Carry a Knife for Personal Defense; When will you Use it?

Bob Lee · Jan 22, 2022

Texas????? What the hell are they thinking????? Obviously they are NOT THINKING! I can't get on the link to post my thoughts...maybe a good thing at this point in time. More than a bit p....ed off

Bob Lee · Jan 22, 2022

Zipper046 said:
Thanks! You too.....I HAD a Microtech OTF....fantastic knife...alas, it's somewhere on a mountain trail in the Grand Tetons (fell off my pack at some point during an ascent....)

It is so sad when you lose something like that. I'm so sorry.

Pierre · Jan 22, 2022

CECannonJr said:
That sucks. At least you have the other's to fall back on.

Why was it on your pack & not on your person?

Rusty Guns · Mar 23, 2022

Every once in a while my wife will come to me and ask do you have your knife?
My answer is do I have my pants on? Then I have my knife. Just recently she has changed to Honey can I borrow your knife. She used to get upset when I would ask what she wanted to cut. I carry a smaller Schrade Uncle Henry Three bladed all the time. depending on the job which one I open for her. They are all sharp, but a different blade for each job. Maybe a little OCD but that is my way.

Bob Lee · Mar 23, 2022

Rusty Guns said:
Every once in a while my wife will come to me and ask do you have your knife?
My answer is do I have my pants on? Then I have my knife. Just recently she has changed to Honey can I borrow your knife. She used to get upset when I would ask what she wanted to cut. I carry a smaller Schrade Uncle Henry Three bladed all the time. depending on the job which one I open for her. They are all sharp, but a different blade for each job. Maybe a little OCD but that is my way.

Sounds a lot like our house. I carry a Kershaw that looks like a baby Buck 110. Its sharp as all get out, and if it gets destroyed, or lost, I'm only out $20.00. It's a great little always knife.

Pierre · Mar 23, 2022

Same here...don't let anyone borrow my spyderco but have a baby buck that's about 45 years old...still in great shape cuts great.

Gunflint1 · Mar 31, 2022

Bender said:
I always carry a knife…..no exceptions.
I have had a small amount of training, but I need more.

I generally carry a ZT or a Spyderco. I did get a OTF recently, it’s really cool. Not that great of a utility knife, but a super stabber/slasher.

When will I use it? When I have to defend and have no other choice. The tactical pens are worth looking into as well

Besides my SIG RCS 1911, I carry a Kershaw 1660 Leek. It's not a big knife, but fast opening comfortable, and much better than nothing.