orange-handle knives

Picked up 2 orange spydie millie'd a couple of months ago. After filleting some trout and a few camping trips of whittling and clearing blackberries it is my fav new folder. One of the best fish knives I have used.
 
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Hope you don't mind me adding one of mine. At first I didn't care for the bright orange on a handle but for a knife I use I have started appreciating being able to see the knife easily.

SDS
 
I like orange because I tend to hike too long and get too tired. I like having a knife that his easily spotted at dusk, or picks up a hint of the flashlight.

I like the orange handles because I have dropped a knife in heavy brush and had to spend 30 minutes looking for it because that knife had green handles on a powder coated blade.

It is also easier to get make sure you get all blood, guts and grime off the handles if they contrast well with the above. Cross contamination of game food, or bits of flesh (think how dark some blood dries - easy to miss in the evening when cleaning game, then the tools) in the sheath are just plain bad news.

Robert
 
type00rev said:
Nice looking Mini Trapper.....what are the specs on that bugger?!
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It's 3.5 inches long, which seems to be the popular length for Wharncliffe Trappers (I see that Tony Bose and Doc Hagen both make theirs in that size). Steel is the standard Case stainless. I'm looking forward to getting this -- it will be my first real Wharncliffe blade. Case is also making this as a full sized trapper (4 1/4 inch) and a Tiny Trapper, which I think is peanut-sized.
 
That's a fantastic point regarding the knife being easier to spot and also it looking like a "tool" rather than a "weapon".
I got a look from a few others at my Campus Kitchens Project community service for pulling out my black Kershaw Blur to cut up some things...I bet things would have been different if I owned an orange knife!
...now I just gotta choose if I want the Tyrade or the Military...or just both?

-Hunter
 
hhkang63 said:
That's a fantastic point regarding the knife being easier to spot and also it looking like a "tool" rather than a "weapon".
I got a look from a few others at my Campus Kitchens Project community service for pulling out my black Kershaw Blur to cut up some things...I bet things would have been different if I owned an orange knife!
...now I just gotta choose if I want the Tyrade or the Military...or just both?

-Hunter
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Get both!!! If you have to choose, i'd go with the tyrade because of the limited production, but I'm sure a lot of other people will say military
 
I have some cash laying around so I think I'm picking up an Emerson CQC-13 and a Kershaw Tyrade in ORANGE today and then Kershaw JYD II composite and a Spyderco Military in ORANGE next week. That should satisfy my knife addiction for a while...I hope!

Can I only post pics as a paying member?

and keep posting those pics!

-Hunter
 
I'm always laying my knife on the ground when I working outdoors and have to be really conscious of this bad habit when I have a wood handled knife with me. Those things can sometimes just blend in and the shiny metal blade for whatever reason doesn't always provide a cut visual cue.

I really do prefer an orange handle for out and about. Like others, I can't say I love the aesthetics of them. I also prefer the feel and weight of mircata to G10, but that visual tracking ability overcomes it. Here is my Breeden Pathfinder - one my goto outdoor knives.

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hhkang63 said:
What are some of your favorite orange-handle knives?
I haven't seen too many, but I think I'm about to pickup a Spyderco Military in safety orange...looks hot.

on the other hand...anyone know of lime-green-handle knives?

-hunter
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I've seen a lime green mini-grip before.
 
My orange crew.... NICE. I like orange, and am thinking about incorperating it into my new hawk as well.... stay tuned for more on that one.

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scoobyaz said:
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Orange hits the spot for me too.
-Scooby
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Tremendous pic!

The color spectrum of oranges and yellows promote a sense of well being, optimism, warmth, light, and healing.... ;)

Color plays a large role in our sensory intake and mood.
Some high risk intake jail cells have been painted pink, which is a color scientifically proven to promote a sense of calmness.

I love orange and yellow knives.
Helps me find them, particularly in low light. :p
 
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