most tactical of folders

LizardKing

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What is your vote for the most effective knife for engaging a foe?

i would like to discuss folders under 4 inches.

Votes from anyone that has actualy used one would be apreciated.

My vote goes the the BM AFCK series, since they are my fav of the knifes that i have handled.

(i apologise if you have seen this thread before
 
One vote for REKAT Pocket Hobbit. . .

just under 4 inches (legal in most places), strong lock (rolling lock),
quick opening (just pull it from the sheath and flick it straight down into a reverse grip),
large finger grooves (your hand will NOT be slipping off this handle),
scary looking blade (make the bad guy piss his pants),
nice loud clicking sound when the lock engages (ever heard the sound of a shotgun chambering a round?),
solid knife (almost feels as solid as a fixed blade IMHO)

-Latebound
 
never had to engage yet, hope i never do - nothing wrong w/the AFCK IMHO, although i must vote for my custom crawford/kasper folder - i love it!!!!!!! it rules in the under 4" market, imho


sifu
 
CRKT Crawford/Kasper, doubtless one of the best folders with self-defense priority. IMHO concerning price/performance ratio the best at the moment!

Horus
 
I'm now a new fan of the Emerson Commander folder.

I like the wave feature because you can get into a defensive stance and draw/open with the wave feature.

Granted it is not pointy, but it can slash like none other.
 
My vote would have to be for the AFCK with out a doubt!

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I would think that the AFCK and KFF would be prime choices, but don't forget about the Spyderco Ayoob. I have played with one before and they are down right nasty. However, the slippery handle is still a prob.
MAtt
 
Of the knives I own, I'd have to agree with latebound. The pocket hobit is an incredible peice of design and engineering. I trust it almost as much as a fixed blade, and I can draw and open it almost as fast as I can draw a fixed blade (assuming both from under a shirt, on the belt). My objection to this knife is that if you want to use the carry method it was designed for it's nice to have an undershirt on to keep the pommel from digging into your side. For this reason, I regard it as a winter cary knife. If I'm going to be wearing shorts or light pants, I will cary a lighter knive like the AFCK or a zytel folder. The knife most likely to be in my pocket at any given time is an Endura or AFCK.

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"I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without
hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd
never expect it."
-Jack Handey

I'm one of those wierdos who likes Zytel.
 
Of the blades I own and under four inches, I would say the Spyderco Matriarch, then the Spyderco Military.

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Wayne.
"To strive to seek to find and not to yield"
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'in Spyderco I trust'
 
darn, how could I forget the matraiarch, that's in my year round carry rotation. I just haven't carried it in the last few days so I didn't remember to mention it. Great knife, great design, light weight, and affordable. Good call General. PH is still first though :-)

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William Callahan

"I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without
hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd
never expect it."
-Jack Handey

I'm one of those wierdos who likes Zytel.
 
Thanx, I have not had mine long, but it is a great knife! Cut myself with it not so long ago, WOW! Not to be played with that one.

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Wayne.
"To strive to seek to find and not to yield"
Tennyson
Ranger motto

A few useful details on UK laws and some nice reviews!
http://members.aol.com/knivesuk/
'in Spyderco I trust'
 
Under 4 inches? Well, that would rule out either my REKAT Sifu, and my Cold Steel Vaquero Grande...

So, the honor would have to go to my REKAT Carnivour. I really like how secure and comfortable that folder fits in my hand, along with its' fairly aggressive blade-shape.
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I'd have to give another vote for the AFCK. However, I don't think we can agree on one that is best since people have all different kinds of hands. The AFCK would be best for me since it fits my hand really well and is quick and easy to get open.

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Average minds discuss events,
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My first choice for pure tactical use would be my Emerson Commander. It has everything I look for in a tactical including blade shape and fast opening.

My second choice would be my Kershaw Ken Onion Boa. It is a little more of a slasher than stabber, but it can still handle both competently. It feels good in the hand, provides a useful lower guard, and opens as fast as an auto.

If you do away with the length limit I'd pick my REKAT Sifu. Great blade and great grip! I carry it inverted on my belt in a Mike Sastre concealex sheath where I can draw and open in one circular motion. I live in Texas where a 5-1/2" blade is legal and the Sifu is what I actually carry when I go out.

--Bob Q
 
KFF:way too heavy for "edc"
AFCK:hard for me to unlock for some reason(kills the thumb pad)
Commander:hate the chisel grind and needs a point
So I've got to go with my SOCOM Elite:very light,lock out is great,very pointy and has just enuff of a belly for slashes.
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but hey,
most of the FN's(f_ck nuts) out on the streets robbing and killing are using screw drivers and box openers so any thing above that should do just fine IMHO
Todd

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Strider/Buck. And it can be reground for a sharper point. Every time I look at this knife, it defines tactical.

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Benchmade 710 in M-2. Grip is excellent in all orientations, blade is an efficient cutter and penetrator, lock is unsurpassed.
 
Two months ago, would have been a great debate with myself between the CRKT KFF and the CRKT M16-14. Now, tho, I think I'd have to put my money on the CRKT Apache. I'm genuinely surprised that I'm saying that, but it is my present viewpoint.

THe long, rather narrow handle seems to fit me very well, and its long enough to be used as an impact weapon closed. The aluminum scales give a decent grip also. The blade is one of the few I have that has a true distal taper. It has enough belly to do efficient slashing, but, IMO, it is primo for stabbing/thrusting. If I ever have the need to engage in nasty stuff, my style is more oriented towards thrusts than slashes, simply because they are quicker to complete. The Apache's blade is nearly 4", and slim enough to go to the hilt w/out any problems, unless bone is struck. It truly can be a "touch" weapon, rather than one requiring major levels of power to thrust effectively. Last, it is very sharp. Wish I'd gotten more at the bargain prices at SMKW, but still may get one more. Oh -- good lockup also. I'm really sad to see them be discontinued. I think CRKT has gone so much for collaborative knives, that those designed in house simply have no real ability to compete, particularly when they cost more than most of the collaborations.

I still think the KFF and M16 are both good tactical knives also.

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