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I briefly had a Military and would only carry it in my left front pocket so as to position the blade spine against the rear of my pocket (it was a G10 right handed model). I carry my old school Police and Mini AFCK that way too (also tip down only clip position knives). I hate raking my hand against the spine of the blade reaching into my pocket, and that is the primary reason I carry these in the LFP. Also, it is obviously safer.
 
Well, over the weekend I pulled the trigger on my own KW Millie just like in the OP. Just gotta' decide how I will carry it.
 
Not been a fan of tip-down carry since I reached in my pocket for something and got snagged by the knife tip pulling my hand out. Luckily it was a minor cut, but it could of been worse.
 
My military opened one day in my pocket too. I haven't used it much since then. I didn't get cut but I could have. I was thinking about trying to find a belt sheath for it.
 
FleaBay... There are dozens at any given time.

I bought a box of 100 Nylon belt sheaths (5" Velcro) for $89.00, free shipping.
There are loads of vintage sheaths, new sheaths, and used sheaths.
All less expensive than you would think possible.

Even a used custom from time to time.
 
I was carrying an original Cold Steel Recon 1 clip point, tip up, clipped inside the right cargo pocket in some old BDUs while hiking. It didn't bite me too hard when I realized that it had cut through the fabric, and I never figured out how it happened. When I got home, I tightened the pivot screw and it's been fine ever since.
 
I've had this happen with a BM AFCK they had the same tip down blade front carry as the Military. Snugging the tension screw slightly and not carrying anything else in that pocket was the fix for me.
 
I found LFP to work quite well. Other than spine chill panic of momentarily forgetting where my knife is when I would automatically reach to the RFP.
 
Wowbagger said:
Slip joints . . . I don't know . . . jury's out on that one. I have had slipies open in my pocket but mostly because I have been unconsciously pinching them open and closed while I talked to some one etc. Yah that's a wake up call the first time it is sticking through your pocket and the more you try to disengage it the more it opens. I finally had to just stop doing that.
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If "the jury is still out on that one" they have been out since the first Barlow's went into production in the 1600's.
The verdict has been in for hundreds of years. Barring a broken spring, or excessive wear at the spring and tang, a slipjoint will not, and cannot, "fall open" in your pocket.
I have carried a multi-blade slipjoint in my pocket for over 55 years. I've never had a blade open in my pocket. Keep in mind, the knife in question was not always new. Some were and are well over 100 to 150 years old.
My father carried a slipjoint from the time he was 6 or 7, until the day he died, a few months before his 83'd birthday. He never had a knife fall open in his pocket. Ditto for his dad (although he died young, at age 53. He got his first knife between 6 and 10.)
My great-great grandfather on my mother's side carried a slipjoint from 1897 or so until he died in 1973. He never had a kinfe fall open in his pocket. (as a matter of fact, he still has one in his pocket. He requested he be buried with his favorite pocketknife, which was an anniversary present from his wife, in the 1940's. (she passed in 1963)
Barring excessive wear or mechanical failure, I have never heard of a slipjoint "falling open" or opening in anyone's pocket, be the knife a cheap no-name sub-$1.00 gas station/service station special to an expensive name brand knife.
And yes, I have read Nessmuk and Kephart, both of whom used their slipjoints in "bushcraft" (they also used a 4 to 5 inch fixed blade, and never once batoned either of their knives). They never mention a pocketknife opening in their pockets, either.
(also, if you use a slipjoint for cutting, and not prying stabbing, or sawing, the blade cannot close on your finger(s), either. The forces applied to the blade when cutting force the blade open unless you're doing something stupid.)

Based upon your comments and claims of a slipjoint opening in your pocket, I suspect you have never owned one, and probably have ever even held one.
Before you start spweing falsehoods on how "unsafe" they are, based on lies told over the Internet, and urban legend, why not spend $8 to $12 and buy yourself a Rough Rider slipjoint and try them?

I have no problem with your preference for a one hand opening "modern". They are not my cup of tea, but I have no reason to demonize them to justify my preference for a traditional. Why do (some, not all) users of the "modern" knives feel the need to justify their choice by demonizing the single or multi-blade traditional slipjoint knife?
 
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Wowbagger said:
Waahooo !
That's something !
I can't even decide if I like it yet. Very different.
Hmmmm

PS: is that what they mean by "Toothy" ?:)
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I think that Michael Walker was the guy who started the composite blade craze. I saw a small used shark tooth folder at the Blade Show. It was on sale for $5000. Here is a Kershaw Tyrade. The edge is CPM D-2. The spine is 154 CM.
 
The only time that a slipjoint pocketknife could have possibly cut me while sitting in my pocket was when I appropriated an old Camillus scout pattern knife from my dad's toolbox at age 13. It was the very first pocketknife I had ever carried (but only for a while). I said 'could have possibly cut me', but it never actually did. It could have been possible because the rusty main blade had been sharpened down to a fraction of its original size, which resulted in the blade tip sticking out of the handle in the closed position. The other blades/tools were so rusted they were stuck closed. I only carried it a few times, before buying my first pocketknife on my own at a hardware store, a Schrade Walden stockman. The owners of that hardware store had known me since I was a kid, and they allowed me to purchase a knife at 13 (I also bought some others there, too).

That old scout-type pattern must have sat there in that toolbox for years before I discovered it. Even at its age, it's blade would never have come open on its own in my pocket. I'm 54 now, and I've never had a SAK/traditional slipjoint folding knife flop or fall open in my pocket.

BTW, I also like and use modern knives, though I've become very picky about knives in general.

Jim
 
I enjoy modern knives but I appreciate the knives I grew up with.

Never had a slip joint open by itself.
I carry modern knives in sheathes to avoid such an issue. Easy as 3.14159265359... (Pi)
 
" Toothy" would normally refer to a micro-serrated edge , the way I like my "powder steels"
When you want to paint or glue a smooth polished surface you rough it up with some abrasive paper first to give it some " tooth" to hold the paint or glue better .That's a very old term !
 
Being able to lock in the closed position and lock in the open position for safety was a key design element that Paul Poehlman wanted to fulfill with a new knife design. He considered it critical and designed the knife around his Paul Lock, made by Gerber, Lone Wolf, Benchmade and now no more :(
 
jazub said:
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:
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I just saw this thread and I'm calling BULLSHIT. PRETTY IMMATURE TO STAGE A PHOTO AND THEN FABRICATE A B.S. STORY ALONG WITH IT. Why don't you find a better use of your time.
 
Johnny brown said:
I just saw this thread and I'm calling BULLSHIT. PRETTY IMMATURE TO STAGE A PHOTO AND THEN FABRICATE A B.S. STORY ALONG WITH IT. Why don't you find a better use of your time.
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Better use of time? Like trolling Bladeforums threads on a Saturday night?

I went to a great bbq last night; had a fun time with friends/family. I'm sorry you were down.

Today is going to be another fun day off with friends and great weather. I'll RBP carry my cf/titanium S90V Millie. I hope you can have a good Sunday, too. Peace dude. ✌️
 
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