What are your favourite pocket knives?

[Tantalus]

I have a few, but a denim blue version of this seems to have decided to become a permanent resident in my pocket since its arrival a year or so ago...

 

[Barn Owl]

Past while I've been in urban environments and it's usually an alox mountaineer (file is more useful), spydie ukpk (Heinnie edition)/ Viper Dan 2

 

[Smudge]

Daily Carries are Victorinox Camper or Spartan or sometimes Imperial Shrade Mini Sodbuster.

Bushcraft Carries are Victorinox Forester, German Army knife (clone) or Opinel 8.

I've been rotating the above for more years than I care to think of.

 

[Moondog55]

My EDC; the old style German issue Swiss Army Knife isn't legal in the UK by 3mm and it's the smallest knife I own. So I'm watching this thread to see if something pops up that I can both afford and feel comfortable with

 

[Trail Snail]

SAK Huntsman. I find it incredibly versatile.

 

[Toots]

SAK alox farmer in my pocket most days with one of the little key ring ones with scissors, file, small blade and tweezers/toothpick always on my house key.

 

[Tantalus]

My EDC; the old style German issue Swiss Army Knife isn't legal in the UK by 3mm and it's the smallest knife I own. So I'm watching this thread to see if something pops up that I can both afford and feel comfortable with

For the sake of 3 mm I would be tempted to get out the stones and just sharpen the extra off to make it legal.

 

[GreyCat]

Not really a pocket knife, but a Leatherman juice S2 with orange handle. My husband bought it for me as a Christmas pressie at least 20 years ago and it's still going strong.

GC

 

[chimpy leon]

HH drop point UKPK or The QSP Hedgehog - a hugely impressive knife for the cost.

 

[SaraR]

A Victorinox Bantam Alox or a Mercator Otter brass, depending on what trousers I’m wearing.

For fieldwork, I usually bring my Schrade imperial sodbuster in bright yellow (hard to lose with it’s bright colour and wouldn’t be devastated if I did) or a Leatherman Wave if I need the extra tools.

 

[Kepis]

SAK Hiker with a modified small blade (made it better for whittling).

 

[slowworm]

I dont really have a favourite or carry one most days but I'm quite fond of my SAK solo when I need a decent blade.

 

[Muddypaws]

After a brief dalliance with Spydercos I have gone back to SAKs for my daily carry.
I rotate between Huntsman, Camper, Alox Pioneer and Alox Farmer. Occasionally I will carry a Spyderco Squeak or a Svord mini Peasant. I have other UK legal carry knives, but they hardly get any pocket time these days.

 

[stonepark]

SAK Champ at home, SAK outrider outdoors, SAK Evo 14 for office

 

[gra_farmer]

I rotate a lot of mine, but the ones I keep coming back to are pictured below

Top to bottom
Fallkniven U2
Lionsteel Thrill
Benchmade 550 (combo edge and old 440C steel, amazing feather stick knife)
SAK Famer X



But my EDC is below, a SAK bantam and a leatherman charge, plus the knipex mini cobra


If I had to pick one, it would be the leatherman, closely followed by the Fallkniven U2

 

[Van-Wild]

I've been looking at the knipex. Are they really as handy as others say? Does having a multi tool make them redundant?

 

[gra_farmer]

I've been looking at the knipex. Are they really as handy as others say? Does having a multi tool make them redundant?

I carry the SAK and knipex in my wallet, so I always have them to hand. I do not consider the knipex as a replacement for the leatherman, more of a compliment.



As for the use of the knipex, I opened up a borehole headworks to get to a logger with them last week, and more than up for the job at hand.

I am hoping to have a moment at Christmas to make a leather sheath to hold my EDC in one place.

 

[Kato28]

SAK Alox that I've had since 1999.

 

[firedfromthecircus]

I've increased my pocketknife collection this year but so far have found 2 to be firm favourites.
At home and out and about it's a Case Sodbuster Junior carbon.
For work it's a QSP Penguin Mini. I know this is a locking knife, so doesn't really fit the OPs criteria, but the one handed opening massively increases its usefulness at work for me.

 

[Glen22]

A. Wright Model 33B Buffalo horn lambsfoot, Sheffield