what's your EDC carry knife

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Here are my edc blades that I carry all of them have seen hard use besides the kershaw on the bottom that thing sucks its to thick and the blade is to small. And just recently I incorperated the leatherman wave with the pocket clip and I love it!!! I can keep the huge tactical blade in the right pocket and use the wave for the daily cutting task and all the other tools are extremely handy as well the clip makes it super easy to incorporate in my system it just rides in the left pocket. My favorites are the manix 2 and the emerson mini com

I have carried a Zero Tolerance 0301 for the last 6 years and have beat it to hell and back in the oilfield and also installing power transformers.
I love it and one day will have a 2nd one to alternate carrying.

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Benchmade Adamas. Love it!
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This has been the knife to end all knives for me. CRKT M16-ZSF Tanto.

Ugh, I recently lost my Kershaw. I have no idea where it went!

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Ugh, I recently lost my Kershaw. I have no idea where it went!

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i just got my leatherman stolen at work after saving the day I set it down and some Mexican thought it was cool I guess just dropped another $80 bucks on another tonight

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I never had good luck with Gerber knives, or anything Gerber.....

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20 years ago everything they made was good or great last 5 years it depends. They have added a TON of china crap. Damn Fiskars.

I never really carried one much until recently. I've been toting a Benchmade Griptilian. I need to get it back to Benchmade for an overhaul.

Benchmade Auto-Presidio.

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I never really carried one much until recently. I've been toting a Benchmade Griptilian. I need to get it back to Benchmade for an overhaul.

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I just picked one up myself.

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I recently got discharged and no longer carry a spring assist. It fits my hand, I can open it with one hand and just as fast as the spring assisted one I had.

I did, however really dislike the one I used to carry, but since I could not buy another knife at the time due to budgetary priorities, I made due with it.

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Gerber 06 Fast Tanto

What I disliked was the Safety. The switch always disengaged the safety when I didn't want it to (in my pocket) and was a PITA to operate and stuck when I wanted it to open. Other than that it was a decent knife and got lots of use, and fit really comfy in my hand.

I carry a Spyderco Caly 3.5 G-10. Sits nice a low in the pocket.

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I've got a caly in zdp89. Too expensive for me to comfortably carry it. Insanely sharp knife.

just cuz i use it every day
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Gerber 06 Fast Tanto

What I disliked was the Safety. The switch always disengaged the safety when I didn't want it to (in my pocket) and was a PITA to operate and stuck when I wanted it to open. Other than that it was a decent knife and got lots of use, and fit really comfy in my hand.

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Completely agree, that safety completely ruins these knives. I never engage the safety, but it always seems to engage itself, not a good feature at all.

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Completely agree, that safety completely ruins these knives. I never engage the safety, but it always seems to engage itself, not a good feature at all.

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Never had an issue with the real deal 06 Auto. [Coffee]

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Never had an issue with the real deal 06 Auto. [Coffee]

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Never had the real deal 06 Auto [Coffee]

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Completely agree, that safety completely ruins these knives. I never engage the safety, but it always seems to engage itself, not a good feature at all.

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I really liked the grip too, and the balance, but that one point about the safety just ruins it... It is exposed to everything in the pocket, when I get things out or put things in my pocket the safety sometimes disengages, or engages, I never know at what state it is at.
The reason I bought it was the way the handle extended outward where the index finger is... almost like the handle makes it's own "hilt". It works well and feels solid in my hand. It has also opened in my pocket numerous times.

Not sure about the real deal thingy or whatever. It was labeled as genuine gerber, and I bought it at the BX. just the position of where the safety is is bad design. perhaps I got a bad batch with the engage/disengage issues.

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I really liked the grip too, and the balance, but that one point about the safety just ruins it... It is exposed to everything in the pocket, when I get things out or put things in my pocket the safety sometimes disengages, or engages, I never know at what state it is at.
The reason I bought it was the way the handle extended outward where the index finger is... almost like the handle makes it's own "hilt". It works well and feels solid in my hand. It has also opened in my pocket numerous times.

Not sure about the real deal thingy or whatever. It was labeled as genuine gerber, and I bought it at the BX. just the position of where the safety is is bad design. perhaps I got a bad batch with the engage/disengage issues.

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The 06 FAST is a wannabe close copy of the 06 AUTO, a fully automatic (push button) knife.

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^ Very cool! ^

New EDC knife thanks to Shmackey!!! Zero tolerance 350
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Currently it's a Benchmade 3550 Pardue automatic
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In the past it's been an AO Kershaw Leek, before that several different SpyderCo's. I miss the plastic clips they used to have.

My current EDC is a Spyderco Tenacious. I use my knife daily for stupid stuff (cutting wires, scraping gaskets off metal parts, cutting sheets of cardboard laying on metal grating or concrete floors, and, of course, the typical screwdriver/pry bar duties) so I don't carry anything too expensive. It has held up well so far. I do have to sharpen it just about every day.

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spyderco southard. cts-204p is outstanding! flipper is smooth. ergo's fit my big paw great, and most important the clip retention is the best ive seen. ive snagged it numerous times and returns true and seats firm. (i dont work for spyderco). used to be a knife junkie until i got the southard, now i never want another knife.

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spyderco southard. cts-204p is outstanding! flipper is smooth. ergo's fit my big paw great, and most important the clip retention is the best ive seen. ive snagged it numerous times and returns true and seats firm. (i dont work for spyderco). used to be a knife junkie until i got the southard, now i never want another knife.

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Those are nearly impossible to get anymore...

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Benchmade Rift 950 and of course my PPS


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An ORIGINAL Leatherman multitool. I feel naked when I fly without it.

Leatherman Wave or a Benchmade 175 push dagger... Or both.


Sent from my PRC 117A in my Batmobile disguised as a sedan.

Kershaw onion.

Kershaw Blur on weekdays and Kershaw Leek on weekends, for now...

I've changed to an Emerson Karambit for EDC now. Deploys faster than an auto and is devastating if used correctly.

I think it's time for a new EDC knife. When I eventually get a new one, this one will be donated to Spleify. This thing is BEAT!

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Spyderco southard, sak cadet, and leatherman rebar. Cts-204p is the bomb.

I noticed there are ZERO Bokers mentioned in here. I always thought they looked nice and beefy. Anyone have any experience with them?

Spyderco Mantix its great. All the other guys at work have reasonable sized knives. I weild a folding machete

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I noticed there are ZERO Bokers mentioned in here. I always thought they looked nice and beefy. Anyone have any experience with them?

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I've got a boker. It's a los banos in aus-8. I like their aus-8. It does stain but keeps a keen edge.

Boker makes some nice knives. They hire good designers. Parts quality is decent. Would work for work knife for sure.

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Spyderco Mantix its great. All the other guys at work have reasonable sized knives. I weild a folding machete

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I used to own the manix XL. Generous leaf blade design, I did like it at. Sold it to help pay for a zt0560.

I was unaware of the xl until after I purchased my mantix. I keep trying to break it so I can justify getting an xl.... no luck so far.

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I was unaware of the xl until after I purchased my mantix. I keep trying to break it so I can justify getting an xl.... no luck so far.

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Good luck! :)

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I've got a boker. It's a los banos in aus-8. I like their aus-8. It does stain but keeps a keen edge.

Boker makes some nice knives. They hire good designers. Parts quality is decent. Would work for work knife for sure.

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Thanks. I remember liking the Albatros, but it seems like most of the models I find on Amazon are cheap.