Help me pick a new knife

[chindog]

Forget the knife and buy a gun......

LOL, already have several guns. I just need something to slice open the packages on all the gun accessories.

 

[chindog]

Kershaw sounds like the way to go, then. The 1550 sounds really sweet. Just wish it have a flipper, rather than just the thumb peg. But I can get over that.

ETA: I just watched a video of the Ken Onion, and see that it DOES have a flipper! Woo Hoo! Ok, I think the Ken Onion is the one to get.

 

[Buckeye76]

Kershaw sounds like the way to go, then. The 1550 sounds really sweet. Just wish it have a flipper, rather than just the thumb peg. But I can get over that.

It is assisted opening. You will be surprised at how little you have to flip the thumb peg and how fast it opens.

 

[BackWoods]

I have a Kershaw Zing that is also a good blade. This one is a sprint run with the tanto blade and black coating. Good G10 scales give it a nice solid grip yet super lightweight for edc. Can you tell I like Kershaw lol!

 

[KEEPER6]

The Kershaw Thermite is a awesome blade. Hinderer design, assisted opening

http://www.bladehq.com/item--Kershaw-Thermite-Flipper-Spring--14798

 

[BackWoods]

The Kershaw Thermite is a awesome blade. Hinderer design, assisted opening

http://www.bladehq.com/item--Kershaw-Thermite-Flipper-Spring--14798

That's pretty close to the look of my ZT0566 and about $100+ cheaper lol!

 

[givejunkfree]

I love my Kershaws as well. My rainbow Leek is my favorite. But, I just got a SOG Slimjim and love it as much if not more. It's about as thick as 3 credit cards, scary sharp, and opens like a snake bite at a touch, and has a lock to prevent "five stitches hand." Don't let the slimness fool you. This thing is good steel and not flimsy at all.
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[KEEPER6]

That's pretty close to the look of my ZT0566 and about $100+ cheaper lol!

It is very similar. I just got a Zt560BW on Friday, not really a fan didn't realize how big it was. Probably gonna list it. After this thread I decided to order the Zt566. I like the Thermite but I love my ZT's.

 

[BackWoods]

It is very similar. I just got a Zt560BW on Friday, not really a fan didn't realize how big it was. Probably gonna list it. After this thread I decided to order the Zt566. I like the Thermite but I love my ZT's.

That's why the 0566 was made, was for people like me and you! The 0560 is a beast and too big for EDC. When they came out with the 0566, I knew I had to have one! Built like a tank. You won't be sorry!

Comparison with a 0350. 0566 on the bottom...really digging this blade.

 

[KEEPER6]

True, that knife is huge. I'm just gonna list it. Plus my EDC is a ZT350TS and I have been spoiled by assisted opening. So it was hard to carry that 560.