Do you carry a knife? (Poll)

In My Humble Opinion
41

Been one in my pocket since the age of 7, when Santa brought my first pocketknife - a Schrade model 808. It was all of 2 3/4 inches folded and had three blades - a spey, a clip, and a sheepsfoot. Carbon steel blade that required good care, but IMHO better than stainless, which was unavailable when I was a kid.

Although I am a knife collector (folding under 4 inches and only from “mass” manufacters, I still carry Schrade knives, and leave the Case, Hen and Rooster, Bulldog, etc. still unsharpened and in the original condition. I also have several “Swiss Army” knives.

Sadly, Schrade went out of business this last summer, just after they released their 100th anniversary knife.

I expect carrying a regular pocket knife really is a generational thing, and as a previous poster mentions, it is a connection to all of the older men in my family.

42

No, no knife. Never could really figure out the why? Anytime I go to a restaurant, they have them there -and- they (supposedly) wash them. :wink:

43

I got a Gerber hanging off my belt almost all the time. Got a nice little 2-inch blade, sissors, several screw drivers, tweezers, and a pair of pliars. I use it fairly, but always carry it, because if it’s not on my person, I shall need it.

44

I carry a Swiss army knife in my pocket, plus a Leatherman tool and a Gerber tool on my belt.

Yeah, I got knives. :slight_smile:

45

A Leatherman Super-Tool, because the blades lock affording a great tool with no chance of fold-over. ( the bane of original Leatherman tools everywhere… )

I have lost two in recent years at airports. Woe to me, fool…fool. Apologize, hand it over, never look back, never argue. The knife doesn’t hold much of a blade, but the serrated scalloped-edged knife/ saw is so incredibly dangerous. It could easily cut to bone, and with little effort, into bone.

I use mine alla time. GREAT Phillips Head screwdriver on the thing.

Cartooniverse

46

2" Buck lockback in my pocket

Another Buck - Folding Hunter model - in my garage toolbox. I used to carry it on my belt, but that’s somewhat frowned on at work now.

A Swiss Army-type knockoff in my desk drawer at work. Mostly handy for opening a bag of Andy Capp hot fries in the afternoon.

-mdf

47

I have a very tiny Victorinox SAK clipped onto my keychain. It really comes in handy at work - I have to cut open at least five boxes a day, and I invariably injure myself if I try to use scissors for that purpose.

48

I carry a Kershaw lockblade that I can snap open with one hand. There are many times I’ve needed a knife but only had one hand free.

I’ve never drawn it as a weapon, though. I don’t know the first thing about knife fighting. (Besides, I have a handgun permit.)

49

Little baby victorianox on the keychain. Midsize victorianox in the pocket, and a leatherman wave when I am doing anything that might require it.

50

I don’t carry one. I used to, when I worked in electronic repair, the usual “utility” or pocket knife. It was very handy for cutting zipcord. skinning coax cable, that sort of thing.

51

Yup… a small pocket knife. I’m an eagle scout so it feels odd not to have one on me. Rarely does a day go past where I don’t end up needing it for some small task.

52

Yes
I’ve carried one since I was a cub scout.
Lets see nearly 50 years now.
Don’t tell anyone. Its really a dangerous concealed weapon :smiley: .

53

I carry a thin, small Schrade Simon. Before I retired, I had to open boxes and bottle seals every day. Now, it’s just the occasional parcel. I’m a pocketknife collector, though, and it would be embarrassing to leave home without some kind of knife.

54

Schrade 8OT.
Since Seventh grade, a long time.
I am on my third. One is under the hood of a Buick somewhere.
Sad to read of their demise.
Weapon no. Tool yes.

55

I generally carry two; a Vicky Swiss Army Knife (Cadet, I think) and a Benchmade Axis Lock (either the Osborne 941 or AFCK), plus another lockblade SAK or a Leatherman in my bookbag/backpack. IMHO, Benchmade makes the finest production folders bar none.

When I’m out on the trail, I freak out the Sierra Club contingent by carrying either a BK&T patrol machete or a Griffin M-85 (kabar-type utility knife) strapped on the side of my pack. I’ve had to cut my through some “maintained” trails on a few occasions, so it’s worth the weight to me. Plus, it’s a lot easier to prepare kindling (if I’m in a fire-permitted campsite, of course) with a big knife than a pocket folder, and is serves as a last ditch defense against the rare chance of wildlife attack.

Having studied edge weapon combat (briefly), I feel compelled to point out that a knife is a miserable weapon for self-defense. It has all the negatives of a firearm–inherent lethality, no non-penetrative application, bizarre mishmash of state and local regulations dictating where, when, and how you can wear and use it–with the added downsides of a lack of stopping potential and close-range use. For sentry removal it’s a different story, but personally I don’t have much call for that in my daily activities.

If I suspected I were going to be attacked, I’d much prefer to carry an ASP telescopic baton, a 4-5 C-cell Mag-Lite type flashlight, or a cane. With any one of these, I stand a good chance of knocking an attacker down or out. With a knife, it’s more likely I’m just going to make a bloody mess, and while evicerating him might well be a mortal wound, it may not prevent him from returning the favor. My instructor used to say that in a real knife fight, “One goes to the morgue, and the other to the ER”, and he had the scars on his arms and face to prove it.

Something is better than nothing, I suppose, but don’t have too much confidence in a sub-4" knife warding off a determined attacker.

Stranger

56

I usually do carry a knife. My favorite is a Spyderco Native. I’ve also got a Spyderco Endura and a Benchmade AFO automatic. I should probably order a replacement sheath for my Leatherman so I don’t have to wear holes in my pockets anymore.

57

My grandpa gave me his Uncle Henry about a week before he died in August (one of literally hundreds of pockets knives he carried in his life.)

I started carrying it in December when I quit smoking to replace my lighter.

58

Victorinox Standard in my pocket.
Gerber Multi-Plier 600 Needlenose on my belt.
(When I am dressing up, (church, office, dinner out), I switch the Gerber for a SOG Paratool: it lies flatter and its belt holster can be mounted parallel to the belt to be less conspicuous, although I am not fond of the “folding” aspect of the pliers.

I also have a Victorinox Tinker for camping and five or six other “gadget” knives, although I only keep the Standard and either the Multi-Plier or Paratool with me at all times. They get used a lot.

59

I used to – a simpleish Swiss Army knife. Certainly when camping, and through most of college [between lab and theater stuff, it was useful]. I don’t anymore, though. It lives on the hook next to my keys, and mostly opens packages now.

60

Small Victorinox pocket knife with blade, scissors, nail file, toothpick, tweezer. A really handy-dandy thing to carry around.