The Classiest Gentlemen's Knives Around | Knife Banter Ep. 47 

I feel like their boss handed them those coats saying "these should fit"

How on earth can they be Gentlemen's knives when none of them have pearl, bone or ivory handles?

Not one of these has the word "Zombie" in the name. Come on, are you even trying?

Ben is a gentleman. Miss seeing these videos with him. I think we can all hope our sons grow up to be as kind, respectful and uplifting as he is

"Wrong, wrong, wroong, wroooong" Lol, that was hilarious!

A gentleman does not have bling, a gentleman has class.

I've always thought that stilettos in classic Italian style were very classy.

Higonokami's are also decent gentlemen's knives. Sleek, elegant and incredibly sharp and good for office tasks. I always carry one on my job.

“If you’re not a 12 year old kid at scout camp, you won’t scar yourself”. So true 😂

I love that urban trapper. The Civivi elementum looks classy to me as well

I wear a suit at the very least 3 times a week. Often times every day. THANK YOU for this video. I have been waiting for it. It's awesome.

Ok, I don't know if they speak of this in the comments much but from all I saw scrolling through there is not enough talk about the great editing, sound effects/clips. Really brings out the colour of what they are speaking about and is very entertaining and helpful.

A gentleman's knife, to me, should be one that if you had to use in a social setting will not cause alarm to those around you. Tacticool of any kind are not gentlemen knives. Luckily knives come in all shapes and sizes and it's okay to own as many as you want for whatever circumstances you find yourself in.

I wear a suit almost daily, I won't use pocket clips with my slacks anymore. The thing you guys neglect to mention is how fast those clips wear out the less durable materials slacks are made of. This makes my needs for a "gentleman's knife" somewhat unique. It has to be slim, but it also needs to be small so that it isn't heavy at the bottom of my pocket.

"Front Creases" - I'm never calling them pleats again lol. Love it! I love carrying my ZT0450CF in my dress slacks, just needs the deep carry clip!

The perfect two words for a gentleman's knife are: slim and minimalistic

The best gentleman’s clothing traditionally came with a knife... it’s a kilt

The Mnandi is absolutely a classic... and the clip is pure Art Deco!

I love all the Banters, it's fun on this side as well.

I've been carrying my Boker Urban Trapper for over a year now and I wear dress slacks every day for work. I used to carry much bulkier heavier knives and this was my first dive into something more slim and gentlemanly. Definitely love it! I convinced my dad to get one as well. It opens so smooth, and no one is scared of surprised by it, but its still fully functional.

For me my »CRKT Swindle« (Sanvik) is the perfect and safest gentleman solution for the "vertical-pocket-problem"...cause of it's unique styled spring assisted pocket-clip!

About a year ago I had to decide on a knife to wear with a suit and slacks. I decided on the Gerber 39 series. I needed something without a pocket clip, because no matter how suave it looks, the pocket clip detracts from the professional appearance. The same with something that is 2 hand opening, so I don't attract unneeded attention while deploying the blade. And finally, the lock-back design is a timeless classic, exactly what a gentleman should have.

Sleek, small, smooth and polished, wood or other classic scales are an easy pick. Modern/cool stuff might work but probably not with the wrong execution. The clip if it has one needs to be simple or smooth looking, attractive but not distracting. When in doubt, look at pens for reference or even match.

As a gentleman's knife my go to is always my CRKT Delegate. It's no longer available but it's inoffensive to even the most easily "concerned" about knives as weapons. The fire safe mechanism is magnificent, way to use and hard to mess up with

Personally I was thinking about the Kershaw Leek

These two were the best pair on this channel

My Benchmade Valet is my Gentleman's knife. Love that knife.

I firmly believe the Kershaw Leek, especially in blackwash, should be on this list. Smooth metal body for easy pocket use and no tear, clean simple lines, one handed operation.

CRKT CEO ..low buck and classy as f...

I have to mention the gentleman's knife I received for Christmas. My Deejo knife, is a slim, lightweight, elegant solution.

Closest I would have to a "gentleman's knife" would have to be my Benchmade Carbon Osborn, and according to this it checks the boxes. Slim, sleek, s90v and carbon fiber. One of my favorites for sure

Whoever edited in that windows sound effect, this one's for you 😂🍺

1) I'd take the Boker all day long 2) To avoid the negative "auto stigma", when you need to deploy in that kind of situation, simply execute a fake wrist flip. Boom! It's demoted to a flipper sand the soccer moms will feel just a bit better. 3) You forgot a couple of classic gentlemen's knives: Victorinox Classic and Case Peanut. (A lot of small Cases, actually)

I recently bought a very beautiful Case XX Red Bone Trapper. Both blades are very sharp, and it is quite easy to carry as well. I believe it is a great example of a gentleman's knife.

Surprised you don't have a Laguiole on the table. The French are masters in making large gents knifes!

