I've got a BR City Knife with wood scales, and I like it. I removed the fire starter loop on the sheath to make it easier to slip in your front pocket.
I also have a bone-handled Charles May FireAnt that's easy to carry in the front pocket.
I'll stick with a folder for EDC. In fact I much prefer a folder for hunting too and seldom use a fixed blade for anything other than filleting fish. I've got a Benchmade Griptilian in my pocket right now and it suits me pretty well for everyday chores.
I prefer a fixed blade knife for EDC. I don't spend much time in populated areas and it's just handier for me.. I also prefer stag handles and a relatively short blade, not over four inches.
I had my checkbook/ink pen/telescopic magnet find that bolt i dropped tool ,, in my front pocket yesterday . Those knives and sheathes wouldn't be comfortable in my pant pockets . Folder for me . Great looking knives nontheless .
Fantastic little knife. Gutting and skinning deer and pronghorn is doable with this knife. IIRC, I've processed three critter's before touching up the blade.
Looks like a nice knife. I sometimes carry a Spyderco Street Beat which is another fairly compact fixed blade although I think its blade is a bit longer.
Depending on the handle you go with they can be picked up on Amazon for as little as $100.
This isn't a company you see a lot about, but I've been highly impressed with their knives for the money. I liked the little 3" version enough to buy a bigger one. Once again online prices are much better.
Fixed vs folder is a common discussion among tactical guys (the real kind, not mall ninjas) at beer call after work/training. Opinions vary, and the science is definitely not settled!
Now, I'm not particularly concerned what you carry for mundane tasks like opening packages, trimming wires, cutting off a piece of sausage, etc... y'know, the stuff we all do with our EDC blades. For that, there's not a lot of argument either way other than your personal comfort and preference. But for serious applications, most guys prefer fixed blades.
The gist of it breaks down like this: if you get into deep enough fecal material to be resorting to a knife for fighting, you are in a real bad world of fecal material. Under those circumstances, the less thinking you have to do about it the more likely you are to survive. Note that I do not use the word "win". So in those circumstance, having to open a folding knife with one hand that might already be injured or bloody may be a non-starter. So most tactical guys I know carry a fixed blade, and often more than one.
The Ka-Bar TDI is one that a LOT of guys carry on an EDC basis, strictly for serious social purposes. I have one that I used for EDC for years, but I gave it away to a needy guy from a foreign land and haven't got around to replacing it. Carrying a deep cover knife like the TDI in addition to your EDC clip folding knife makes a lot of sense.
If I fall, and I am 68 years old and the chances get greater each day, the last thing I want in my pocket is a fixed blade knife in a leather sheath. If that knife is sharp there is a good possibility it will puncture the leather and stick into you somewhere. Now a Kydek holster may be somewhat safer but less comfortable.
Heck, I will not carry a fixed blade knife on my belt unless it is in a kydek holster and then I would prefer it be in my backpack if I have one.
The Ka-Bar TDI is one that a LOT of guys carry on an EDC basis, strictly for serious social purposes.
"Original" or "Large" TDI? Plain or serrated edge?
I prefer the original with a plain edge. I like the original composite handle as well, but I'm probably going to go with the skeletonized grip for the next one. It packs flatter to your skin. With the kevlar sheath attached inside your waistband and the skeletonized handle, a typical pat-down search will most likely not find it. Which is why a lot of coppers now make sure to run their fingers around inside the perp's waistband front and back after putting on the cuffs.
Fixed vs folder is a common discussion among tactical guys (the real kind, not mall ninjas) at beer call after work/training. Opinions vary, and the science is definitely not settled!
Now, I'm not particularly concerned what you carry for mundane tasks like opening packages, trimming wires, cutting off a piece of sausage, etc... y'know, the stuff we all do with our EDC blades. For that, there's not a lot of argument either way other than your personal comfort and preference. But for serious applications, most guys prefer fixed blades.
The gist of it breaks down like this: if you get into deep enough fecal material to be resorting to a knife for fighting, you are in a real bad world of fecal material. Under those circumstances, the less thinking you have to do about it the more likely you are to survive. Note that I do not use the word "win". So in those circumstance, having to open a folding knife with one hand that might already be injured or bloody may be a non-starter. So most tactical guys I know carry a fixed blade, and often more than one.
The guy in the video is a dirt bag....Got busted for bank fraud when he owned Black Jack knives and has ripped off knife makers/designers over contract violations numerous times. He speak with forked tongue.
