The Last Blade You'd Ever See Me Carry Is A.....

mk.ultra said:
It was an exaggeration no doubt. I can't say I've handled those blades but maybe I'd change my mind if I did. I really don't have the cash lying around though.
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I hear ya man, I'm being honest I'm completely downsizing my collection to probably 3 knives just to have the nice ones. I cannot afford too many of the "really nice knives" but having a FEW vs a bunch of OKAY ones....go with the few everytime. I would strongly suggest getting a hold of an XM-18 even if I could have the 100 knife collection of So-So knives or an XM-18, I'd so take the XM-18.

I bought a strider SMF, it's a tank......just indestructible. I own a ultratech I just play with because...well it's fun. Cool knife though. I got a passaround XM-18 I got for a week or so....it's just the best knife I've ever handled. Perfect in every way, once I get that....my knife buying .....MINIMAL if any. I'll be selling off my 610, 912, 583 benchmades to put towards a XM-18 whenever I can get one.
 
anything in the large class of knives known by the oxymoron 'tactical folder'
 
1. +1 on the Sebenza, way too much money, and I really don't find them asthetically appealing at all. On top of that I've seen how Reeve's S30V holds up, and was not impressed.
2. CRKT
3. SOG
4. Coldsteel
5. Any fixed blade that isn't full tang.

You would see me carrying both an Opinel, or a SAK though. The price to quality ratio is unbeatable in my opinion.
 
tipoc said:
A folding knife with a secondary lock, as with Benchmade's Axis Lock. Whether a liner lock, a lock back, etc. that primary lock should be enough to do the job. Me having to fuss with another lock just confuses my simple, reptilian brain. It also makes manipulation of the knife, if a one handed opener and closer, just a tad more complex. Which can be a problem when I'm hanging off a ladder.

tipoc
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The Axis lock has no "secondary lock" at all. The locking bar slides straight back and forth over the blade's tang and it no more has a "secondary lock" than a straight up liner-lock or lock-back folder does.
Closing an Axis lock is as easy as any to do one handed. The ripoffs of the Axis lock (SOG and Cold Steel) can be hard to close one handed. The lock has to move back and follow the arched slot. They sometimes need a lot more pressure to close.
 
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DreamHawk said:
1. +1 on the Sebenza, way too much money, and I really don't find them asthetically appealing at all. On top of that I've seen how Reeve's S30V holds up, and was not impressed.
2. CRKT
3. SOG
4. Coldsteel
5. Any fixed blade that isn't full tang.

You would see me carrying both an Opinel, or a SAK though. The price to quality ratio is unbeatable in my opinion.
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yeah, it's not really on topic, but i'd carry a SAK at 2-3x the price, i'd just have less of them
 
You won't see me carrying any karambit. I, personally, have not found a functional use for that type of blade.

You will see me with a Seb though. Ive never had any problems with the knife at all.
 
jill jackson said:
The Axis lock has no "secondary lock" at all. The locking bar slides straight back and forth over the blade's tang and it no more has a "secondary lock" than a straight up liner-lock or lock-back folder does.
Closing an Axis lock is as easy as any to do one handed. The ripoffs of the Axis lock (SOG and Cold Steel) can be hard to close one handed. The lock has to move back and follow the arched slot. They sometimes need a lot more pressure to close.
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+1. I think you need to look at an AXIS lock again because there is not a secondary lock. Maybe the auto AXIS lock has a secondary lock but not the non assist models. They are one of the easiest knives to unlock and open as well as one of the strongest. That combined with the fact that they are super easy to manipulate one handed and they keep your fingers out of the blade path makes it the best lock out there IMO.
 
jill jackson said:
The Axis lock has no "secondary lock" at all. The locking bar slides straight back and forth over the blade's tang and it no more has a "secondary lock" than a straight up liner-lock or lock-back folder does.
Closing an Axis lock is as easy as any to do one handed. The ripoffs of the Axis lock (SOG and Cold Steel) can be hard to close one handed. The lock has to move back and follow the arched slot. They sometimes need a lot more pressure to close.
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Cold Steel had permission to use that lock so it wasn't a rip off and there isn't an arch on them either. The Axis lock and Cold Steels Ultra Lock are exactly the same.

Cold Steel doesn't use it anymore because the contract expired. ;)

It's also a straight back pull, not arched like the SOG models.
 
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edamhcneb said:
You won't see me carrying any karambit. I, personally, have not found a functional use for that type of blade.

You will see me with a Seb though. Ive never had any problems with the knife at all.
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+1 Me too.I forgot about that one.
 
Ankerson said:
Cold Steel had permission to use that lock so it wasn't a rip off and there isn't an arch on them either. The Axis lock and Cold Steels Ultra Lock are exactly the same.

Cold Steel doesn't use it anymore because the contract expired. ;)

It's also a straight back pull, not arched like the SOG models.
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By golly you are right on the straight pull on the CS.
It's totally enclosed by the blade tang on this Recon, so I guess that's the difference I was thinking of.
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jill jackson said:
By golly you are right on the straight pull on the CS.
It's totally enclosed by the blade tang on this Recon, so I guess that's the difference I was thinking of.
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Yeah I have a very old Recon 1 like yours. :D

The old ones that were made in Japan were smooth as glass too. :thumbup:

They did the enclosed tang so the blade would have to break before the lock would give. ;)

I saw a video that a guy broke a Recon 1, the blade tang broke before the lock gave out and it took a lot of pounding to do it.
 
A knife with a blade under 3.5" :barf: I forgot I EDC a RAT Izula! :foot:

Make that a 3.5" folder. :)
 
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I want to say Strider, though there's something about the Mk1 Mod10 GG that makes me think I'm going to change my mind.
 
strider. I like to buy from companies that don't have to lie to sell knives.
 
From Jill Jackson,

The Axis lock has no "secondary lock" at all. The locking bar slides straight back and forth over the blade's tang and it no more has a "secondary lock" than a straight up liner-lock or lock-back folder does.
Closing an Axis lock is as easy as any to do one handed.
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You are correct Jill, the Axis lock is not a secondary lock. I had to go back and look at my notes from when I had one of these knives to refresh my memory and I was incorrect in my post above on how it operates. I was confusing it with their rolling lock mechanism.

In reality it's worse than I remember it. This thread is on the knives you will not see me carrying. Anything with a lock of this type...keep it far from me. They are unsafe and un-needed. I do not care for them.

tipoc
 
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I would not carry an Opinel... they just doesn't look pocketable to me.
You also likely won't see me with a gerber, mainly because i had a scout friend who's paraframe broke in use swinging the blade onto his hand.

Otherwise, i don't have any other brand prejudices.
 
I prefer to never say never. But for me, the closest probably be any Nascar, OCC or musician branded knife (for example, Frost Cutlery or that Case Brooks and Dunn, Elvis, etc), or those ones that SMKW puts out with all the garish "nature" artwork on them. Don't know exactly why it all bugs me. Call it a difference in aesthetics.
 
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