I am currently in the hunt for a quality carry knife. Any recomendations? Emerson, Benchmade etc?
I have a few Emersons and have been very happy with them. I have also had good luck with Benchmade. Strider seems to be a favorite with the hard-use crowd. The new Zero Tolerance offerings are very intriguing as well.
Please elaborate on your requirements, so that others might be better equipped to advise you.
3.5"-4.1" blade, fast blade deployment. I have looked at the ZT knives but they are a little out of my price range for a EDC and arent they an auto knife? Not legal in this state. I wanted to buy a SOCFk but the Extreme outfitters didnt have the Type B serrated anymore.
I have been very pleased with my Emerson SOCFK “A” plain edge.
If you really want a “Sock” knife, collectors on the Usual Suspects Network sometimes have them for sale/trade.
i got my emerson comander for 50 bucks (it helps to have a buddy thats a dealer) any way i carried that thing for years but now i find myself carring a benchmade mel pardue…
My EDC is a Bladetech Tim Wegner Pro-Hunter. Going on 2 years now, I’ve used it for pretty much everything including some light prying and digging. Has held up great. I highly reccomend it.
I ordered a pair of Strider/Buck 882BKX’s from the Buck website for $40.00 each with free shipping. They are on sale, Buck’s normal MSRP is $154.00 each.
Benchmade 2550 Mini Reflex for me.
Same here. I have the serrated version. I’ve had it for probably a year now, and it’s used daily, love it.
My edc knife for years has been one of 2 Benchmade AFCK 800S. My first one was an early one with smother g10 scales and the hardware scrwed directly into the g-10. After a couple years of carry the screws stripped out.That one is at Benchmade now geting upgraded to the newer style with the screws meeting small metal "nuts"on the oppisite side. Benchmades customer service is great they are upgradeing it for only $5 return shipping. I have to say I could not pass up that deal at Buck knives for the 882 for $40 shipped.
I go back and forth between a CRKT M16-10K and a CRKT M16-13T. Both nice knives and easy to open and carry.
I switch between a SOG Pentagon and Cold Steel Voyager I carry in case I have to peel a dog off of me…the only reason I carry a knife. I really like the SOG they both open with a flick of the wrist. I know these aren’t the hi-end knives like Ernie Emerson makes but they can hold an edge.
I was at a gun show a while back and actually got to hold a Microtech HALOII , it made me cry, I wanted that knife so so bad I thought about running away with it. But the thought of 75 gun dealers chasing me didn’t appeal so I gave it back, but it was without a doubt the finest knife I have ever seen. He also had a couple of MOD’s which impressed me til I noticed the HALOII !!
I carry a Benchmade Presidio Pardue 520SBK. I love this knife, it’s been a constant companion through 3 years of abuse. It’s not an auto openener, but I have become pretty quick opening the blade with the thumb studs. (It gives me something to play with when I’m bored.) These are a little pricey running around $180, but are very high quality.
http://www.benchmade.com/products/product_detail.aspx?model=520
Those of you living in Northern Virginia, Quantico Arms has an “in store” sale giving 25% off on Benchmades.
For several years I carried an Emersons and Benchmade knives. They all worked well for me.
Now I carry a Strider SMF-Ranger green, everywhere! Couldn’t be happier.
(It was noticed, along with my SF E2, at a wedding last weekend. I was asked if I really needed such a big knife for a wedding? I replied it was the best I could do considering I couldn’t carry a gun that night!)
I carry a Kershaw.
Emerson Commander for defensive purposes, and CRKT M16-12LE for utility purposes.
Another vote for Kershaw Leek. VERY quick opening seems to hold an edge well and inexpensive…I have a tendancy to either damage or loose knives so my $200 Mel Pardue auto, or CQC7 generally stay at home…
CRKT Desert Cruiser or M21-04 now, with a Buck/Strider 882SPX on the way…
I am an Emerson fan, and love the Commanders! As you can tell by my avatar!
EDC knife Kershaw Blackout…