Texaspaul

Since as a college student I am not allowed to carry a firearm on campus, plus I'm not 21 yet... I've been looking for a good self defense alternative. I understand your brain is the best defense tool you have because it can help you can avoid many situations. However, I still don't feel comfortable without a last ditch knife. I have a Leatherman and Swiss Army knife....but figured it was time to get a real knife. What I'm looking for is a good folder for about $50.

I've been looking at a few, specifically the SOG Aegis, SOG Twitch XL, Kershaw Blur, a handful of Smith and Wesson knifes, and some of the cheaper CKRT's, but still have little clue to which one I should get. I'm tempted just go down to a local store and play around with a few until I find one I like, but I usually try to get the best for the money... Any suggestions? Thanks!

QKShooter

Helpful Hint: Before you decide on any particular knife for carry...you need to find out if your state has any blade length restrictions or "assisted opening" restrictions or double edge restrictions...etc. Then go from there.

Texaspaul

I'm currently in Texas; the limit is 5.5 inches. However, I need something that will fit in my pocket so I was thinking around 3-4in? From reading the Texas Lawbook, assisted is ok, automatic is not.

QKShooter

I carry the SOG Pentagon Elite II which has a 5" blade but, that is a longer blade length than most folks carry. I don't find it to be any sort of problem though.
You have a lot of good choices up there.
I just saw the S&W line shown on gun TV but, have not seen them first hand. The price was right though.

buckeyeLCPL

I'm a fan of spyderco's, which are a little above your price range in the 60-70 range. And you can get a delice or endura which gives you one handed opening without a mechanical device to achieve it.

You can get a benchmade griptilian or mel-pardue for about 70.

CKRT's are ok, but I hate the auto lawks on all the new ones, but my m-16 14 has been rugged and hasn't failed me yet through a lot of field ops and half a deployment. But their really cheap models aren't made of the best materials.

I'd stay away from s&w knives just from personal experience, they usually lasted a max of 6 months and then fell apart on me.

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QKShooter

Is there or is there not a new line of S&W knives? Anybody know or know about those?

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humanumgenus

i recommend the kabar tdi knife, its a fixed blade knife.

houndawg75

You can't go wrong with SOG Twitch. I have the smaller one (not the XL) and really like it. I had a gift card to lowes and thats where I found mine. I wouldn't mine upgrading to the XL model though. It holds a good edge and I really like the assisted opening feature. I don't really like the lock that holds it closed because I sometimes engage it and have to switch it off to open the blade, but not enough to replace it with something that costs a whole lot more.

sass20485

Kershaw Blur is a good knife. Suggest you go look at the ones you are considering and handle them before buying. Gunshow or a well stocked dealer would be the place. Just like guns, it has to feel right to you.

Texaspaul

I've looked at and considered the Kabar TDI, but I think in this PC world it would be much harder to try and explain it to or LEOs than a folder would be.