The best everyday carry knife is a matter of opinion. I can’t make up my mind – it depends on what I’m doing, where I’m going and what might be happening that day. A Swiss Army Knife Tinker is in in my pocket virtually every day, and my knife system builds from that. I carry a four-inch blade rigid knife in my vehicle, along with an ESSE Junglas. But an automatic knife was never under consideration.
An automatic knife is a knife that opens itself when the user pushes a button. A loaded spring, either a coil spring or a leaf spring is pushing the blade at all times. When you push the button, it moves the plunger away from the blade and the spring pushes the blade open. My take has always been: “So who needs this?” I have slip joint and folders with locking blades in a variety of sizes and shapes. I don’t need fast blade deployment – I have rigid blade knives.
To me, the whole OTF setup just didn’t feel right. But I decided to lay my prejudices aside and try out this Tekto Badger.
Quite a departure from the outdoor fixed blade reviews that are Leon’s bread and butter.
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Review: Tekto A2//Badger automatic may be your best Every Day Carry knife
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