Small, prying-oriented knife to compliment my PM2?

Rostislav said:
You want a knife to pry with? Why not a pry-knife? :)
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Dude, dude, dude, dude...... dude....

I really, really, really hate how that stupid thing speaks to the mall ninja inside me.
 
For a pocket pry I like the Pocketwrench II.

Most pocket pries are sharp corners everywhere. The Pocketwrench is all rounded ends. That means kind to my pockets.
 
If it's a knife that you want and not a dedicated pry tool. Go with a spear point Cold Steel. All of them have the super strong Triad Lock and the tips work well for prying. Granted it is Aus8 steel and not the toughest in the world. Nonetheless, the heat treatment is good, chunky blade, and the price is right.

Mini Recon Spear Point

 
I use a folding CRKT Razel for this purpose when I want "small". I believe it has been discontinued by CRKT. The larger ringed razel is also good for this purpose.
 
I don’t own one so this isn't a recommendation. But…

If you want something inexpensive, and in a sheath, check out the Hultafors Chisel Knife.
 
With all the cool little pocket pry tools out there I hate to see anyone use a knife for prying. I really want an Atwood tool, but I don't see myself actually using it very often so I can't bring myself to spend the money for cool factor only.
 
I'd just get a good pry tool or small Swiss or Atwood rig for your keychain.

If you want another knife though I would go with either a DPx HEST Heat on the quality end or a RAT 2 folder on the cheap-enough-to-destroy end.

The Boker Cop Tool above is pretty intriguing too.
 
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.
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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.
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+1^^. These tools come in different sizes, small and compact.
 
Basically if you want a prybar, get a prybar. If you want a knife with occasional use for light prying, get a knife. I have a couple of those tiny prybars in varying sizes, and I seldom carry one because they are not pocket friendly as far as I'm concerned. I might keep one in my tool/field bag, but I won't have the tool on my person unless I know I will need it. Infrequent scrapping is a lot different from prying.
 
They have so many pocket carry pry tools out there. Why buy a knife for prying?
Here's a pocket widgy that doesn't look too bad.
 
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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That looks like it'll do the job and hardly takes up any pocket space.
 
I second (or third, or fourth) the mini prybar idea. But if you are determined to get a knife (never a bad idea), consider the "medium" Cold Steel Voyager. It should be called a "small", but it is very robust and could handle light prying. It also makes a fine EDC, SHTF and "get the *#@*% away from me" knife. Link.
 
csisland said:
That looks like it'll do the job and hardly takes up any pocket space.
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It would for VERY light prying or minimal scraping. That sharpend chisel edge will eat up your pockets. If you want a prybar, get a real prybar.... something around 12" work pretty well for light to medium prying.
 
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