# Knives **URL:** https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/c/guns-and-gear/knives/30.md [Latest](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Knives category](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/about-the-knives-category/1030)
**Author:** [@Dawn](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Dawn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2019, 11:50am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/about-the-knives-category/1030 "2019-04-06T11:50:15Z")
Discussions about carry and self-defense knives. --- ## [What's your EDC knife?](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/whats-your-edc-knife/395)
**Author:** [@James](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/James)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 2:49am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/whats-your-edc-knife/395 "2026-09-15T02:49:34Z")
What’s everyones favorite knife they carry everyday? I have a Kershaw Launch 1 switchblade that I carry everyday. If I’m in the woods I have a fixed blade that I made. I also am looking at getting a Protech Brend eventu… --- ## [Dumb Question Of The Day](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/dumb-question-of-the-day/131206)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/dumb-question-of-the-day/131206 "2026-07-23T18:30:28Z")
Why does a serrated edge cut better than a plain edge? --- ## [My LAST Poll](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/my-last-poll/129145)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/my-last-poll/129145 "2026-07-16T12:40:46Z")
How many of you have actually BOUGHT knives that I’ve reviewed on this site? Any KEEPERS or CLUNKERS? Whether they know it or not, OUTDOOR EDGE has set a precedent in sheath design, with their “Swing” and “Pivot” desig… --- ## [A. G. RUSSELL - Revisited](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/a-g-russell-revisited/128613)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 2:55am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/a-g-russell-revisited/128613 "2026-05-14T02:55:49Z")
For my swan-song, I decided to splurge and buy one of his “Sunfish” lock-blade folders - I’d wanted one since I first pulled up his website. The standard model comes with black G-10 grips @ $115.00 - the deluxe with car… --- ## [The MARBLES "G-10 Cotton Sampler" Knife](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/the-marbles-g-10-cotton-sampler-knife/128347)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 6:04am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/the-marbles-g-10-cotton-sampler-knife/128347 "2026-05-06T06:04:32Z")
This was hard to find - I finally got mine from TIGER EDGE in LA, for $17-and-change, with free shipping. It’s a slip-joint with a 4.13" orange G-10 handle, black G-10 liners, and a 3.37" blade of 440A stainless - th… --- ## [Tiger edge](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/tiger-edge/128250)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/tiger-edge/128250 "2026-05-03T21:43:38Z")
This a new dealer I’ve discovered, with a HUGE selection to browse. FYI --- ## [SMITH'S "EdgeSport" Knives](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/smiths-edgesport-knives/128159)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/smiths-edgesport-knives/128159 "2026-04-30T22:38:29Z")
THIS last line of knives is one I’d encourage you to explore - most of their folders are liner-locks, and some of their fixed-blades have overmolded grips of TPE - versus TPR - in distinctive color combinations. The ste… --- ## [FINAL Words On The RR #2163](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/final-words-on-the-rr-2163/127971)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/final-words-on-the-rr-2163/127971 "2026-04-28T01:44:22Z")
I wrote SMKW one last time regarding this, adding that due to our highly-litigious society, they should consider a RECALL on it, and either discontinue or upgrade it. There are at least FOUR goober-hosted videos on this… --- ## [Don't BUY This! Followup](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/dont-buy-this-followup/127822)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/dont-buy-this-followup/127822 "2026-04-25T03:56:14Z")
After I complained to SMKW about their #RR2163 knife, I tested its aerodynamics, and told them so after they offered an identical replacement - sure enough, the replacement they sent anyway WAS identical, down to the sam… --- ## [VICTORINOX "Alox" Utility Folders](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/victorinox-alox-utility-folders/127802)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/victorinox-alox-utility-folders/127802 "2026-04-23T21:44:44Z")
If you’ve got the $$ to burn for these, stick to their “Pioneer” and “Farmer” models - the Pioneer has the usual four blades - the Farmer adds their aggressive saw blade for $10 more. Both have 3.7" grips, and the comfo… --- ## [An Anomaly Of History](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/an-anomaly-of-history/127538)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 7:35am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/an-anomaly-of-history/127538 "2026-04-19T07:35:29Z")
It might have been Vic Hurley - in his ARROWS AGAINST STEEL - who mentioned that Benjamin Franklin once proposed that we recruit men to be trained as military ARCHERS for the Revolution, to function as hobeiars. Conside… --- ## [The COMPLAINT Department](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/the-complaint-department/127535)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/the-complaint-department/127535 "2026-04-17T18:33:49Z")
Because I’m a cool - relatively neat-o - stand-up kinda guy - i wrote SMKW to STOP selling their #RR2163 knife - the clunker I’ve recently reviewed. I pointed out the obvious flaws in it and its sheath, and demanded a … --- ## [Masters Of Rome](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/masters-of-rome/127465)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/masters-of-rome/127465 "2026-04-17T04:17:27Z")
This is a seven-book series by Colleen McCullough before she passed on. It covers the last 100 years of the Republic - from the rise of Marius-to-Caesar-to Augustus. All the maps and illustrations are hers, and she inc… --- ## [A New BREAK FREE Product?](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/a-new-break-free-product/127487)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/a-new-break-free-product/127487 "2026-04-16T23:56:40Z")
I just got a 4 oz. bottle of their “COLLECTOR Long-Term Protectant”. I’m going to break out my trusty, rusty can of acetone, and try this sparingly on the few knives I have with carbon blades. It’s supposed to have an … --- ## [DIY Cryo-quenching](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/diy-cryo-quenching/127492)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/diy-cryo-quenching/127492 "2026-04-16T21:35:45Z")