The magic of Ben/Austin/Zach knife banter just hasnt been recaptured

Whoever edits knife banter needs a raise, best edits in the game gahdammit

Slim, smooth, slick, simple yet classy and visually appealing. Thats my criteria for a gentleman's knife

My gentleman carry is a Victorinox Compact. - it is a slip joint. + it is not alarming when taken out. Btw great episode.

Watching this 5 years later. I never really wore a suit back then, but these days, I'm wearing slacks/suits daily for work (I'm a men's wear consultant and Sunday-school teacher/youth leader). I typically carry my Microtech UTX-85 because of the slim profile, or my Benchmade mini-bugout. The straight pockets are painful to use, and sometimes even the slimmest knives bulge or wear my slacks out.

My gentleman knife is the espada

All black, stainless frame Kershaw Leek. So slim. So snappy. Super pointy. It's my go to wedding/funeral suit knife. ...that or an all black ultratech. sometimes both!

I usually carry a benchmade 940, and either a GEC 15 TC , or a GEC eureka jack for gentlemens carry

Spyderco C173GP Hungarian Folding Knife 3.63" CTS XHP Blade, Polished G10 Handles now that’s a gentleman’s knife!

Confirmed: Zac has hair. I figured the hat was to disguise a bald spot.

Even while wearing a tuxedo, there's been the same Victorinox Explorer in my pocket since 1987.

My slipjoint got my finger too. Somehow. It's a knife that demands respect.

Boker Plus Burnley Kwaiken flipper, titanium scales. Done. Oh, wait - the Protech Godson auto, in tuxedo. Great channel, guys!

No Gentleman's knife lineup wouldn't be complete without an Italian made knife (like the Lionsteel Opera) and at least one SAK (my choice would be the Cadet). Great vid, cheers guys, you rocked these suits (looking like a couple of Wedding Crashers lol).

Another good gentlemanly folder is the Laguiole, speaking of class I trust the French. These knife came in many varieties, a good French Laguiole will offer you 12c27 with a nicely polish wood handle with patterned back spring at a very reasonable cost. If you want to go fancier I've seen a 14c28 steel Laguiole with a mammoth bone handle with a hand file pattern back spring. Laguiole style knife came in many different size but they are always long and slim, some even came with a cork screw, add a leather slip sheath to that and voila' you got a nice gentle manly folder fit for a tux and a state dinner.

Great video! I almost never wear a suit or even slacks, but if I do, the 940 works in a pinch.

I like when you all were talking about your slip joint scars. Definitely have one from when I was a kid on my finger

I carry my 940 in everything I wear 100% of the time even in swim trunks I'm rocking my 940.

I bought a Boker Urban Trapper for when I wear a suit. I've been very pleased with it. The knife fits great in a suit jacket pocket. So lite you don't even know it's there. Well worth the $65 I paid for it. It's the only knife you had on the table I have any personal experience with so I know it's a solid choice. Some of the others look like great knives as well. I'd love to get my hands on the tuxedo you showed, looked really classy.

I think a gentlemans knife has to be classy, slim and when you open it inn public nobody should call the cops

This is the best “what is up guys” we have ever been given.

Very classy "What iiiiiiiiiss up guys!"

I work in an office and rarely need a knife there, let alone anything heavy duty, so my office knife is also my suit knife - Deejo 27g Juniper So sleek. I get compliments on it and I've even had friends who bought one after seeing mine.

I wear my cold steel Berserker dual-wielded battle axe with my Conor McGregor pinstripe f*** you limited edition suit

Y’all are rad! Even when your videos have nothing to do with me, I still watch and enjoy. Keep it up. Thanks!

Chris Reeves you make my wallet cry pennies! I want that blade!

I've carried the Boker Urban Trapper for years now - I wear everything from tactical pants, jeans to suits, etc. The low profile clip makes it perfect for low concealment, not wearing out my pockets and great for getting to when needed. The price has come now over the years, but its still somewhat pricy - still I've purchased and tried out lesser priced, but similar styled knives - only to find out that they are not low profile, but are really thick handled, bulky and heavy. The Boker comes with a tool to tighten the handles or change them out if you want to change handles. The blade holds its edge really really well. Overall I have to give it a solid A-. I'm currently looking at the knives by deejo.com - around the same price, but with a lot more customization. Of course, back in my airborne days I carried a variety of different work blades, but you carry what the environment you are in demands.

*I'm here from Ben's collection video.*

Benchmade 480 Shoki Nakamura Gentelmen's Folder. Bought in Alaska at the Army/Navy store in Anchorage in 2010. Still love this knife.

Accoutrements is a totally legit word... it probably is french in origin... or at least sounds cool with a french accent. ac·cou·tre·ment /əˈko͞odərmənt,əˈko͞otrəmənt/ noun plural noun: accoutrements additional items of dress or equipment, or other items carried or worn by a person or used for a particular activity. "the accoutrements of religious ritual"

Okay im going to be that guy... I purchased a CKRT M16 Folding knife from my local sporting goods store when I was about 15 years old. For years I carried it every day no matter what I was wearing or how formal my attire was. I think it is one of the most functional and good looking options at the price point, and with the double lock, I never feel uneasy about it failing or malfunctioning. I would probably take his M16 out of any of the choices you mentioned in the video, but thats just me.

