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Reddit mentions of Kershaw Blur Pocket Knives, Made in the USA
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Reddit mentions: 6
We found 6 Reddit mentions of Kershaw Blur Pocket Knives, Made in the USA. Here are the top ones.
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Can You carry assisted opening knives in Cali? I really love my Kershaw Blur S30V. I had it for around 3 years now using it almost daily to open boxes/cut whatever I need, and it's still plenty sharp. https://www.amazon.com/Kershaw-Onion-Folding-Knife-Speed/dp/B008XOX5E8
I carry a knife on me. Usually for opening boxes. It lives in my back pocket and I can open it with one hand.
Knives are not reliable self-defense weapons. No one wins in a knife fight, even if you know how to use it.
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I work in the tech industry, but I'm not comfortable going too much further than that.
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My first thought was the Kershaw Blur in S30V. It's a bit more at around $75, but it's a classic design with fantastic steel.
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https://www.amazon.com/Kershaw-Onion-Folding-Knife-Speed/dp/B008XOX5E8
> A pocket knife is obviously a disadvantage against a gun, but that is not the argument here.
I agree that this is kinda off-topic for this thread, but I disagree with that assertion as applied to concealed handgun carriers.
If you're talking about a battlefield situation where you have two enemy soldiers, one with a gun, the other with a knife, then yes, the gun will win almost for sure, barring any sort of hairy close quarters encounter.
The thing is though, for someone carrying a concealed handgun for self defense, in a great number of scenarios in which they may use their gun for self defense in a public area, they will probably not recognize the threat until it's so imminent that a knife wielding attacker has a serious advantage. Someone with even a bare minimum of training with a knife can inflict a devastating attack on them before they even have a chance to get their gun out of the holster.
I am a concealed carrier and I carry under certain circumstances, although I am very aware that in the situation of someone coming at me with a knife at the last second (i.e. if we pass each other on the sidewalk and they come at me from behind suddenly) I will probably not escape with my life. Generally I do my best to avoid those kinds of situations, but at times my work takes me into higher risk areas and situations.
Guns are tactically superior for a huge number of situations, but there are still some situations where a knife has an overwhelming advantage.
There seems to be a lot of confusion in this thread about what is and isn't a "pocket knife." This is a pocket knife, the type of which is widely available and could be devastating in a close quarters encounter. I taught classes at UT for several years and I saw knives just like this one (with the belt clip) poking out of the pockets of MANY students. There's nothing illegal about this knife, and anyone can buy it, even a convicted felon, or someone who is on a terror watch list, and yet could have been used against me in office hours or any number of other situations in which I met with students in close quarters.
I'm still at UT regularly for work related stuff these days. I'm not sure if I'll take advantage of the new campus carry law going into effect or not. The "no round in the chamber" rule UT has created is a big stumbling point for me, because I carry a gun that is designed to be safely carried with a round in the chamber. If I had to remove that round every time I set foot on UT campus, that's just asking for a negligent discharge to happen. The safest way to manipulate your gun in public is to NOT manipulate your gun in public. I guarantee within a year someone on campus will have a negligent discharge in their car or something because they're trying to remove a round from the chamber.
Lol, do you mean S&W? Been in the same boat myself, and those are decent knives. Dig the bigger handles, definitely more ergonomic if you have bigger hands. Higher grades of steel help, but if it's a daily, things are going to wear down regardless. Got a cheap Work Sharp Guided Field Sharpener a while back that does a pretty good job of sharpening the tips when using the ceramic rod. Saw it suggested on a video for sharpening recurve blades, and it's been pretty slick. Otherwise, since my current main is more of a straight blade, have just been using a sharpening stone when rarely needed)
Been using this as my every day carry for a while now. Not as rugged, and handle could be a tad bigger, but it can get razor sharp and stay that way, doesn't corrode quickly, and once dull, sharpens super easily (Sandvik 14C28N steel, great for light to moderate usage without a ton of coarse cutting).
If I know I'm going to be cutting more abrasive things like rope, this is my backup. S30V steel doesn't hold a razor sharp edge as long (14C28N is designed to have maximized sharpness) but it's effective cutting edge lasts forever (less wear than 14C28N for abrasive cuts, but also a bit tougher to sharpen).
P.S. I promise I'm not a Kershaw rep, just found two that I've actually stuck with for a long time!