Please reccomend a tough knife, thanks.

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I'm thinking of the Paragon Large Seal Auto, because it is big, tough, and pretty cheap. I don't have the dough for a Severtech as reccomended to me by my fellow forumites, but I digress. This knife will get used around water, and will be used to cut and pry just about everything as well as being my edc. Is this a good choice? I've read past posts and they say it makes a good pryer and chopper. Thanks for your posts. P.S. , please don't post about legality, I know the laws.
 
yes, water + prying + auto = knife winding up in crappy shape.
for all those applications (water, prying) get a fixed blade (or a screwdriver). for an edc, carry an auto if you're positive you'll never be stopped & searched. for most, this is an unrealistic expectation. autos also intimidate most non-knuts.
in short, for a work knife don't get an auto. get a work knife.
peace.
 
Fixed blades are a bit of a pain in public, odd looks, women clutching their children and screaming, etc (long story, had to do with an SOG Pentagon :cool: ). If I had a big auto, no one would know it was there and I could open it with my hand on the blade and make it not look like an auto when the sheeple are around.

Cheers
 
Because of all the springs involved EDC ing an auto around water is not the best idea.
 
P.S. I don't really mind field stripping a knife at the end of the day and lovingly removing its springs and oiling them and readjusting the screws and.... I think I'd better stop before it's to late :)
 
I guess a SOG seal puppy wouldnt be too hard to conceal? It would take the water-and-prying part very well and is very very durable. Tough as nails.
Really tough knife? Look at Extrema Ratio; maybe the smaller Golem or Fulcrum knives would be a good choice. As tough as they come and very well able to take the punishment of use in water (proper care recommended anyway).
 
OK, no fixed blades. The "SEAL" style autos are made by a number of companies, like OX Forge, which may be the original, and the Microtech UDT and UMS. The Paragon is the least reliable of them all.

How about a Spyderco Salt? It's made for working under wet conditions, and Sal Glesser himself says the serrated version stays sharp an exceptionally long time.
 
TOPS CQT Magnum, tough as a nickle steak. Its HUGE too. OAL is 10.8 inches blade 4.8 handle 6. Comes with a Kydex and a nice cordura that will horizontal carry.
 
First off, I'm really not trying to flame you here, but why are you so hung up on it being an auto? Don't get me wrong, autos are cool and fun to play with, but about as practical as a Ferrari as your daily driver. Good ones, not great ones mind you, run as much as the higher end benchmade folders. Even then they are less durable than a good folder. They aren't even really that fast. I can snap my Axis locks open faster than I can find the release button on either my Benchmade automatic or my udt. If you want a practical tool to use around the water I wouldn't go with the automatic. In fact, if you are going to be in and out of the water a bit I wouldn't even suggest a high end folder. I'm amazed how many things have been lost by being dropped into relatively shallow water. I'd hate to lose a $200 knife that way. For your stated needs I'd suggest a BM griptillion or even (I can't believe I'm saying this) a cold steel voyager. Both are sturdy, sharp, can be opened quickly with one hand, and are cheap enough that I wouldn't feel bad about losing them or breaking the blade by using it instead of a screwdriver to pry things. But thats just my opinion. My go to utility blade is a BM TSEK.
 
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