What's your favorite knife?

What is your favorite knife? which ones do you want? I really like my Randall Airman.

My favorite knife that I own is a H.I. special run "Tiger Killer" knife made by the Amtrak Kami R.R.

Anything Rex Applegate helped design.

EDC folders are a Benchmade 806D2, Benchmade 975SBT and sometimes a Benchmade RUKUS. I have a thing for BM's to say the least. For a defensive fixed blade I use a Polkowski Kasper Bulldog. Other favorites though not carried all that much are a Vorpal Ranger from Bobby Branton, a custom Koi Bowie from Burchtree Blades, Randall model 14, and several custom pieces from JSP Bladerigger. I also collect older Benchmade\Pacific Cutlery Balisongs. As for new stuff, there isn't too much else out there that really strikes my interest right now.

May favorite by far is my CUDA Maxx. But then, I don't own as many knives as a lot of people here. . . truth be told, I don't own as many knives as the dogs of a lot of members of this forum. ;)

That's like asking the Caliph to name his favorite wife!!!:D

Sebenza

The Sebenza got me out of the knife buying cycle. It's been my EDC for nearly two years now. I haven't purchased a new knife since.

Chris

I'm torn between HI WWII 16.5" and Shane Justice Soldier's Knife.

John

and the one that lives in my pocket and has for about 10 years, I don' even know it's been so long, is a Bench Made Emerson CQC-7. Its an old design, but I love it and it has served me well.

Fred

Of the ones I currently have:
Fav Locker: Winchester 3" linerlock from Wally World (mine came from the pawn shop). The 2.5 isn't bad either! Made by Gerber.
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Fav Slipjoint: Taylor S&W Sheephorn Handle
I don't carry it- to nice. I carry a Buck 373.

Benchmade 42

My favorite is my Bark River Knife and Tool Woodland.
Most used is my EDC Benchmade Mini Griptilian (556)

Which ones do I really want?
My Swamp Rat Howling Rat that I ordered back in February.
A Ranger RD9
and a custom drop point in D2 or O1 steel with 4" blade and micarta slabs.

Right now, my favorite knife, regardless the price or practicality, is the Randall Bowie, E. Model 12 "The Smithsonian Bowie" (http://www.randallknives.com/bowie.asp):

http://www.randallknives.com/images/photos/bowie-big.jpg

It looks most like a Bowie to me(even though I don't know much about them, just read the article on wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowie_knife)), sans the guard, which should look like an "S", as in wiki's picture:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/Bowie_knife_1.jpg

Randall's this Bowie model is not just long, but also wide and thick(and heavy, too), and to my eyes it is proportionally correct and pleasing to be called a Bowie. Too bad I think they want some $500+ for a copy, and you need wait for like a couple of years to get one. Oh, well, if it were affordable or practical, it ain't a dream knife no more...

My favorite? - Has to be a pocketknife with different uses. Right now I have a Swiss Army Knife I carry all the time.

I just ordered one of these babies from Camillus, should be here next week :D:

http://www.camillusknives.com/camillus/cam-knives/1760.jpg

Figger'd 'bout time I bought something more American. Besides - we need to encourage this sort of knife production in the US anyhow. I used to have an old Remington like this only it had two blades, a saw, can opener and a screwdriver/bottle-opener. Stopped making that model....

Anyhow, I also have a Buck Model 120 Sheath knife that they stopped making too (now they only make the model 119). Dad gave it to me and he's had it since before I was an itch in his pants. Thats my favorite sheath knife.

Gerber Applegate-Fairbairn Covert folder - daily carry.
Overall favourite - Peter Bauchop custom tanto.

Any 3 to 4 inch auto-opener with a good blade - MicroTech or comparable knock-off. Pocketable for every day carry, and instantly ready for use.

Ive got a spyderco folder with ceramic blade and dispite the bad press that these have had, I still think it's great.

Also like my LM Wave.....

and the hand-made Kukuri my buddy bought back from Nepal for me:)

And..........

