Help me choose a knife for a 13-year-old grandson.

mauser9 said:
Another vote for a Buck 110--112. Did not know spring assist were not allowed in N. Carolina
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I've lived here in the WNC mountains for all my 67 years of life and don't think that's correct but here's a link to the laws and to me it's a bit vague. I have a couple of spring assisted as well as an automatic. When it comes to a 13 year old kid I would be carefull with any knife other than decorative or a multi tool.
NC knife laws https://www.akti.org/state-knife-laws/north-carolina/#Ordinary Pocketknife
 
Hashishiin said:
He is a kid, get him a cool XL Cold Steel Voyager if he already has the Kershaw and SAK and you wanna keep it under 100... Would be a very cool and useful gift!!
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I can't because state law dictates that the blade length has to be four and a half inches or under.
 
r redden said:
I've lived here in the WNC mountains for all my 67 years of life and don't think that's correct but here's a link to the laws and to me it's a bit vague. I have a couple of spring assisted as well as an automatic. When it comes to a 13 year old kid I would be carefull with any knife other than decorative or a multi tool.
NC knife laws https://www.akti.org/state-knife-laws/north-carolina/#Ordinary Pocketknife
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Oh lordy you are so right. But I did the right thing I talked to the police department and got the facts. I got the impression that they really wasn't too worried about knives. But they did tell me that anything with a spring explosive or gravity Force to open the knife was illegal. I still don't understand the whole law there I don't think I ever will. It's too convoluted. Too confusing it also appears to me that North Carolina uses a thousand words to get one simple point across. I too lived in the mountains for quite a while. But on the other side of Asheville the town I lived in was called Marshall. Nobody ever said a word to me out there I shoot my guns I carried my knives nobody ever said nothing but then again I was on my own land. But I agree North Carolina laws need to be streamlined and understandable.
 
Vlade said:
I can't because state law dictates that the blade length has to be four and a half inches or under.
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Maybe a 4" Large Voyager? A Spyderco Police or the new LW Native Chief also comes to mind. My mind just drifts towards a useful and tough knife but also one with some "whoa!" Factor for the kid.
 
Hashishiin said:
Maybe a 4" Large Voyager? A Spyderco Police or the new LW Native Chief also comes to mind. My mind just drifts towards a useful and tough knife but also one with some "whoa!" Factor for the kid.
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Sorry hash, but I'm not a man of money so I really am not interested in any whoa! Factor. That would be a recipe for trouble with the law. I could imagine him showing all of his friends at school or wherever look at this knife I got,
As long as he does his chores he'll be rewarded. If he starts giving his mother trouble that's when his dad steps in and I think you know what happens 😁
 
Well that kinda sucks for spring assist knife fans in N. Carolina. Yep some stupid laws exist in so many states. Being a southern state still surprises me.
 
So, the young man already has a nice little pocket knife in the SAK and a quality single blade folder:

Why not go for a multitool? There are many to choose from in about any price point . . .since the mid to lte 1990s, my EDC has been (still is) a Leatherman Wave. You can get him the multi-tool for Christmas and the extra bit set for his next birthday.
 
I see you've already decided on a Buck 110. Respectable choice. You may want to add a fixed blade to his collection. I'll suggest a Becker BK-16, Mora Kansbol, Russell Green River hunting knife, Buck 119, Buck 192, Cold Steel Master Hunter, or something from one of the BF supporting makers.
 
I would get him something a little special for about $100 - $125. I would get him a Spyderco Resillence Blue. If you don't know about it here is some info.

 
I wonder if he'd like to go a different route, like a reasonable cost hatchet and a Mora or other decent fixed blade for outdoors use? Gotta get those skills in early.
 
I think the 110 is a good choice.
It'll handle most anything he'll need it to do.

A friend of mine is a Sgt with the State Police here in Michigan, and he says when it come to knife laws the only way you're likely to get into trouble regarding a knife is if you're already in trouble for something else.

I suspect that's true most anywhere you're dealing with reasonable people and you yourself are respectful.

Within reason of course.
 
GPyro said:
I think the 110 is a good choice.
It'll handle most anything he'll need it to do.

A friend of mine is a Sgt with the State Police here in Michigan, and he says when it come to knife laws the only way you're likely to get into trouble regarding a knife is if you're already in trouble for something else.

I suspect that's true most anywhere you're dealing with reasonable people and you yourself are respectful.

Within reason of course.
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Stupid people
Win Stupid prizes!! 🤨
John 😁
 
Another vote for the Civivi Vision. Both neat, and incredibly useful. As a boy, I certainly appreciated Buck-style lockbacks, but without knife experience I couldn’t tell the difference between a crappy $20 thing and a nice 110. Something like the Vision or even the Baklash would’ve blown my mind.

Edit: just noticed you already ordered the 110–he’ll enjoy it!!
 
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