steel SRK in 3V (for heavier duty). What are your opinions on these choices? Initially, I just wanted to stick to a folding blade but I see the need and benefits of a fixed blade.
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I would recommend taking the Spyderco Sharpmaker with you. It was recommend to me by military members who had been on multiple deployments and worked well for them in wide range of environments. It is compact in size, easy to maintain an edge/sharpen and even with little or no sharpening experience it is pretty quick to become proficient with.
 
BBS still has the K390 PM2, get this instead. Less prone to chipping/breaking.

Regarding sharpening, youll clean your gun(s), too, right ? Good time to check your knives. A small medium ceramic stone is all you need.
 
I was deployed to almost every desert in the world. I had a SAK and a Gerber multi tool. I still have both of them. The Gerber was perfect for breaking down weapons. The SAK was for everything else. We had no use for a big blade. We had a bayonet for the crew serve M-16 that never got used. We also had some kind of SOG fixed blade that we used to cut and pry things out of the track suspension. Our personal weapons were .45s then 9mm.
My MOS was 19K M1 Abrams Armor Crewman
 
View attachment 1221455 DMT makes a folding Diamond sharpener with 2 sides (fine & extra fine). The fine is 25 micron or 600 mesh. The extra fine is 9 micron or 1200 mesh. The HC designation stands for Hard Coat. This model is supposed to be more resistant to losing its Diamonds.
The 91mm SAK is for size comparison.
 
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