Aside from a few nice folders I have carried regularly, I keep coming back to the Camillus Cuda Talon in either Talonite or 154CM (plain or serrated) for a front packet EDC carry. Comes clean of the sheath with a thumb push. Great size and handling.
Knowing nothing about fixed blade knives except having 2 3.5 inch blade deer cleaning knives what is up with the TDI and is half moon looking shape? I guess I am ignorant in the area of self defense with a knife and wonder how the TDI knife shape facilitates this activity?
Knowing nothing about fixed blade knives except having 2 3.5 inch blade deer cleaning knives what is up with the TDI and is half moon looking shape? I guess I am ignorant in the area of self defense with a knife and wonder how the TDI knife shape facilitates this activity?
You're less likely to lose your grip or hurt your wrist when you're driving it into a human body. It's a more natural movement, kind of like punching.
You know, for all those times you have to stab somebody to death.
Knowing nothing about fixed blade knives except having 2 3.5 inch blade deer cleaning knives what is up with the TDI and is half moon looking shape? I guess I am ignorant in the area of self defense with a knife and wonder how the TDI knife shape facilitates this activity?
It goes with a particular style of deployment (fighting style) that comes from the Philippines, loosely based on their Karambit knives, i.e., they are a Westernized version of the Karambit.
My nephew is a cop in a large Southwestern city, and carries one in uniform on his utility belt. It's a fixed blade.
I'm not personally convinced of its superiority over traditional knives as fighting implements.
I carry mine to cut stuff. They really come in handy on Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Oh.....and when I bring the mail in. Or when my fingernails are dirty.
I carry mine to cut stuff. They really come in handy on Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Oh.....and when I bring the mail in. Or when my fingernails are dirty.
Plus you can stab somebody to death if you're ever in a pinch.
Well......yea. I carry everything in the pic....so I can hypnotize them with the bobble head, sprinkle some Japanese Whisky in their eyes, knock the knife and/or gun out of their hand with the vibrating monkey.......do the deed......then wind up the furry critters and set them out to distract the children's eyes when they're walking by.
The mommy and baby elephant music box is just for my personal enjoyment when I'm out and about.
An Esee Izula makes a pretty handy fixed blade EDC. I always carry a small SAK + a bigger knife. In office attire, the bigger knife is a folder with pocket clip like a Benchmade mini-griptilian. In jeans and a t-shirt, it's usually the Izula in a horizontal sheath on my belt.
I stopped carrying folders when a liner lock folded up on me and laid my finger to the bone. Then I still had to haul 200# of deer out a couple miles, giving me time and cause to ruminate on the wisdom of fixed blades.
Full size knives fit on your belt if carried horizontally. Favorite is Spyderco Bill Moran. I have carried it most days for about ten years.Georgia ditched the racist laws limiting knife length, but 3" is about all that interests me anyway.
If I need something smaller or have to tuck my shirt in when in an office, the Benchmade Hidden Canyon Hunter does not alarm anyone. Benchmade got controversial after I got that one, but it is an example of how the knife does not have to be tiny if you carry it appropriately.
Knowing nothing about fixed blade knives except having 2 3.5 inch blade deer cleaning knives what is up with the TDI and is half moon looking shape? I guess I am ignorant in the area of self defense with a knife and wonder how the TDI knife shape facilitates this activity?
You're less likely to lose your grip or hurt your wrist when you're driving it into a human body. It's a more natural movement, kind of like punching.
You know, for all those times you have to stab somebody to death.
Yeah. That was the concept the Ka-Bar guys brought it out with. I bought mine at a LE conference about 15 years ago, at which time they recommended mounting the knife inside your pants belt on the non-gun side behind your magazine carrier on your duty belt. That way you could reach it with your off hand if you were grappling with a bad guy who's trying to get your gun out of your strong hand. The tactic they demo'd with training knives was to draw the TDI with the left hand, insert the blade into your opponent's forearm at or above the wrist, and then rip it back toward the elbow.
But you could also use it in your fist in a series of short, sharp stabbing motions, a la Pulp Fiction, as Travis has suggested. I expect that works pretty well too, and doesn't require a whole lot of thinking about it.
As for selecting a knife that could be a good defense tool,....A North American Arms mini revolver is about the same size and weight as a medium size pocket knife. They're not a great fighting tool,,...but if the fight gets up close and personal I'll take one over a knife.
