Pocket Knives for Emergencies

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Here is a new article that tests some knives in different price ranges: Pocket Knives for Emergencies Review. With Christmas coming up, I think that I'll need to put a new knife on my list and leave it on my desk in the hopes that the wife will find it and not buy me socks again this year. :confused:
 
Thanks for pointing it out. Somewhat lame if you ask me... But nice reading anyway.
 
Nice read. Interesting article for those who don't know much about higher-end knives. I honestly wouldn't mind getting a Gerber from a relative for Christmas. I think they get a bad reputation, but for $30 what more can you expect? When I was young I carried one for 5-6 years and I beat the living sh*t out of that thing. Never failed me.
 
If anyone wants to go cheap with a gift knife, I think the best bet is always a Victorinox or Wenger SAK. You can even get the OHT models if you want to get fancy. And even with a clip (Sentinel)! And several choices of colors. Opinels are nice also but they don't fit that well as a gift.
 
You got it "gunfight" as 20 years or so ago all I carried was a Gator Folder - PE and wore a couple of them out and I still have 3 Gators in one of my Safes NIB's and a couple of there Sheath Gators with N.W.T.F. stamped on the blade (only 2 that I know of ) and I guess my Sons will get them when I am gone and sell them to a Pawn Shop for $5.00 ~~ lol """ at least I won't know about it or my other Knives and "items".!!
 
If you work on your feet, good socks are appreciated....

Back on topic, I like the realistic review of the Gerber/BG knife, and the mention of Opinel.

It would be nice if there was a way for all of us to link to this article when somebody posts one of those "Inexpensive EDC for a Beginner"-type threads.

I think the RAT-1 should have been in there, though...
 
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Not a bad article. Given this is a knife forum, though, there are bound to be a lot of differing opinions on the blade selection though. ;)
 
knife2Agunfight said:
Nice read. Interesting article for those who don't know much about higher-end knives. I honestly wouldn't mind getting a Gerber from a relative for Christmas. I think they get a bad reputation, but for $30 what more can you expect? When I was young I carried one for 5-6 years and I beat the living sh*t out of that thing. Never failed me.
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Gerber's changed a lot over the years. I don't know how old you are, but unless you're pretty young, (say, less than 20,) then the knife you owned as a kid was made by "old" Gerber. They're a completely different company now.
 
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