Comments on: Every Man Should Carry a Pocket Knife

By: Clark

Clark — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:58:38 +0000

I carry my grandfather’s pen knife with me every day. It’s a great knife and it feels like I have a bit of my family history with me wherever I go – my grandfather is my primary role model when it comes to manliness. He passed away in 2004, but is very much alive in my memory.

By: will

will — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:17:44 +0000

I’ve always preferred knives to guns for protection.I feel more in control with a knife than a gun.Plus you can do more things with a knife than a gun.

By: Can I carry this knife in Ca? - Page 2 - CalCCW

Can I carry this knife in Ca? - Page 2 - CalCCW — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:50:17 +0000

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By: David

David — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:52:56 +0000

I always carry a pocket knife. I typically have one in my pocket (usually a kershaw or a case knife) and also carry a multi-tool and a swiss army knife in my briefcase.

I recently used my kershaw to “rescue” a lady in distress, although I hesitated briefly before doing so, not being sure how she would react to me carrying a knife in my pocket at work. “Rescue” may be a bit strong — my boss was having trouble opening a packet of coffee at the coffee bar. I offered to help, took the packet of coffee, and said (in hopes to belay her fears of me carrying a “weapon”), “Here, let me get that with my trusty Boy Scout pocket knife”. I took out the kershaw, zipped open the coffee packet, upon which she remarked, “Wow, that thing is SHARP!”. I slipped the knife back in my pocket, and handed the cleanly-sliced coffee bag back to her with a smile.

Always carry a knife!

David

By: Mack

Mack — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:34:28 +0000

I have always carried a pocketknife, usually a small one. Several years ago I happened to notice a nice, made-in-the-USA Gerber pocketknife with part of the blade serrated. I paid $20 and immediately suffered buyer’s remorse: I have several knives; why would I buy another one? But a few weeks later Hurricane Rita left my part of the world wrecked and without electricity for almost six weeks. That sturdy Gerber served me well!

I said Hurricane Rita, not Katrina; this is Texas, not New Orleans, and here we get off our butts and DO something

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:03:04 +0000

I carry a simple Smith & Wesson blade that has a straight edge, a serrated edge, and a solid bulk at the end for bashing out a window. Inexpensive, highly useful, and of course manly.

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:59:44 +0000

My first pocket knife was a Swiss Army knife that I received as a gift when I was in the Boy Scouts. I used to carry that knife everywhere. When I was in high school, one of my teachers told us that we should always carry a pocket knife because you’d never know when you would need it.
For a number of years I stopped carrying one, but then started a few years back when I received a small pocket knife that hangs on your keychain. I had forgotten how handy the things were to always have around. Inevitably there’s always something you need to cut, and having a pocket knife on me has been a god send.
But that all stopped when I went to a high school football game. I life in a good town, and going to a high school with little to no violence, I was startled when I had to walk through a metal detector at the gate. I was not allowed to come in because I had my pocket knife on me. This tiny little knife with a blade less than two inches long was apparently such a dangerous weapon that I was not allowed to carry it in to the game with me. After walking all the way back to my car and then walking all the way back to the stadium, I decided that it just wasn’t worth the hassle. Sure, I could keep it in my pocket and then just leave it in the car if I went anywhere, but I know I’d forget.
I just think it is so sad that a tool, a necessity like a pocket knife, is being banned because it’s considered a weapon. I could do more harm to someone with a pencil than with my dinky pocket knife. You’d figure that common sense has to come in to play sometime.

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:32:32 +0000

Doh!
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/CrimeJusticeAndTheLaw/CrimePrevention/DG_078569

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:30:48 +0000

Here in the UK, you can only carry a folding knife with a blade less than 3 inches.
And even that becomes illegal if you use it in a threatening manner.
See attached website.
Cheers.

By: ShutterCat

ShutterCat — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:47:08 +0000

I carried my Leatherman Wave on my belt every day in Montana Conservation Corps. It was useful, not just for me, but for the whole crew. 90% of the use is on the pliers, file, wood saw (huge improvement over the old style), and screwdriver. Everyone carries a pocketknife, so my big blade is seldom used, and stays sharp. I’ve heard great things about the SOG multitools from SCUBA divers, but I think they’re overkill for my terrestrial adventures.

By: ChrisS

ChrisS — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:37:17 +0000

Just so everyones aware Magnum Boker is not a true Boker. Boker’s are very nice but Magnum Boker is a subsidiary made in Asia.

Gerbers are very nice, Smith and Wesson you have to be careful (their tactical stuff is nice, and the magnesium handled are light), Kershaw are nice. I’ve never actually had a Remington, Spyderco, Winchester, Buck, Leatherman or SOG.

The leathermans i’ve used have been of really good quality.

By: dannyb

dannyb — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:16:48 +0000

my grandpa is 75, and i bet he has carried a pocket knife on him for the last 65 years. it’s always at the ready.

By: Drew Carrington

Drew Carrington — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:11:20 +0000

This article is excellent!

I always carry a knife on me, and I have since I was about 10 in Boy Scouts. Truly, if I don’t have it on me, I feel naked. And it is nice to have it on hand when you really need to use it!

For example, I was the best man at my friend’s wedding. When the happy couple went to light the Unity candle, that they light together, they couldn’t get it to light be cause the wick was too short. My friend turned around and looked at me in panic! His new bride was getting upset, and I could tell this was going to end in tears if someone didn’t do something.
So I moved forwards, and removed my knife from the back of my tuxedo trousers. I then proceeded to cut a deep crater around the wick, allowing enough room for them to light it. I then stepped back, and motioned for them to continue. The candle was lit, and they went on to have a lovely ceremony.

And at the reception, so many people thought it was marvelous that I came prepared. My friend, and now newly-wed, even commented “This is exactly the reason I picked you to be my best man. You were prepared to save my ass!”

it felt really good. I was hoping to attach that story to the knife, but sadly, i misplaced it at work one day, and I couldn’t find it anywhere. But I have a new one! So I am prepared once more.

By: Air Support

Air Support — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:49:56 +0000

The Kershaw Chive is a great knife i got mine from here.
http://www.thebladeshop.com/Chive_Models_s/296.htm
Its small and sharp and has one hand opening function i love mine.

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:36:01 +0000

I carry what is called a “doctor’s knife”…very elegant looking, and has never caused an issue when pulled out an used.

I think part of the problem with people’s attitudes is the same issue as guns. If they look military/tactial, then there’s the “oh that’s dangerous” ….but if it looks like something their dad/grandad carried or less threatening like a swiss.multi tool….then that’s okay.