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My EDC doesn't have a brand nameIt is a multi-bladed utility Pocketknife I picked up at a Souvenir shop. Has wooden sides, and my first name burned into the sides. Has a can opener bottle opener scissors screwdriver awl corkscrew and a 2 1/4" blade. I think it costs me $10.00 . I think of my pocketknife as a tool. I am not mentally or psychologically prepared to get into knife fight. If I really need a weapon, I'll use what I have, I would rather go out with a bang than silently.

I carry a Buck Vantage in my hip pocket. It is my quick deploy knife in case I have to cut myself free from a seat belt etc. I also carry two Case pocket knives, one trapper and one stockman. I also have a Leatherman super tool 200, that I have had for 15 years or so. it has a regular blade as well as a serrated blade. When ever I am doing outdoor activities, I have an ESEE Izula on a neck lanyard, that goes everywhere with me.
In my truck I keep an ESEE 5 and an Ontario SP-8 in my GHB.

I have several knives, but these are the ones I usually have with me everyday.

I agree with Liberty, I don't carry knives as a defensive tool, although, I guess if I had to, I could use one that way. I haven't trained with knives for anything other than as cutting tools, and the most action they see, is cutting open boxes, cutting string/rope etc..

I would love to learn the art of knife fighting tho!

Kershaw 1950 ST Tremor if working in the yard.

Or, a Spyderco Endura Clipit or when cycling a fixed blade something or other that I don't recall the name of, but can have in my hand immediately if I crash because of an attacking dog and can't get to my Glock 19, ah, assuming I'm not incapacitated with a broken hand, bones, wrist, etc.

A few years back, I went over the handlebars, landed on my back because of a careless driver pulling out in front of me and I gotta tell ya, recovery from the shock of crashing, made me really, really slow to recover. Had it been a dog and not a careless driver I would've been dog meat...but it was reassuring if need be that my edged armament would've been more than adequate if I could've used it...

KA-Bar always when OCing, sometimes when CCing.

SOG Flash II EDC.

I have many knives, but my favorite is my Benchmade Osborne 943. That thing is just plain sexy to me. I don't carry it at work, as I tend to be hard on my work knives, and I just can't afford to replace a ~$200 knife regularly. I carry a variety of Kershaws at work, but the Leek with the clip inverted and the safety removed is my usual go-to. I think I'm on my third one of those.

mot7981 wrote:OK, so I realize I’m opening myself up to a fair amount of potential ridicule here but the “blade” I have with me every day is a Victorinox Alox Cadet.

I wouldn't be comfotable regularly doing more than opening mail or slicing a banana with a folding blade that doesn't lock, but otherwise there's nothing wrong with a SAK as EDC blade.

My favorite EDC blade is my Spyderco Endura 4.

The most i cut with my knives is a sandwich in half.

Gerber 06 for me. I appreciate a quality custom knife, but the rigors of daily carry and use can be painful to subject a custom blade too, at least for me. The Gerber is a nice knife that I can bear to cut, chop, and pry with.

Esee 3 MIL Plain/Straight edge

https://eseeknives.com/knives/esee-knives/esee-3-mil/

Benchmade AFO II

Pariah3j wrote:Esee 3 MIL Plain/Straight edge

https://eseeknives.com/knives/esee-knives/esee-3-mil/

How do you carry that? What kind of sheath, holster, clip do you use. Just curious about those who carry fixed blades. Never worked a job where that would be socially acceptable.

This seems like a good group to give a knife recommendation.

I am looking for an EDC with a very assisted opening mechanism. I had a knife where I just swipes my thumb down the back and it popped right open. But that knife disappeared. Everything I am finding now that looks similar doesn't pop the blade fully open. Hopefully this makes sense.