Posted on 11/04/2015 1:20:54 PM PST by w1n1
What's your top blade for every day carry to just having one for the sake of it. Here's a partial list -
Warcraft Tanto
Why we love this blade - Wield this thing once and you may never let go. The weight and balance alone immediately lets the user know they are handling a profound tool. A true blade of blades. Style Tanto Overall Length 12 3/4 inches Blade length 7.5 inches Blade material Steel U.S. CPM 3-V High Carbon Blade thickness 5 mm Blade width 1.5 inches Handle material G10 Glass epoxy Overall weight 13 ounces Features Diamond like coating – Highly rust and scratch resistant Comes with Secure-Ex sheath. Extremely well balanced as a survival blade All business
H01 SzaboHawk Tactical Tomahawk
Why we love this blade - It’s not just a tool, it's a close-combat weapon, and offers a curved handle that places the center of balance midway along its length. That makes this axe faster! Style Tomahawk Overall Length 11.88 inches Blade Length 4.89 inches Blade material D2 Tool Steel, TiCN Coated Blade thickness 0.30 inches Handle material G10 Overall weight 24.7 ounces
Baja 4.5 
Why we love this blade - It comes with a fire-starter flint because yes, this is for those types. A rugged blade with a handle meant for gripping in the wettest and messiest of outdoor survival situations. Makes us want to go outside bearing it in our teeth and growl a lot. Style Spear point Overall Length 9.25 inches Blade length 4.88 inches Blade material 1095 RC 56-58 Blade thickness 0.160 inches Blade width 1.25 inches Handle material Green canvas micarta Overall weight 6.2 ounces
Joe Pardue Folding Knife 
Why we love this blade - Designed by Joe Pardue. Clean, simple, ease of use. Not over the top. Only five moving parts on this Tactical-assisted opening mechanism Style Drop point Overall length 8 inches Blade length 3.2 inches Blade material AUS-8 steel Blade thickness .12 inches Blade width 1 inch Handle material Zytel Overall weight 4.5 ounces
EX-F02 Point Blade 4.5
Why we love this blade - It's all about the grip. The overmolded rubber give the perfect grip and spongy effect while still maintaining a hard solid frame. Just so we are clear, it’s the grip of the knife we are talking about here. Style Spear point Overall length 9 inches Blade length 4.50 inches Blade material 154CM Blade thickness 0.16 inches Handle material Polymer and overmolded rubber Overall weight 4.77 ounces See the rest of the list here.
It is an HK design manufactured by Benchmade. It is a fine blade and has Benchmade quality. I carry it pretty much everywhere, but it’s not a utility knife.
Kershaw Blackout. About 5 years old and still sharpens nicely.
Even matches my belt and shoes; and they say men have no fashion sense.
Nice. Details, please...
Mine is not precisely the one pictured, but mounting looks very similar. It is a nice little traditionally forged plain blade I picked up online for a couple hundred bucks; a handmade Paul Chen - Hanwei blade that I put into a simple rosewood mounting until I have the time to do something better. It was a very nice blade for the price. It actually is concealable, but the lack of a tsuba makes it rather risky for anything other than a cut on draw.
Check your state and local laws if you plan to carry an OTF knife. They are illegal to carry in public in many states, or in certain cities within many states.
Ditto with switchblades, "gravity" knives, and stilettos (two sharpened cutting edges.)
Stupid laws need to be taken off the books, but I'm not the one that's going to sit in jail being morally right...
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