chaim
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I'm just looking for everyone's preferences and why. What are the advantages of a partially serrated blade? What are the disadvantages (any other than it being harder to sharpen)?
I have several knives now. I mostly carry a Kershaw Scallion which does not have a serrated blade. I occasionally carry a Kershaw Vapor II which does have a serrated blade. I am considering buying the Vapor without a serrated blade. However, I am more interested from an "academic" perspective. Is there any reason for a serrated or non-serrated blade beyond whichever you prefer for cosmetic reasons (or are cosmetics the only real difference)?
Note: I have other knives other than those mentioned, but some (like my Boker "Original Bowie") aren't carried at all, and others (like my, no longer owned but soon to own again, Swiss Army Knife or my Coast blade/money clip combo) are carried as utility knives and not as defensive folders.
I have several knives now. I mostly carry a Kershaw Scallion which does not have a serrated blade. I occasionally carry a Kershaw Vapor II which does have a serrated blade. I am considering buying the Vapor without a serrated blade. However, I am more interested from an "academic" perspective. Is there any reason for a serrated or non-serrated blade beyond whichever you prefer for cosmetic reasons (or are cosmetics the only real difference)?
Note: I have other knives other than those mentioned, but some (like my Boker "Original Bowie") aren't carried at all, and others (like my, no longer owned but soon to own again, Swiss Army Knife or my Coast blade/money clip combo) are carried as utility knives and not as defensive folders.