Recommendation EDC under $200

I have to agree with getting the ZT0200 if you want a heavy duty knife. I carried mine today and had forgotten how much I liked it! It is on the heavy side at 7.9 ounces, but I like a heavy knife as it feels so much more solid. The 154CM is a very good, and solid steel for most work applications. I have a few supersteel knives but I don't work them hard enough to tell any difference between them and the ZT0200. Everything about the ZT0200 speaks heavy duty and quality, from the 3/8" pivot, to the .080" thick hardened stainless steel liners, and the 4-40 sized screws that hold this knife together. Kershaw decided to make a heavy duty knife and succeeded!!!:thumbup::thumbup::)

The comment about the Spyderco feeling more comfortable than it looks is true. I just got my first Spyderco in a very long time, the Perrin PPT, and have to say that it is a greta feeling and great using knife!:thumbup::)
 
Check out the Kershaw Rake - Kershawguy on this board has blems for a good price. Composite steel so you get a D2 cutting edge.

The Spyderco Para 2 has a large handle - as does the Superleaf. Both are compression locks and uber-tough as well as extremely well designed.

For $200, you can find a Kershaw Tyrade - also a good knife, but you'll have to find them on the secondary market - another composite blade with a D2 edge.

The Benchmade 710 is the epitome of toughness and has a 4" blade on it with a super-long handle.
 
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