I've currently got a 3" Buck lock-blade pocket knife, in addition to a two Swiss Army knives (and clones). Anyway, I am thinking of getting another lock-blade, but I would prefer one with both a belt clip and one of the little knobs so you can open it with one hand. I can currently open my Buck one handed too, but that involves a flick, followed by a flip and a catch... in other words, its not something I like to do in the dark if I have a choice in the matter.
Other things I would like out of this knife:
-My budget is $50, but I would prefer $40 or under.
-Good blade that holds an edge. I sharpen my blades about once a month, but I would like it to stay in good form for 3 months of medium level usage without needing to be sharpened (I like to keep my blade sharp).
-As I said, I want a folding lock-blade, but the actual blade has to be under 4" so that I can legally carry it. I'm not planning to cut someone's nuts off with it, this will be used for utility purposes, but I want to be able to carry it around anywhere without having to worry about legal issues stemming from it (airports being a big exception to the "carry it anywhere" part).
I carry my Buck knife around all the time, but I want something that I dont have to worry about it falling out (I've been going sailing with my roommate from last year a lot as of late). Self-defense with it is a (minor) concern since there are a lot of off campus muggings, but, in 90% of those muggings where the intended victim produced a weapon of their own, the mugger runs like hell. Its unlikely that I'd be mugged as I am a pretty big guy and I do lift, so if I do get mugged it would likely be by a guy with a gun (statistically, most of the off campus muggings have been against girls or small guys, I remember one of the college policemen talking about that). My cousin, who is currently an Assistant DI at Parris Island, spent about an hour jabbing at me with a stick to impart the basics of how to handle a knife and how to take one away, but if the mugger has a gun, well... my name isnt Rambo.
***If I rambled, repeated myself, or misspelled every other word, its 3:30 AM here... in other words, past my bedtime.
Other things I would like out of this knife:
-My budget is $50, but I would prefer $40 or under.
-Good blade that holds an edge. I sharpen my blades about once a month, but I would like it to stay in good form for 3 months of medium level usage without needing to be sharpened (I like to keep my blade sharp).
-As I said, I want a folding lock-blade, but the actual blade has to be under 4" so that I can legally carry it. I'm not planning to cut someone's nuts off with it, this will be used for utility purposes, but I want to be able to carry it around anywhere without having to worry about legal issues stemming from it (airports being a big exception to the "carry it anywhere" part).
I carry my Buck knife around all the time, but I want something that I dont have to worry about it falling out (I've been going sailing with my roommate from last year a lot as of late). Self-defense with it is a (minor) concern since there are a lot of off campus muggings, but, in 90% of those muggings where the intended victim produced a weapon of their own, the mugger runs like hell. Its unlikely that I'd be mugged as I am a pretty big guy and I do lift, so if I do get mugged it would likely be by a guy with a gun (statistically, most of the off campus muggings have been against girls or small guys, I remember one of the college policemen talking about that). My cousin, who is currently an Assistant DI at Parris Island, spent about an hour jabbing at me with a stick to impart the basics of how to handle a knife and how to take one away, but if the mugger has a gun, well... my name isnt Rambo.
***If I rambled, repeated myself, or misspelled every other word, its 3:30 AM here... in other words, past my bedtime.
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