Help Me Decide between Baby Knives...

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I'm looking to get one of the baby knives to throw in my backpack for small edc tasks.

I'm looking at these three:
  • Baby Fox Folly
  • Baby Chitlangi
  • Biltong
Which would you pick?
 
Of the 3 I'd probably choose the Baby Foxy Folly. It's pretty handy. Almost like a Krambit which I also like since HI's actually work as a utility knife.
I'd take a look at the micro bowies too. Very stout, very tough. Up to most any task. I carry one or a RustySD every day.
 
Given that these are relatively small knives I would pay close attention to the length and placement of the handles. The Baby Foxy Folly has a pronounced bend, so if you have large hands they might end up too close to the blade. Other than that, just pick whichever model calls to you. The Kumar Karda is another model that's good for small edc tasks, and it comes in a variety of sizes. I think there have been one or two posted by Yangdu recently. Those are probably gone, but you can get an idea about sizes/shapes from the postings.
 
Oh Boy! There are several options here but since your mind is set on them three i have none of them so what good am I? Since my opinion dont count therefore im going to say what Bawanna said and pick The micro AKB, IBBB, ...uh? It has many names. I forget the others but without owning them you mentioned Id probably pick either the Chit or the FF. The only reason id rule out the Biltong is Im thinking it is a bit smaller than the first two mentioned. If you can get one of the villagers like a KLVUK but much smaller then those are awesome. Dahn Kami made a few and so did a few other Kamis but I dont know if they are being made at the moment. Id also recommend a small Reti. They are made from spent files and have a bit more carbon content than 5160 and hold an edge like no ones business! The 12" Ang Kholas are great too but that may be a bit longer than you want. Also the YCS Karda like what was in the post here in the recent "travelers" post:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/travelers.1565070/#post-17965312
 
+1 on the small Reti. My 12" Reti is proving to be indispensable. Like ndog says, it holds an edge like nobody's business!
 
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