I need a Spyderco with a blade less than 2.5 inches.

zombie_killer said:
too bad you wote off the dragonfly
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I didn't. It wrote me off with that damnable tip-up only clip. I'd have had one in my pocket years ago if not for that. I wish I could have snagged one of the CF ones. . .

The Pegasus was a fun little knife. . .

(Oh, and I'm seriously considering a Kopa in the midst of my wishing and nostalgising.)
 
Kopa will be the fist choice with Dragonfly been distant second.
 
I would get a Delica and send it to Tom Krein to shorten and reprofile the blade. That way you get a decent sized handle with a legal sized blade in a cool custom package.
 
You could get a dragonfly and cut or grind off the clip making it a true pocket knife. The white ones can be had for around $30 right now. Not bad for a vg-10 spyderco. I don't understand the reason for tip down carry though. Admittedly one could get used to either method but for myself, tip up is the preference. I would assume it's the more popular method hence the reason spyderco made the dragonfly that way. When I grab the knife in my pocket, my thumb is already on the hole and the handle in my normal grip.
 
The Deacon said:
How about a Kopa? It's a midlock with a 2 7/16" blade, and carries tip down. It is also one of the most, if not the most, "office friendly" clip equipped knives Spyderco has ever produced. Choice of scale materials too and the carbon fiber ones are quite reasonable right now, as are a couple others.
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+1 to this.
 
hoopster said:
You could get a dragonfly and cut or grind off the clip making it a true pocket knife. The white ones can be had for around $30 right now. Not bad for a vg-10 spyderco. I don't understand the reason for tip down carry though. Admittedly one could get used to either method but for myself, tip up is the preference. I would assume it's the more popular method hence the reason spyderco made the dragonfly that way. When I grab the knife in my pocket, my thumb is already on the hole and the handle in my normal grip.
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I tried to be okay with tip-up, I really did. I resolved to carry my tip-up capable knives in that fashion for a day each, and I hated it each time. When I draw, I grasp the exposed portion of the knife with my thumb and forefinger. From tip-down, the knife pivots down into my palm, and my thumb lands on the hole naturally. From tip-up, my hand has to crawl all the way up the knife. It's fumbly and clumsy and just flat out wrong for me. I don't understand how you tip-up guys do it.
 
Ya know - once you realize that shorter is always possible ? A lot of knives become much more likely. Personally -shorter blades aren't much of a problem -shorter handles are simply impossible to get used to.
What Tom Krein charges to shorten and reprofile a blade is very reasonable.
 
yablanowitz said:
That could be. Self defense is not in my top 100 reasons for carrying a knife, so I don't even think about things like that.
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I'd like to see you name 100 reasons why you carry a knife and protection/self-defense not come up at all. :D:D:D:D


p.s. I realize that was probably a figure of speech. But if you want to try, it might make an interesting thread to read.
 
hiredgun said:
I'd like to see you name 100 reasons why you carry a knife and protection/self-defense not come up at all. :D:D:D:D


p.s. I realize that was probably a figure of speech. But if you want to try, it might make an interesting thread to read.
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I could name the hundred things a week I do with a knife, none of which involve cutting people (except myself by accident once in a while) but that would be almost as much work as doing the hundred things a week. ;)
 
The following knives should fit your criteria:

Cricket, Spin, Kopa, and Byrd Robin FRN.

Thats a pretty meager selection. Consider having a Delica shortened as suggested by others. You could also have someone drill and tap holes for tip down carry for pretty much any knife that has steel liners, widening your selection a bit if you don't want to modify the blade.
 
Just to clarify, blades less than 2.5" are being considered. I wouldn't mind picking up a stainless Navigator, for example (pretty close to a Pegasus in size and shape? isn't it?)
 
The biggest difference is the Pegasus had a convex butt and the Navigator has a concave butt. The MeerKat is the same pattern with a different lock and handle material.
 
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