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rustyspike

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More and more I am liking smaller knives. Easy to carry and people don't get upset when you pull it out. And in most cases I don't need a larger knife for General EDC. inside or out and about. Also no legal issues.

Here is my Kizer Contrail and Spyderco Dragon Fly 2.

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Rich K.
 
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Most of my knives have blades around 3" give or take. Large enough to have good ergonomics, but small enough to fit easily in my pocket. I most often carry a benchmade mini-bugout with a 2.8" blade. Light and easy with its axis lock.
 
It depends...
I carry a Buck 501 almost daily - if I don't have that, it's probably a slipjoint in my lfp. Small knife covered.
In my rfp, is a modern folder. I still prefer 3.5-4" blades there; but my usual "work knife" is 3.25", carried IWB. I've got 2 that are right at 3", and I rarely carry them.
Fixed blades from around 2.5-5.5", and I don't carry the ones at either end of that range very often.
 
The Bugout and Native LW are so small and light I don’t ever see a reason to carry smaller. It’s like their not even there.
 
I also carry 3" blade daily. With a basic blade shape. Most people don't give a second look to a knife that looks like a tool.
Although some styles are great; if the knife is too tactical it can give the appearance of a weapon.
This is especially true at work.
 
The Civivi Elementum and Kizer Gemini are in the sweet spot for me. I don't like going much smaller unless I really have to. The premium Dividend works well as a shirt-pocket knife.
 
A SAK Tinker does it for me (for 30+ years).
BTW, the cat doesn't look real comfortable having that knife open near him.
Rich
 
I wear a suit to work most days, and tend to carry smaller blades.
The Micro Evo Typhoon, Lil Native, Pena Front Flipper Zulu, Mini Archbishop and ProTech Sprint are the ones I carry most often.
 
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