Small Knives

[Doogoon]

I've been carrying this for a year or two. Fits and hides everywhere. Never gets caught in security and does all my little cutting jobs great. I use it quite a bit, it doesn't need sharpening very often.

 

[JermTurn]

Who's the maker of that knife in this picture?? I want one!

 

[manowar669]

I have a Benchmade Aphid I carry when I go somewhere where a big knife would scare people, like a wedding, ect.

It's assisted and small.

I was gonna post this also. The aphid is no longer made, but still around here and there.

 

[Lee48]

Spyderco Dragonfly 2. For such a tiny knife it's amazing how well it fits my large hands. Also the Case Peanut if you're interested in trying a slip joint. The Case is a classic. The Spyderco is a more recent classic.

 

[NeilB]

I recently acquired a Kershaw Baby Boa, which is an assisted 2" recurve. Pretty sweet. It's discontinued, but you can still find a few around, if you look.

The SOG Bluto is very similar at 2 1/4", but no assist. It, too, is discontinued, but can still be found if you look around.

Other small knives I like are the Spyderco Micro Dyad, Spyderco Ladybug, and Spyderco Dragonfly (gifted the "tattoo" version to my girlfriend). I have all three and I like them all. Excellent steel in each one. None, of course, are assisted opening.

Benchmade doesn't seem to make anything much under 3". Even my 530 and my Mini Grip are just under 3" long.

I was shocked to find that it is physically possible for Cold Steel to make something smaller than 4". The Micro Recon. Pretty snazzy looking, but the reviews are mixed. Think I'm going to order one anyway.

Kershaw makes a bunch of smaller knives, as you know. Here's one I hadn't thought of: The OD-2. 2" blade, manual flipper, liner lock in an FRN handle. For less than twenty bucks. That's now on my list, too. Girl pants have incredibly shallow pockets, so I'm thinking a small blade like the OD-2 might work well for her as a back-to-school tool.

 

[manowar669]

Benchmade doesn't seem to make anything much under 3". Even my 530 and my Mini Grip are just under 3" long.

Sadly, that's true. I would like to see more smaller BM knives. The 530 is 3.25". It's thin and light, but not "small". A thin, 2.75", tip-up, non-wharnie blade, axis knife would be just right for me.

The small spydies are great. My wife uses a pink ladybug, and beats the hell out of it, and it's been great. All kinds of steels and colors to choose from.

 

[BJE]

There is the benchmade benchmite is now discod but a very cool little knife.
Also look at the Boker subcom series.

 

[Rare blade]

Benchmade 707 is a nice small knife.

 

[crom]

Boker Subcom