Kershaw!!! its been a good one as long as I dont lose it. Its been through the washer a few times but still has a decent edge left. It has definitly been a good one though.
i always haave a gerber and a folding boxcutter. the boxcutter does most of the daily work, like cutting string/tape/cardboard, etc. the gerber i used for the occasional apple and if absolutely necessary, for self defense. i would prefer to be able to use my P11 for that though...
Whereas I have many blades that are considered weapons in any state, the only ones I carry are for tools. Got my little Buck Stockman folder and Gerber multi.
Allways at least one good folder. benchmade is current fav. RC3 Rat on my belt if im only carrying one "tactical" folder lol I love saying Tactical. But no in all seriousness If I can i like a solid fixed blade on just to save my folder for more delicate work. I love my Grayman Darfur Defender for brutal bushwacking
I switch off between a large Sebenza, an XM-18, a Gen 5 Ranger Green SNG, and a Lone Wolf Valmatic DA auto. I think all are the ideal size and if I need anything bigger I usually have a samll fixed blade close by, I also usually have a HAK as a neck knife
used to carry high dollar spydrcos, benchmades, and microtechs. Anymore Ive found Kershaw and CRKT to be almost as good for a LOT less money. I can recall a time standing there with a $200 spyderco and thinking "I aint prying that hubcap off". Now I jump in and do work with a $60 blade. from my experiance Kershaw and CRKT have a very good warranty program. you send it in they fix or replace. the high dollar blades were not so efficient in their warranties. Before I catch **** for this understand a knife is a tool, and should be treated as such. if you're afraid to scratch/dull it I believe you're doing it wrong. I work as a technician my blade(s) are opened maybe 75-100 times per day. they may open a box, scrape corrosion, gaskets, release wiring tabs, cut/strip wiring, split the last roast beef sandwich on a 5 for 5. It is a tool and of course a weapon, but ive had blades I didnt want to use and got rid of them.
I know guys who have very expensive knives that they don't want to scratch so they don't use them. It's a contradiction. I don't buy a pocket knife as a fashion statement to have clipped onto my pocket. If I carry a knife it's got to serve a purpose worth carrying it. I'd rather see a scratched up knife and hear the story behind it than see a new pretty knife that just opens the mail.
Carrying a Blackwater Lum today. Love this folder. Sits very deep in the pocket and is smooth as silk. Reminds me of a Sebenza, but w/ serrations and a little bigger
Winchester Limited Edition 2006-fixed blade knife I bought at Walmart. It has about a six inch blade, I sharpen it up until I can dry shave my arm hair, if I break it I can buy another one for less than $20.