Folding Knives: The Essential Everyday Companion (Winter 2015)

kershaw grybw

KERSHAW/LINK
Overall Length: 7.6″
Blade Material: 420HC, Black-Oxide BlackWash Finish Steel
Blade Length: 3.25″
Blade Thickness: 0.11″
Handle Material: Machined Aluminum Weight: 5.09 oz.
Closed Length: 4.4″
MSRP: $70

 

coast

COAST/DX356
Overall Length: 8.125″
Blade Material: 9CR17MOV Blade Length: 3.5″
Blade Thickness: 0.11″ Handle Material: G10 Weight: 5.2 oz.
Closed Length: 4.5″
MSRP: $40

 

crkt jerigan torreya

CRKT/JERIGAN TORREYA
Overall Length: 8.38″
Blade Material: 7Cr17MoV SS Blade Length: 3.6″
Blade Thickness: 0.11″
Handle Material: Brown Resin Infused Fiber
Weight: 5.09 oz.
Closed Length: 4.76″
MSRP: $70

 

cold steel swift

COLD STEEL/SWIFT
Overall Length: 8.62″
Blade Material: Carpenter CTS XHP Alloy
Blade Length: 4″
Blade Thickness: 0.137″
Handle Material: Long G-10 Weight: 4.6 oz.
Closed Length: 4.62″
MSRP: $225

 

southern grind bad minkey

EMERSON/ROADHOUSE
Overall Length: 8.9″
Blade Material: Aerospace Grade Titanium
Blade Length: 3.8″
Blade Thickness: 0.125″
Handle Material: Black G-10 epoxy Weight: 5.6 oz.
Closed Length: 5.1″
MSRP: $253

 

steel will gekko

STEEL WILL/GEKKO 1500
Overall Length: 8.98″
Blade Material: N690Co Steel Blade Length: 3.94″
Blade Thickness: 0.14″
Handle Material: Micarta Weight: 6.45 oz.
Closed Length: 5.04”
MSRP: $70

 

Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the Winter 2015 print issue of Tread Magazine.

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