# What's your Pocket Knife? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 17, 2004, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pocket-knife/250820 "2004-06-17T05:27:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pocket-knife/250820/41 "2004-06-17T17:47:33Z")
Kershaw lockblade, mostly used for opening dvd packages. ---
**Author:** ![iwakura43](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de0a6/32.png) [@iwakura43](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iwakura43)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pocket-knife/250820/42 "2004-06-17T18:11:22Z")
The Leatherman Micra on my keychain sees daily use. One of the best ~$30 purchases I’ve made. I love having scissors at the ready; the problem with most small multitools is that their scissors are the crappy kind with a bent piece of metal for a spring, but the Micra’s are really functional. Now if I can just figure out the best way to sharpen them… ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pocket-knife/250820/43 "2004-06-17T18:29:25Z")
Swiss Gear multi-tool, and engraved Victorinox Spartan (engraving says _“l’absence est a l’amour ce qu’est au feu le vent; il eteint le petit, il allume le grand”_) ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pocket-knife/250820/44 "2004-06-17T18:42:41Z")
The Leatherman Super Tool with locking blades. I always wanted to have a Super Tool. God Bless America, I walked into Wal-Mart and twenty dollars later, I had one. -humbled by the amazingliness of this- 😃 ---
**Author:** ![My\_Darn\_Snake\_Legs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@My\_Darn\_Snake\_Legs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/My_Darn_Snake_Legs)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pocket-knife/250820/45 "2004-06-17T18:42:46Z")
Well, I have two really. The first is a sweet little [KA-BAR](https://www.kabar.com/product_detail.jsp?productNumber=3070&mode=search&categoryId=1,2,3,7&categoryName=Product%20Search%20Results) that I just picked up at Cheaper than [Dirt.com](http://Dirt.com). The other is a Benchmade [Stryker](http://store.knifecenter.com/pgi-ProductSpec?BM910SBT) that I got about a decade ago. This is one of the best knives that I have ever seen. They don’t make them anymore. \ I may have to buy the one on this webpage just so I have an extra 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pocket-knife/250820/46 "2004-06-17T19:18:10Z")
Around town I slip a Camillus Silver Sword into my pocket, just a nice small lock-back for minor tasks. Out bush I usually carry a Benchmade Ares & a Leatherman Supertool. If I’m not hiking then my trust Himalayan Imports 15inch [Ang Khola](http://www.himalayan-imports.com/khuk1.html) Khukuri goes along for the ride. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pocket-knife/250820/47 "2004-06-17T19:22:25Z")
[Leatherman PST](http://www.leatherman.com/products/tools/pst/default.asp) (the original Leatherman) and [Victorinox Huntsman](http://www.victorinox.com/newsite/en/produkte/taschen/inhalt2.cfm?pid=1-3713). I used to carry these in belt sheathes, but the weight was pulling my pants down, so I keep them in my pack now. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pocket-knife/250820/48 "2004-06-17T19:30:50Z")
Got a Buck 307. Had it for about 15 years. On the side, it’s got an emblem of a hammer striking the knife on a nail. Tough ol’ thing. Feel naked without it. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecc23a/32.png) [@Uncle\_Dragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Dragon)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pocket-knife/250820/49 "2004-06-17T19:40:43Z")
I have my Leatherman Wave on my belt, my Micra in the change pocket of my jeans, my little Swiss Army knife in the left pocket, and the little lockblade that I got in the Boy Scouts about 30 years ago in the right pocket. I know it seems a bit extreme, but I don’t feel right if they’re not all in their proper places. ---
**Author:** ![Debaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pocket-knife/250820/50 "2004-06-17T19:44:21Z")
I carry a swiss army knife daily. It’s a tinker. When hunting and camping I carry a leatherman. It’s one of the old ones (pre-pulse). I’ve had it for a long time and it’s a great tool. When hunting I also carry a folding buck knife for gutting. ---
**Author:** ![krisolov](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/krisolov/32/3724_2.png) [@krisolov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/krisolov)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pocket-knife/250820/51 "2004-06-17T20:30:11Z")
I have a Columbia River Knife & Tool KISS on my keychain, after going through a couple swiss army knives. The problem I had with the SA knives (even the victorinox ones) was that the scales would inevitably come off after a few years. I like it, even though I’m limited to one blade and no tools. ---
**Author:** ![Sangre\_Azul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@Sangre\_Azul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangre_Azul)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pocket-knife/250820/52 "2004-06-17T21:14:47Z")
Leatherman Juice XE6, here. I used to carry a Swiss Tinker, but the Leatherman’s plyers and scissors are insanely useful for me. I like the feel of the Swiss blades better and would like to carry the SwissTool on my belt, but I don’t like advertising the fact I carry a pocketknife. Nearly everytime I use mine in public, I get some jibe about carrying it (“Wooo, Azul has a _knife_!”) when it’s just a damn tool. Granted, people who actually know me are surprised when I _don’t_ have a knife on me. 😉 (I use knives daily in my job and have simply come to appreciate the functional beauty and utility of a well-sharpened knife.) ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pocket-knife/250820/53 "2004-06-17T21:51:19Z")
I too own a [Leatherman Juice Xe6](http://www.leatherman.com/products/tools/xe6/default.asp). It’s my first pocketknife and I love it! I never thought I would end up using it so much! It’s awesome and so useful. It has: Needlenose Pliers Straight Knife Wire Cutters Hard-Wire Cutters Extra-Small Screwdriver Small Screwdriver Med/Lrg Screwdriver Phillips Screwdriver Lanyard Attachment Can/Bottle Opener Corkscrew with Assist Scissors Saw Awl Serrated Knife Diamond File ---
