Sturdy, small profile knife

Spyderco Leaf Storm. 2.48" blade, designed to fit the coin/watch pocket of your jeans.

Good looking, handy and useful design. I really like the jade G10 + Ti body & CPM-S30V blade. Available for about 1/2 your budget if you look online.
 
Kershaw Half Ton. Fairly stocky 2.375" blade. Has a reasonably thick inset liner lock. The bright red handles and stubby profile of the knife are pretty people friendly as well. Best of all, these are pretty inexpensive. As has been mentioned, the Scallion also comes in a frame lock, if you prefer the feel of that.

The Spyderco Delica (2.5" blade) and Dragonfly (1.875" blade) are both good too. I like the Delica more, as the handle is more comfortable if you expect to do a lot of cutting. My Dragonfly w/ ZDP-189 and sharpened to somewhere below 30 degrees inclusive cuts like a lightsaber through boxes and blister packs. The Leafstorm is a very cool little knife as well, and just over 2" blade length. For a working knife, the Dragonfly does give you options for a slightly better grip though, as you can choke up on the blade using the extra large choil.

The SOG Flash and Twitch II are both right at 2.5" as well. The Flash will flex some on account of the FRN scales and no metal liners, but it's fairly sturdy despite how it may feel in hand.
 
Some nice options have been brought up. On the other hand, is the leatherman wingman a viable option? You mentioned opening plastic packaging and apparently the wingman's package opener is fast, effective and easy to use for cutting that type of stuff.
 
CWL said:
Spyderco Leaf Storm. 2.48" blade, designed to fit the coin/watch pocket of your jeans.

Good looking, handy and useful design. I really like the jade G10 + Ti body & CPM-S30V blade. Available for about 1/2 your budget if you look online.
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I'll second that opinion. I work in an office and nobody flinches or faints when I pull the Leafstorm out. Well made, cool little knife.
 
Under 250? Maybe a used small sebenza? Its plain, its small, a little bigger than you want it, though. But really its so classy who can be mad about it. If nothing helps... Espada XL.
 
shadowspawn said:
So I've recently gotten a job at the nearby radioshack. My boss won't let me carry a knife any larger than my old Kershaw scallion so I'm in the market for a new knife. The scallion I have right now is a pretty good knife, but I don't trust it's flimsy liner lock when cutting open those thick plastic packages. Anyone have any suggestions for a sturdy, rugged folder under 2.5 inches in blade lenfth, preferably with a reversible clip that's easy to sharpen and under 250 bucks? I think I'd prefer a lockback but anything with a sturdy feel to it is fine so long ad it works for me.
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Why not the framelock Scallion? It'll go tip-up or down (righty only though), it's a known size, and much sturdier than the linerlock version you've got. It's well under your price limit.
 
Gotta agree with some of the other posts, spyderco dragonfly if you're on a budget
and the Techno if you want to cough up the extra green and like the hefty feel of
metal in your hand.

Aside from both sharing the characteristics of having a relatively small and sharp blade,
they are like night and day from each other. They each have a unique look and
vastly different feel in the hand.

Anyways, best of luck with your choice.
 
shadowspawn said:
So I've recently gotten a job at the nearby radioshack. My boss won't let me carry a knife any larger than my old Kershaw scallion so I'm in the market for a new knife. The scallion I have right now is a pretty good knife, but I don't trust it's flimsy liner lock when cutting open those thick plastic packages. Anyone have any suggestions for a sturdy, rugged folder under 2.5 inches in blade lenfth, preferably with a reversible clip that's easy to sharpen and under 250 bucks? I think I'd prefer a lockback but anything with a sturdy feel to it is fine so long ad it works for me.
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I'm curious as to why you think your old scallion would not have sufficed in handling such a minor task as opening plastic packages. But if you are partial to lock backs then the dragon fly 2 is the way to go. Another good option is the AL MAR hawk ultralight. It has a thin flat ground blade that comes in at around the same length of your scallion and weighs next to nothing. It lacks a pocket clip but you can carry it very discreetly without drawing the attention of your boss.
 
A stout little knife with a solid lock that is easy on your budget look at the Boker Nano.Less than 50 bucks. Make sure you don't get the Nano 42 as it has NO lock
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I use a Fallkniven TK4 at work. Superb little knife. Incredibly light, great steel. Simple backlock you can maintain and adjust. Made by Moki (who also make many of the Spyderco's mentioned).
 
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