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My EDC knife is a Victorinox alox-scaled "Soldier" (four blades: knife, bottle opener, can opener, awl) with a 1986 date stamp; this one was made without a bail. Two of the blades double as screwdrivers, and the awl makes a passable scraper. I have carried this knife to work nearly every day for almost 30 years. When it is not in my pocket, the knife rests on a counter in the kitchen where it serves as a utility-grade "cutter/opener of almost anything."

It is getting a bit salty looking now, as is its owner.

Mr. niteowl77

The alox Soldier is an excellent knife. I used to carry one until the model was discontinued for a supposedly improved model that has a one-hand open blade - nothing wrong with that - but the alox scales were scrapped for the typical Victorinox plastic scales, which I don't like because they are just not durable.

So my old alox Soldier, which I consider to now have semi-collectible value, got retired to the "stuff" drawer with other knives and stuff, and I got myself an alox "Farmer", which is essentially a Soldier with an added pruning saw, which is actually quite functional. I like it, and it carries just the same as my now retired Soldier. Can opener, bottle opener, two screwdriver blades, regular blade, and a leather awl which is surprisingly useful make for a neat package that for me, is more useful than any blingy multi-tool.

I also carry an AG Russell Sea Skorpion flipper clipped inside my left pocket. Total stainless construction, half-serrated blade that will cut (almost) any polypro rope or strap on earth, and a little thingie called a Marlin Spike that will help you untie (almost) any knot on earth, and is also useful as just a bonus sort of diggy-pointy kind of implement. I abuse the crap out of it and get it filthy dirty and then run it thru the dishwasher before oiling it and touching the blade up.

And yeah... here in my part of the world no one has a problem if you carry a pocket knife. One time I needed to cut up an apple so I got out my Victorinox and there was a guy (snowflake) from uh, somewhere else present. Someplace where they eat lots of tofu. "You carry a KNIFE?"

As I was cutting my apple up, I said "Yeah, I never know when I might want to cut up an apple or something." I politely didn't call him a diphsit.