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- Feb 5, 2002
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I am a fan of LB's over slip joints for safety. (My son's first knife was a Schrade SP2; it lives in his tackle box along with his multi-tool.)
Aside from the inherent looks, as well as the nostalgia value, of MOP, stag, and "my grandfather's knife" images, I think of traditionals as simple little knives designed to be a handy, easy to carry, tool, hard to imagine it threatening (except maybe in the hands of MacGiver, who could probably use a scout knife, a roll of duct tape, and an old can of soup to make a nuclear device!)
So here's the thing - I carry a Gerber LST: small, light, simple, non-one-hand, plain drop point blade. If the handle were wood, it would be a traditional. Does the use of plastic for the handle place it elsewhere? It sure ain't tactical! (In fact, by coincidence, I do have a near-identical Gerber knife that I received as a 15-year gift from my company. Same knife, but wood handle & brass hardware, company logo burned on the handle. Very traditional-looking pocket-knife. It's what made me get the LST in the first place.)
Aside from the inherent looks, as well as the nostalgia value, of MOP, stag, and "my grandfather's knife" images, I think of traditionals as simple little knives designed to be a handy, easy to carry, tool, hard to imagine it threatening (except maybe in the hands of MacGiver, who could probably use a scout knife, a roll of duct tape, and an old can of soup to make a nuclear device!)
So here's the thing - I carry a Gerber LST: small, light, simple, non-one-hand, plain drop point blade. If the handle were wood, it would be a traditional. Does the use of plastic for the handle place it elsewhere? It sure ain't tactical! (In fact, by coincidence, I do have a near-identical Gerber knife that I received as a 15-year gift from my company. Same knife, but wood handle & brass hardware, company logo burned on the handle. Very traditional-looking pocket-knife. It's what made me get the LST in the first place.)
