large folding duty knife

[Armadillofz1]

my triage never leaves my side.

 

[Lawman1800]

I've been carrying a cold steel recon 1 for years now and have never had any problems with it. I also really like my sog trident. Spyderco builds a great knife, i would stay away from the serrated blade though, too hard to resharpen.

 

[gunrunner]

I would recommend taking a close look at the triage. It fits your criteria very well. Here's the newest video of it. The triage comes in at 8:26 in the video.

 

[gunrunner]

my triage never leaves my side.

They've upgraded it a bit this year. Lock on the seat belt cutter and a different blade design.

 

[Diesel Kinevel]

There are a few others that you may consider, depending on your criteria, and what you intend to use it for. One may be the Benchmade triage, it is fast becoming a favorite utility knife for first responders.

this is what i carry on duty and i love it.

Z

 

[WheelHead]

I love my Cold Steel knives!
I've had one for a little while now (Recon 1) and just got a new one last week that I've named my pocket machete (Voyager XL). Both of mine are tanto syle blades. In a few weeks the Recon XL for 2013 will be shipping and I'll have to have one. I have some other winchester and S&W knives but they are just ok.

 

[lilpenny]

Do the Gerber or buy them both, either way you win

 

[joppaj]

My family got me the Police 3 for Father's Day. LOVE it. Pictures are in the "show us your blades" thread.

 

[Alea Jacta Est]

I love my Cold Steel knives!
I've had one for a little while now (Recon 1) and just got a new one last week that I've named my pocket machete (Voyager XL). Both of mine are tanto syle blades. In a few weeks the Recon XL for 2013 will be shipping and I'll have to have one. I have some other winchester and S&W knives but they are just ok.

Find a mid size Cold Steel Tanto Voyager...serrated or partially serrated.

Bullet proof and will cut thru anything.

I carried and used mine for 10 years...got tired of "the same old thing" and gave it to my brother who had lusted over it. He still carries it.

I missed it before long and had to go on EBay and find another as they've been out of production for years. Bastard brother wouldn't give the original back...

Good luck!

 

[NickZac]

Vernice! The Police is a fantastic folder!

 

[iobidder]

Sig knives....

http://www.the-armory.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/sigtac_knives.html

Sent from one of my 15 phones from your front door

 

[ratcheting hammer]

Zero Tolerance 0350. Spendy but made in USA and brute tough. My work EDC is a Spyderco Endura plain edge. It has been with me for 21 years. I save the ZT for my days off.
http://www.ztknives.us/

 

[Armadillofz1]

I live my 0350 but cant bring myself to carry it. Its too nice to booger up using it as my edc. My triage does it well and i dont feel bad using a $90 knife to cut rope, wood, zip ties? Whatever. So my ZT just sits there looking pretty.

 

[ratcheting hammer]

I carry my ZT on my days off. Tried not to use it. But could not keep myself from enjoying it. It has held up great to some hard use. Holds an edge and the blade finish is very durable shows little wear. The Triage is now on my list to buy.

 

[Armadillofz1]

I own a benchmade styker and love the handle shape. The triage has nearly the exact shape maybe 10-15% larger. And i love the sheeps foot blade shape. Add to that the axis lock and you really have about the perfect edc knife.

 

[ratcheting hammer]

Yeah the sheeps foot is a favorite. I have 5 different Spyderco rescues, and a Kershaw lock back.

 

[montoya32]

How about one of these:

http://www.gerbergear.com/Military/Knives/Propel-Downrange-Auto_30-000695

http://www.gerbergear.com/Tactical/Knives/Alliance-Knife_22-07158
I have this one and it is a very nice knife. The Covert knives are really not all that well suited for everyday use. More of a novelty/combat knife with emphasis on stabbing.

 

[chooks9]

I carry a Benchmade Bone Collector folder in D2. Hard to beat. I do have the Gerber that was listed in the original post, and it's not bad either. I heard that Gerber uses 425M steel instead of 420HC in them now (not sure if that's good or bad) but I never really used it enough to wear the blade any.

 

[rivertamer]

Benchmade Adamas.... awesome knife
Zero tolerance 0301...... great hard use folder

Sent from my Galaxy S3

 

[BenL]

The Spyderco Military is a large knife (9 1/2") without being heavy or thick. S30V razor-sharp blade, but not a heavy-use knife like a ZT or DPx Gear HEST.