Good knife for a one armed 10yo boy ?

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Some of my clients like strength in a knife, but need a smaller blade, or are restricted by legal codes in their jurisdiction. If you want tough and small, but with a full-size handle, look at the Emerson Snubby. It's the top knife. Two-inch blade, four inch handle.

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Benchmade Griptilian

this is the one i have
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pull the thumb stud safety
flick wrist
- its open
pull the thumb stud safety
flick wrist
- its closed

completely one handed operation
and it glides VERY smoothly

i found mine online for about $65 shipped
 
A $20 CRKT M-16 from Wal Mart, one handed op with ease, good blade, the used to be very pricey, and now they are very inexpensive but still very good quality.
 
how about a neck knife?....I was thinking one of the CRKT would be a good choice for a one armed kid...no need to open it either.
 
Take a look at A G Russell's idea for a one hand folder. I bought one of the first stainless steel ones when they first came out and carried it for years. The nice thing about this design is that it gets your fingers out of the way to close it- thumb and middle finger grab the lock and lift, holding the knife at the same time, while the index finger pushes the blade closed. The other fingers can be out of the way the whole time.

http://www.agrussell.com/knives/by_...rliteclip_point_blade_with_aus8_steel__1.html

lpl/nc
 
What I like about these knives.
It has a tang flipper. One finger opening. It has a secondary lock, still one finger to make extra sure it will not fold. To fold, remove second safety lock, push first lock in, gently start to fold the blade in, move any appendiges out of blades way and push close. Put in pocket. The handle can be flipped for a lefty or a righty on most of them. The one at Walmart is a tad smaller, perfect gentlemans knife, sharp, easy to use, strong, sexy, but not intimadting (unless it needs to be)

http://crkt.com/m16edcz.html

$20!
 
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mossberg, I have no worries about the FRN handles. It is the pocket clips on the FRN handles that I do not like. They are not the same as the pocket clips that come on the steel handled ones. They are a different length, width, shape, and use a different headed screw. My brother is currently trying to get replacement clips from Spyderco, but no one will return his e-mails.

John
 
Hey, Al. Hope you're well. Hope you're not too bored. Send me an email with stuff you need.

I was going to suggest a Spyderco Delica or Dragonfly. The Dragonfly might be the better choice of the two. It's big enough for everyday tasks, but not too big. Like most Spydercos, it can be easily operated with one hand.

The Byrd suggestion is a good one, as well, especially if you're afraid the knife might be damaged or lost.
 
My vote would be for a spyderco. I've yet to find anything that works as well as a hole in the blade. That big round hole has me coming back every time.
 
I really don't like the big hole on the blade, I don't feel any gription with it. I really like the tang flipper set up.
 
Spyderco or Gerber if you want a lockblade w/o assisted opening. They are designed to open and close one handed. Kershaw if you want the assisted opening.

Personally, I like a more traditional pocketknife, because they tend to cut better, and I like how they look and feel better. I have had to learn to open and close them one handed when forced by circumstances. The Case Copperlock is one that is easy to open and close one handed. Can pinch the blade and snap it down, or grip the back of the handle between the lips and pinch the blade open with the fingers. Non-lockbacks are fairly easy to open one handed, especially if they are single-bladed, by doing the same method of gripping the handle by the lips and then pinching the blade open -- that method requires enough blade above the handle to pinch.

I would not give a 10yo a switchblade to carry around. Maybe just to play with and have for when he gets older, but for now, it would be a more conventional, low profile pocketknife. Butterfly knives are one-handed tools, as well, and while it would probably be fine to give it to him to have, I would still have reservations about him carrying it. Benchmade model 42, if you go that route.

Heck, you could just get him a small sheath knife, like the size of a paring knife, or even an Old Hickory paring knife -- less to worry about opening and closing then, and nobody should hassle him about it.
 
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