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I had a very active work day today. Was busy and reached for the Millie to make a cut and something was off...

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Love the knife but this was beyond unsettling. Checked and re-checked about a dozen times to make sure I didn't cut off the most important part of my body. :confused: -I know, I know: the brain is the most important part of the body. Tell that to my lady.

Not sure how this happened but regardless I think I'm going to reconsider my use scenarios for this one.

Feel free to share any folder mishaps. Or just laugh at my panic. :eek:
 
Wow. Can't say as I've ever heard of that one before. Most of the knives I carry these days are fixed blades or slipjoints, but when using a pocket clip I always have the spine of the knife tight against the pocket edge.
 
Could of been worse.


No support along the spine.
Weak detent.
Was not fully closed and tip caught.

Along with a brain fart.
 
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Yeah, i normally carry a Millie back right pocket. Just scooped it up on the way out the door this morning and back pocket doesn't work on the job. Lesson learned.
 
Wow! Thank goodness you weren't hurt. I can't imagine living without a "brain". ;)

The clip on the knife is installed in the only way possible for right-hand Military. The Millie is a tip-down only knife which, for me, makes it a no-go for front pocket carry. You're probably lucky you normally carry back pocket. It's the only way, IMO, to consider carrying a Millie. That's one of the reasons I guess I've never owned one.

If you're going to carry front right, I suggest you find a tip-up knife to keep the spine of the blade pressed against the outer seam of the pocket.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
but when using a pocket clip I always have the spine of the knife tight against the pocket edge.
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unfortunately this doesn't work with a Spyderco Military when carried in the RFP, since it is tip-down only...

Come to think of it, I guess it could be spun for lefty carry and this would put the blade spine against the pocket seam... That being said, it many righties will set a tip down knife to open left handed for RFP due to now having to spin the knife around to open it.
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Put the knife in the Rear Right Pocket with the knife spine pressing on the seam of the pocket there.

It will disappear alongside your wallet, and not pop open in your pocket without Much More work, since the seam will hold it closed.
 
NJBillK said:
unfortunately this doesn't work with a Spyderco Military when carried in the RFP, since it is tip-down only...

Come to think of it, I guess it could be spun for lefty carry and this would put the blade spine against the pocket seam... That being said, it many righties will set a tip down knife to open left handed for RFP due to now having to spin the knife around to open it.
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Right. So in the case of that knife I wouldn't RFP carry it. It'd be fine in the back, though.
 
I've passively wondered about that after I realized the blade of my Military is toward the open pocket (not spine against pocket seam). I suppose I unconsciously figured if it were a problem I would have heard about it by now.
Wow.
I had a similar though less dramatic looking event with a Benchmade 710.
Had it in my back pocket. I reached in to get my folded hankie. Apparently the last time I had put the hankie INTO my pocket it had snagged on the tip up tip of the blade and opened it part way.
I reached into my back pocket and pulled out my hankie thinking "Hmmmm I didn't realize there was a sharp screw head on that knife I better file it when I get home. I thought it had scratched me.

Turns out that a cut by a mirror polished, hair whittling M390 blade tip feels like a little scratch . . . until . . . you start dripping blood all over the restaurant.
The 710 blade tip is barely, barely bellow the surface of the handle; one can easily catch the tip with a finger tip lightly pressed into the handle slot.

One thing I look at now when selecting a new user is how far the blade tip is down in the handle. Fortunately most of my purchases are Spyderco now and they know how to guard a blade tip.

I don't know what to think now. My Military has always seemed perfectly fine (safe to carry).

I'll be interested to find out what all everyone thinks about this.
Not a deal breaker though; I very often carry some of my most favorite EDC work knives in a belt pouch for one reason and another. Looks like the Mili will be seeing some belt pouch time.

PS: the green handle sure looks great though. Wow ! Even better than the catalog photos.
 
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IMG_2784.jpg I have had more tip up knives open in my right front than tip down. The tip up knives get a gravity assist when they open in your pocket. Do not carry knives with weak detents. My favorite carry is blade up/tip in.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
Wow. Can't say as I've ever heard of that one before. Most of the knives I carry these days are fixed blades or slipjoints, but when using a pocket clip I always have the spine of the knife tight against the pocket edge.
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To put the spine of the blade against a pocket edge, you would have to carry a tip down blade in the front corner of the pocket. I usually carry IWB, but when I carry a knife clipped in my pocket, it s always in the back corner. I do prefer tip down, when possible.
 
jpm2 said:
Does anyone here really think that 4 inch blade opened 90 degrees after it was clipped inside the pocket, then cut its way out? :confused:
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No, not one bit. It really seems like it occurred during insertion, not withdrawal, from the pocket.

Edited to add: I'm not blaming here, just my take on what the geometry makes possible.
 
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Bill1170 said:
No, not one bit. It really seems like it occurred during insertion, not withdrawal, from the pocket.
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Either that or if he was crouched andgoing to stand up it could have been manipulated enough to open that much, then just standing would cause this cut.
 
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