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From my experience and life-long love of sharp, pointy things, blades and knife styles come down to user preference. I have a number of Spydercos and Benchmades. My 2 most-carried are a Benchmade 630 Skirmish and everyone on my ODA just picked up a 5000 Auto-Presidio. The 5000 Auto is cool but I still prefer the Skirmish. The mere size of the blade is enough to make others blanch with discomfort. And with the thumb-hole I can employ the Skirmish about as fast as the Presidio. As a student in Filipino knife-fighting, I like knives that are designed for combat. I can apply them for other uses as needed. As for"assisted" openers, I dislike them because I don't like the blade snapping away from my thumb.
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