I hate to sound negative but with all due respect, I think there are a lot of knives I would buy based on description alone before buying any of the above-mentioned knives even after having handled them. Granted I have not handled all of those knives which is why I say "I think". Benchmade and SOG come to mind but there are others as well. I bought Doug's Benchmade RSK based only on the reviews on this website and that particular knife has exceeded my (already high) expectations! It is my current EDC, acompanied often by a SOG PowerLock, a Leatherman Squirt P4 or a Leatherman Juice KF4.