Have Bill Bagwell make you a five inch Damascus skinner, mine rides on my belt daily, have a little Case Lockhorn folder in a front pocket.
Damn. Color me envious! Of course, you're of a size to make a 5" knife look like a toothpick, Jerry!
LOL, it's clean and lays flat Doc, don't even know it's there unless you need it, that Master Blade Smith talent is even enough for a dummy like me to realize, haven't even got to the 11.5 inch bladed Damascus Bowie he made me, went to his place and shot Sharps rifles all weekend, trying not to founder on all the good eats his Wife was putting on the table, then got measured for the knife, i'll bring it if we ever wind up on another pig shoot or hunt.
I've talked with Bill on the phone a couple times, but never got around to traveling up there to shoot with him. He is a fount of knowledge when it comes to BP and Sharps rifles! Didn't know he was a knife maker, too. A man of many talents.
I carry mine to cut stuff. They really come in handy on Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Oh.....and when I bring the mail in. Or when my fingernails are dirty.
Plus you can stab somebody to death if you're ever in a pinch.
Make sure to clean the finger nail schmutz off before stabbing someone, you might give them an infection.
I carry two fixed blade knives daily during the work day. Plus the folder in my front pocket. And the small pocket knife in my front pocket. And since it's winter, plus the folder in my coat pocket.
The fixed blades are used for harder tasks that would be abusive to a folder, as well as tasks that you probably shouldn't do with a knife. Hammering, bashing, scraping, prying.
I carry them in my back pocket.
I carried the Benchmade daily for many many years, I only stopped when I changed jobs and it wasn't as handy / needed. Another job change a few years ago started me carrying the Boker, which has been great for everything but using it as a knife. It always left me longing for the Benchmade. I started to make a kydex health for both of them when I ran across the pocket sheaths. Not as handy getting the knife out, but it lets me have both with me, so I'm living with it.
One bit of fun with the Benchmade, I'd forgotten about until it happened again the other day. Someone will ask if I have a knife for whatever, and I'll hand them that. When they're done it's always a hoot to watch them struggle trying to figure out the locking mechanism so the can fold it up and hand it back.
I carry two fixed blade knives daily during the work day. Plus the folder in my front pocket. And the small pocket knife in my front pocket. And since it's winter, plus the folder in my coat pocket.
The fixed blades are used for harder tasks that would be abusive to a folder, as well as tasks that you probably shouldn't do with a knife. Hammering, bashing, scraping, prying.
I carry two fixed blade knives daily during the work day. Plus the folder in my front pocket. And the small pocket knife in my front pocket. And since it's winter, plus the folder in my coat pocket.
The other day at work I realized I had six knives and six flashlights on me. I was embarrassed for myself, to myself.
My record for handguns is five at once, hunting.
Seems a bit much, maybe...
At work is different, and I carry a lot of stuff that most guys don't, but there I limit myself to one cheapy buck 3 blade. In my dinner pail I have a SAK, of course, who would be without one? And I have some sort of utility knife in about every toolbox I own. A headlamp on my hardhat, and a streamlight stylus pro in my shirt pocket are always with me. Various sorts of flashlights in the boxes as well.
Outside of work, I Generally carry 2 knives. The SAK classic is too handy and small to leave at home. And I also like the SAK Farmer, for a general use knife. If I'm gonna be away from the house, away from the truck, I usually carry the Benchmade Barrage. It's an easy carry with the build and blade to do heavy cutting chores.
Fixed blades carried are for guys who use a knife all day long as a part of their work. Commercial fishermen, rafting tour operators, even for them there is generally a better way...
Now, I'm not particularly concerned what you carry for mundane tasks like opening packages, trimming wires, cutting off a piece of sausage, etc... y'know, the stuff we all do with our EDC blades. For that, there's not a lot of argument either way other than your personal comfort and preference. But for serious applications, most guys prefer fixed blades.
Agree wholeheartedly... A fixed blade in the daypack or shoulder bag is a better choice for the most serious cutting chores. If you wanna carry it, make it a folder...
The other day at work I realized I had six knives and six flashlights on me. I was embarrassed for myself, to myself.
My record for handguns is five at once, hunting.
Two is one, one is none, so a dozen divided by two hands only leaves five for each hand or one for each finger. Makes total sense in you flow-chart it.
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