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I used to carry a Camillus Silver Sword till I discovered these,


Now I could care less what I cut with it, if ya screw it up just swap blades.

I carry a Queen Med Stockman and a Queen Trapper. Queen makes a very good knife

Ever since I was a kid I've had an "Easy opener" jack knife.

I don't carry it to work but I have it close to hand.

One is a bone Schrade and the other is an Imperial with faux bone.

I'd buy another but they've gone up a bit since these were purchased...

Same here great knife, and yes I have actually skinned muskrats with it.

For years I carried a nice Buck 501, then after losing a couple switched to a Bucklite 424, same type blade but a cheap plastic handle instead of the 501's nickle bolsters with wood inlays. Much less expensive to replace and hardly noticeable weight.

But now I always carry a Leatherman Squirt PS4. A tiny little blade but the pliers and screwdrivers are real useful. Will add a Buck folding hunter, Kershaw Scallion or Kershaw Blur when a larger knife is called for, but still have that little Leatherman in my pocket.

I carry a Yellow Jacket or Victorinox if I know I'm not going to need a knife much.

I don't know how anybody can walk around without a knife.




Dave

I find that type of 'folding' utility knife a bit clunky - Gerber makes an EAB LITE folding utility knife, that's solid, slim, small, and very 'wieldy' when deployed!

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It almost becomes a part of my hand and I can do close intricate work with it.

Those aren't knives.

They're box cutters.





Dave

Since I retired, most of the time I carry one of these small Case single blade knives. Before that I carried a Leatherman Wave. I still use it quite a bit.

Every pickup on the ranch has a couple of those box cutters. Work great for net wrap.

But I carry Old timer singles or doubles.

So did Grandpa.

Looks exactly like my Gerber. I carry mine every day. Have since the early 1980s. Sharpens up real easy.

Buck 301. Three blades, and very THICK blades, at that. Probably the toughest "traditional" pocket knife around, though Case's, Queen's, and GEC's look nicer. I like the looks of trappers, but the blade sizes are just wrong. A stockman fits my needs better for a "pocket knife".

I've carried a "box cutter" folding razor knife exactly like the one pictured for around 10 years now except mine has almost all of the blue finish worn off.

Used to always carry a regular pocket knife, usually a small, John Primble, Barlow, Case, or K-bar camper. All too often though I eventually would wind up messing up good pocket knives with salty sweat, pocket lint and using them for things they weren't meant for.

Haven't found much yet that the razor knife can't do equally well. It is a bit bulkier in the pocket but the extra bulk also makes it easier to keep a good grip on.

As always, YMMV

Actually, I have a Gerber just like it but slightly shorter. I think they come from the same factory near Shanghai.

I carry a Case medium stockman in blue bone. If I don't have it with me I feel naked.

I feel the same way. I'm never without one.

An old Ka-Bar two blade my grandpa carried.

Yellow Case single blade.

I carry a Spyderco daily, typically a Police 3 or a Rock Lobster...and always a Sodbuster pattern of some sort. Case, Kissing Crane, etc...While hunting, I will typically forgo both for a single blade lockback in a belt sheath. Always with yellow handles.

I have a Swiss army knife, a lighter, and a flashlight in my pockets, even when headed to church. Other things vary by needs, but those three are constant.