[marktwain]

Knives are very useful items. It is insane that many local and state governments forbid us from carrying those that we find useful.

Knives are arms protected by the Constitution.

[Pharmboy]

I am never without my Timberwolf pocket knife.

[prisoner6]

Victorinox Fireman model for me. Don’t leave home without it!

[Miss Behave]

I agree, marktwain. I carry an out-the-front knife. Most people don't know what they are by looking at them--they look like a double-wide Pez dispenser or something. Mine has a pocket clip that from the outside of the pocket looks like a pen...but it's not a pen. ;-)

And it's a 3+1/2" blade that's half serrated. Very functional as well as nasty-looking and lightning-fast.

[baddog 219]

Jethro Gibbs rule # 4... Always have a good sharp knife.

[ThunderSleeps]

Knives are very useful items. It is insane that many local and state governments forbid us from carrying those that we find useful.

I carry a Colt Police Task Force at all times when I'm dressed. All times. Sitting in row AA at "Les Miserables" in a suit jacket? Clipped to my pocket. At my son's college in the stadium watching football? Yep. Volunteering at the local High School - yes, just discretely slipped into the pocket, not clipped to the outside. Basically, if I'm not in bed, in the shower, or in the tender mercies of the TSA/FAA (a rarity these days) - it is on my person.

Under a 3.5 inch blade so it is not even legally recognised as a "knife" in my state. It has assisted opening that really, really works. It also has a glass breaker and a seatbelt cutter. Granted, the blade locking mechanism could be stronger - looks like it could fold if slammed into a tin roof or something. Also, being stainless, it is a little softer steel and doesn't take/hold an edge as well as some other steels.

I also keep a Gerber Suspension multi-tool within arms reach in my car, and a survival/go bag in the car with various items including a Ka Bar combat/utility knife.

[kanawa]

Bump

[dfwgator]

What about a pointed stick?

[Apogee]

After trading in my long belt knife for a different sidearm, I have been looking for the right replacement. My buck is too deep in the pockets to reach in the car. Leatherman is on opposite hip, but not terribly convenient for emergency use.
I do keep a straight blade in the console for the whole seat belt thing.
Tried a Smith and Wesson folder. Disappointing. Blade got loose easily, and needed two different sized hex keys to tighten it.
I would feel most comfortable going back to the belt knife, but others might question why I feel the need for so much adornment, when I am not in the woods, at any rate.
I would give a lot for a true Bali-song again (it was lifted), but the knife laws regarding them are subject to interpretation... IMO, it was the most useful blade I have ever had - the steel on that cut the hasp to pieces when it flipped in the way on closing, held an edge, heavy enough to use for striking (unlike almost every other butterfly I have owned or tried out), punctured anything and stayed sharp...
Somehow I think I just decided what knife I want to carry again - if only I can find one.