Auto knives in Denver area?

I say forgo the folder and pick up an ESEE Izula, very nice little knife. Pics posted in another thread, but i'll post one here anyway.

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...311_181648.jpg

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Originally Posted by Jer

The best advice I can give you is to go to Walmart (I know) and buy the Kershaw Tanto Blur which is an all black knife. It's not priced at $49.99 which is a STEAL for what you get. It's assisted open so it's perfectly legal but it might as well be an automatic. It's a Ken Onion SafeOpen knife and it's awesome! I paid $70 back before they went on sale and I feel that even at $70 you would be hard pressed to beat it anything under $100. Plus it's Walmart so I'm not going to go into detail but we all know how lenient their return policy is. That's all I'm going to say on that. [Beer]

Buy one and try it out. You won't be disappointed.

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Thanks all! This here sounds like the most attractive option to me.

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Originally Posted by rondog

Thanks all! This here sounds like the most attractive option to me.

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Here's what you're looking for in a gray/red package:

http://www.kershaw-knives.net/images...ST-600x600.gif

Now that I see the pic of that Kershaw, I strongly recommend DO NOT waste your money on it. The skateboard grip tape like handles are rough and not comfortable to grip, the blade doesn't hold an edge well at all, the serrations are too pronounced and will catch on rope and such instead of cutting through it, and the spring mechanism in mine broke after 4 months or so. I wouldn't buy that knife again for anything.

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Originally Posted by mcantar18c

Now that I see the pic of that Kershaw, I strongly recommend DO NOT waste your money on it. The skateboard grip tape like handles are rough and not comfortable to grip, the blade doesn't hold an edge well at all, the serrations are too pronounced and will catch on rope and such instead of cutting through it, and the spring mechanism in mine broke after 4 months or so. I wouldn't buy that knife again for anything.

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did you buy it at wal mart?

prices there are cheaper for a reason.

I love my kershaws.

but then, everything is subjective. some folks swear by crkt, the two I had were crap.

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Originally Posted by mcantar18c

Now that I see the pic of that Kershaw, I strongly recommend DO NOT waste your money on it. The skateboard grip tape like handles are rough and not comfortable to grip, the blade doesn't hold an edge well at all, the serrations are too pronounced and will catch on rope and such instead of cutting through it, and the spring mechanism in mine broke after 4 months or so. I wouldn't buy that knife again for anything.

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We're not talking about the same knife. It's not skateboard tape at all. It's a rubbery texture that is probably my favorite knife grip. The blade is of great quality & holds the edge just fine. As for the mechanism itself I'll let you ask my wife how many times she thinks I've opened/closed it. I bet she says millions. I sit for hours and flip it open & close it and the assisted mechanism is the same tension as when it was new. I & several of my friends have been using & abusing this exact knife w/o issue. We've tried getting them to fail and no luck. With Walmart's return policy you can't lose.

I use the Camillus Heat with Robo Power assist. I never go any where without it!! [Beer]

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Originally Posted by Jer

We're not talking about the same knife. It's not skateboard tape at all. It's a rubbery texture that is probably my favorite knife grip. The blade is of great quality & holds the edge just fine. As for the mechanism itself I'll let you ask my wife how many times she thinks I've opened/closed it. I bet she says millions. I sit for hours and flip it open & close it and the assisted mechanism is the same tension as when it was new. I & several of my friends have been using & abusing this exact knife w/o issue. We've tried getting them to fail and no luck. With Walmart's return policy you can't lose.

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I promise, we're talking about the exact same knife. I had mine years ago, so they may have improved their quality since then, but mine was crap.

I use an AUTO pistol with a mini bandolier.