David,
Your grandfather's Case is the "Trapper" model and was very popular years ago. My grandfather was a Case Ag Implement dealer; back in the early 1950's, when they had a Case Knife promo. Grandpa got an entire display case of Case knives of all types and he gave me a trapper like that.
I carry a Bokker Gent's 1-1/2" bone scaled pocket knife and a big Spyderco. Two, for the same reason as you do.
If going out to eat, I'll pocket a pair of Gerber "Pixie" steak knives or a slim Gerber folder. My belt knives are small Jimmy Lyles' sheath knives.
You never when you'll have to do an emergency tracheotomy ! A vertical midline cricothyroid puncture and a ballpoint pen barrel or soda straw will keep someone alive until help gets there with equipment.
leVieux
I paid $800 for a genuine CQC-6 in 1990
Got one of those, Mike, except mine has a Black T blade. I bought it back around the time of Desert Storm. I paid, like, thirty bucks for it, and the only reason I bought it was because it was so cheap; IIRC, regular Enduras were going for close to fifty bucks at the time. Emerson's were all the rage back then, so my new Spyderco was relegated to BUK status and lived on my vest.
Time passed, many of us finally snapped to fact that carrying an expensive-ass knife (I paid $800 for a genuine CQC-6 in 1990) for EDC was slightly retarded -okay, a LOT retarded-, I went into plain clothes, and began carrying this one. At some point I broke the clip (snagged it on the unit seat belt getting out), sent it back to Spyderco, and this was their fix. Crude, but workable.
I have since tried several other knives for EDC, but I keep coming back to this one. Its light, the outside contours are worn smooth (so I don't gouge my hand when going into my pocket for something else), and the AUS8 blade is easy to keep sharp.
I'm not a knife guy either, although I have a few other nice Spydercos. If that group buy deal ever materializes, I'll probably buy two just for the heck of it.
Uh, Give me a call. I've got some land I need to sell..................
Thanks for the info leVieux
This is what I have had in my pocket for the past 5 days.....
Strider SNG G-10 lego and titanium stone washed scales - blade is stone washed s30v drop point