Slim EDC Knives

[RobertK]

I recently picked up a GM3 and love the size. Having been carrying mostly slipjoints for the past few years, I’ve been rethinking my previous love for larger knives. I pulled out a Large Inkosi at work the other day to open a box and felt like I was pulling out a sword. I love the 3.5” size knife, but I am moving more and more towards a desire for slim and smaller knives. I spend most of my days in an office and even when off work, it seems the thinner knives still never really let me down.

I am looking for recommendations that fall loosely into the following categories. What am I missing that's not listed below?

Important:

• Size 3.25” blade or less.
• Slim handle profile and blade stock
• Clip

Prefer:

• Premium blade steels like M390, though the more common S35 has never proven to me to be anything but great.
• Like titanium handles, but things like G10 are not an issue.

Knives that fit this category already:

• Giant Mouse GM3
• CRK Mnandi / Inkosi
• ZT 0450 (wish there were more ZT0450ZDP models around!)
• BM 940* - compensated for being a bit longer by being slim and light.
• BM Anthem

 

[BTGuy]

The Boker Exskelibur I with carbon fiber is a nice, slim office carry knife. Has a 3.5" blade though, but feels like a small knife compared to other 3.5" blade knives. Fits that in between for me where I want something larger than the Mnandi yet still gentlemanly and easy to carry. Has a very thin blade too so it slices better than most of my other knives.

 

[elnero]

Liong Mah GSD and Lanny. Enzo Birk. Benchmade 535.

Edit: the Liong Mah's might not be slim enough for what you're looking for.

 

[matt009au]

Fox terzuola 525ti might be worth a look. I've been impressed with mine. Nice and slim.

 

[aztaco]

Benchmade bm530

http://www.benchmade.com/530-531-family.html


Love it. Not high end steel but good nonetheless

 

[Rich S]

Take a look at the Kershaw Chill.

 

[Horsewright]

Bout as slim as they get. Vaquero Ultralite, 5.25" oal with a 2" blade.

Carries like this:

This was my own personal EDC for 3.5 years. Could be made out of any steel a guy's heart desired.

 

[aztaco]

Benchmade bm530

http://www.benchmade.com/530-531-family.html


Love it. Not high end steel but good nonetheless

And then I realize that they have the 535

 

[DocT]

The Spyderco Chaparral and Caly3 are both very slim and both have premium steels.

 

[GatorMedic]

Benchmade Bugout. It's even slimmer than the 940

 

[91bravo]

Don't forget about the Spyderco Delica. It's a slim knife and carries even slimmer!

 

[Tetsujin 140.6]

Check out the Burger Atlas. I love mine.

 

[SW-EDC]

Look at the Boker Kwaiken's.

 

[bikerector]

Spyderco chaparral is thin with nice thin blade stock and looks the part of office carry well with the CF/G10 scales and black deep carry wire clip. It's either the chap or a traditional GEC (usually a wood scaled trapper) when it comes to dressy carry for me.

 

[NJBillK]

They made a Sprint run Boker Urban Trapper in S35vn.
Thin, light, Black G10 slabs over Blue ano'd Ti liners, flipper, black clip (even though the pics show otherwise).

 

[abbazaba]

+1 for the Chaparral

 

[lieferung]

It's lower end (VG-10, ~$50) but if you want true slim you should check out the SOG Access Card 2.0 and its variants. I carried one for a year, it's invisible in the pocket and performs well with light tasks (never hard used it).

 

[Nautique]

BM 765 is fairly Slim.

 

[ATJ999]

Protech Newport. I have one, awesome knife. Slim and light with S35VN. There are other really good small Protech's as well!
There are always William Henry knives too. I'm not a fan of ZDP-189, but mine has done well so far.
The Bradford guardian 3 flipper is pretty thin and light. M390 Steel with great egos, lockup, and action.