Most heavy duty key chain knives?

[Jay Hiewd]

Looking at the sog currently.

 

[Billy The Hungry]

HeAvY DuTy

 

[Andy the Aussie]

Please provide your criteria for "Heavy Duty", without said criteria it will be difficult to identify the correct tool for your task.

 

[jux t]

Micro Recon 1

 

[Danke42]

 

[Rupestris]

Which SOG?

Are you looking for fixed blade? Folder? How big of a keychain? Tasks? Budget?

My current keychain knife is a Swiss Army Mini Champ that is at least 17 years old and I haven't broken it yet.

 

[coinbuysell]

Micro Recon 1

this, you wouldn't believe what I have done with this little knife

 

[DocJD]

Cold Steel Micro Recon .

Has a genuine Tri-ad lock , just like the big ones . So not going to close on your fingers .

Good grip, especially if you use your keychain as a fob for the knife .

About as "heavy duty" as can expect for the size and wt.

~$20 , come in various blade shapes . Mine is spear point . But Tanto and clip are available . IIRC .

 

[Lee D]

Manbug? How sturdy does a keychain knife really have to be?

 

[Henry Beige]

2 words: Micra

 

[sabre cat]

A Victorinox Cadet is as large and “heavy duty” as I want to go with a knife on my key ring.

Even then, I don’t want to have it on my keys unless absolutely necessary. I hate keychain knives.

My wife, on the other hand, loves all sort of junk on her keys. Including a micro SAK of some kind.

 

[jackknife]

2 words: Micra

Henry, you've hit on a great answer. I don't particularly like the micra, but its a very rugged little beast, has a thin chisel grind blade that cuts like the dickens, and has some screw driver tools that will do a good amount of light prying if needed, and scissors that will cut almost as wide a variety of stuff as EMT shears. And if you fold it up with the blade out, its like a hybrid cross of a locking blade and balisong; no way for it to fold up and cut you if you're doing something outrageous with it.

You just may be onto something Henry.

 

[Getahl]

Maybe one of the CRKT Mininalists? They're dinky, and plenty strong for a keychain.

 

[Lee D]

It’s more than I’d want on my keys, but the NCC micro Kiridashi wouldn’t be a bad choice. Good little pokey scrapey tool.


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[lonestar1979]

Spyderco ladybug is one of best,i have older version in aus.6,its excellent,reground it to zero edge...cuts very well...easy to resharpen and be open one handed...the new versions are too expensive...

 

[DMG]

Keychains are for keys. You destroy your cars ignition locks cylinder by putting heavy stuff on your keychain.

 

[desmobob]

I've had a SOG Micron on my keychain for many years. I guess I'll have to admit I've never tried batoning with it, so I can't comment on how heavy duty it is...

I once went through a security checkpoint at a state building with a Victorinox Classic in my pocket. They made me toss the Vic, but handed me back my keys with the SOG Micron on them. I made sure to point that out to them when I left the building. And I made sure I was holding my pencil in a reverse hammer grip and in a menacing manner at the time. (Just kidding about the pencil!)

 

[DocJD]

Keychains are for keys. You destroy your cars ignition locks cylinder by putting heavy stuff on your keychain.

Cold Steel Micro Recon is heavy duty but 1.1 ounce light .

 

[sabre cat]

Keychains are for keys. You destroy your cars ignition locks cylinder by putting heavy stuff on your keychain.

That is my understanding and it makes sense.

 

[Danke42]

Vehicle keys I always keep separate in case of loss or theft. I have a few motorcycles so I don't want the other keys ejecting along the road.

The truck uses a fob that just needs to be in my pocket but I still keep that one separate too.