EDC knife

[Pawpaw]

PawPaw thanks for the link to BladeHQ. I just ordered the Boker Kalashnikov 103 for $39.99. MSRP price is $69.99. Delivery time is 4 to 8 days from Utah. Looks to be a good quality knife for the price. It will replace my old EDC knife Kershaw Thistle i bought at a walmart some 5 years ago. This Kershaw knife is for sale on this web site for only $12.99.

[Take Down Sicko]

Received my Boker knife from BladeHQ in the mail today.

[ammoboy2]

They have left hand versions as well.

[KC5AV]

They have left hand versions as well.

I’m very tempted to order it, too.

[Take Down Sicko]

They have left hand versions as well.

I’m very tempted to order it, too.

If you do get one i don't think you will be disappointed. They are very nice knives for the price.

[Rafe]

Just a comment that I've bought a couple of items from Blade HQ in the past, and they were quick to ship with accurate orders and good communication. I remember the last one (last summer) being about $15 less than I'd found at Midway, and standard shipping is free for orders over (I think) $99...though I never trust USPS delivery any more and always upgrade to FedEx or UPS.

[johncanfield]

I was going to order an automatic knife from Blade HQ but as a civilian I couldn't. So I ordered my auto Benchmade (154CM) from House of Blades in the DFW area, love the knife.

[C-dub]

I was going to order an automatic knife from Blade HQ but as a civilian I couldn't. So I ordered my auto Benchmade (154CM) from House of Blades in the DFW area, love the knife.

I'm just a bit surprised at that since they are legal in many states now.

[equin]

Great thread! I sometimes carry a small, old Case pocket knife like this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Case-Sodbuster-J ... B00AQ6748O

I sometimes carry a small Cobratec OTF like this one that comes with an emergency car window punch at the end of the handle:

https://cobratecknives.com/collections/ ... 9568296013

I know the Cobratecs are kind of a Microtech knock off, but they’re assembled locally here in my little town of Waxahachie less than a mile from where I live. Good customer service, too. It has a safety feature that keeps the blade from being accidentally fully deployed while in your pocket. I remember them telling me about this, but it had been so long since I had bought it I had forgotten how to re-adjust the blade during such an occasion and thought I had somehow broken it. I walked in, and without asking for a receipt they “fixed” it in less than a second and taught me how to re-adjust it again no questions asked. The guy even remembered selling it me even though it had been some time ago.

I recently came across a series of Gun Talk Media interviews and videos with a guy who trains with knives. For LTC carriers, he advocates getting confortable carrying and using a small fixed blade carried at the weak hand side. He explained that in the event of a handgun retention struggle, the strong hand will be preoccupied with retaining the gun. That leaves the weak hand to deploy a fixed blade (a bit harder and slower to open a folding knife with one hand) to defend with and push the attacker back and away from the holstered handgun during the struggle.

Here’s part one of the series:

https://guntalk.com/news/training/knife ... 020_17_19)

Here’s the first of the video series:

https://youtu.be/bmoQCp1RnBM

I’m no knife expert and never really thought of using any of my little knives for self-defense, just as a cutting tool when out and about. Thought I’d depend on my firearm and wits for defense if the need arose. But his explanation makes sense to me. I was wondering what y’all thought about it?

I do have some fixed blades I take with me when camping, but they’re too big for my EDC need. When I googled for self-defense fixed blades, I kept coming across the small Kabar TDI knife:

https://www.amazon.com/KA-BAR-Enforceme ... B003IXYW3M

It seems like a good fit as a small, self defense EDC, but doesn’t look like it would be as effective to cut stuff up as a regular drop blade fixed blade. So I ordered an Essee Izusa II:

https://www.amazon.com/ESEE-Knives-Izul ... th=1&psc=1

More expensive and more of a cutting tool than a dedicated self-defense knife like the TDI, but I think it would fit my needs more. It’s 1095 high carbon steel will require more frequent oiling, though, to keep rust at bay, but it should sharpen up more easily.

[LTUME1978]

I carry a small fixed-blade myself - CRKT Obake Skoshi. Occasionally I'll carry a nice folder in addition to the Obake, but it's my primary based on my experiences during Ed Calderon's Weaponology course. It's also inexpensive and easy to replace.

Andy,

That is a small knife. How do you hold is so that your hand is not on the blade and the handle does not slide up you hand so that you are holding part of the blade?

[thatguy]

Pinch-grip between thumb and forefinger mostly; sometimes I anchor my thumb on the spine of the blade if I want a more powered stroke. It's a very grippy handle, even when wet - in addition to that, the handle is short enough that I can palm the butt-end of it against the inside of my palm which acts as a stopper.

Any recommendations on personal knife training in the Greater Houston area?

[KC5AV]

They have left hand versions as well.

I’m very tempted to order it, too.

If you do get one i don't think you will be disappointed. They are very nice knives for the price.

And now they are all out of stock.

[Caliber]

I took a two-day hands-on Edged Weapons class from Steve Tarani and I recommend this class. I plan on taking his Non-ballistic Weapons class whenever things get back to normal. You can check his schedule on his website. https://stevetarani.com/ By the way, be sure to read his bio!