[silver_pilate]

Ultraflo,

You betcha, man. Good to find a fellow blade freak. I believe right now that the only Benchmade I own is a BM/Emerson CQC7, but I used to have an AFCK...one of the old one with the spidie hole. I loved that knife, but unfortunately, I lost it and now they are no longer made in that format. I have been pleased with the CQC7. Good hard use knife. However, so far I haven't jumped at any of their newer designs. I also have an Emerson Commander wave. Another great hard use knife.

Mostly, I carry a Spyerco Viele or Lum folder, and/or a Boker/Bud Nealy escort mounted for small of the back carry.

I think the Lum tanto will end up being my primary self defense carry, but I'll still carry the Viele or something similar.

Besides the Spyderco's, Benchmades, and Emersons, I've got some Bokers, Al Mars, Kershaws (love the Ken Onion speedsafe knives), and a whole bunch of various brands like Case, SOG, Gerber, United, and the like. Check out CRKT as well. I don't own any, but I've handled a good number of them. They are made in Taiwan, but have surprisingly good quality and a very affordable price tag.

Anyway, let me know when you get your collection up on the net. I'd like to see it. If you're interested, you might checkout www.bladeforums.com. Good clearinghouse for information. I'm sliver_pilate there as well, but I just lurk.

Happy cutting .

--nathan