I've been carrying a Kershaw Scallion - a smallish assisted-open knife - for about 4 or 5 yrs and loved it. But about 6 months ago, the little plastic (ugh) tab that kept it locked broke. I emailed Kershaw asking where/how I could buy the small replacement part....they mailed me the replacement free of charge. Great! unfortunately, the replacement broke a couple of days ago. without that lock, the knife is bad about opening in your pocket. I've already ripped one pair of khakis and poked a little hole in my leg because of the broken lock the first time, so I guess I'm going to retire this one.

Would like to find something a little bigger, assisted-open, and with a lock mechanism more secure than a tiny plastic tab............but you dudes carrying $200 knives must have a lot more disposable income than I do. I'll be looking for something in the < $50 range. Any of you needing to dump your commie benchmades to make a point, I'll offer you a crisp Andrew Jackson for it.