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It's my favorite handle material. PM2 would be awesome, but I'd never be able to find one. They'd be gone so fast.

Thanks for the review. I will choose between the K2, Tatanka,and the Tuff here in the few weeks. It will serve as my large wilderness survival school folder.

negative? Abosolutely, they are always sold out. That is for a good reason. You might have to pull the trigger on a military during your search. The knife is elusive. I saw one a few years back and failed to pull the trigger. I have since purchased many other spydercos in my hunt, but no PM2. Grante...

Depends on your hands and the knife's foot print in your pocket. Big hands=endura or police, smaller hands=delica. When I carry a knife or a gun, I find the thickness makes more of a difference. The Ulize is a big knife but it's so thin, I don't know it's there. I carry in the pocket and IWB. There ...

Ulize

ulize and sig sauer 220

good recommendation: I usually take a multitool to show the scouts the versatilty. I'll bring a SAK.

I was amazed. I have the Hest 2.0 by Lionsteel. No problems. I sliced a tomato from our garden. I immediately wiped it off on the soft side of the blue sponge and the DLC came off. I tested the nuclear tomato on my Protech PR4 and Microtech DOC without incident. I'm thinking it must have been a diff...

Endura and Delica are probably the OPs answer. I have cut a seat belt or two, clothing (first responder), flex cuff, em monitors. Let us know how you like the matriach. The hawkbill seems to have certain advantages with cutting any of the above mentioned. Let us know if you get it. Be safe.

thanks. it makes me feel not so dumb. I'll try to post some pictures in November.

I wish we always had 21 feet. In the real word of close quarters-well it'd be nice. Most officers can't draw in 1 sec, even with practice. I used the knife as a distraction to create the time. He was waiitng for the draw. As LEOs, our disadvantage is we are usually reacting defensively. Granted SWAT...

Honestly, I am not a hard use advocate. If I'm in a survival situation with a folder, that means I've lost my gear. I teach my Boy Scouts how to build a shelter, fire, traps, snares-the beginnings of bush craft. Probably the hardiest activity is fire wood prep. I teach them to protect their knives a...

I agree you fixed blade is the way to go. Gross motor skill, less muscle memory, faster. My department went through a PC period were folders were permitted and fixed blades were not in policy. Stupid. Years later, the department decided a tactical mindset was more condusive to Officer safety. Fixed ...

Tatanka, GB, Tuff, or Military for Christmas. I'll order online, it'll safer.

I work in an Office downtown. I have another knife comrade at work. He was depressed and bought a Mchenry Williams BM. I took the ulize in to work to show him. Due to the envoronment, we keep it pretty low key. I showed him and shoved it in my trousers back pocket. It is so thin, I forgot it was the...

I leave this to your judgement and wisdom. How screwed am I? I had to return a SR1 Lionsteel. I used it to cut a tomato and the DLC coating came off when I wiped the blade of with a spunge. I really liked it. I usually gift knives to family and my buddies serving over seas. So I was given a store cr...

I'll disagree. I retired in 2008. I was a range master/defensive knife tactics instructor/emt. My last asignment was SWAT (6.5 years). I used my knife on duty more than my gun. Yes, I did use my gun. Unfortunately, I have had to use my knife defensively. However, I mostly needed a knife a first resp...

Yojimba 2 and massad ayoob.

I've never met Sal or Eric. However I have been reading their responses and watched the way the company conducts itself. Great men, great company. All this contraversy makes me want to buy an S35VN and take it up to the mountains with my scouts. Spyderco is reliable and they stand behind their produ...

I've only heard tales of this test so I'll pass them on an make the rumors grow even larger. I heard someone took a Sebenza and cut a Manila rope and the edge rolled so bad it looked like the gutter on a house. This obviously means that Reeve doesn't know how to make knives and probably doesn't des...