EDC knives?

[LaP]

Please rate them for me as to which is your most favorite to least and why.

The middle knife, Hogue (they are also the handgun grip company) is my favorite at this time. It opens like smooth butter and then the lock snaps it in position. It handles very easily and every edge is rounded for a comfortable hold. The blade holds an edge very well and a Spyderco EdgeMaker puts a keen razor edge on it. The price was about $150 at Knifeworks.com.
The Zero Tolerence is a bit heavy in my pocket. It is an assisted opening knife that pops open with authority. The price was right at about $110. I had to have it.
The Manix 2 is my in-between blade. It fits my hands very well and the G10 has just enough texturing for a solid grip. The blade can be made scary sharp. I like that. Price was about $80 at Amazon.com.
I've got a bunch of other less expensive/ lower quality knives that I use occassionally, but these three just keep finding their way into my pocket.

[knkali]

http://www.foxcutlery.com/k/en/eur/p...imageField.y=0

I carried this for a long time. I try to buy USA made stuff but this knife was a pretty good value for this style. Not as well made as the aforementioned knives but it sat well in the pocket, had 2 position clip carry oprions and deployed like lightening with the emmerson wave feature. The steel was not all that though. I gave it away but kind of miss it. For my training the conventional blade shape is more practical so that is why I stopped carrying it.

[knkali]

The middle knife, Hogue (they are also the handgun grip company) is my favorite at this time. It opens like smooth butter and then the lock snaps it in position. It handles very easily and every edge is rounded for a comfortable hold. The blade holds an edge very well and a Spyderco EdgeMaker puts a keen razor edge on it. The price was about $150 at Knifeworks.com.
The Zero Tolerence is a bit heavy in my pocket. It is an assisted opening knife that pops open with authority. The price was right at about $110. I had to have it.
The Manix 2 is my in-between blade. It fits my hands very well and the G10 has just enough texturing for a solid grip. The blade can be made scary sharp. I like that. Price was about $80 at Amazon.com.
I've got a bunch of other less expensive/ lower quality knives that I use occassionally, but these three just keep finding their way into my pocket.

Never would have thought that one was the number one. I wonder who makes that for Hogue.

[LaP]

Fox knives have a fairly good reputation. They make good solid knifes at affordable prices. That's always a good deal.

[Ljutic]

I thought the mini stryker was discontinued. How old is that blade? Is that model an assisted opener?

BTW where was that knife made?

I'm not a knife geek so I'm not sure if the mini Stryker is active or discontinued. I picked it up a last year or the year before. I don't exactly remember when. It looked good and felt even better so it picked me. It does have the nitrous assist. The box says made in USA.

I really like the Kershaw Leek and it's assisted opening system, but find them to be heavy for their size and the scales lack grip.

[LaP]

Never would have thought that one was the number one. I wonder who makes that for Hogue.

According to Allen Elisewitz, he designed it and Hogue did the entire production in-house. They plan on making more models in the future. For their first effort, I'd say they did an excellent job.
TACTICAL KNIVES did a cover story on this knife a few moths ago. After doing a little more research, I bought one and have been thouroghly pleased. I may be getting the Tanto version with their "G-Mascus" patterned handles. It looks great.

[knkali]

Elisewitz designs for other makers too. His stuff is straight forward IMHO--nothing crazy in design.
Friend just got a tanto blade. I am warming up to that shape lately.

[knkali]

I'm not a knife geek so I'm not sure if the mini Stryker is active or discontinued. I picked it up a last year or the year before. I don't exactly remember when. It looked good and felt even better so it picked me. It does have the nitrous assist. The box says made in USA.

I really like the Kershaw Leek and it's assisted opening system, but find them to be heavy for their size and the scales lack grip.

A shame if discont'd--nice all around knife IMHO.

[knkali]

Fox knives have a fairly good reputation. They make good solid knifes at affordable prices. That's always a good deal.

"fairly" is the op word. I have seen some great stuff from Fox and some pure crap. I heard the Italian army are going to carry knives with the emmerson wave feature now. Not sure if Fox is going to supply them or not or if it is the karambit style or not.

[gb6491]

EDC knives

EDC folding knives: mine are a key chain Swiss Army knife (Signature model) and a Sebenza or Douk-Douk .
Regards,
Greg

[cgo99]

Since everybody is posting pics, I"ll do the same.

[TheTman]

The top 2 knives are Kershaw, the top is assisted opening with a 3" blade, the middle one opens with a flick of the wrist and has a 3.5" blade, and the bottom one is a Benchmade pre production knife collectors knife number 979 out of 1000 that lost much of it's value when my wife thru the box and documentation away. It has a 3 inch blade. The top one is carried 98% of the time, the middle one I carry once in awhile since the blade is longer than 3" and not sure if it's legal everywhere, and the Benchmark mostly stays in a drawer.

[melissa5]

Benchmade Presidio Jr.

[crazymailman]

[Bill K]

Mine is regular camo but otherwise is the same as this...

Benchmade Sand Camo Griptilian Knife (SER) 550SBKHGSN

The Griptilian features Sand Color Noryl GTX Handle Scales (which are very strong and very lightweight). Double 410 stainless liners add strength to the knife handle. The blade is 154-CM stainless (partially serrated) with BK1 Black Blade Coating. The pocket clip can be reversed for right or left handed people. The AXIS lock system makes the knife easy to open and easy to close (it operates identically for right and left handers).
Specifications:
Overall Length: 8.07"
Closed Length: 4.62"
Blade Length: 3.45"
Blade Thickness: 0.115"
Blade Material: 154CM Stainless Steel
Blade Hardness: 58-60HRC
Blade Style: 550 Modified Sheepsfoot
Handle Thickness: 0.640"
Weight: 3.25 oz.
Clip: Black, Reversible, Tip-Up
Lock Mechanism: AXIS