Thread: Need a Knife

Originally Posted by Anonymous D

Actually Im liking the M16 series knifes. But I see on their website it says they are not made for tip up pocket carry. Why would that be a problem?

For $45 I might get this one.
Amazon.com: Columbia River Knife and Tool's M21-14SFG Special Forces Big Dog Deep-Bellied Spear Point Veff Serrated Blade Knife: Home Improvement

Most folders are not recommended for tip up carry, due to gravity and Murphy's Law dictating the inadvertent opening of the knife. Tip down has always worked for me. I'm a lefty but carry my folders tip down in my right pocket. The Benchmade, Voyager X2 and M16-14ZSF are particularly fast to deploy in this manner; the Benchmade because it's an auto, the Voyager because it's a BIG knife and the weight of the blade does the work with the flick of a wrist, and the CRKT because it has a "Carson Flipper" that doubles as a hilt but allows the knife to be flicked open in less than a second.

My SWAT has withstood a combat tour as well as years of use, but it is not my first recommendation (or last for that matter). Of course, I like to think it is better than the newer SWATs, but I have no evidence to back this up. For the price and the way they are built, the CRKTs are possibly the most rugged run-of-the-mill knives out there. For $27 I would not be broken-hearted if mine were lost like both of my Leatherman Waves and countless other knives and multitools. It is more sturdy than any other folder I have besides perhaps the Benchmade, and it just feels right in the hand.