suggestions on easy-to-carry big folders?

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The more I carry the SERE2K the more I miss the feeling of a spyderco C07 sitting in my pocket. Actually, it's almost no feeling at all, the knife just slip into your pocket smoothly and quietly.
The only thing I don't like about the C07 is that its tip is too weak. Can anyone give me some suggestions about a similar sized folder (3.5"+), with a pretty good steel (VG-10, D2, BG42, CPM...), which is also easy to carry?
 
The two most obvious folders are the Military and Endura. Benchmade's 710 Axis lock and the Axis AFCK's would also fit what you seem to want.
 
If you are staying around the 3.5" -4" range, the AFCK is excellent! I prefer the discontinued liner lock version over the AXIS lock. Lighter knife and easier to modify if the urge strikes me.
 
If you can find one, a Microtech SOCOM Elite M/A works great, it rides pretty low in the pocket.

Bruce Chang
 
The Military and Starmate are very easy to carry.I am also going to try and pick up a BM 770 after Xmas.
 
The AFCK carries nicely, but the Military carries a lot better. If I was to have a knife 24/7, then it'd probably be the Military.

However, I would probably supplement it with the AXIS AFCK.
 
The end of the BM710 doesn't stick out of my pocket as much as the BM 806. It also is easier, at least for me, to slip my hand in my pocket with the BM710. However, the BM806 is an outstanding folder.

Rich
 
The Spyderco Military has to be the best knife in it's size for comfort in carrying, fastest draw too IMO. Wear a loose t-shirt and no-one will ever know it's there.

Anyone know how the Mini SOCOM elite stacks up to the Millie for carry btw?
 
J man

The mini socom is not a large knife like the millie.

No comparison

I don't consider a 3 1/2" blade a large knife.
Brownie
 
The deepest carrying, fastest drawing of the knives on this page that I have had experience with is the Gerber, there is not even half an inch showing other than the clip.
 
The one that always astonishes me for its ease of carry when you consider its size is the CUDA MAXX 5.5 by Camillus. I carry it in my right fron pocket and it rides with only a small part of the hilt protruding, nowhere near enough to attract attention, especially since it is not black. It actually looks more like a cell phone than a knife to the casual observer.

As an EDC, I second the previous recommendation of the Terzuola/Spyderco StarMate. It is my favorite knife, although I have to say that the BenchMade 921 SwitchBack is catching up fast in my favor. If it only had an opening hole instead of the studs and was tip up carry, it would be perfection.
 
Ireed, the Spyderco Endura is about the size of a Police plus, imo, it has a stronger tip. (It is also one of the lower-cost alternatives). If you're concerned about the weak tip of the Police, I don't think the tip of the Military will give you much more confidence. (I suspect that you--like me--do some prying every now and then). I concur with bcc's suggestion of the MicroTech Socum Elite. Another possibility is the original Spyderco Tim Wegner (not the recent BladeTech version)--if you can still find one.
 
Originally posted by toothed
the Spyderco Endura is about the size of a Police plus, imo, it has a stronger tip.
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Yeah, I like Endura's blade shape better than Police, it got more curve on the blade. The only problem is the SS handled Endura got an AUS steel blade instead of VG-10, and Mr. Glesser seems to be pretty satisfied about this combination.
 
I wrote sabout this in another thread recently. I locked myself in my toilet and the only way out was to use my Millie as a chisel and mini prybar. At one point I pried so hard, heard a snap and was afriad to look at the knife for fear that I had broken the tip. I din't. It is way strobger than I expected.
 
Why not go with the FRN version of the Endura? It offers better steel (VG-10) and lighter weight. And those FRN handles are a lot tougher than people tend to think.

If you're willing to spend more money, I would also suggest that you look at the Camillus Dominator. The titanium frame makes it ligher, and thinner, than it looks. The blade is S30V and it has a tip with plenty of steel behind it. This is a great choice for a hard-working folder.

--Bob Q
 
I guess that I have a definitional problem with this thread. I consider anything with a blade less than 4.5" and more than 3" as a midsized folder. The large folders begin at blade lengths of 4.5" and go up from there.
 
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