New vs old trad's vs tac's

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View attachment 158600I used to be a traditional case stag handle trapper type of knife nut..but after seeing a sog arcitec with bone handles on ebay..I checked out this forum for more info on tacticals. that was five months ago..since then I have learned about and purchased several tacticals or modern type folders.
I love them, Im hooked..but I still love my old traditional favorites
my question is..what do you think..traditional vs tacticals pros vs cons
 
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Like Mr. Miyagi says,

Whole life have a balance. Everything be better. Understand?

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I like both tactical and traditional designs :thumbup:
 
I have a lot of experience with both styles and much prefer traditionals. I think they cut better, look nicer, carry better, draw less attention, and bring back more memories than their tactical counterparts.
I generally like evrything of years gone by than the newest stuff of today.
The only advantage I see in a tactical knife is like a one second deployment advantage.
I appreciate both styles, but don't find much else in my pockets these days except for my Case and an occasional Boker slip-joint.
 
Both have their place. But I prefer tacticals, however I find that term to be pretty vague.

I mean, my original manix, I don't consider it very tactical, but its sure not traditional.

Traditonal is a lot easier to label.
 
ideal25 said:
I used to be a traditional case stag handle trapper type of knife nut..but after seeing a sog arcitec with bone handles on ebay..I checked out this forum for more info on tacticals. that was five months ago..since then I have learned about and purchased several tacticals or modern type folders.
I love them, Im hooked..but I still love my old traditional favorites
my question is..what do you think..traditional vs tacticals pros vs cons
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Tacticals are often perceived as better for fighting.
However, the only knife fight we ever had at work was fought with a traditional trapper with no lock. (and the guy who started the knife fight got wooped. His opponent was the better fighter. He took the knife away from the first guy and cut him up with it. If carry a knife for "SD", you better be trained in its use.)

I like one-hand openers because it lets me position the work with both hands, then hold it in place with one hand while the other hand opens the knife.

But I also like traditionals because they have a better blade geometry for work cutting than most one-handers. Yes there are exceptions to that rule of thumb, but most one handers have a big thick wide blade that does not let you get into small areas like the blade on a stockman or trapper does.
 
I like both, and usually carry one of each. Different places and uses. Having an easily accessible, one-handed opening knife is really useful on many occasions. Having a classic looking bone-handled pocketknife is really satisfying, and more politically correct to use around people who aren't big on knives. Both cut well.
 
Both have their merits, I own and carry traditional slipjoints and modern one hand opening folders. Aesthetically, I prefer slipjoints with carbon steel blades and natural handle materials (stag, bone, wood, etc.).
 
Since it's rare to find a left-handed slip-joint I prefer modern folder designs. I also find FRN/G10 and modern aesthetics much more visually appealing that bone/stag/bolsters in slip-joint patterns. I certainly wouldn't begrudge anyone for what they like, knives are good. :thumbup:

Still not entirely sure what a tactical knife is? :p
 
My biggest issue with "traditional" knives is the pinned contruction.

I can't count the number of pinned construction knives I've dealt with that developed or had blade wobble to a noticeable degree.
 
Both have their uses. There's nothing that prevents a "tactical" (by which I mean one-hand, contoured grip, locking) folder from having a similarly thin blade and nice looking handles and inlays.
I think there are a few companies who make knives like these. The Spyderco Kiwi, Kopa and Micro Dyad come to mind, as do some Mcustas.
 
I like both tactical and traditional knives, but I prefer carrying traditional knives. For me it just feels better.
 
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