Small, prying-oriented knife to compliment my PM2?

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Navyblu

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Im looking for something small with a thicker, less "slicey" blade in order to compliment my beloved PM2. Now, Im not one of those people that fails to understand that a knife is indeed intended to cut things :eek: (it's why I carry a PM2 rather than, say, a ZT 0550) but I also acknowledge that sometimes you don't have access to the right tool for the job at hand.

I'm pretty damn confident in my para, but I'd still prefer to use something different for the scraping, light prying, etc. that one might run into. It doesn't even have to have a prybar thick blade, it could just be something small and so cheap I dont mind replacing it.

It's annoyingly specific request here, but Im hoping some of you guys'll have something in mind. Many thanks :thumbup:
 
You want a knife to pry with? Why not a pry-knife? :)
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*Of course, that is if you don't mind lugging around a 16 oz knife.

*Woman's hand not included.
 
I recommend a Victorinox Swiss Army Knife. You can use the bottle opener/screwdriver for light prying. I carry a Cadet at work suspended from my pocket with a small Nite Ize S-Biner. It's a very comfortable set-up. You can carry it in your weak-hand pocket and carry your PM2 in your strong-hand pocket.
 
There are several pocket pry bars available that would suit your needs much better than any knife. The Leatherman Brewzer that Kreyzhorse already mentioned, there's also the Widgy bars from County Comm, Atwood makes a few different ones, etc.
 
Honestly though, why not look into a pocket pry bar? Good for scraping, better than prying with a blade, and not too heavy.
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You ask specifically for a knife for this task, but the things you say you would use it for seems like it would be more suited to something like this.

Just a suggestion.
 
The Svord Peasant is okay for light prying (L6 is a tough steel) and it's inexpensive enough that you won't mind if it gets a bit dinged up. The exposed tang could be filed down to a bit of a screwdriver/pry point too.

A mini/pocket prybar is also an excellent idea. I used to carry around a Gerber Artifact on my keys and found it to be really useful.
 
Boker Cop Tool.

Overall length: 6"
Blade length: 1 3/4"
Weight: 4.2 oz.
Blade material: 440C
Handle material: G-10

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You dismiss the zt550 because you want a knife that "cuts" but you don't want to pry with that delicate slicer so you would rather carry 2 knives instead of just getting the zt550 which does both very well. I've been using mine daily at work and I don't ever worry about the tip breaking. Also it's not as heavy and bulky as some would have you believe, I don't even notice it's in my pocket and occasionally have to check to make sure it didn't fall out somewhere.
 
Rostislav said:
Honestly though, why not look into a pocket pry bar? Good for scraping, better than prying with a blade, and not too heavy.
Pry-Bar-010.jpg

You ask specifically for a knife for this task, but the things you say you would use it for seems like it would be more suited to something like this.

Just a suggestion.
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Exactly, a $5 Gerber Shard will do fine.
 
Rostislav said:
Honestly though, why not look into a pocket pry bar? Good for scraping, better than prying with a blade, and not too heavy. You ask specifically for a knife for this task, but the things you say you would use it for seems like it would be more suited to something like this.

Just a suggestion.
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I second this.
 
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