Spyderco Military or Benchmade 806

i have had both (still have a 806 or 2) and much prefer the 806, it has a much better lock (ie axis vs liner) imho and would probably, with practice, be faster to deploy imho.....

the millie is ok too, if they would add the compression lock.......but the thin liner lock bothers me, although mine never gave me probs in that regard.

though both are pretty good, i would have to say the 806.
 
Maybe you wait until you take part in the knife fighting course?

You might get some more impressions there, which may ead you to another knife. Maybe the 806 is a great fighting knife, but maybe you will discover new things.

The 806 has the better blade for stabbing.
 
The Spyderco Military is a great knife, reliable, lightweight and versatile, but it's not made for fighting. Of course it can be used for SD (just like any other knife IMHO), but it's not what it was made for. I wouldn't hesitate to take it with me as a survival tool for outdoors, but if we're staying strictly to MBC (Martial Blade Craft), I dare to say nothing beats a Gunting. More infos about the Gunting knife and concept here
 
Get a fully serrated Spyderco, for instance Military, Police, Endura, Civilian. Absolutely wicked evil looking blades :eek:
 
I've never owned a benchmade, but looking at the 806 pics and the military they look really similar. The axis lock is supposed to be much stronger than the military's liner.

I don't know how you could draw a knife any faster than the military. I can take mine out of my pocket and open it almost instantly. I just grab it by the clip and the spyder hole, let both my fingers slip to the spyder hole, then a quick flick and the handle flys into my hand and it's ready for use. Sounds complex but it's really easy.

I think you should get a dedicated MBC knife, like the gunting or yojimbo. I don't know any folding MBC knives that aren't made by spyderco, but I haven't looked. The military is a great knife but it's getting old and it only has one option for carry, right hand tip down. The plus side is you can pick up a used military cheap. I got mine for $50 and it had nothing but a few tiny scratches on it.
 
I had both and traded the 806 away. I just liked the Millie better and didn't much care for the 806. I found the Military lighter and easier to carry, plus the flat grind and edge geometry made it an impressive slicer. This was perfect for my needs as an EDC. In your case, although I know nothing about knife fighting, I have a hunch that the 806 would be a better candidate.
 
Having owned both a Millie and a 710 (Axis but no hole), I can tell you that the Millie is probably the fastest-opening knife I've had. But that's a very small part of the equation. I don't trust liner locks--especially not for serious use--and a knife with an opening hole, like the 806, will open more *reliably* when things are stressful.

I agree with the poster who said to wait until you're in the course.
 
I own both, and the Military is definitely lighter and lower-profile in the pocket (it's also illegal for me to carry it, since I'm limited to sub-4" blades here in NY). I prefer the 806D2 if a "fighting knife" is what I'm carrying -- purely for speed of opening, though. I can "Brownie pop" the 806D2 pretty much as it clears my pocket, while I have to use the thumbhole to open the Millie.

I think that the Spyderco Chinook II beats them both, though. It's heavy, but can be popped open instantly and has a wickedly beefy-pointy-slashy blade.
 
No expert on MBC at all, but personally I wouldn't consider either for your intended use. Gunting, Yojimbo, Chinook and several Karambits come immediatedly to mind. Bladelength isn't everything as long as we don't talk big differences like a 3 in folder vs. 6 in fixed or something similar.
 
arcanum said:
I own both, and the Military is definitely lighter and lower-profile in the pocket (it's also illegal for me to carry it, since I'm limited to sub-4" blades here in NY).
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Doesn't the Millie fit the NY length requirement? Or is it exactly 4", and you need to be under that?
 
The Military is exactly 4", and the law -- and, more importantly, LEOs I've asked about it -- say that the blade must be under 4". Of course, if I used the knife to defend myself against an armed assailant, the length of the blade would be irrelevant, but for everyday use I can't be whipping out an overlong blade. Which really blows.

All that being said, I just received a Cold Steel Scimitar -- 4" very pointy blade (AUS 8A bladesteel and liner-lock notwithstanding), excellent impact knob in the extremely retainable pistolgrip pommel -- which will definitely still make it into my pocket rotation since my Umfaan will see more daylight for common tasks.
 
arcanum said:
The Military is exactly 4", and the law -- and, more importantly, LEOs I've asked about it -- say that the blade must be under 4". Of course, if I used the knife to defend myself against an armed assailant, the length of the blade would be irrelevant, but for everyday use I can't be whipping out an overlong blade. Which really blows.
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I know what you mean. I was allowed to carry my 710 in NYC (at least, I think I was allowed to--I think it's just under 4"), but here in Colorado the 710 has to stay at home.
 
Chinook II would be the way to go. Multi-carry option (tip up or down, lefty righty), has an incredible lock (Cliff Stamp abused one and the lock didn't give, if I recall correctly), and it has a really slick opening.

Chinook II is the way to go, IMHO, if you're looking at optimum MBC performance.
 
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