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Great thread! I sometimes carry a small, old Case pocket knife like this one:



I sometimes carry a small Cobratec OTF like this one that comes with an emergency car window punch at the end of the handle:

https://cobratecknives.com/collections/ ... 9568296013

I know the Cobratecs are kind of a Microtech knock off, but they’re assembled locally here in my little town of Waxahachie less than a mile from where I live. Good customer service, too. It has a safety feature that keeps the blade from being accidentally fully deployed while in your pocket. I remember them telling me about this, but it had been so long since I had bought it I had forgotten how to re-adjust the blade during such an occasion and thought I had somehow broken it. I walked in, and without asking for a receipt they “fixed” it in less than a second and taught me how to re-adjust it again no questions asked. The guy even remembered selling it me even though it had been some time ago.

I recently came across a series of Gun Talk Media interviews and videos with a guy who trains with knives. For LTC carriers, he advocates getting confortable carrying and using a small fixed blade carried at the weak hand side. He explained that in the event of a handgun retention struggle, the strong hand will be preoccupied with retaining the gun. That leaves the weak hand to deploy a fixed blade (a bit harder and slower to open a folding knife with one hand) to defend with and push the attacker back and away from the holstered handgun during the struggle.

Here’s part one of the series:

https://guntalk.com/news/training/knife ... 020_17_19)

Here’s the first of the video series:



I’m no knife expert and never really thought of using any of my little knives for self-defense, just as a cutting tool when out and about. Thought I’d depend on my firearm and wits for defense if the need arose. But his explanation makes sense to me. I was wondering what y’all thought about it?

I do have some fixed blades I take with me when camping, but they’re too big for my EDC need. When I googled for self-defense fixed blades, I kept coming across the small Kabar TDI knife:



It seems like a good fit as a small, self defense EDC, but doesn’t look like it would be as effective to cut stuff up as a regular drop blade fixed blade. So I ordered an Essee Izusa II:



More expensive and more of a cutting tool than a dedicated self-defense knife like the TDI, but I think it would fit my needs more. It’s 1095 high carbon steel will require more frequent oiling, though, to keep rust at bay, but it should sharpen up more easily.