ArfinGreebly
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In reading [thread=476844]this thread[/thread] and some of the linked pages, I was struck by the idea that there are likely several knives that will fit in an Altoids tin.
I happen to have one such tin, so I grabbed the nearest small knife -- a Case XX Blackhorn -- and dropped it in. Fits easily, leaving lots of room.
I thought it might be interesting to see how many other knives will, in fact, fit in an Altoids tin.
The Blackhorn is not a heavy-duty knife, but it is pretty sharp out of the box and would likely serve well in many emergency situations.
I probably have a dozen knives small enough for the tin, but one of the bounding factors in putting together an emergency kit-in-a-tin is cost. Especially if you plan to pre-fab a number of them.
The Blackhorn sells for $10 at Lowe's (home improvement store, like Home Depot). I think the ceiling for a kit-in-tin knife would be about $15. Anyone is free to splurge, but I figured $15 was a reasonable range. Lowe's also sells the Case Caliber, another small lockback folder, for around $15 and it, too, will fit in the tin.
You're probably not going to find much by way of [thread=476844]fixed blades[/thread] that fit inside of 3.25 inches, so I expect most of the entries will be folders or sliders.
The always-popular Case Peanut will fit, as will their Case Executive Lockback, but those are usually priced above $20.
The Gerber Mini Paraframe should fit, and those sell for about $10 at Wal*Mart.
The Buck 305 (Lancer) is small enough and costs about $15 (actually, Buck has a number of folders in this size range; I'll have to dig through mine). Also the Buck Bantam fits and also comes in at $15.
I'll dig around at home and see what else I can find.
I happen to have one such tin, so I grabbed the nearest small knife -- a Case XX Blackhorn -- and dropped it in. Fits easily, leaving lots of room.
I thought it might be interesting to see how many other knives will, in fact, fit in an Altoids tin.
The Blackhorn is not a heavy-duty knife, but it is pretty sharp out of the box and would likely serve well in many emergency situations.
I probably have a dozen knives small enough for the tin, but one of the bounding factors in putting together an emergency kit-in-a-tin is cost. Especially if you plan to pre-fab a number of them.
The Blackhorn sells for $10 at Lowe's (home improvement store, like Home Depot). I think the ceiling for a kit-in-tin knife would be about $15. Anyone is free to splurge, but I figured $15 was a reasonable range. Lowe's also sells the Case Caliber, another small lockback folder, for around $15 and it, too, will fit in the tin.
You're probably not going to find much by way of [thread=476844]fixed blades[/thread] that fit inside of 3.25 inches, so I expect most of the entries will be folders or sliders.
The always-popular Case Peanut will fit, as will their Case Executive Lockback, but those are usually priced above $20.
The Gerber Mini Paraframe should fit, and those sell for about $10 at Wal*Mart.
The Buck 305 (Lancer) is small enough and costs about $15 (actually, Buck has a number of folders in this size range; I'll have to dig through mine). Also the Buck Bantam fits and also comes in at $15.
I'll dig around at home and see what else I can find.