Thinking about an EDC fixed blade… 2.5" - 3"…

Not sure if I mentioned it here, the Enzo necker, any of Childress neckers (been mentioned), not seen this one in this thread yet, but a Wilder Forge necker (Jason Wilder out of TX), and I like the 3 1/2 Landi, alittle bigger than what you wanted but they are a great bargain when he puts them up.
 
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I have several in that sort of range. The BK-11, the Izula and Izula II. The BK-11 didn't come all that sharp, and the edge is some sort of obscure angle. Its still not all that sharp, because the SharpMaker is a bit slow at reprofiling. The Izzies, OTOH, came quite sharp, and with a few minutes on the SharpMaker, got screaming sharp. They are just slightly better knives, IMO. The coating on the BK-11 is a bit too thick in some areas, and when sharpening, it interferes slightly. I am only a light user, so can't really comment seriously on how useful they are, any of them is more than adequate for my purposes. But the handle on the Izula II is a little big for neck carry, so if neck carry is the plan, maybe go with the Izula I and wrap the handle.
 
Look up the LT Wright, they have a few that are under 3" I have the Frontier valley and don't carry it much It's a little too small for me but if you are looking for under3" they have a few. They start at around $75. If you want a little over 3" then look at the Bradford G3 in n690 or M390.
 
cbach8tw said:
Not sure if I mentioned it here, the Enzo necker
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I just got the Necker for Christmas after agonizing over a very similar desire; a pocketable fixed blade. The Enzo was the cheapest option (under $50!), comes in a wide variety of handles (wood and micarta options), has flat ground and sabre ground options, and leather belt sheath or kydex neck sheath (wood handles come with leather). The steel is Sandvik stainless, not top of the line but more than adequate for a small blade and I prefer stainless. It's a great knife and is exactly what I was looking for, I'd recommend it. Mine is olive wood, flat grind, and I just ordered a pocket sheath for when I don't want it in the (quite nice) belt sheath.
 
who made this nice fixed blade?
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The old image was on photobucket, and is inaccessible; so here's a new one for size reference.
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A beautiful option for you would be the Arno Bernard Galago: the thin blade with its shallow hollow grind should be very slicey, it comes with a pocketable leather sheath, and you would have a wide choice of handle materials.

The Enzo Necker (2.5” blade) is also very slicey: it has a very thin blade, and a full flat grind. It comes with a sheath that looks pocketable -- but I made my own leather sheath that I can use for horizontal carry on a belt, but more often carry in my pocket. You can also get this knife as a bare blade, and then make handle scales of whatever size, shape, and materials that you choose. The very pure Sandvik 12C27 steel of this knife takes a very sharp edge that lasts well in the “heavy whittling” tasks it gets from me.

Fallkniven has two possibilities. If the 3” blade limit is a matter of preference rather than a requirement derived from knife laws in your area, take a look at the Fallkniven Kolt Knife (KK) at 3.35”: it comes with a sheath/blade protector specifically designed for pocket carry and a convex-ground laminated blade. The Fallkniven sporting neck knife has a 2.75” convex-ground laminated blade and also comes with a pocketable sheath.

You can get more specs and also pictures of all 4 of these knives at the Blade HQ site, but you might have to look at more sites to find the full range of handle material and blade grind options for the Arno Bernard and the Enzo.

You have probably already determined that the Bradford Guardian 3 – though a beautiful knife with a pocketable sheath, is thick for a superior slicer, and has a blade that is longer than your limit. If you like the Izula, you might also want to look at the similar Banshee Ghost – it comes with a sheath, but you would have to make your own scales or paracord wrap for the handle.
 
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