The perfect pocket knife.

Oh and my perfect knife is already in production. Case Yellow Haandle Medium Stockman (and I'm sure their other knives are just as good, I just like stockmans). Mine is 6 years old and is still ticking-although I need to sharpen and clean it up.
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Old school all the way -- there is no surrogate for the old high carbon steels. Of course you will not find the mechanistic smoothness available in some expensive knives of today, but nonetheless the edge (if well kempt) must be No.1 on the list.

My preference is an old New York Knife Co. (a.k.a., the Hammer). The workmanship and materials are excellent. Plus, you get to carry a wonderful piece of Americana :D

Bro-Ken
 
jim preston said:
Oh and my perfect knife is already in production. Case Yellow Haandle Medium Stockman (and I'm sure their other knives are just as good, I just like stockmans). Mine is 6 years old and is still ticking-although I need to sharpen and clean it up.
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That's a good one. My FAVORITE edc (as opposed to the PEFECT edc) is a Moore Maker (Camillus) yellow delrin 3 7/8" punchblade stockman in 1095 steel.

Here she is:

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I use a Case Caliber with anodized aluminum. It holds a good edge, is light and the thumb nub makes it quick to open. I also just bought a CRKT M16 folder tanto, part serrated. I like it better than my Case. The CRKT is much lighter.
 
The Kershaw/Ken Onion Leek, with smooth G-10 scales and S30V blade-steel comes very close.:)
 
I keep searching for the perfect pocket knife... right now it's the Spyderco Manix for me.
 
I ques I don't consider a knife with a pocket clip as a pocket knife. I carry an old Schrade Stockman as my main pocket knife and an assortment of pocket clip knives including the Leek, Warthog and Spyderco Pro Grip.
 
The problem with my perfect knife is it changes as my taste in knives changes. For quite a while it was a spyderco endura, then shifted to a case sodbuster, now carrying a case trapper in cv. At the time i carried them each of the above was pretty much perfect but I guess i'm kind of fickle. later,ahgar
btw love the case medium stockman, dang i sense another perfect knife coming.
 
jim preston said:
Oh and my perfect knife is already in production. Case Yellow Haandle Medium Stockman (and I'm sure their other knives are just as good, I just like stockmans). Mine is 6 years old and is still ticking-although I need to sharpen and clean it up.
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I've had the same knife for about the same number of years. Mine has the non-stainless "CV" blades. My daughter got it for me for a Father's Day from the same hardware store where my dad bought me my first knife. I EDC it along with a locking folder or small fixed blade. It's a great little knife -- simple stropping keeps it very sharp.
 
I'll be the barbarian from the deep south.

Gerber LST ulta -sits in my suit trouser or jeans every day along with credit card and keys. Holds a decent edge is very flat and light. Cheap enough that I have aroudn 4 in my drawer so if one goes missing for a while or ever it is of no concern. Also down here carrying a knife is technically illegal - but this is small enough that if the police did come across it I don't think it would become much of an issue as it does not look like a fighting knife
 
My perfect pocket knife would be a Kershaw 1416 XXL Starkey Ridge, with an Axis lock.
 
I think the perfect pocket knife is the one you have with you when you need it the most :)

With that being said, Ill continue to buy them until...
1- I actually do find the perfect pocket knife (in this case, ill probably have to sell my entire collection to afford it)
2- I'm broke
3- I'm dead
 
Depends on what you're doing. I almost always carry an old Victorinox Swiss Army knife that's great for opening mail and filing my nails. Lately I've also taken to carrying a Buck Nobelman for one handed operation. It's inexpensive, pockets nicely, has a clip so it does not get lost and the blade is decent. Now I'm also carrying a Cold Steel Kudu. This is a back pocket knife, but it is real versatile and tackles some jobs the Nobelman balks at. With a full retail price of well under US$10, I think it is a real good value. Yeah, it's not going to compare with an over US$100 knife, but for the price, it's quite good. With a 4" blade and a really sharp edge, it can do as an emergency tactical knife, but it lacks one handed opening to make it a real tactical folder. Like I said, it is versatile!
 
knarfeng said:
Well this one ain't perfect, but it's what I'm looking for and cannot find.

2" blade
thumbstud open - (thumbstud will have to be removable for sharpening.)
AUS8, 440C, VG1, VG10, AUS 10, or 154CM blade
Pocket clip
Lockback
modified drop point.

I can find knives with two or three of my wants, but not all.
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Spyderco dragonfly
 
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