I think a Gentleman’s knife should also be judged by how someone who isn’t a knife nut would react. Us Knife nuts may recognize a knifes beauty for its blade material, handle material, it’s action and other things. But non-knife nuts are for the most part going just off of looks.

I was surprised that your gentleman's knife roster didn't include Benchmade's 940-1. It's slim, narrow, and, other than the blade and lock, it's solid carbon fiber. It weighs so little that you forget it's there. It's my favorite knife when I wear a suit.

No Kwaiken?

The carbon fiber Benchmade 940-1 will be my suit carry for a long time. Just a gorgeous and elegant shape to the blade and handle.

Am I the only one that thinks stiletto switchblades are classy

CRKT Crossbones. Bought my father and future father-in-law urban trappers as gifts for my wedding in one week. Just came in Today.

Best gm knife is the ZT 0450

You folks look dapper in suits. And those knives are amazing. Thanks for this video, it got my mood lifted.

I'm not going to wear a knife on a clip with my suit. I have a couple of Benchmade carbon fiber/titanium knives with blades less than 3" that are very thin and light. I removed the clips and carry them in my suit pocket. They are unobtrusive and perfect for the task.

Benchmade 940 should be on the list. It was made to be a work knife but also able to be dressed up and taken to square dances.

My gentleman knife is a Medford praetorian or a Cold Steel Espata XL or a Ka-Bar USMC

I love using the Spyderco Centofante III as a gentlemen's knife.

I think the Kershaw Leek should replace the crkt m16 IMO

My current two favorite gents knives are of course, the massdrop gent with wood scales and the WE miscreant. An honorable mention would be the spyderco raffir noble chaparral.

I usually carry my opinel

Released on my birthday! Thanks for the video guys, love watching these! I promise I'll come visit Blade HQ sometime!!!

CRKT swindle all the way.

Love the Spyderco Sage series and the BM940-1 for gentlemen's folders. Also, Manix 2 LW with a loop over wire clip from a Sage carries AMAZINGLY well in slacks or suit pants, if you want a bigger knife

Kershaw LEEK, COMPOSITE BLADE MODEL 1660CB

I have one of the Boker Urban Trappers. I love it. Slim and light.

What...? Large Espada didn;t make the list?

7:21 Fight me or not but this was the funniest moment in the entire cut. Don't worry there were other great moments but this one takes the cake.

I’d also recommend a mercator k55k, it’s slim, classy and has a great lock, made in Germany for 150 years and carried through both world wars. Pretty cheap too, got mine for 35$ on sale.

A gentleman’s knife is the knife a gentleman a gentleman wields with style.

gentleman's knives cant be "murdery"

My go to gentlemen’s knives are BM 482 Megumi, BM 698 Foray, and ZT0450CF.

Haha, the battle of the B U L G E kappa

Great vid guys! Love my Boker Kwaiken, makes me feel very gentlemanly (new word) Just ordered 5 knives from you guys, can't wait until they get here!

Twin scars on my fingers from slip joints

In addition to the Buck Nobleman series, I’m adding the Steel Will Cutjack Mini in FRN/D2 to my favorite gentleman’s carry knives! Great video as always guys, I look forward to the next chapter, nice suits too fellas!

'Gentlemen's Knives' ? Sorry I don't think you brought the right knives for this discussion. The classic image of a gentleman is someone who doesn't do manual work so why would he carry a tool. (This is the reason why top quality dress shirts do not have pockets, if you have a breast pocket in your shirt to carry a pen it denotes that you are a worker who takes instructions, the director wears a shirt without pockets as his only duty is to give instructions) So a gentleman's knife would be extremely light duty, small, thin, and discrete. (Fit for opening a letter and that's about it) It is an accessory, an ornament, a statement as to ones class and station. In other words .... jewellery. If you are someone who wears a robust chunky watch with a suit instead of a light duty dress watch then you might not relate to what the image of gentleman actually is. Interesting the same principle applies to walking sticks, a poor mans walking stick was designed to be functional to suit his profession. A gentleman's walking stick was ornamental and designed to signify his station in society. 🙂👨🏼‍⚖️

When it comes to Gentlemen knives, Laguiole is my go-to, preferably a custom made (with alot of choices of material for the handle), or the model l'éclair 440 is always a good classic. Make sure to order it from the smiths themselves to avoid the counterfeit.

I think a gentleman’s knife must have 2 blades, be small enough to be carried in a shirt pocket and have a place to engrave your initials. Fail on this one guys. A gentleman’s knife is basically a functional piece of jewelry. It is used to open a letter, cut twine for packaging. It should under no circumstances be capable of “real work” as a gentleman would have a separate and appropriate knife for other tasks. Say a hunting knife, a picnic knife for food prep or a gardening knife to tend to his roses. Don’t you know nothing 😂😂😂😂

Just ordered the Al Mar, been looking for this knife for awhile... Thanks!