new sharp-and-pointy

Like I mentioned previously, Better Half and I hit up a store called Big 5 Sporting Goods a few days ago. Unfortunately, we were unsuccessful in our quest for new shoes for her, but we did walk out with a new knife for me. Would have been nice to manage both, but since we eventually later found her shoes, I can manage.
So, as for this new knife for me, oddly enough, it is made by Jeep… or at least has Jeep badging on the handle and one side of the blade, with a Chrysler copyright on the other, so I can probably believe it. Anywise, it comes with a blade that is just shy of 3.5 inches in length, though, unfortunately, it only comes with a plain edge – no serration here. The interesting aspects of it, however, are not on the blade, but rather on the handle.
A while back, the SOG Trident TF-1 caught my attention, if only for its somewhat unique handle design, allowing the blade to cut things like seatbelts, paracord, fishing line, and similar things while it is closed. Sadly, though, the $72 price tag is kind of intimidating. Well, this little Jeep knife I snagged has the same concept, only there is a secondary blade integrated into the handle to do the seatbelt-cutting, rather than the knife’s blade. Add to that a glassbreaking point at the bottom of the handle, as well as a $13 price tag, and I can definitely deal with this alternate model.
The real reason I chose this particular knife, however, is another element it and the SOG share… If you look at its clip (and, I admit, my photography skills suck), you will see that the knife will ride all the way down in your pocket, with none of its bulk exposed. Me, I like that style – it occasionally makes it a little harder to grab the knife, but it also stands a better chance of not alerting or offending the sheeple.
Subjectively, the knife rides well in my pocket, though you will have to be careful – if your pockets are too shallow, or if you keep anything valuable in the same pocket as the knife, the glassbreaker point might pose a problem. It is relatively easy to manipulate (the handle, though it is finished in a very-slightly-textured black something-or-another, can be occasionally slick), and the knife is easy to deploy with one hand (and a slight flick, if you are so inclined). The internal liner lock catches well, shows no immediate signs of giving, and is easy to collapse one-handed.
Now, to be fair, the SOG and the Jeep are not at all comparable knives… the former is comprised of AUS 8 steel while the latter is 440A Stainless (comparison here); the former has SOG Assisted Technology (which does not make the knife a “switchblade” or automatic), the latter has your thumb; the former has a longer (3.75 inches) blade and weighs less (3.6 ounces) thanks to a Zytel handle, while the latter has a shorter edge and weighs more (according to my kitchen scale, 4.13 ounces) due to an all-metal handle. Simply put, the Jeep is a much cheaper knife, despite its $50 “normal” price.
All that said, something tells me I can come up with a good application for the $60 I saved… I may be turning into a sharp-and-pointy junkie, but I certainly am not a corporate-label-snob.