Top Five Traditionals

[Spaten]

Nice cadet ! Well worn like a pair of old jeans that are just so comfortable to wear.

Thanks! That’s certainly true, the Vic is well-worn in the best way.

 

[texmex03]

Five knives I carry WAY more than anything else... Let's see yours.

I just ordered a old Case Copperhead 6249 and a new one in Yellow CV thanks to your picture. The medium jack might be next.

 

[cudgee]

 

[Atiger]

So, I pick out five and realize I could easily add five more, then five more and ...

 

[cudgee]

So, I pick out five and realize I could easily add five more, then five more and ...

That's the problem!!!.

 

[Prester John]

Top four is easy; for the fifth I decided on the compact Thiers knife: it's a little more comfortable in the hand than the larger one.

 

[K33ncutter]

I like that rope knife. I've got my eye out for one how do you like it?

I like it quite a bit. A great user and there still seem to be some floating around out there. Got this unused 1973 model last year.

 

[JohnDF]

realize I could easily add five more

That's the problem!!

But it's the five most used/carried... not favorites.
That should be definitive when you look at your knives.

 

[cudgee]

But it's the five most used/carried... not favorites.
That should be definitive when you look at your knives.

I agree, problem is i have too many knives..

 

[Stahlmann]

I have looked into it.
If it's a "Dirk or Dagger", it has to be carried "openly"...

In other words any fixed blade. They must be openly carried suspended from one's waist.

 

[JohnDF]

In other words any fixed blade. They must be openly carried suspended from one's waist.

Yes, they have to be in plain sight.

 

[timberweasel]

Not counting the little Vic Rambler that lives on my keychain, these are probably my top five carry traditionals currently--but the alox SAK is carried far more than the others. I think I prefer the Pioneer, but this past year I've been carrying a Cadet more often, and just very recently an Electrician.


Victorinox Pioneer, Scagel Fruitport, Case Jr. Scout, Moki Kronos, Case/Bose Coffin Jack

-Brett

 

[Norcaldude]

These five slip joints find their way into my pocket most often. There's no rotation, just what I pick for the day. No rhyme nor reason.
There's almost always a small sheath knife and a modern too.

What is the knife on the far left?

 

[Peregrin]

What is the knife on the far left?

That's an A.G. Russell Pinched Peanut. The secondary blade is a little Wharncliffe. It's VG-10 and Mammoth Ivory. It's probably my favorite peanut sized knife.

 

[akaMatt]

That's an A.G. Russell Pinched Peanut. The secondary blade is a little Wharncliffe. It's VG-10 and Mammoth Ivory. It's probably my favorite peanut sized knife.

Yeah, that AGR of yours has cost me a number of hours in the past looking for such a knife for myself! It's an incredible looking little knife, and I admire it every time you post it! I found a nice amber bone Case that is fairly flawless that has quelled that need... for now...

 

[tmd_87]

This is my top 5. The stag #29 is interchangeable with my Osage Tidoute version.

 

[huntnfishin]

So, I pick out five and realize I could easily add five more, then five more and ...

Nice pile you got there. I’m dying to know about that stag Texas Jack (so it appears to me anyhow...) on the right? Wow. Great stag.

 

[kamagong]

So, I pick out five and realize I could easily add five more, then five more and ...

But it's the five most used/carried... not favorites.
That should be definitive when you look at your knives.

With me it's a top two. Everything else is an also-ran.

Yes, they have to be in plain sight.

The cool thing is the law makes no mention of size for fixed blades. It's true that you can't stick a sgian dubh in your hose, but OTOH it's perfectly legal to walk around with a 17" khukuri on your belt.

 

[Peregrin]

Yeah, that AGR of yours has cost me a number of hours in the past looking for such a knife for myself! It's an incredible looking little knife, and I admire it every time you post it! I found a nice amber bone Case that is fairly flawless that has quelled that need... for now...

I got mine off the Exchange a few years ago, at a nice price. I feel very fortunate to have snagged it. It's a really well made little knife.

 

[Stahlmann]

Yes, they have to be in plain sight.

It's more specific than that. The knife needs to be suspended from the waist while legally open carrying it. One couldn't legally open carry using say a shoulder holster or a calf holster (with shorts):

Penal Code - PEN
PART 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS [16000 - 34370]
( Part 6 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. )
TITLE 3. WEAPONS AND DEVICES OTHER THAN FIREARMS [19910 - 23025]
( Title 3 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. )
DIVISION 5. KNIVES AND SIMILAR WEAPONS [20200 - 21590]
( Division 5 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. )

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [20200- 20200.]
( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. )

20200.
A knife carried in a sheath that is worn openly suspended from the waist of the wearer is not concealed within the meaning of Section 16140, 16340, 17350, or 21310.

(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. (SB 1080) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.)

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=20200.&lawCode=PEN