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Baszerkawits, 1 question, since I carry a Matriarch on my side day in and day out, and since Im going to be getting a glock 22c shortly does this make me a "DUMB S***" as well?, if this is true are you not a "DUMB S***" for carrying any form of blade on your person as well?, a knife for defense can come in handy, what problem you have with it I cant understand, secondly theres no need to verbally insult the man like that.
Suggest you think carefully before you make such comments in future.

Ok to the question, My fav is the chinook, strong as heck but is heavy, so in that case Id prollie go for the Native.

Happy Hunting

MaNcEr

Baszerkawits, 1 question, since I carry a Matriarch on my side day in and day out, and since Im going to be getting a glock 22c shortly does this make me a "DUMB S***" as well?, if this is true are you not a "DUMB S***" for carrying any form of blade on your person as well?, a knife for defense can come in handy, what problem you have with it I cant understand, secondly theres no need to verbally insult the man like that.
Suggest you think carefully before you make such comments in future.

Ok to the question, My fav is the chinook, strong as heck but is heavy, so in that case Id prollie go for the Native.

Happy Hunting

MaNcEr

Baszerkawits, 1 question, since I carry a Matriarch on my side day in and day out, and since Im going to be getting a glock 22c shortly does this make me a "DUMB S***" as well?, if this is true are you not a "DUMB S***" for carrying any form of blade on your person as well?, a knife for defense can come in handy, what problem you have with it I cant understand, secondly theres no need to verbally insult the man like that.
Suggest you think carefully before you make such comments in future.

Ok to the question, My fav is the chinook, strong as heck but is heavy, so in that case Id prollie go for the Native.

Happy Hunting

MaNcEr

baszerkawits - You should apologize to U4EA immediately. Those comments are completely unacceptable. I suspect that sort of immaturity will not be tolerated here.
Jeff/1911.

Greetings,

I would suggest the one of the Native series folders. I have both the lightweight and the stainless. As for the plain edge vs serrated, I have gone around with that argument myself...both have merits. My partially serrated stainless Native is a perfect compromise. There are enough serrations for tough jobs and enough blade for more delicate cutting. It sees daily use in my job and at our horse farm. It has held up wonderfully for the two years or so that I've had it. As for a backup to your "H&K" (nice choice by the way !) the Native series have full size, comfortable handles as opposed to some of the smaller Spydercos. The blade length should be legal also...(check with your local county courthouse or State Police regarding that issue) Neither one should have a problem handling your saltwater and humidity in Florida. Good Luck !

Greetings,

I would suggest the one of the Native series folders. I have both the lightweight and the stainless. As for the plain edge vs serrated, I have gone around with that argument myself...both have merits. My partially serrated stainless Native is a perfect compromise. There are enough serrations for tough jobs and enough blade for more delicate cutting. It sees daily use in my job and at our horse farm. It has held up wonderfully for the two years or so that I've had it. As for a backup to your "H&K" (nice choice by the way !) the Native series have full size, comfortable handles as opposed to some of the smaller Spydercos. The blade length should be legal also...(check with your local county courthouse or State Police regarding that issue) Neither one should have a problem handling your saltwater and humidity in Florida. Good Luck !

U4EA,

Sorry about the triple posting of the same message...the one on 3-27-01 was the only one I got a confirmation on...Great first impression !

No Problem Gizmo, we all do it from time to time. Just edit the extra messages and remove the "body".
If you don;t get confirmation, consider it done anyway (it usually is)

Easy 'nuf.

Well I do really appreciate all the advice I received from this thread. It has been a great help!

I have purchased a Sypderco Delcia FRN fully serrated knife. I hope to be getting it in the next few days to a week.

I have a feeling I may buy another Spydie after I receive this first knife.

I picked FRN for its lightweight.
Fully Serrated since it holds an edge longer
Delica seemed pretty balanced size wise.

Native or the calypso jr would have been my next choices.

I will let you all know what I think of the knife after i field test it a bit.

Again thx so much for the help!

Regards

U4EA

u4ea, good choice. The Delica is a lot of 'bang' for the buck. I don't think you will be disapointed by the Delica, whatever use you put it to. It seems that you want your knife to fill the duty of utility and defense. For that purpose a fully serrated blade is better. The tend to stay sharp longer, which is important if you are forced to use it for self defense. I think I remember Sal posting somewhere that since the 'point' protect the 'shallow cutting arcs' (phew, that's tough to put for a non-native speaker of English!), so that the serrations will help keep you cutting after you hit/block something hard like a belt buckle, wristwatch, bone, baton etc... Personally I would take the Native in 440V over the Delica for your purpose, but I am not sure how much corrosion protection you need and 440V offers. The Native really tends to lock in my hand, mega-grip!

As for baszerkawits: I welcome your differing point of view, but your wording and argumentation is seriously flawed. By your own rationale, "stungun, pepper spray, or a black-jack" are not weapons? Come on. However, I am sure that your friendly psychiatrist is more than capable of pointing out what are and what are not weapons. :)

Wouter

Hey Baszerkawits, What world do you live in?
If you think it's unrealistic and parinoid that someone might make a decision to carry a firearm for presonal protection, you must not take your head out of the sand long enough to read the newspaper or watch the nightly news...Coldsteel

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