Help chosing a smaller EDC knife

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tejohr

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The things I look for right now is:
- EDC china knife
- with shipping no more then 15€/20$
- something smaller with blade around 7cm
- weight is a bonus
- simple looks (don't wanna feel like thug with it in my hands :D)

Looking between 2 at the moment.
First one is Sanrenmu F1-723, herd good things about 710, and if I didn't miss something out this one is great model too. Prefer 723 over 710 for more ergonomic handle for my hands, and slightly lighter weight. Quite simple design of it is to my liking, and with black camo is very low profile.
Second one is Enlan M020-FB, looked into M07 as well but gave up cause I don't think it fits my hands so well. Ridge between index finger and blade is something I'm used to on knifes and feel comfortable with, which is the reason 710 and M07 doesn't seam as good. There are quite good reviews on youtube, but on some forums 2 or 3 people questioned it's liner lock quality. It is 1/8 heavier then 723 (and getting close to 100g), but it's spyderco look is very much to my liking, lanyard is a good bonus. If more people have bad experience with it or more people praise on 723 I think I'll go with Sanrenmu then.

Help me choose with your feedback and feel free to suggest other things too. :)
 
I know absolutely nothing about the models you listed. I would highly recommend a Benchmade Mini Griptiallian, its about the size you want and is very practical looking.
 
I'm really looking into something cheaper this time though, a small EDC knife is something I rather save on and spend more when buying bigger knife.
 
If you were coughing up fifty bucks or more, I'd understand asking for advice, but dude, it's twenty bucks. That's a large pizza and a 2-liter of Coke. Pick one and be done.
 
It's nice to have feedback on other models when I decide to buy another one, but I understand you opinion. I'm really not that into dilemma, just wondering if any one them should rather be avoided. :)
 
I know nothing about either knife you mentioned, but I do like the look of that Enlan. Personally I like the look of Spydercos, and this reminds me of a Spyderco (like you also stated). The Spydie hole makes them look more "friendly" to me for some reason. I'd recommend the Byrd Meadowlark2 (by Spyderco). You can get it in FRN if you want it to be lightweight, or for a bit more $$ you can get G10. I would also recommend the Spyderco Persistence and Ambitious. These are about $10-$15 more, but will probably last you much longer. The quality and value you get with these knives at such a low price is amazing. Personally I have not had experience with these knives, but I have had experience with the Tenacious (their "bigger brother"), which is an outstanding knife for the money. I hope that helps.
 
If you don't mind made in the USA and have a few extra bucks, look at the small Buck Vantage Select.

I do have an Enlan EL-02 that I'm pretty impressed with, but it's well larger than what you're looking for. I've looked at some of their smaller knives but never went for any of them.
 
Try for a kershaw Energy 1740 it was my first "real blade"... years and years ago...

I was hesitant on spending the $39 or whatever it was on it...

Now I have knives worth upwards of $400-$600...

By the way, for EDC, after years and years of personal experience, I have found myself to reach for the smaller knife thats in my line up...

So don't always think larger is bigger...
 
Thanks for all the feedback!

I decided to go with Sanrenmu F1-723 cause of more positive feedback, see how it behaves and how long it will last. Might even get Enlan EM-01 for amazing 72g weight and to help me see more clearly what will I need from my next kind of knifes. :)
 
I'm guessing OP is a seller hoping to get people to search these knives and buy off ebay or alibaba. (Low post count and recent join date) I might be wrong, but that's the feel I get from this.
 
Nah, not really. You can google my username (mostly tejo.hr) and contact me anywhere under it, I'm just regular guy. ;)

But I don't see the reason why would it even seam so as all those knives were mention here on several occasions (as a matter of fact I got here by googling some of those knives and seen a feedback on them). Most of people had really positive feedback on those brands, so why wouldn't I ask around here for some comparison?

As I see it, for me it would be a shame to get a expensive knife (for EDC purpose). Sure, I like them and I think they are worth the extra money (ofc there is always a limit once you stop buying quality and start buying luxury), but for EDC I rather have something that I don't mind borrowing to a friend, losing on a bench or damaging by bad handling. As far as those goes, even cheaper Spyderco, kershaw or crkt wouldn't sit very well with me. Also take a note that I don't live in US and even buying one of those cost me often same price in shipping (often more then the price), and after it hits over 28 bucks shipped (which is a sure thing) I got to pay extra at my customs (25% of shipped price + a few bucks more).

In the end, if anyone interested, I decided to go with Sanrenmu 707, which is a copy of CRKT Drifter (and are OEM for it) and weights 2.4oz and took H03 to gift to someone, looks like it fits nicely to my hobo/drunk friends who need bottle openers. I will definitely keep an eye on Kerchaw Chill cause 2oz for 8cm blade? That's my next blade for outdoor activity!

Cheers fellas. :D
 
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