what's your prefered pocket knife? + pics!

Johnnyboy1971

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Dec 24, 2010
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Kershaw Kudu Wildcat ridge.
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Not seen a Kershaw blade in ages. I have just recently found my Blue Mountain after loosing it almost 10 years ago.
 

Dave

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Sep 17, 2003
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Do you use the eka10 for battoning at all?

My current favorites.

EKA Swede 88, 8 and 10.





Stainless steel and great ergonomics. No "tactical" look. Just great tools. The 8 and 10 has seen quite a bit of use. I am a little more careful with the 88. The 88 is a very elegant light weight slicer. The 8 and 10 are more robust bruisers.
 

Goatboy

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I've drawers full of knives that I've aquired and I like to rotate them. From the old and tiny to the new and hopefully these days not silly. On the car keys is the everyones old fav a Victorinox, they don't do this one anymore I think. It's the Manager Swiss but with red LED instead of tweezers/toothpick. Has the wee biro in it too.
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Also have a couple of Opinels kicking 'round the pocket and bag.
No.8 Bose limited edition for the 1992 winter Olympics in Albertville.
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And a bog standard and the older I get the more I love these little knives for everyday living a No6 Carbon blade.
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Next pic for scale.
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Will post more from the collection sometime, I have a series of old mini penknives which are nice.
GB.
 

Mr Adoby

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Sep 6, 2008
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Do you use the eka10 for battoning at all?

No, I hardly ever baton with any knife. Especially not with a folder. It might work, but I wont test it. I might baton in an emergency with a Mora or my Fällkniven A1.

I prefer to split wood with an axe or an hydraulic log splitter, depending on the dimensions and where I am. And cut with a bow saw or a chainsaw. For cooking on a small camp fire or a brew on my Kelly Kettle a pair of good pruning shears usually are enough to prepare fire wood. I often carry a Leatherman Hybrid for that purpose. Great for gathering fir branches to sit on as well.

 
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Silverback 1

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This one gets a lot of pocket time, along with my Victorinox Mauser.

Shing Raven in D2 and black G10, i have put a mirror polished convex edge on her, Shing's knives are bombproof.

 

Dave

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Sep 17, 2003
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I saw some photos a while back of a fixed blade, early middle ages 'heax' knife which was exactly the same shape as my opinel no 8. Which has a pretty distinct handle and blade.

Anyone know what the difference between heax and a seax is?

A good bird and trout knife.

 

Samon

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that's a nice picture dude :)

I've had a go with lots of different pocket knives lately and some I like alot, some I like but don't use and some I love! I think the Spyderco ukpk is very good, mainly due to the one handed opening being so practical. But I really like my GEC bullnose and have been pocketing it everyday since getting it.



and it's new sheath..

 

Samon

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:D

It's a lovely knife, probably the best production made Sodbuster out there! 01 steel, 3" blade choice of 3 handle colours and rare! Luckily I managed to source an unused one from someone who panic bought one a while ago!

I wanted a simple, single bladed knife that was tight and very well made. This is it and has the usual GEC top qulaity fit and finish.
 

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