Up next Made The Cut: Folding Knives – The Everyday Companion (Fall 2016) Published on January 11, 2017 Author Tread Staff Tags Folding knives, knives, Tread Magazine, Share article Facebook 0 Twitter 0 Mail 0 Folding Knives: The Essential Everyday Companion (Winter 2015) KERSHAW/LINK Overall Length: 7.6″ Blade Material: 420HC, Black-Oxide BlackWash Finish Steel Blade Length: 3.25″ Blade Thickness: 0.11″ Handle Material: Machined Aluminum Weight: 5.09 oz. Closed Length: 4.4″ MSRP: $70 Subscribe to our weekly newsletter COAST/DX356 Overall Length: 8.125″ Blade Material: 9CR17MOV Blade Length: 3.5″ Blade Thickness: 0.11″ Handle Material: G10 Weight: 5.2 oz. Closed Length: 4.5″ MSRP: $40 CRKT/JERIGAN TORREYA Overall Length: 8.38″ Blade Material: 7Cr17MoV SS Blade Length: 3.6″ Blade Thickness: 0.11″ Handle Material: Brown Resin Infused Fiber Weight: 5.09 oz. Closed Length: 4.76″ MSRP: $70 COLD STEEL/SWIFT Overall Length: 8.62″ Blade Material: Carpenter CTS XHP Alloy Blade Length: 4″ Blade Thickness: 0.137″ Handle Material: Long G-10 Weight: 4.6 oz. Closed Length: 4.62″ MSRP: $225 EMERSON/ROADHOUSE Overall Length: 8.9″ Blade Material: Aerospace Grade Titanium Blade Length: 3.8″ Blade Thickness: 0.125″ Handle Material: Black G-10 epoxy Weight: 5.6 oz. Closed Length: 5.1″ MSRP: $253 STEEL WILL/GEKKO 1500 Overall Length: 8.98″ Blade Material: N690Co Steel Blade Length: 3.94″ Blade Thickness: 0.14″ Handle Material: Micarta Weight: 6.45 oz. Closed Length: 5.04” MSRP: $70 Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the Winter 2015 print issue of Tread Magazine.
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