What knife turned you on to modern folders?

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By "modern folder" I mean a one hand opener and closer with pocket clip. These are the new breed of knives because they are so usefull. Being able to open and close a knife with one hand is not just a luxury anymore, it is a must. The pocket clip is the best design element since the thumbstud or "hole".

What knife showed you the way of the new modern folders. For me it was a simple S&W small SWAT knife. Before that knife, all my other folders were the old style lockback like the Buck 110 or slipjoints like a Stockman or Congress.

When I got used to the pocket clip, I was a convert. No more lumps in my pockets and fishing around for the knife. Coming from a Buck 110, the SWAT was like time travel. The SWAT was not as high quality as the Buck but it was more useful and there when I needed it. The Buck needs two hands to open and close it and it needs a belt pouch to hold it.
 
Spyderco Endura.

I carried 110's for years, then got an Endura cheap at a clearance sale :eek:.

Never went back.
 
The Buck Lightning (mk 1 plain edge) in anodized purple. They're discontinued nowadays and I sure wish they still made them.
 
kgriggs8 said:
. . . What knife showed you the way of the new modern folders. For me it was a simple S&W small SWAT knife. Before that knife, all my other folders were the old style lockback like the Buck 110 or slipjoints like a Stockman or Congress.

When I got used to the pocket clip, I was a convert. No more lumps in my pockets and fishing around for the knife. Coming from a Buck 110, the SWAT was like time travel. The SWAT was not as high quality as the Buck but it was more useful and there when I needed it. The Buck needs two hands to open and close it and it needs a belt pouch to hold it.
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Hey it was the same knife for me too! I got the large, dropped point, G10 handled one with serrations. As I said in another post of someone asking about S&W folders, I bought one when I didn't know much about knives at that time and just wanted it for the "coolness" factor. It never really held an edge and when I dropped it, the pivot pin always got loosened. After five years of hard use, the liner finally failed and lucky me only got nipped in the pinky. Before that, the only "folders" I had experienced with were a Vic Explorer and a Leatherman.

But indeed to be fair, it was a nice "starter" folding/tactical knife for a knifeknut. I remember the constant opening, clipping always to my pants, the non-slip and ergonomic handle (I did cutting drills with it) were all the bells and whistles to me on the knife.
 
I am probably going to date myself a bit, but the first "modern folder" I bought was the Spyderco Police model. This was back before the proliferation of this style of knife, when Spyderco was the only company producing one-hand opening knives with pocket clips. I've been a fan of these types of knives, and of Spyderco in particular ever since.:)
 
Gerber E-Z Open

Glad I eventually lost it too...it's wasn't the ATS-34 model but a cheapie I picked up at Sports Authority :yawn:
 
Two knives really. Spyderco dragonfly, and Emerson designed benchmade
cqc7 with ats-34 blade. I purchased the Spyderco around 95-96 and the Benchmade soon after. Love them both still.......
 
My first 'modern' folder, meaning lightweight plastic and locking, was my BuckLite (1988 or earlier) followed soon after by a Gerber Gator.

My first one-hand knife, hmmm... looking back through my record books, it seems my first was either a Spyderco Ladybug or a Timberline Timberlite (1993). They were followed closely by a Spyderco Endura and AG Russell FeatherLite.

-Bob
 
Spyderco Endura for me. I don't remember when I got my first one (early 90's) and I have had several since.
 
Hi All-

That would be a serrated Spyderco Delica for me. It was subsequently forgotten on a large cruise ship in 1997 after years of great service.

~ Blue Jays ~
 
If I count the Buck 110 I put that slide on thumb ramp thingy on to make it open with one hand, then the Buck 110. But as far as ones done that way alreayd from the factory; BenchMade Weehawk followed by the Spyderco Delica.
 
Benchmade/Emerson CQC7. That knife really started the whole tactical craze and still is an awesome knife. That hooked me bad. Now it's the Emerson CQC7 waved that gets carried.
 
I can not remember. I know my Mom got me into knife collecting. I am trying to think of what my first knives were. I think the first knife she bought me was a Buck 110 folder. I got to pick it out. I loved everything about that knife. It fell into the Bay on Fire Island, when I was crabbing for some blue claw crabs; it slid out of the pouch pocket of my sweatshirt! I was ready to dive in and get it too. I cried over it too!!
 
I previously owned several Buck liner lock knives with thumb studs and pocket clips but never carried them much. My edc was a Puma Prince that I carried in a nice sheath that I made for it. Then I was given some money by my son to buy a birthday present or father's day present or something and I went looking for a new knife and bought the Whirlwind. I love it and carried it until I decided to spring for a Benchmade. I have carried Benchmade knives every since.
 
SS Police was the one that started me on replacing my old Schrade LB-7. I got that police when they first came out. I still have it, though the poor beasty has seen its day. After it came a BM CQC7 (didn't like the chisel grind). Then the BM AFCK, still one of my favorites. It has been a long procession since then.;) :rolleyes:
 
I do believe the thumbstud and thumbhole are a fine improvement over automatics (even if these were legal everywhere) or flipping open lockbacks, and the pocket clip is a good alternative to a belt sheath. I think my first "modern" was a Gerber E-Z open, I have since acquired SOG, Benchmade, Spyderco, Kershaw....

I do see their usefulness, however I still prefer my Schrade and Victorinox slipjoints for EDC, with their handy size and variety of blades. I guess it all depends on your particular needs.

Luis
 
My first modern folder was a Colt Python, I liked the design but the quality was really poor. A couple of days after that I bought a Buck Alpha Folding Hunter which I loved (and still do) and it was all a slippery slope from then on, assisted openers, autos, lots of Spydies...

I still like the looks of traditional stuff more than the modern stuff, but I can't deny the uttility of the new knives.
 
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