Sometime you just can't carry a pistol, but still want some insurance in your pocket. Lost my old Benchmade last year and realized you don't need a $150 knife. Discovered the $20 Gerber Paraframe was actually better. I keep it well oiled for easy flip-open and it fits my hand nicely for both forward & reverese grips.



What do you all carry for "urgent" situations?

A Chinesium Gerber is "better" than a USA made knife? Interesting.

What type of edged weapon combatives have you trained on?

Hogue neck knife for worst-case, last ditch scenario. Kept razor sharp, never used for day-to-day cutting tasks. Hope it never gets used.

Spyderco PM2 in the pocket for daily use.

CRKT Fire Spark. 3¾"-ish assisted opening blade.

I always have a knife, but I'll use the pistol first.

For a lower priced US made knife, Buck packages these 2 together and they're sold on Ebay for $30. Both are very handy pocket sizes, easy to sharpen and hold a decent edge. The larger one has a belt clip and will nicely cut an attacker's hand into a steak if needed.

365 3.5"


363 2"

Anyplace that I can carry a knife I'll carry a pistol, they don't need to know about it.

Yep.

Actually, I never even think of my pocket knife as a weapon.

I don't need to, since I have much more sophisticated weaponry on hand at all times.

But, I guess if things were really going to chit in a hurry, I'd use a knife. I do have an OTF knife I seldom carry. But it's not a "pocket knife"...

Same here Barry. I’ve got a OTF switchblade I carry too that’s very similar to the one pictured. It’s a Protec Dark Angel.
For an actual everyday pocket knife for cutting stuff and general use, I carry a Spyderco Police Model.
It’s gutted a few deer and hogs too, when nothing else was handy.

Looks like a very ergonomic grip.
My daily carries aren't designated self defense blades, but a well shaped grip is important for many tasks. It's the most overlooked feature by general consumers.

Well go on and pray for one then.

Maybe Jesus can stop what he is doing and give HC a nice Benchmade.

Change purse.

I’d like to know how that POS is as nice as a US Benchmade.

LOL

Who makes that?

Picked up a paraframe for a buck at the flea market years ago. Good knife for chit jobs.

Could also beat the fug out of someone with it.

I’ve got a couple of those Gerbers. One is half serrated the other has a full plain edge. For $20, they’re decent knives.

They don’t compare to either of my Benchmades though

I carry a Benchmade Bugout, I put a camo colored 550 cord loop on it. Tight fit, I can put it over my hand and it hangs right in my hand, can pop it open in a split second.
That way you can't drop it in a scuffle and it can't be taken away from very easy.
Plus I use it that way when I skin a pig, instead of laying it down and picking it back up.

I keep it literally razor sharp on my Lansky Sharpener, really like both knife & sharpener.

Buck #422 or #112 on the belt,old Schrade trapper in my pocket.Ruger LCP if I leave the house.

Unfortunately, not an option in this schitty State.
And never will be.

Are holler tips still illegal in New Jersey?
And are pineys real?

https://www.meangeneleather.com/shop/mgl-hot-tamale-less-lethal-coin/

I carried even when I wasn't legal.

Usually here lately a buck 286
Plenty sharp and expendable if need be.
That's in one and an old carbon steel
trapper on the other side

I still have 2 of my benchmades and I've
carried both extensively, but I also figured
out that I don't like framelocks or open
frame pocket carry knives. The ATS34
is also a hard resharpening job with a
regular whetstone. Whatever is in my
pocket every day needs to be easily
resharpened without any machines or
special jigs or fixtures. It also needs to be
easily replaceable without a bank loan
and needs to be expendable for whatever
circumstances may arise

A change purse is a million times more effective than any knife.

Got a Benchmade Fact and the clip ain't worth a hoot.

My understanding of what a Jersey LGS said is that they are not illegal
to have.
However, if they are involved when you break a gun law, it's an add on charge.


The Barrens are real.

South Jersey is nothing like the North half.
Away from the coast it's kinda rural.
Farms and undeveloped land.
The people even range from tolerable to nice.

For some reason, an Old Timer Sharpfinger knife has drawn the most 'blood' of any knife I own.

My blood.

I have a cheap Gerber that's an easy one hand opener....... if you don't have a dime in your pocket. The gaps along the blade are so wide coins slip in and lock it up. Beware of this.

You're going to have to explain that....

Look at his pics....

The ones labeled "Change Purse"....

Yeah, I can appreciate a bludgeon, but a bludgeon will never be a knife.

I'd rather be in a coin purse fight....

benchmade crooked river, removed the clip, it's worthless.

This Benchmade for when I’m out of ammo.

Ron
old world boy names

Well that's not an exclusive flaw to cheap knives.
Both of the benchmades I kept are open frame
and subject to jamming with whatever else may
be in your pocket, including lint

A Boker auto.

Isn’t that a concealed weapon? A neck knife?

I have not read all this maybe somebody already hit the point but if you're going to carry a knife for protection I suggest you watch Crocodile Dundee he will show you what kind of knife to use.

I like the Kershaw O So Sweet

Kimber Pepper Blaster

That is one reason they have a pocket clip.

Gerber Paraframe was may dandelion digger, now using a Buck Banshee.

I slide a Buck 175 in my pocket when I go out, other than work.

Boker switch blade, second to pistol. Have a lot of respect for a sap/coin purse

Good old oldtimer 4" lockback in a belt sheath.

Autos are fun.

You have to survive the altercation first, and since the criminals are usually carrying firearms I will take that into consideration when I decide on what to carry.

Politicians who deliberately choose to bar me from protecting myself and my family are the enemy and I tend to bear that in mind when I make my choices.

I don't carry a knife into a gun fight.

No reason to carry a knife for self defense.

The late Remy Presas was the finest bladed and blunt trauma weapons expert of his generation. He would still be if he were alive today. The skills trumped the weapons and the disparity of numbers. He could have easily taken chop back by himself.

On our Bosin trip, I can't take a knife, or even pepper spray.

I'll have to get by with my stick, and a flashlight.

And, a bar of soap in a sock.

A belt with a heavy buckle.

A bright flashlight has come in handy.
It once kept me from having to lawfully shoot a man in self defense.

A stick/ baton are my personal favorites. Do you carry an expandable baton or a solid one?

Just a walking stick.

If the bad guy gets too close, I'll stomp on his instep, and break 20 some bones, then run as fast as my fat little legs will let me.

I bought a cheap pocketknife my first day on vacation in Panama in March.

Better than nothing, given that I probably can’t outrun anybody.

A BIC pen. I can carry it anywhere and no one will blink an eye.

I tossed a couple knives in my checked bags a spyderco and a few others. More for my fishing trip than protection but I always had one on me if needed. Ecuador was a lot more scetchier than Panama if I had to defend myself I think I would loose the weapon and try to disappear as fast as I can rather than end up in a jail down there

I would have brought a knife from home but we didn’t check bags.

Bludgeons just don't cut it.