M14 Forum

NE450N02

What do you consider to be the proper price of a knife, folder or fixed blade, that you would consider to be proper for a "blade" that you would use on a regular basis???

Not as a Collector or Safe Queen, but for something you would use on a daily basis, or on a "seasonal" basis when hunting.

If you would name the Knife you use and its price.

I will start, but first a little history, I put my self through school as a butcher, and so I "butcher" all of my own game meat, so I have cut a lot of meat with a knife.

Knives I have found to be most excellent...
The older Puma knives, made in Germany, folders or fixed blades.
Randall Knives.
Boker Knives.
I have used the above knives quite a bit, and found them to be most excellent.
I sharpen with a Diamond stone, or when necessary a Norton India stone. I never use an Arkansas Stone. They do not put an aggressive enough edge on the knife for me.

As a butcher I used R.H. Forschner Co. Victorinox [made in Switzerland] knives, and their "steel".
I use them here at the house as well.

Also I have two Opinel knives No8 that I bought 20 years ago for my backpacking, and camping kit because they were folders.

Now, I use them nearly everyday, in my kitchen. They cut like a laser. They "get" VERYSHARP.
Their handles hold up to everyday kitchen use very well.
They are easier to sharpen, and get "sharper" than the "Professional" Victorinox knives.
They are not stainless, and need a little extra care, but the way they "cut" it is worth it.

Another bit of advice, NEVER EVER, put a good knife, stainless or not, in the dishwasher.

joshcote

I just bought this at a local gun show.


http://www.crkt.com/M21-Special-Forc...WKS-Veff-Combo


I switched the clip to the bottom and with a little practice you can open it just by pulling it out of your pocket.

I paid $40 for it. Honey for the money.

Lex_Ordo

I have two Strider knives I use.
One is a medium spear point folder called an SnG, the second is a short fixed tanto blade called a DB.
I use them at work for diferent cutting tasks, but couldn't in my wildest dreams know how the blade can be implemented to its full capacity.

Strider Knives are expensive so probably not the best value.

Now, I also use a Gerber, USGI stainless steel MP600 multi-tool, which I also find to be very useful. I feel that the price was very appropriate. If it breaks, I will buy another. I bought it from a seller on eBay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/USGI-GERBER-MP60...item4158f7db5d

sac troop

Interesting topic. I have to admit that I do collect knives also. But mostly I consider a knife a tool. That being said I’d have to admit that my cache of knives speaks to some kind of obsessive compulsive disorder. One thing this has taught me is that I can’t find a good relationship between what a knife costs and it’s functionality. your examples of Opinel and Randall speak directly to that point.

I think that it’s not that hard to obtain a very good knife and change from a $50 bill. At the same time there are a lot of knives that I wouldn’t think twice at spending $400 or more for and put to use. Well maybe when I’m back to work.

I guess the best answer I can offer is; ( What something is worth is the price the buyer and the seller agree too.) This is not intended as a cop out.

hammer 1

I carry on a regular everyday basis,a CRKT hissatsu, it does all my everyday cutting, I have a fixed blade benchmade, ( cant remember the name), that I wrapped the handle with 550. To make it a little thicker to fill the hand with, and put together a little survival kit in the knife pouch. This is my woods trekking knife. For the pair, I paid 99 for the fixed blade, and 56 for the CRKT.

MemphisMachinists

My pocket knife that I use almost all the time is a chinese made cheapy that I found in the attic of a house I was working on. I used to carry a big folder on a belt, but it is not welcome in my work environment.
I collect some too, $200 is the most I ever paid. Most of mine are german made fixed blade, made right after WW2, but there is a mix.

mercman

The last three bladed implements that I purchased I got from this online company:

http://www.steepandcheap.com/

The edged tools were a CRKT Scarab folder, an SOG small fixed bladed camp knife and an SOG double bitted ax. All were obtained at the best price that I found anywhere (compared to Amazon and some knife outlets). I did not pay more than $40 delivered for any of these blades.

For my do it all knife I fancy the Glock knife or a standard Kbar.

