Knife for dress pant carry?

[onojoe]

Klotzli knives are another nice option similar to William Henry. They are a little hard to find, but used ones can be had for around $150

 

[Jesse B.]

+1 on William Henry (E6). Fits all of your desired characteristics except for the silver pocket clip--though the clip is deep carry/very low profile. 2.75" blade, featherweight at a little over 1 ounce, extremely portable, appropriate for dress pants. Not a heavy duty knife though, if that's a factor.

 

[JDunn709]

Spyderco Chapparal :thumbup:

 

[JBoone]

I wear suit pants everyday of work. My rotation is
Mandi
Small sebenza insingo
Benchmade shoki
Strider PT
Case peanut

All sit in the bottom of my pocket. I don't do clips at work.

 

[blame it on god]

My Benchmade Lerch Impel auto is my dress knife. Nobody ever notices it clipped in my front pocket.

 

[mrdabble]

No one mentioned Benchmade 940 series?
My 943 is a feather rocking s30v and a cool blue spacer

 

[Scurvy092]

No one mentioned Benchmade 940 series?
My 943 is a feather rocking s30v and a cool blue spacer

The 943 is a brick of a paperweught compared to a WH.

So are the Spydercos mentioned

The Shoki/Shori/Megumi Benchmades can compete but they can't match the quality of WH.

 

[Blade-fiend]

The only real contender to WH is the CRK Mnandi and if you stretch a bit the Strider PT CC.

 

[addylo]

Just skip all this hamburger and go straight to the Porterhouse...

A Case Peanut.

At 2-7/8" closed it fits easily in your pocket, no clip needed. Handles everything from opening the mail to dressing a moose. AND it's the Official Knife of Seal Team 6. (I read it on the internet so it must be true.)

 

[Ernie1980]

Budget would help a lot with this question, but some excellent suggestions have been made already. I have a small sebenza in my dress pant pocket right now, there is also the Mnandi if you want classy locking folders. I would like to +1 the William Henry Edc knives- small light and great all around knives! Then there are slipjoints.........

 

[cross1178]

Another vote for the Sage 1. My favorite for dress slacks.

 

[link2derek]

Spyderco Caly 3 in ZDP-189 with the carbon fiber scales or a Spyderco Sage 1 both fit that list perfectly.

My thoughts exactly, especially the Sage 1.

 

[BenchCo Spydermade]

Sage2, Al mar eagle lightwt, mcustas

 

[McVeyMac]

What about a small fixed blade and pocket sheath or neck knife?

 

[Garkia]

I carry either my Sage 1 or my CF Stretch when I wear a suit.

 

[PAPA SMURF 8 ME]

as others have said 940/943 is a perfect knife for this. could not recommend it more.

 

[xander99]

+1 on any of the sage series! I really like the deep pocket clip. I carry my ukpk, and my sage 3 the most with dress pants.

 

[edupp]

Al-Mar SLB...light with smooth micarta scales, short and sharp..fits all requirements..short blade but works very well in dress slacks.

 

[samuraishot]

Stout trilobite in RFP

 

[whitty]

Brous Blades Bionic!