The one and only

My vote would be for the Spyderco Chinook II in the $120 price range.

If you want a good, cheap knife though, look at the Cold Steel Folders (Voyager, Pro Lite, etc.) which can be had for about $50 on line...
 
Large Classic Sebenza. The blade will stay sharp, the lock will hold, and the screws don't come loose. The handle is comfortable for me as well.
 
I would choose either a Spyderco Military or a Chinook II.

Either of these knives would be great as a general EDC or a SD knife. They also represent a great value when compared to some of the other knives listed.
 
I've EDCed a Al Mare S2K for a few years now. Most of Benchmades offerings would suffice. The Severtech stuff seems like a lot of cash for the product, that and I don't really know all that many guys that use them. Strider has a great reputation but again I don't see the justification for the price. I have yet to lose an EDC folder (knock on wood) but I've come damn close enough times to wonder at the wisdom of carrying a $500 dollar blade.
 
Larger and fail-safe: AFCK/TSEK, or BM710

Smaller but trustworthy:mini-AFCK/TSEK or Emerson SOCFK.

For hassle-free travel I agree with the previous post regarding the Spyderco Pride. Probably wouldn't keep an American flag on it while globe hopping though. We're hated everywhere these days.
 
International legal issues aside,
for me, it would be a Strider or a Reeve Sebenza. Specifically a Strider GB or a large regular Sebenza. Both are tough, well made tools that won't leave you hanging.

John...
 
I'm beginning to sound like a broken record here...

Wenger Commander (swiss army knife). It has saved my life in the past, I now put full faith in it.
 
Probably a Spyderco Lil'T. Its a little shorter and thus a little bit less conspicuous than the Manix. If that's still too big, I would go with the Spyderco Calypso Jr.
 
I second a One-hand-SAK trailmaster. One hand (3 1/4" blade) and extra tools to get you out of a jam. Mine with red scales looks sheeple friendly (when closed at least). The big locking flat head driver is a nice small prybar/chisel (I sharpened mine for that particular use). I almost forgot how good this particular knife is. Cheap enough to bring two. Thin enough and rounded edges make it an easy carry.
 
Over the past 15 years I've mainly carried the Police and Military, and, functionally, never felt like I needed anything else
 
CRK must have gone out of bussiness. Only four people mentioned a Sebenza.
I would go with a Camillus EDC.
Mike
 
For so many years, in so many situations and for so many purposes the ONLY knife I carried was a Buck 110. I have owned @ 10 of them. 1 broke. 6 disappeared and I still have 3 'originals'. I just bought a new one. I believe in the inexpensive workhorse over the more expensive pedigreed 'knife de jour'. I have always trusted them. The 110s performed all the cutting, chopping, hammering and digging chores I ever threw at them and (though they got ugly) they continued to be functional with a minimum of refurbishing.
Yes. Digging. As an archaeologist I am required to do some digging.
It is large enough for defense and can be lethal without opening the blade.
The grip, though wood and brass, is secure even in mud, oil, sweat, blood (mine too), beer, billboard paste (like snot), cold water, hot water, sap, with gloves and in the dark.
That is my vote.
 
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