**Author:** ![Thaumaturge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@Thaumaturge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thaumaturge)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2004, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pocket-knife/250820/54 "2004-06-18T01:51:14Z")
I carry around with me a damascus [one hand knife](http://www.agrussell.com/knives/by_type/folding/locking/a_g_russell_cowry_stainless_damascus_blade_k87_version.html) by AG Russell. THis is very nice because I can open and close it easily with one hand. I used to carry around a [SwissTool](http://www.victorinox.com/newsite/en/produkte/multi/inhalt2.cfm?pid=3-0323-N) by Victorinos when I worked on aircraft. It is superior to the leatherman tools because _all the tools lock_ not just the blades. A co-worker had a leatherman, but it was easy to bust knuckles working at difficult angles with it. I also have a regular Swiss Army knife, but I’ve never carried it around. I don’t see the exact one I have on their site, it’s 15 years old though so that exact one could be discontinued. ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2004, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pocket-knife/250820/55 "2004-06-18T03:28:58Z")
Leatherman Super Tool 2000. Unlike previous models, all tools do lock, and the quick release is cool. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Doubt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@Peter\_Doubt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Doubt)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2004, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pocket-knife/250820/56 "2004-06-18T03:52:32Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Great minds, and all that. An S2 rides on my left hip at all times. Well, not _all_ times…when I have to wear a suit, I drop a Swiss Army Knife (Tinker) into my pants pocket. Eerie, me too. Exactly. Liked the S2 so much it not only replaced the Tinker for everyday carry, I bought one for my Dad For backpacking I keep the S2 and add a Victorinox Hunter, and a [Camillus Talon](http://www.camillusknives.com/1mainframe.htm?cuda/cuda_tal1.shtml~main) . My talon is an early limited run with 154CM steel instead of talonite (much,much cheaper). ---
**Author:** ![sunstone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunstone/32/3372_2.png) [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2004, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pocket-knife/250820/57 "2004-06-18T04:48:49Z")
I collect pocket knives under 4 inches in folded length. There are a lot of choices, but the one I was just using is a common old Schrade model 808, which is a 2 3/4 inch three high carbon steel bladed “Rancher” style. Of course the blades are that grey color that regular steel gets, and they are literally razor sharp. The handles are Delrin, and the bolsters are nickel silver. It is exactly the same as the first knife I owned as a very young lad over 50 years ago, which was my most valued possession. Sometimes I carry a Leatherman Juice too!..or a Swiss Army (several models), but my favorite is still my little Schrade. No doubt sentiment is a very large part of my taste. I’m the only one of my friends who carries a pocket knife as a matter of course; all males carried one when I was a young boy. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2004, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pocket-knife/250820/58 "2004-06-18T05:04:06Z")
A good old [Buck 110](http://www.buckknives.com/catalog/detail/224/223). I’ve snapped the point on it once. Buck re-bladed it and polished it, and sent it back to me free. I keep it absolutely razor sharp, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Sengkelat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Sengkelat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sengkelat)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2004, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pocket-knife/250820/59 "2004-06-18T07:23:08Z")
> [@My Darn Snake Legs](#): > > The other is a Benchmade [Stryker](http://store.knifecenter.com/pgi-ProductSpec?BM910SBT) that I got about a decade ago. This is one of the best knives that I have ever seen. They don’t make them anymore. \ I may have to buy the one on this webpage just so I have an extra 🆒 And here I thought I’d be the only one with a Stryker. Sharp blade, solid construction, titanium scales…very nice knife. Unlike the one in the picture you linked, though, mine’s full auto. 😃 My knife-of-the-moment is a [Xikar Xi138](http://www.xikar.com/knives_xi138.asp). Beautiful, very sharp, and easy to open. I also carry a [Kershaw Scallion](http://www.kershawknives.com/scallion.htm). The speedsafe spring-assisted opening is really nice. I have the plain-edge version. When I’m less worried about space in my pockets I carry a Spyderco Delica, serrated. It was a gift from my folks. I also frequently carry a Spyderco Q. It’s a lot like [this](http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=29631), but it has a spiderweb-and-spider design in the blade. I also occasionally carry a variety of no-name brand balisong knives. I love playing with them, though the double-edged one is a tad bloodthirsty. All the knives I carry have either thumb pegs, thumb loops, or some other way to open them with one hand. And of them all, the automatic knife is the one that’s _slowest_ to open, because of the additional safety, and it’s the only one I can’t close easily with one hand. ---
**Author:** ![Uzi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/91b2a8/32.png) [@Uzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uzi)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2004, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pocket-knife/250820/60 "2004-06-18T11:19:52Z")
I use a Gerber Legend 800 [Gerber 800](http://www.gerberblades.com/products/view.php?model=8239) Because you never know when you have to do an ‘Escape and Evasion’ from Yemen. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pocket-knife/250820.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pocket-knife/250820.md?page=4)