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Concealable, reliable, and flexible.
Those are the three attributes that work well in a self-defense fixed blade. And the KA-BAR TDI Pocket Strike is all of those things and more.
Designed by John Benner of the Tactical Defense Institute, the Pocket Strike is a cross between Benner’s earlier Law Enforcement models and a karambit.
There are Swiss Army Knives for every occasion, with some models featuring two tools and others boasting over 70 functions.
But there is only one knife you can arguably call the very best for everyday tasks: the Victorinox Compact.
The Victorinox Compact is a unique knife in that it has one of the highest functions-to-size ratios of any Victorinox, thanks to its two-layer construction and plus scales.
This is the only knife or multitool I’ve consistently carried with me on a daily basis the last 5 years. Folding knives comes and go, but the Compact has seen the most carry (and use) time in my personal EDC.
When you’re in a pinch, reach for the ESEE Pinch.
This tiny Wharncliffe blade may not seem like much, but it can mean the difference between life and death. Every survivalist will tell you the same thing: the best survival knife is the one you have on you.
Unfortunately, you might not always have one of the best survival knives on your person at all times, especially because some of them can be pretty big. That’s where the Pinch comes in handy.
The Pinch has an overall length of a mere 3 inches with a blade length of 1.3 inches. So how will the knife help you? Well, it’s small enough to carry easily concealed and the perfect size to stick in an Altoid Mint container for emergencies.
What happens when you turn a classic M3 trench knife into a modernized folder? You get an eye-catching knife with excellent ergonomics and superior cutting capabilities.
The Kershaw XCOM boasts a unique design with a shape that works surprisingly well as a hard-use folder.
Designer Les George wanted to pay homage to the World War II fighting knife. So he took the spear point blade and condensed it into a 3.6-inch black-coated folding blade that locks open with a liner lock. Only one side is sharpened but the blade still pierces and slashes like no one’s business.
The Condor Cavelore is an ingenious design from Joe Flowers. Not only does it look like it comes straight from neolithic times but it also works flawlessly as a modern bush crafting tool.
So how did Flowers achieve such mastery? He essentially combined the look of the popular Otzi knife with the design of the Bushlore, which is among Condor’s best knives.
The 4.3-inch blade with Scandi grind is made with durable 1095 high carbon steel that won’t let you down.
Since the original first launched in 2019, the CRKT CEO has been widely considered the best slim EDC folder out there. So how could CRKT make the instant hit even better? Make the knife even more carry-able.
The CRKT CEO Compact takes everything that made the previous CEO models so great and condenses it into a more concise design.
Its blade is 2.61 inches long and made from 1.4116 stainless steel, making it perfect for quick tasks around the office. A flipper tab with an IKBS ball bearing pivot system makes opening smooth and easy.
For more than a century, Case Knives has made its name making high-quality traditional knives in various patterns.
But recently, Case has propelled itself into the future with modernized folding knives made of the same quality and build as its traditionals.
Behold the Case Marilla.
When you’re in a situation that calls for a push dagger, strength and dependability are crucial. And there’s no stronger push dagger than the Cold Steel Drop Forged Push Knife.
What makes the push knife so powerful is that it’s made from one solid piece of drop forged 52100 high carbon steel. Cold Steel brags that this is arguably the strongest push dagger on the market. The truth is that very may well be the case.
Just watch the classic Iron Proof video from Cold Steel:
The blade on the knife is 4 inches with two sharpened edges, making it the largest push dagger in Cold Steel’s lineup.
After a long hiatus, the Knife of the Week is back!
We have exciting news coming soon at Knife Depot, and we wanted to revive our featured knife series with a new for 2022 tactical karambit from Kershaw.
The Kershaw Outlier features a 2.6-inch hawkbill blade with a black-oxide BlackWash coating that dampens any reflective properties of the functional 8Cr13MoV stainless steel.
In 2011, Kershaw and Zero Tolerance created a highly ambitious knife that pushed the envelope — a knife called the ZT 0777. Difficulties in production and issues with availability in materials caused the knife to see a very limited run.
Six years later, Kershaw created a budget-friendly iteration of the original that’s smaller and more economical while retaining many of the design features that captured the attention of the knife community.
That knife is the Badass Knife of the Week. Continue reading
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