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Regarding the Raven Concealment Phantom, I recently acquired one, to fit a Glock G17/G22 with X300 light mounted. The craftsmanship is truly excellent, and the design of the holster minimizes the bulk of the weapon/light combo. I have yet to transition to my G17, however, so cannot provide a long-te...

I do use weaponlights; an X200 and X300 by Surefire. My Safariland duty holster accomodates a WML on my SIG P229R. In the past, I used the Surefire lights integrated into the forend of shotguns, and my wife's shotgun still has such a light. I am a bit concerned when I read that folks are using a han...

tobii3 wrote:Blerv -

Years ago Al Mar designed the "Smatchet"...that would fit your description/requirements quite nicely.

I think the Smatchet pre-dates the late great Al Mar's knive designing days. It was a WW2-era knife. Al Mar made a replica.

A Civilian's blade must be quite flexible, which would limit the steel possibilites.

I believe I have about six Ronins, and four Guntings.

The Ronin certainly got my attention! I have about half a dozen of them, plus I managed to acquire a pre-owned Snody hand-made Ronin, in rough shape. I liked the original Yojimbo enough to buy two. I would not mind seeing an updated Ronin-like fixed blade from Spyderco, with perhaps a different hand...

Multi-tools and SAKs seem innocuous enough, in just about any environment. I have noticed, however, that even geek types wll often have a folder conspiciously clipped into a pocket. I reckon it is because electronics tend to be packaged in quite tough plastic. It is not at all difficult to manage to...

Dr. Snubnose, it is good to "see" you!

tortoise, I, too have a scar from a Gunting, though not from using the ramp to deliberately open the knife. One time, I clipped it into my right front pocket, rather than my usual method of using a kydex sheath. Then, I forgot the Gunting, and reached into the pocket to grab something, and snagged t...

I still visit, sometimes! I have become quite immersed in photography; my internet time is larely spent trying to learn about that. I still have my Civilians, Guntings, Yojimbos, and Ronins, plus a few more, so I rarely think of buying knives these days. Familiar knives become comfortable, and comfo...

I used them on Glocks, when I used combat tupperware as duty pistols. Now that I use SIGs, I prefer the SIG non-tritium rear sight. In concept, the original SIG bar-dot sight system (non-tritium) is much like the Straight-8.

I have been away from some of my regular forum visits for a while, and just saw this. Prayer sent for your continued healing and rehabilitation.

A Yojimbo 2 sounds interesting. Of course, I have not yet worn out my Guntings and Ronins, so my original Yojimbos are still unused. The Yojimbo 2 would need to offer something new and different to really get my attention.

My EDC is not a Spyderco, but a Tarani Masters Model Karambit, made by Blade-tech. (This was before the 5.11 era.) I regularly tote a Spyderco Civilian as a hide-out back-up when at work. If I want to add an extra knife, for special occasions, that would be a Spyderco Ronin, a truly superb weapon. I...

Happy belated Birthday; have a good Birthweekend!

I like my ancient Mili. The Paramili seems too small.

Thanks for the welcome! Yeah, I lost a small Patagonia Atom daypack, which contained my Assist and a Victorinox multi-tool. That was an expensive loss. I forgot to mention I also like my Dodo; it is one of my working blades! It rides in my fingerprint kit while working. I bet that will raise some co...

Wow. I have been lax in paying attention! Temperances with Micarta handles! Milis with Ti handles! I went to the Knifeworks.com website to check a few things out, and then went to the Spydercos to see about replacing a lost Assist, and see new cool stuff. I am a user much more than a collector, and ...

Well, the strange noise was not as bad as feared, but the alignment, four new tires, and new brake pads killed off ten hundred-dollar bills. New shocks and struts, which I really should do before a trip, will kill off more . I still want to make the trip, but discretionary funds will be extremely sh...

Congratulations on your Ronin find/purchase! I wore Ronins on my belt after seeing SouthNarc demo his Disciple and Clinch Pick prototypes at the Blade Show. One, Clinch-Pick style in front, to one side of the belt buckle, and one upright, just forward of the hip. After I had my own CP and Disciples,...