Low profile self defence folder

drosttsord

drosttsord

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What is your favourite low profile self defence folder? I live in a country where you get in to trouble when you carry a knife that can only be used for tactical purposes, that’s why I need a low profile knife, the one that carry now is a non serrated Benchmade mini Griptilian.

Gr Henk
 
If i was going to get a low profile knife with SD capabilities, i would want about a 3in blade, with a large handle, no serrations, no black coating, with a less threatening drop point style blade, and idealy a non black colored handle, with a good non slip grip. Also i would want a subdued colored pocket clip with rather deap carry.

Closest thing to this discription i could think of is the spyderco lil temperance.

But i live in NH, USA so i carry a socom elite.
 
Originally posted by LizardKing
If i was going to get a low profile knife with SD capabilities, i would want about a 3in blade, with a large handle, no serrations, no black coating, with a less threatening drop point style blade, and idealy a non black colored handle, with a good non slip grip. Also i would want a subdued colored pocket clip with rather deap carry.
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LizardKing kinda nailed it. I might relax the "big handle" requirement myself. But I would add a deep index finger cutout/recess for security in a thrust. Or, in any case, some kind of secure handle setup.

With that said, it really narrows things down a lot.

Not a big fan of "multiple finger recesses", but it might fit in this case, so the Lil' Temperance would fit the bill... I haven't handled one of these to vouch though. Compression lock should be secure. I'm not a 440V fan... too brittle so it's run soft and edge rolls. But if a knife is primarily SD and secondarily utility, almost any steel will work ok.

I've always liked the BM AFCK 812 better than anything I could find in Spyderco line. YOMV. Discontinued, the 812 would have to be found used. The 814 is the same knife with oval hole. The 813 is a lower cost version, 440C steel (fine for self defense and carry, general utility).

I like the BM 940 (reverse tanto) and 943 (clip) very well also. Just got a 940-Ti in S30V, a gem of an EDC. 3.4" blade, so a bit longer, see if you think it "low profile" or not.

For cheapies, there are a couple Crawford designed CRKT's that fit all but the "low profile" description, arguably. Point Guard, Kasper, and maybe the Falcon.
 
There may be parts of the US left where you won't get into trouble for carrying a tactical knife, but I doubt there is any place left on the planet where using such a knife for self-defense wouldn't be used against you in court. Drosttsord's question is a good one for all of us to consider.
 
The Benchmade Mini-Griptilian you own already fits the parameters you specified.

To be 'tactical' a knife only needs a quickly deployable blade and a pointy tip.
 
where do you live??? it can't be worse than Denmark!!!
Try a Buck 110 or 112! can't get more low profil!
 
Get an Opinel. If any knife will hide in plain sight, this is it. It's about the only lock you can get away with in many places also. For a knife that looks so decidedly civilian, it has a strong sharp blade and a secure grip.

Or get a Douk-Douk! No lock, but the backspring is strong, the blade is incredibly sharp, and the all metal construction is very flat and comfortable. You might even want a small Douk-Douk as backup. It would hide in a wallet.

These are all so cheap that if they get taken away or lost or damaged, you aren't out real money, and you wouldn't hesitate to use them if you had to.
 
I live in the Netherlands, even a chair leg or a screwdriver in the wrong place can cause a problem, the law doesn’t prohibit tactical knives or baseball bats for that instants, but it becomes illegal if the reason for the object is to cause bodily harm. For instance the chair leg under your bed or the screwdriver taken into a bar. That is de reason why I use my mini Griptilian in stat of my mini striker as a every day carry knife.

Henk
 
Nobody pays a bit of attention to my 110. But with the finger grooves, BG-42 blade, and one-armed bandit it works just fine what ever I need it to. If the needs are greater, there is always a 357 snubbie.
Bob
 
Most tactical knives will meet the general useage of other tasks quite nicely.

Intent? The tactical is ergonomic, made of superior materials, is easily used and put away one handed. I thought thats why I carried a tactical knife to my liking. It's a pocket knife and is no less usefull at mundane tasks as the buck 110.

As long as it meets the length citeria, if there is one, it's a pocket knife.

I've never seen a knife that can only be used for tactical purposes. If that is the criteria, it should be fairly easy to show them it will cut fruit, clip coupons, clean your nails, cut strapping, open packages, etc ,etc, etc, [ in a non tactical way, of course ;) ].

Brownie
 
Waved Griptillian, with a nice (non-black) handle colour, or a Waved Spyderco Delica or Endura.
Strong utility, mundane looking, but fast, reliable to access. No arguments. :)
 
Spyderco's Lum Chinese, if you don't have a locking folder restriction. Otherwise, I'll second Esav's suggestions. It's what I do when I travel overseas. The Opinel's or Douk Douk's are readily available everywhere in Europe, and cheap enough that when I return home, I simply make it a gift for someone, or just toss it.
 
I think it would also be a good idea to avoid knives with tactical sounding names. Avoid knives with such words as "tactical", "combat", "military", "police", etc. as part or all of the name.
 
Originally posted by W.T. Beck
I think it would also be a good idea to avoid knives with tactical sounding names. Avoid knives with such words as "tactical", "combat", "military", "police", etc. as part or all of the name.
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I'm trying to understand your logic here. You appear to be saying that any knife that is carried should be something that no one (in court) could really construe as an offensive weapon. But what if you take martial arts training for fun and fitness and happen to be jumped one late night, and you use a defensive move causing the assailant to crack his head on the sidewalk, couldn't a prosecutor say that you were trained in deadly fighting tactics and were probably out looking for trouble? And what about folks with licenses to carry firearms, if someone with such a license foils a crime and a criminal is shot as a result, couldn't the prosecutor argue that the gunman had a gun so he must have been thinking about shooting someone when he left the house that day? :confused: So why should knives be treated any different by the people carrying them? A fear of lawyers is a silly reason to carry a SAK.
 
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