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I'm not really a knife collector, but I am a knife user. I've carried a pocket knife continuously since my parents gave me a Cub Scout folder for Christmas 1961. Have carried and used various knives since then, including a few different SAKs, a Buck Folding Hunter 110 (still a big favorite), quite a few sheath knives for camping/woods loafing, etc.
For about 14 years my EDC (pocket carry) was a Cold Steel Voyager clip point. Lightweight, unobtrusive, held a good edge. (I usually carry a multi-tool on the belt also, such as a Leatherman Wave or SAK Champ.) I like the easy one-handed opening with the thumb studs, and it never drew unwanted comments or attention.
Then I saw a Zero Tolerance knife on NCIS and fell in love. Don't know if it was the 0301 or 0302 -- couldn't see whether the scales were brown or green. But it had the tiger-striped blade. Got an 0301 shortly thereafter, and while it is OK for EDC -- the weight is identical to the Buck 110 which I never minded -- the overall geometry is more like what I want in a camping/hiking/hunting knife than in an EDC. Don't get me wrong, I love it. I do a lot of camping/backpacking/hunting/fooling around in the woods, and this is going to be just about a perfect companion. Only problem is, I won't need a sheath knife if I have this, and I like my sheath knives. This is a good problem to have.
Thought long and hard about a ZT 0350. The smaller size looked like it would fit the bill. But the price was just more than I cared to dish out at this time.
Don't know how I stumbled across the Blur, but there it was -- the same handsome profile, the same Speed Assist, and the smaller size. And the price was right.
It came earlier this week. I've been using it a lot. Nothing really demanding, but that's nothing new -- none of my EDCs have ever had a hard life. I have other blades for when I see the really tough jobs coming up -- and the 0301 will fit that bill wonderfully. So for these kinds of typical daily jobs, the Blur is just right. Nice size, nice feel, good blade geometry for finer work, easy to deploy, no chance of it falling out of my pocket -- I am really happy.
Will I carry it for the next 14 years, like I did the Voyager? You tell me. The only way I won't is if something better comes along, and if that happens, I sure as hell won't complain!
For about 14 years my EDC (pocket carry) was a Cold Steel Voyager clip point. Lightweight, unobtrusive, held a good edge. (I usually carry a multi-tool on the belt also, such as a Leatherman Wave or SAK Champ.) I like the easy one-handed opening with the thumb studs, and it never drew unwanted comments or attention.
Then I saw a Zero Tolerance knife on NCIS and fell in love. Don't know if it was the 0301 or 0302 -- couldn't see whether the scales were brown or green. But it had the tiger-striped blade. Got an 0301 shortly thereafter, and while it is OK for EDC -- the weight is identical to the Buck 110 which I never minded -- the overall geometry is more like what I want in a camping/hiking/hunting knife than in an EDC. Don't get me wrong, I love it. I do a lot of camping/backpacking/hunting/fooling around in the woods, and this is going to be just about a perfect companion. Only problem is, I won't need a sheath knife if I have this, and I like my sheath knives. This is a good problem to have.
Thought long and hard about a ZT 0350. The smaller size looked like it would fit the bill. But the price was just more than I cared to dish out at this time.
Don't know how I stumbled across the Blur, but there it was -- the same handsome profile, the same Speed Assist, and the smaller size. And the price was right.
It came earlier this week. I've been using it a lot. Nothing really demanding, but that's nothing new -- none of my EDCs have ever had a hard life. I have other blades for when I see the really tough jobs coming up -- and the 0301 will fit that bill wonderfully. So for these kinds of typical daily jobs, the Blur is just right. Nice size, nice feel, good blade geometry for finer work, easy to deploy, no chance of it falling out of my pocket -- I am really happy.
Will I carry it for the next 14 years, like I did the Voyager? You tell me. The only way I won't is if something better comes along, and if that happens, I sure as hell won't complain!