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Need some guidance on a small fixed blade knife. Looking for quality piece!

Primarily will be a utility tool
Good stainelss steel with great edge holding
Between 2.5" and 3.5"
No flashy, would like to carry it at work
Weight comfortable if its a neck carry type knife are a good quality sheath. Prefer sheath adjustable or type of horizontal carry
Less than $200

I've been looking at a few. Just don't know enought about the knives are maker to make a judgement. Appreciate hearing your thoughts on these and suggestion on others to check out

Strider (SA)
Peter Atwood (TT Drop Point Keychain knife or TT Medium drop point Neck chain knife
Sean O'Hare (Hornet)
Spyderco ( Either Bill Moran model though they are a little larger than I want)
 
I have a Marttiini knife with wood handle & sheath. It is very light & sturdy with about a 3 inch blade. I think its called their " Handy Knife ". Before you laugh, this thing outcuts two of my expensive customs hands down! Not sure what kind of stainless it is made of. Around 20 bucks. :cool:
 
Although it has a slightly longer blade than what you are looking for (3.65"), the Benchmade Nimravus Cub would be an excellent choice.
 
Be sure to consider some of Bob Dozier's work. They would fit most of your criteria and Dozier makes a good'un.
 
If you like the looks of Dozier's knives, you may want to check out Tom Krein's work. I'm not sure what the waiting times are like, last I heard he was pretty busy, but by all reports they are excellent knives with outstanding sheaths to match.
 
Small fix blade? Utility? Edge holding? Take a close look at www.dozierknives.com

While D2 isn' t classified as a super stainless, one should clean their knife on a regular basis if used regularly/ often enough. If you don' t plan to use it heavily on organic/ food stuff, you will have no worries concerning staining.

N.
 
Thomason said:
Be sure to consider some of Bob Dozier's work. They would fit most of your criteria and Dozier makes a good'un.
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I second that, I use a Dozier Personal Utility when I go fishing and it's a nice, not too flashy, fairly small fixed blade. It came with a IWB kydex sheath that wears well too. Plus Bob's prices are low for the quality you get.

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A Benchmade 210 Activator is a spiffy looking little fixed blade, although I've heard bad things about the sheath. But it's priced well below your pricepoint, so you could get a nice custom kydex/teklock sheath and still be under budget.

Or there's the 220 Resistor, which is bigger, heavier, and more expensive, but still within your $200 budget.
 
Also check out the Wilson Tactical Mombasa (D2).

Very Compact, usefull choil, good steel, kydex sheath, good quality.
 
You should check out the Fallkniven line of knives.
S1,F1,H1 to be specific.
Superb knives for the money.
Bark River knives also some of the nicest around for the money.
Look at the Gameskeeper, Fox River, Northstar.
 
Check out Don Cowles and Jens Anso, their prices are a little higher than what you're looking for but still a good value. I have pieces from both of them, great little knives; big enough to handle every day cutting and compact enough to carry comfortably.

Matt
 
Check out the Bark River Knife & Tool "Mini-Canadian".

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The city of Chicago has a 2.5 inch carry law-so for the last year or so I've engaged in a quest for the perfect 2.5 inch fixed blade.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/beherethen@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=ef7f&.dnm=a2d0.jpg&.src=ph

From left a small Bernard Anzo-bone handle-thin blade but sharp
Middle is a custom Anza that just meets Chicago laws-not expensive and built like a tank.
Final is a custom Colin Cox hand forged Chicago legal with ivory mircata scales
:)
 
I've had other small (and more expensive) FB's, but I'm really pleased with my BM 220 Snody Resistor. In an On-Scene Tactical sheath, it's simply a great carry piece (and certainly not over-priced).
 
I carry the Strider SA everyday around the acreage (I'm an old retired guy) with the tech lok in the horizontal position. It is a perfect knife for my useage - good feel and indestructible. Hard to find at under $200 though. The Billl Moran that I also have is too thin and too short of handle for me to be a utility knife, IMHO.
 
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