Gun and Knife carry
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Mr.W.
Professional
don't I know it. . .
belladonna
Hellcat
I’m at work and I can’t carry here, but I have two Kershaws strategically located on my person. 
Oldmountaiman
Operator
My knife is a Forseti fixed blade being my Randall 5 and 7 are history. I like a 1911 because they conceal very well so my compact or commander keep me company. For folding knife a ZT 350 although I prefer fixed blades so I may carry more than one of my Tops fixed blades with a 3in blade like a Covert or Desert Son together.
Had one about as long, but the blade is getting wobbly. Tried to tighten it up, but no-go on that. Time to buy another…30 years of carry so about due.
Knives carried depend on the terrain and situation, at least for me. I still carry a Herters Improved Bowie knife on occasion. Carbon steel, great wooden grip, full tang…what’s not to like. Other times I grab a Puma White Hunter I bought in the 60s. I Have fighting knives but rarely carry them for a stroll in the woods. Around town, I carry one of several assisted folders until I buy a new Applegate folder. Problem is, While I carry, I tend to live in low-risk areas. So not as concerned as I should be. Going to downtown Tucson, then the situation changes.
Warrior9(Ret)
Master Class
I have several Spyderco Para-Military 2 & 3 models. I usually EDC One.
The Night Rider
Professional
I carry this Glock 26 and Victorinox Climber more often than anything else because I carry them to the gym 5 days a week.
These are the knives I most frequently carry away from the gym.
top Benchmade 710 which I'm carrying today. The 710 was the original Axis lock knife.
The other two are Buck 110 variations.
The black one is a Buck 110 LTE that I bought at Sportsman's Warehouse.
The blue one is a 110 Slim Select I bought online. Apparently they no longer make them.
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Sld1959
Ronin
I really liked the original fixed blade version of the AF , had one and gave to a young relative when he graduated Ranger School.
The folder I was not as big a fan of, it's been what 30 years or so but seems to me it was a liner lock and liners are no Bueno for a lefty like myself.
Warrior9(Ret)
Master Class
I carried a K-Bar in Ranger school. Great All-Around knife
Sld1959
Ronin
I carried a K-Bar in Ranger school. Great All-Around knife
I sm sure that is what he carried also. Gave him the other when he graduated just to have, he had akways liked it.
Have had several FUKs over the years, still have one matter of fact. It was at one time voted as the top survival knife by a ton of survivsl experts. On my users I ovaled the leather washer handle to make it twist less in the hand when chopping and filed off the top tine of the guard to make choking up easier for finer work.
Friends kept borrowing so much I kept giving them away. Some of my favorite Woodcraft blades.
Herevis my current one with a sami knife i made and my first attempt at a leather washer handle which was meh, got a long way to go to get to where the wood ones are.
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Sld1959
Ronin
If you passed Ranger school you were a tough young man, well done. He is and said was one of the hardest things he did.I carried a K-Bar in Ranger school. Great All-Around knife
Sld1959
Ronin
It does what you need it to do , right? That's all that matters
. We use the tools we are allowed...
Warrior9(Ret)
Master Class
Yep
ChanceMcCall
Custom
On pavement daily carry:
This does not include car fob, ID and credit card case, nor money clip, or watch which could be a Submariner or a Seiko PADI solar. Knife could change given the schedule of the day. One of these might substitute:
This does not include car fob, ID and credit card case, nor money clip, or watch which could be a Submariner or a Seiko PADI solar. Knife could change given the schedule of the day. One of these might substitute:
The Night Rider
Professional
I never went to Ranger school but this is what I carried more than anything else in the field the entire time I was in the army
The Night Rider
Professional
When I was in the National Guard there was a guy in my unit who showed up at every single drill with a pristine K-Bar taped to his LBE. I mean, even the sheath looked brand new.
I don't think he even used it to cut open MREs but it looked cool and that was the important thing.
There was another guy in my unit who was walking around with some dragon fantasy knife taped to his LBE.
I told him one set it wasn't appropriate or even particularly useful.
I remember having to coach him once on a rifle range and this guy couldn't shoot a horse in the ass if he was sitting in the saddle.
And I remember pointing out to him that he really needed to work on his Marksmanship and he told me that his preferred weapon was a Bo Staff.
I reminded him that his adversaries would be using AK47s and asked how he thought that might play out.
I bought this Gerber Strongarm right around the time I retired. I never took it the field but I've had it out in the mountains. I've batoned wood with it. I've cut fuzz sticks with it. and it's stood up to it.
In the almost impossible event that I were ever recalled to active duty I would take it with me without hesitation
I don't think he even used it to cut open MREs but it looked cool and that was the important thing.
There was another guy in my unit who was walking around with some dragon fantasy knife taped to his LBE.
I told him one set it wasn't appropriate or even particularly useful.
I remember having to coach him once on a rifle range and this guy couldn't shoot a horse in the ass if he was sitting in the saddle.
And I remember pointing out to him that he really needed to work on his Marksmanship and he told me that his preferred weapon was a Bo Staff.
I reminded him that his adversaries would be using AK47s and asked how he thought that might play out.
I bought this Gerber Strongarm right around the time I retired. I never took it the field but I've had it out in the mountains. I've batoned wood with it. I've cut fuzz sticks with it. and it's stood up to it.
In the almost impossible event that I were ever recalled to active duty I would take it with me without hesitation
Warrior9(Ret)
Master Class
When I was assigned to Division staff. I had a Specialist that wanted to get a knife for our deployment to Iraq. He wanted a Rambo” style knife.When I was in the National Guard there was a guy in my unit who showed up at every single drill with a pristine K-Bar taped to his LBE. I mean, even the sheath looked brand new.
I don't think he even used it to cut open MREs but it looked cool and that was the important thing.
There was another guy in my unit who was walking around with some dragon fantasy knife taped to his LBE.
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I told him one set it wasn't appropriate or even particularly useful.
I remember having to coach him once on a rifle range and this guy couldn't shoot a horse in the ass if he was sitting in the saddle.
And I remember pointing out to him that he really needed to work on his Marksmanship and he told me that his preferred weapon was a Bo Staff.
I reminded him that his adversaries would be using AK47s and asked how he thought that might play out.
I bought this Gerber Strongarm right around the time I retired. I never took it the field but I've had it out in the mountains. I've batoned wood with it. I've cut fuzz sticks with it. and it's stood up to it.
In the almost impossible event that I were ever recalled to active duty I would take it with me without hesitation
I showed him what I carry and during developments. I explained to him the Pros-vs-Cons of what he wanted to get.
He ended up getting a Gerber Strongman.