Gentleman's Knife

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Still hunting for a good gentleman's knife. Something comfortable that fits well in slacks. I also really prefer a flat grind blade. The William Henry is still looking very interesting. Any other sugestions out their?
 
Al Mar Osprey would be a nice choice. You could also look at the small Warren Osborne designed Benchmades. I carry one clipless and it's very comfortable.

My "Gent's" folder of choice lately has been a mini GT Auto (:)), rides great in the pocket and is not offensive to anyone.
 
The two I use in this capacity is the William Henry S07-C evolution, (wharncliff blade and cocobolo on the handles), and a Benchmade 770BC1 Osborne (CF handles, and boron coated blade). Either of these would serv the purpose well.
 
A William Henry or Mnandi would be very nice choices, but on a tighter budget the Benchmade 690 would be a good choice.
 
I second the Benchmade Warren Osborne series. The 921 Switchback is good looking and great working. Great for gentlemanly tasks of opening bags of rock salt, cat food, and cat litter, piercing and cutting aluminum cans, and cutting down boxes. Aside from the soda can thing, it stayed shaving sharp down all of the other tasks and looked elegant and refined the entire time. Wish I could say the same for me. It also has a 440C slipjoint blade for those of us who needed something to use until getting over our fear of using the 3.3" S30V modified Wharncliffe main blade. The handle holds the knife very securely in your hand while you pierce materials or slice or withdraw through sticky materials.

And now for the downsides:

The stainless clip could chew the pockets of your pants. I believe it wore out the pocket on a pair of my dungarees and has nibbled another.

The handle is only in Benchmade Blue. If you don't like that color, you might be able to enjoy how well it cuts. The handle is also aluminum with an almost smooth finish. If you prefer carbon fiber, wood, bone, or the finish on the 94x Benchmade Osborne series, it could diminish your enjoyment.

My advice: buy extra slacks, like the color blue and the feel of aluminum in your hand. It's too wonderful of a knife to not own, use, and enjoy.
 
Mel Parude 3550 (Auto) or the Mel Parude 350 (Manual). Slim fit, but the blade is the best. It's actually being marketed as Benchmade's Gentlemen's knife, I highly reccommend it! (Both Auto and Manual).

Sorry for the typos and spelling errors.
 
I would like to recommend the Spyderco Dragonfly SS/PE. It is compact yet it makes a formidable cutter due to the length, width and thickness of the blade. The ergonomics of this knife are hard to beat. The handle is made to allow the hand to form a natural hold that would be difficult to break if the knife ever got called into more serious duty. It's shape is also esthetically pleasing IMO. I hope this is helpful.
 
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