There’s at least a couple of videos on this, using dry ice, acetone or alcohol. You can get liquid nitrogen, but it’s regulated by OSHA. FYI --- ## [Why I'm Such A Sheath Fanatic](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/why-im-such-a-sheath-fanatic/127337)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/why-im-such-a-sheath-fanatic/127337 "2026-04-15T16:32:02Z")
When I lived in Spartanburg, SC many years ago, I went into a local sporting goods store to buy my hunting license for that season - after this, I just walked around - ghillie suits had begun to hit the market, but I cou… --- ## [COLD STEEL Voyager Tantos](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/cold-steel-voyager-tantos/127321)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 8:21am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/cold-steel-voyager-tantos/127321 "2026-04-14T08:21:49Z")
The Large and X-Large come with 4" and 5.5" blades in AUS-10A, in plain and serrated versions. The “Griv-Ex” handles have really aggressive grip-textures, heat-treated aluminum liners, and ambidextrous pocket-clips. “Tri… --- ## [Two COLD STEEL MARBLES Clones](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/two-cold-steel-marbles-clones/127319)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 6:25am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/two-cold-steel-marbles-clones/127319 "2026-04-14T06:25:55Z")
These two are takeoffs on the ancient MARBLES “Bird & Trout” knife - the new version comes in 420HC. The CS knives are AUS-8A. Their “Bird & Trout” has a 2.25" dropped-point blade, with a 4" grip - their larger “Bird & … --- ## [COLD STEEL Push-Daggers And "HIDE OUT" Knife](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/cold-steel-push-daggers-and-hide-out-knife/127291)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 6:15am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/cold-steel-push-daggers-and-hide-out-knife/127291 "2026-04-14T06:15:24Z")
If you shop for these, CS offers them in blades from 1" to 5", all with “Secure-Ex” sheaths. Most of them are of AUS-8A steel, but their HUGE, 5" “Chaos” comes in SK-5 - their 4" drop-forged model is in 52100 BEARING st… --- ## [The LORAY Systems](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/the-loray-systems/127218)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 1:30am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/the-loray-systems/127218 "2026-04-12T01:30:51Z")
In 1970, Howard Ray Longbrake - a resident of Grafton, Ohio - invented a broadhead sharpener. This consisted of an aluminum clamp with angle-guides of thin, narrow strips of aluminum, with holes for 17-, 20-, and 25-deg… --- ## [A RARE Find](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/a-rare-find/127154)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/a-rare-find/127154 "2026-04-10T13:53:36Z")
In 1973 Barry Wood had a short collaboration with the legendary maker Bob Loveless - Loveless’ protege, Steve Johnson - would make Wood’s swing-lock blades in ATS-34 - and they would carry an etched “Wood - Loveless” log… --- ## [Hail & farewell](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/hail-farewell/127120)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/hail-farewell/127120 "2026-04-09T20:34:49Z")
Now that I’ve retired from my second “career”, I hope you learned as much as I - most of the items I reviewed I BOUGHT to have them in my hands - most of these are now in my casual collection, and I’ve got a big fat VIS… --- ## [Sharp Notes](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/sharp-notes/127096)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/sharp-notes/127096 "2026-04-09T12:22:28Z")
SMITH’S has a non-petroleum-based solution out now - it ain’t cheap - for lubing and cleaning Arkansas and diamond stones, although you can also use water and oil on the diamonds. XX- & X-coarse diamond stones are handy… --- ## [DMT Revisited](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/dmt-revisited/127090)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 4:20am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/dmt-revisited/127090 "2026-04-09T04:20:47Z")
If you don’t want a kit, DMT makes the “Magna-Guide”, a magnetic guide-rod attachment for use with their Aligner knife-clamp, and their “Diafold” single- and double-sided sharpeners. --- ## [SMITH'S "Standard" 3-Stone Precision Kit](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/smiths-standard-3-stone-precision-kit/127088)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/smiths-standard-3-stone-precision-kit/127088 "2026-04-09T03:59:52Z")
Their knife clamp has ABS angle-guides that fold against the clamp’s body - a set-screw in the back locks them together - they’re marked for 20-25-30-35 degrees. You get 3 color-coded and marked stones - coarse diamond, … --- ## [The ACCUSHARP "3-Stone Precision" Kit](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/the-accusharp-3-stone-precision-kit/127077)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/the-accusharp-3-stone-precision-kit/127077 "2026-04-09T00:36:46Z")
One word to describe this is BIG! The kit comes in a BIG reinforced, double-zippered nylon case, with elastic straps to secure everything. The knife-clamp is nearly as BIG as GATCO’s, and marked for 11-to-30 degrees, w… --- ## [The DMT "Aligner" System "Pro" Kit](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/the-dmt-aligner-system-pro-kit/127075)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/the-dmt-aligner-system-pro-kit/127075 "2026-04-08T23:06:34Z")
This is the BEST of the bunch. The clamp and stone-holder is made from a tough, non-marring “engineering” resin/polymer. The clamp has two offset, 7-position - 17-to-44 degrees - vertical adjustment rods that slide in f… --- ## [The LANSKY System](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/the-lansky-system/126986)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 4:01am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/the-lansky-system/126986 "2026-04-07T04:01:48Z")
This is the only real clunker of the bunch - it’s been made and sold for over 45 years. LOOK at the stone-holders - they have to be assembled and ALIGNED on a dead-level surface. After some time, the guide-rods will lo… --- ## [A Foreword To My Next Reviews](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/a-foreword-to-my-next-reviews/126967)
**Author:** [@KURT17](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/KURT17)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/a-foreword-to-my-next-reviews/126967 "2026-04-07T02:12:15Z")
Regarding guided knife sharpening systems, there are a lot of expensive, “Rube Goldberg” mechanical monstrosities on the market today - look at the “Warthog” - even COLD Steel now offers one. The systems I’ll review are… [Next page](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/c/guns-and-gear/knives/30.md?page=1)