How can you pick just one?

I only have a few knives and am not very knowledgeable, but this recent aquisition sparks me:

http://homepage.mac.com/franman/.Pictures/Vail_DropPoint_LIGT_800.jpg

I've got a few I like a lot. I used to collect, or should I say accumulate knives.

I have two Microtechs I really find useful, a Mini Tanto manual, and a Socom mini/serrated/blasted that isn't manual :)

I also have a Hubertus Guardian, and a Beltrame ATS-34 Stilleto with olive handles, and host of others... pics are not mine...

http://www.ikariya.com/shop/images/a1281l.jpg

http://www.bladehq.com/images/knives/Microtech/microtechmsesatinserratedseatbelcutter.jpg

Buck Ranger.
I've had the 3'' Buck folder since college and have used it to skin and cut up almost all the deer I've killed. Also used it to butcher small game.

It was carried routinely in my pocket for years. I only replaced it with something lighter after I started hauling more stuff around in my pockets.

a Benchmade 3550SBK Mel Pardue Auto~!:D

Frandy, very nice looking knife there.

My favorite for the past several months has been my Hideaway knife. It gets used several times a day and other than that I forget I'm even carrying it, which is nice because I hate having things in my pockets.

i carry a gerber vector
http://knifeoutlet.com/shop/products/ger8452.jpg

Busse Custom Leaner Meaner Street with MP45 bolsters and sheep horn grips

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b240/rbmcmjr/perfection.jpg

favorite knife is definetly my kabar fighting knife with a 7 in blade. sharp as hell as has skinned tons of animals. not a better knife just cant carry it everywhere with you

I love my Beretta airlight. I carry it always and use it all the time.
http://www.outdoorsuperstore.com/store/products/productDisplay~manufacturer~BERETTA~model~Airlight+II+KNIVES.htm

I've got a Randall #3 5" that I use for most any hunting and camping purpose. Even though there are times I like a thinner blade, I just plain like that knife.

For daily use, I typically carry a BM Mini-Skirmish.

My favorite knife would have to be my new Busse Combat Heavy Heart! :evil:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y298/HiluxTaco/HH.jpg
(I snagged this shot from "The Store" since my own pics turned out really awful after I resized them...) :barf:

Camillus Fisk OVB Bowie with the fiddleback maple handle or my Ontario Helle's Belle...gotta love them big knives.

I was very lucky recently and was able to get a hold of this very nice Jeff Chaffee Knife. It has a blued Damacus blade. The frame is titanium and the bolsters are brushed titanium with satin finish the sides are G-10.

http://webpages.charter.net/grey9551/Chaffee%20002.jpg

http://webpages.charter.net/grey9551/Chaffee%20007.jpg

http://webpages.charter.net/grey9551/Chaffee%20019.jpg

I hope you enjoyed the pictures.

Gary

If I could pick one it's be a Loveless 4" Drop Point Hunter, but at $3500 I won't be getting one anytime soon. :) Mr. Loveless did put one in my hands to look at though and even that was a thrill. Hell just seeing his shop with 5 mills was neat! :rolleyes:

Other than that I like Striders and the ones I make. :p

There are some fine knives in this thread.

Schuey2002's Busse Combat Heavy Heart is my current fav.

My top two:

1) EDC: Benchmade Osborne 943 (http://www.benchmade.com/products/product_detail.aspx?model=943)
2) SOG Seal Pup Elite (http://www.sogknives.com/Fixed-Blades/sealpupelite/E37T.htm)

Both make an appearance in the attached photo.

Nem

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=32040&d=1133415639

My favorite is the Benchmade AFCK at the right of this pic...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/ET1ss_McCrackin/000_0067.jpg

I bought it when I was at sub-school in '96 and have carried it ever since. It's a great knife, and I only rarely want to pick up something new. Like maybe the Mini-commander from Emerson...

http://www.emersonknives.com/pics/knives/commander/large/Commander_BTS.jpg

Hmm, where's my wallet?

