Kershaw Scallion, plain or serrated?

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I’m getting a Kershaw Scallion today. What do you prefer, Plain edge or partly serrated?

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A Zone
 
personally I feel that the blade on the Scallion is a bit too short for a partially serrated blade to be truly effective - of course YMMV.

So, if you can sharpen knives easily then the plain edge would be the better choice.

But if there may be prolonged periods when sharpening is not available - there is some advantage for the serrations which may be able to continue to cut/saw through things when the plain edge has become too dull to be effective.

You do know that the Scallion is available with anodized aluminum handles in red, blue or green, as well as the standard textured black polymer?
 
I'm not a fan of partially serrated blades. They are not, IMO, the best of both worlds as they are sometimes called. What they do is give you just enough of each blade style to make you wish you had more of one or the other. Go with the PE. It is much more versatile and PE is what you need 90% of the time anyway.
 
The Scallion's blade is only about 2" long, IIRC. That leaves only 1" of plain edge for fine work; you'll be wishing you had a longer knife. But if you feel you'll need to use the serrations for stuff like rope/webbing, then serrations may be for you. Just remember that you'll only get about 1" of each edge, not enough for many applications either way. Another note, the serrations on the Scallion are "reverse" serrated. They may cut better/smoother than the standard "pointy" serrations, but are probably real hard to sharpen.
 
i have both a scallion with plain and serrated that i won in a raffle. i find that the one with serrations is rediculous! it almost cannot be used at all! the blade shape is intended for a plain edge, no doubt.
 
If you do a search you should find plenty of comments and even a poll, I, like many others, preffer plain edges.
 
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