What are your favourite pocket knives?

[jcr71]

a Spyderco Urban has been my daily for years. its such a well designed knife for the UK. light enough to be unnoticeable in the pocket, small enough not to bother people, has a deep carry clip, and is easy use one handed.
i really prefer the look of traditional pocket knives though and have just treated myself to a Rosecraft knife with a bone handle. it seems to be of very good quality.

 

[matarius777]

I have many, some my grandfather’s, some my father’s, and the rest mine, mainly newer (1970s to present) ones. This is one I keep coming back to for its simplicity, it takes a lovely edge and I like the worn blade- I’m not sure who’s side of the family it came from, but I think my grandfather on my mother’s side who died when I was very young- the worn blade is like a link to him.

 

[Minotaur]

I have many, some my grandfather’s, some my father’s, and the rest mine, mainly newer (1970s to present) ones. This is one I keep coming back to for its simplicity, it takes a lovely edge and I like the worn blade- I’m not sure who’s side of the family it came from, but I think my grandfather on my mother’s side who died when I was very young- the worn blade is like a link to him.

That looks Brit military of some description.

 

[matarius777]

That looks Brit military of some description.

It is of that pattern type- the chequered handle slabs, but there are no military markings on, no broad arrow. I think that knife manufacturers just made knives to that pattern to appeal to the many former soldiers after the Great War, it was just a popular pattern.
If I’m right about which side of the family it came from, it was my mother’s father’s knife. He nearly got left for dead from a shot to the stomach in WW1, luckily, a local (to his home town of Westhoughton near Bolton) bobby who knew him insisted on him getting taken to the field hospital where he made a full recovery, although he would never talk about his war experiences, but once a year, he would go visit the bobby, taking my mother, although my mother was never privy to their conversations.

 

[John Fenna]

A SAK Huntsman that was re-scaled in Antler for me by Cap'n Badger

 

[JonathanD]

Still, after 17+ years…

 

[CLEM]

My current and most used favourites

 

[Dan1982]

Love em, i have two Boars a Mk1 with Micarta scales and a Mk2 with Birch scales, both are scandi, I use one of them almost daily and or the Wildcat which gives the choice of two blades on one tool.

Out of the Boars though i prefer the Mk1 (despite it not having a nail nick) as the blade stock is ever so slightly thinner, but they are both superb.

The one thing i've had to do on all three of my TBS folders though is to add a small dab of blue thread lock to the hex nuts as they tend to work a little loose with hard use giving a little sideways movement in the blade, but the thread lock solves the "problem" in an instant.

I'm always on the lookout for a second hand MK3 Boar and the Fox is starting to tickle my fancy too.

Hi buddy. I have a MK3 scandi boar EDC. There’s the tiniest amount of side to side blade play if I remove the scales is there an internal pivot pin or does tightening the top 2 screws do the job??

Many thanks
Dan

 

[Kepis]

Hi buddy. I have a MK3 scandi boar EDC. There’s the tiniest amount of side to side blade play if I remove the scales is there an internal pivot pin or does tightening the top 2 screws do the job??

Many thanks
Dan

All you need do is grab a small allen key and tighten the front screw a tad, it takes the tiniest adjustment to get things nice and tight again though, no scale removal etc needed.

 

[TeeDee]

Bernie Garland

 

[Kepis]

Bernie Garland

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Had a chance to play with one of Bernies years and years ago, was very impressed with it, unfortunately it was out of my budget at the time.

 

[Nice65]

Still, after 17+ years…


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Some might say, it’s all in the design

Who else was on the Design Team Jonathon? Zorro? Fluffy? I was fairly new to BB then and most of it went over my head to be honest. Took years for the UKPK to grow on me, but now either the yellow FRN Salt or the Heinnie ‘blood popsicle’ red version are pretty much EDC unless circumstances call for something more discreet.

 

[Dan1982]

All you need do is grab a small allen key and tighten the front screw a tad, it takes the tiniest adjustment to get things nice and tight again though, no scale removal etc needed.

A wee tweek with a T8 and we’re rock solid again. Cheers bud

 

[Kepis]

A wee tweek with a T8 and we’re rock solid again. Cheers bud

No prob

 

[DexNI]

Me personally, I’ve always carried a Swiss Champ. I bought my first one when I was in Scouts. Used to always have a Normark Super Swede in the 90s. Would love another, but they are rarer than rocking horse doo doo! I had a green handled Super Swede. Is it true that EKA have taken over production of Super Swedes?

 

[DexNI]

after carrying many uk legal knives non of which I found sturdy enough for all tasks I made my own friction folder from 3mm 01 steel .....does everything I want from cutting forks to make catapults to game prepView attachment 83843View attachment 83844

That’s an amazing bit of Steel! My compliments

 

[JonathanD]

Some might say, it’s all in the design

Who else was on the Design Team Jonathon? Zorro? Fluffy? I was fairly new to BB then and most of it went over my head to be honest. Took years for the UKPK to grow on me, but now either the yellow FRN Salt or the Heinnie ‘blood popsicle’ red version are pretty much EDC unless circumstances call for something more discreet.

Yeah, they were certainly involved. Danzo and a load of others, it’s been such a long time that I really can’t remember.