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ziadel · 03-02-2008, 05:29 PM

Ok, I need assisted opening, under 4 inches in length, a pocket clip that allows for tip down carry, plain edge only. Must be American Made. Anyone have any suggestions?

drag0nmanes · 03-02-2008, 05:43 PM

http://www.theknifetree.com/catalog....36661&detail=1

Something like this perhaps? Been carrying one like this for the last fews years and it fits pretty compactly and opens easily as well.

telekinetic · 03-02-2008, 08:21 PM

I love the feel of a Kershaw Leek...if I carried anymore, that would be at the top of my list. Available in a wide variety of blades materials and finishes. Check it out.

These are true 'assisted opening' btw...they open themselves once you get them started. If you're looking for something more blatantly switchblade-like, I had a benchmade automatic that was bulletproof.

Plan9 · 03-02-2008, 08:21 PM

Columbia River Knife & Tool Crawford / Kasper folder. It fits all your needs to a T and it's a real pretty specimen.

Slims · 03-03-2008, 01:13 PM

http://www.knives4wholesale.com/Prod...lf_Knives.html

Check out Lone Wolf Knives. They make very elegant looking automatics that can be opened by either using the spring assist, or they can be opened with the thumb hole. It can be opened, used, and closed again by a stranger without them realizing they are auto knives. Of course, if you slide the grip, the knife will open like a regular auto.

Hope this works for you,
Greg

syquestrd270 · 03-06-2008, 07:51 PM

I just picked up one of these (Gerber):

http://www.knivesplus.com/gerber-kni...w-gb-7162.html

I like the assisted opening feature and it's light, sharp, and easy to carry... I'm just not comfortable yet with the texture of the grip.

moot1337 · 03-06-2008, 08:37 PM

I second the Leek - I carry one every day and love it. Almost feels like I'm carrying around a scalpel (with a half serrated edge ^_^)

longbough · 03-09-2008, 06:21 AM

Benchmade is made in USA and has a lifetime warrantee.
Here's the 670.
http://www.benchmade.com/products/pr...aspx?model=670

ziadel · 03-12-2008, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Crompsin

Columbia River Knife & Tool Crawford / Kasper folder. It fits all your needs to a T and it's a real pretty specimen.

I bought one of those for my cousin once upon a time.

Its chineese steel if I remember correctly and I loathe all things communist.

I'm digging this Kershaw, but the blade shape is a little unusual, not sure if it would be a pain in the ass or not....

Slims · 03-12-2008, 09:51 AM

Personally, I have shied away from Tanto points. They look cool, but they are harder to use for every day chores...from cutting cheese to whittling.

longbough · 03-12-2008, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ziadel

I'm digging this Kershaw, but the blade shape is a little unusual, not sure if it would be a pain in the ass or not....

That's looks like a very impractical blade geometry - made for looks more than anything else, it seems. Note the virtual absence of a blade "belly" which makes it lousy for slicing or slashing.

Here's a reference for blade geometry info:
http://www.sff.net/people/pff/blade.txt

PayUp · 03-12-2008, 10:29 PM

I love my kershaw blackout 1550

ziadel · 03-14-2008, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by biljan

I love my kershaw blackout 1550

Thats riding in my pocket right now. Gotta retire the old man tho. Polymer handles dissolve when exposed to Invert drilling fluid.

biznatch · 03-18-2008, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by biljan

I love my kershaw blackout 1550

I've always liked the simple style of Kershaw. And at that price, it's definitly a possible new knife for me.

ziadel · 03-19-2008, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by biznatch

I've always liked the simple style of Kershaw. And at that price, it's definitly a possible new knife for me.

I love that knife. Only reason I can't keep on keeping on with it is I really do need a metal handle.

03-02-2008, 05:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
ziadel Myrmidon Location: In the twilight and mist.	New Knife. Ok, I need assisted opening, under 4 inches in length, a pocket clip that allows for tip down carry, plain edge only. Must be American Made. Anyone have any suggestions? __________________ Ron Paul '08 Vote for Freedom Go ahead and google Dr. Ron Paul. You'll like what you read.

03-02-2008, 08:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
telekinetic zomgomgomgomgomgomg Location: Fauxenix, Azerona	I love the feel of a Kershaw Leek...if I carried anymore, that would be at the top of my list. Available in a wide variety of blades materials and finishes. Check it out. These are true 'assisted opening' btw...they open themselves once you get them started. If you're looking for something more blatantly switchblade-like, I had a benchmade automatic that was bulletproof. __________________ twisted no more Last edited by telekinetic; 03-02-2008 at 08:24 PM..

03-02-2008, 08:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	Columbia River Knife & Tool Crawford / Kasper folder. It fits all your needs to a T and it's a real pretty specimen. __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake."

03-03-2008, 01:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
Slims Eccentric insomniac Location: North Carolina	http://www.knives4wholesale.com/Prod...lf_Knives.html Check out Lone Wolf Knives. They make very elegant looking automatics that can be opened by either using the spring assist, or they can be opened with the thumb hole. It can be opened, used, and closed again by a stranger without them realizing they are auto knives. Of course, if you slide the grip, the knife will open like a regular auto. Hope this works for you, Greg __________________ "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T.E. Lawrence

03-06-2008, 08:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
moot1337 Insane Location: Learning to Fly...	I second the Leek - I carry one every day and love it. Almost feels like I'm carrying around a scalpel (with a half serrated edge ^_^) __________________ And that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana-shaped. This new learning amazes me, Sir Bedevere. Explain again how sheeps' bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes. Oh, certainly, sir.

03-02-2008, 05:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
drag0nmanes Crazy Location: Oside	http://www.theknifetree.com/catalog....36661&detail=1 Something like this perhaps? Been carrying one like this for the last fews years and it fits pretty compactly and opens easily as well.

03-06-2008, 07:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
syquestrd270 Tilted	I just picked up one of these (Gerber): http://www.knivesplus.com/gerber-kni...w-gb-7162.html I like the assisted opening feature and it's light, sharp, and easy to carry... I'm just not comfortable yet with the texture of the grip.

03-09-2008, 06:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
longbough Soylent Green is people. Location: Northern California	Benchmade is made in USA and has a lifetime warrantee. Here's the 670. http://www.benchmade.com/products/pr...aspx?model=670 __________________ "I do believe that, where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence. Thus when my eldest son asked me what he should have done, had he been present when I was almost fatally assaulted in 1908, whether he should have run away and seen me killed or whether he should have used his physical force which he could and wanted to use, and defended me, I told him that it was his duty to defend me even by using violence." - Mahatma Ghandi Last edited by longbough; 03-09-2008 at 06:43 AM..

03-12-2008, 09:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
Slims Eccentric insomniac Location: North Carolina	Personally, I have shied away from Tanto points. They look cool, but they are harder to use for every day chores...from cutting cheese to whittling. __________________ "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T.E. Lawrence

03-12-2008, 10:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
PayUp DILLIGAF Location: AZ	I love my kershaw blackout 1550 __________________ Born to Lose.