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PiterM - What TR said. Twice. The Strider is a nice knife, I wouldn't mind having one with a canvas micarta handle for a camp/utility knife. 3" - 4" fixed blades do make great utility tools. On the other hand, they don't do anything that can't be done just as well by a quality folder that can be carried far more efficiently. Given the current combat load and the limited real estate available to carry it on there's no reason at all to have a small fixed blade knife on your person. The only individual I know who advocates knives for CQB has (to the best of my knowledge) never been a combat soldier. He does a great ninja master imitation and I wouldn't want to play "hand to gland" with him, but he's clueless when it comes to what soldiers do for a living. We're not cops that have to worry about weapon retention techniques and less lethal force options. Soldiering is about SA and maintaining personal space while breaking things and killing people. Survival and mission accomplishment requires projecting force, offensive vs. defensive. Knives don't project force very well. In fact knife fighting is WAY down on the use of force continuum. Besides - didn't somebody once say "never take a knife to a gunfight"? FWIW - Peregrino
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