On mine, both the straight and serrated blades are along the side, and with a bit of practice either can be opened one-handed like any normal folding knife.Oldgringo wrote:Right...as long as we're given time to unsheath it, time to pick the apporopriate blade and knew our assailant's next move beforehand. It wouldn't hurt if our assailant was a parapalegic too.Dave2 wrote:I don't think mine would either, but it'd be better than nothing.wharvey wrote:I've carried an original Leatherman multi-tool for about 20 years. Handiest thing I keep on me. Don't think even the very sharp blade would make it that good of a defense weapon.
Like I said, defense-wise, it's a backup to my knife, which is a backup to my gun, which is a backup to being somewhere else. There isn't a multi-tool on the market that's my first choice for anything, except maybe a paperweight. The whole concept of the stereotypical multi-tool pretty much ensures that most or all of the onboard tools with have compromised ergonomics, and their knives are no different.