Help me find my next knife

Armen said:
Los Angeles. I just don't want a knife with a blade longer than 3" to be the reason for law enforcements to potentially harass me.
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Ok, Los Angeles City sucks. That's why I never bought a house there. Arizona bound eventually.
 
Armen said:
I currently own a SpyderCo Para 3 in S110V (Blurple) which is my tougher 3" EDC and a
Benchmade Bugout which is my lightweight EDC. I'm looking for a "nicer" knife to be my 3rd EDC.

What I'm looking for:

  • Price between $200-$250
  • blade no longer than 3.25"
  • scales G10 or Carbon Fiber
  • Slim carry
  • Made in USA
What I don't like:

  • assisted opening: So many nice ZT knives I'm looking past because of speedsafe.
  • Benchmade 940-1: not a fan of blade shape, blade length is a little too long
  • ZT 0450CF: Slippery little bugger, not a fan of blade shape
  • Benchmade Mini Grip: for the life of me I've ordered 3 of these from Amazon (have gift card balance) and all 3 had a blade that was off center or had a uneven grind so I gave up.
help :)

-Armen
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If you can find one check out the Benchmade 943. All the sweetness of the 940, none of the blade.

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Or if you like the blade shape the Spydiechef is a sweet awesome built knife.

Also I recommend you cruise the used section of this forum. Sometimes you will see awesome stuff normally outside your price range that you wouldn’t have thought of.
 
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Your parameters make it a bit difficult.

Check out USAmadeblade.com.

If titanium handles don't bother you, the Southern Grind quill is very gentlemanly. Check out some of the anodized versions. I just realized it is slightly over budget at $269.

I understand the USA deal, but my experience has been that many overseas companies make better knives. Especially, ahem, when Benchmade is thrown into the ring. Every employee must be cockeyed, as I've yet to see a centered blade. Though I boycotted BM years ago.
 
4371A408-8B99-4574-805E-605CAEFC5BC5.jpeg Not made in the USA but from an American company Spyderco Ikuchi. 3.26” blade, slim, 2.1 oz. $130.
 
Sounds like a TRM Neutron might be right up your alley...if you can find one. They're kind of the "IT" knife right now so they tend to sell out fast when in stock. Available in G10 and CF. Made in USA. Slim and great all around utility.
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I'm almost positive the Quiet Carry knives are not made in USA. They've never come right out and made that claim, although it's possible the parts are machined in China and assembled in the USA.
 
TRM Neutron.

Super slim and slicey. The G10 versions are grippier than the carbon fiber and I like them better.

Here it is up against my bugout.
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whitty whitty has a point... (or half a dozen of them there, it seems)

The Southern Grind Spider Monkey is a terrific piece. I think you will like it.
 
SoCalEDC said:
You said, made in USA. I am pretty set on that too although I have looked at some of the Fox knives but in all fairness, have never handled one.
Man, if Protech made a manual non-assisted, that's all you'd hear from me. My favorite company and knife. Own several and they are incredible
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The Pro-Tech Cambria is a manual flipper, but it’s a 3.5” blade.

I’d go with a TRM Neutron. Been looking at it for a while, but hard to get.
 
Spyderco Superleaf is discontinued but still available and on sale for $150 on Spyderco Site.

Thick blade stock but really thin scales.
Does exceed your length by 0.19".
 
I've carried my Spider Monkey for the last two days. Gave the pivot and blade the tuf glide treatment today. I normally dislike thumbstuds, but these are well designed. If CRK had studs like these, I'd probably own one.
 
SoCalEDC said:
You said, made in USA. I am pretty set on that too although I have looked at some of the Fox knives but in all fairness, have never handled one.
Man, if Protech made a manual non-assisted, that's all you'd hear from me. My favorite company and knife. Own several and they are incredible.
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They do have some manual, non-automatic knives. For instance, their collaboration with Ferrum Forge, the Mordax. First run is currently being produced and pre-orders were available a few months ago on Massdrop. They do have their own in-house manual knives too.
 
After some further searching I'm considering a SpyderCo Manix 2 with Flytanium Carbon Fiber Scales. They are $167.00 on BladeHQ.
 
Armen said:
After some further searching I'm considering a SpyderCo Manix 2 with Flytanium Carbon Fiber Scales. They are $167.00 on BladeHQ.
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The Manix 2 is a great knife. The CF scales are cool, but I'd spend a bit more and buy the S110V version and the scales. That's just me.

I have a sprint run. Originally had foliage green G-10 scales, has CTS-XHP steel.

It takes time to break in, and don't expect it to be like an axis lock. It's much stronger, and the action slower. But, it fits my hand like it was born there, and is incredibly utilitarian. That lock ain't gonna fail, though I'm not one of those YouTube idiots spine whacking everything.

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