Cut on!

ctdair

Randall Model 28 has become My favorite user. Own 8 Randalls total , the 28 cost $395.00. It goes in the woods every time I do. Also carry a Spyderco military in My pocket everywhere I go. It was $100.00

huntinghawk

Buck folders are good for the money. Fixed blade depends on your budget. Whatever you choose the most important thing is being able to properly maintain the blades.

HH

Dave P

Speaking of knives, I saw on TV today a ginsu ceramic knife - it was only 30$ for a couple of them. Gotta think about that one!

I had a Mad Dog ceramic blade a few years back. I was very nice, but I would have been very tempted to slide past the airport guards, so I sold it off, instead.

Wayne M

I carry and use a Cold Steel Voyager dailey. Also a big fan of the Folding Hunter style large two blades made in the USA, you pick the maker. Not much in need of a sheath knife but Cold Steel would get the nod there too. SanMai Recon Scout would by my choice. Voyagers are getting tough to find and prices are going up. Less than $75 would be good for a big one. I think the Recon SanMai blade can be had around $225 if you shop around. Sky's about the limit on the folding hunter two blades if you like the ones from the '60's thru the '80's.

flintsghost

I admit to being somewhat of a blade accumulator. I have been hunting and using edged weapons for utility etc for over 40 years. My current pocket knife for daily carry is a Mission MPF 3 all titanium including the blade. I've been using it daily for 4 months now and it hasn't had to be sharpened the first time. Over the years, I have use a buck folding hunter, a Randall model 3 and a Estwing hatchet when hunting to clean, skin, and quarter game and I've done everything from foxes to Elk with the same tools. I do have a vintage Cooper Papoose that I have been thinking of using for skinning. But I think it would be hard pressed to do that chore as well as a hatchet. While on duty as a LEO prior to retirement I carried a Benchmade switchblade daily for a cutting tool, as well as a triangular bladed Dan D boot knife as a back up/hide out weapon. I keep a moderate sized collection of odd blades, particularly survival knives around just because i like them but I think the most useful of the bunch is a Reeve Project 2 which is essentially a high quality heavier duty KaBar type sheath knife and it is in my Bob gear. As I recall my Randall model 3 was about $37 new in 1967 and another $7 or $8 to have the shop etch my name, notch the top of the blade and polish finger grooves in the stag handle. My current mission folder was $285 on Ebay on sale brand new and is a discontinued style. I like both the 9150SBK AFO II and the Gerber 06 switchblades and have a couple of each but they belong in my BOB and not on my person. They are too big for daily carry in a pocket anymore. I like the mission as a daily carry. In the past I used a Benchmade 710, a custom Crawford Mini Kasper before finally going to the Mission as a daily carry pocket knife. It's the best of the lot and requires the least maintenance and sharpening.

My son recently back from a SF tour in AFghanistan carried several knives. As a weapons Sgt and Medic he is never without a Victorinox "Ranger" Swiss Army knife and has gone through 3 of them in 6 years. He broke a Benchmade 9050SBK AFO while there and replaced it with a issue Gerber 06 on his gear. When he felt the need he also carried a John White custom fighter as a sheath knife but often he left it at his firebase as he didn't often feel he would need it. Afghanistan is a very mountainous and rocky region and the need for a large sheath knife like one might need in the jungle is way over rated.

Except for a daily carry pocket knife, I don't think there is one "best" knife in any price range for regular use. Depending on the task at hand and the conditions one faces, there can be a different choice depending upon the variables one plugs in.

Ranger325

Agreed. My folks gave me this model when I went to the Q-Course in the 80s and carried it 'til I retired. Served me very well in many locations. FWIW

RobFMJ

Knives that I buy to carry on a daily basis tend to hover around $100. Any more than that and I start feeling less than inclined to actually use the thing, and once I go south of that price point, I start having trouble finding knives with the steel and attributes I want.

Had a Kershaw SGPS Blur in my pocket for the past three years, and I love the thing. Even after being talked into trying a Benchmade for a while, I went right back to the Kershaw. I'll keep trying others, but whenever it dies/walks, I'll probably replace it with a S30V Blur.

FPeel

Whew, your knives are all quite upscale in comparison to mine. My "big" knife is a 25 year old Western Skinner (model W84) I bought for $25.

On my "one of these days" list is a Randall Model 25-5. It's what the W84 wanted to be.