My fav is the Spyderco G-10 Police. It is such a well thought out design with the long pointy full flat ground blade and comfortable handle. It is a shame they are discontinued now.

There is nothing like a Randall #1...But Blackjack and Cold steel are making some pretty respectable copies for the budget minded.

My favorite on hand at this moment is a much used Gerber MKII

I favor my Puma White Hunter pre 1964. However my daily carry is the Cold Steel Recon.

Old-Timer Skinner, single lock blade, slim and efficient.

Ka-Bar first, Cold Steel SRK a close second. One of them is in my nightstand in case the lead snowstorm doesn't stop them :).

Just my .02,
LeonCarr

Mad Dog 10" Sitka with Glowing Temperline is my new favorite all around knife. It replaced my Randal #14 Attack which I sold to partially finance it and is a better knife overall .

My Mad Dog Rezine Bowie GTL is a 9" sticking knife which slaughters livestock better than anything ! It replaces my Randal Bear Bowie I used for the task for 10 years.


My Mad Dog 7" Voodoo Cat is a nasty double edge fighting knife that is on my tactical harness right behind my pistol holster.It replaced my Randal #1 I carried thru Nam-twice!

I have a Mad Dog baby Rhino Skinner 4"x3/16" on order for skinning what I kill.I been using a Wyoming skinner for 25 years .

I also have a Mad Dog DSU on order, which is a fully serrated 7.5" Field knife.

I carry a Polkowski Kasper ,which is 4.75"x3/16" and thin and petite in it's kydex clip on.

For in the pocket folders clip ons it's the Cuda Max 7" Gibbs special , which is the biggest folder I can clip inside pocket, is **** legal is very light and very fast of D-2!

I must confess I like my 1974 Puma Game Warden 4" folder- it rocks!

Green River skinner ! (with wooden grips much to the horror of the health dept) for most of my work & a Old 3inch pocket knife called a Bunny (I've forgottern the manufacturer it's that old ) For foxes & the like


Dave

EDC knife that replaced the Benchmade Mini Stryker & Emerson CQC-7 rotation is a Benchmade 551 Griptillian. It's lightweight, very comfortable to grip, and a great all around size. Over Christmas I was re-united with my Benchmade 813 mini TSEK which sees some carry when I wanna keep blade length but lose overall width. If I don't want a pocket clip showing I carry my Benchmite auto. I'm quite happy that I was able to get the last two before they were discontinued. I really like the cutout pattern and levitator lock system on the Benchmite so for an overall cool factor its my current favorite.

Schrade Old Timer with 3 inch blade. Carbon steel, sharpens quick and easy, has skinned deer, squirrel, rabbit, turkey and so on. Good general all around knife. Wire stripper, toothpick, (gotta be careful there).

I would have to say my favorite is my custom Buck automatic. Love that knife.;)

My CRKT Van Hoy folder is my favorite right now. It's design lets me carry it around without worrying much about someone grabbing it and using it against me. I'd get at least a couple of more seconds for counterstrike and reaction.
And, it's got a good blade, you don't have to look at it to use it, and it's pretty nice looking.
My only guilt about it so far is that I bought it at Wal-Mart:barf:

EDC: Al Mar SERE
Favorite folder: walter griggs daddy barlow
Facorite Fixed: Randall Rick Bowles skinner
I don't have either of the last two, but give me some time.

I have a Benchmade the wife bought me for my B day a few years ago.
975 SBT aka the CQC-9.
This is the best folder I've ever owned. I wish I bought a few when she got me this one.:(
Eric

My old "favorite" used to be my Swamprat Rat Mastiff. That is, before the Heavy came along... :)
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y298/HiluxTaco/Rat002a.jpg

When I have to put three deer from the garage to the freezer in one sitting, my all time favorite knife is a Ka-bar Precision Hunter Long Point (not the Long Point Firm). It is one or two degrees firmer than a fillet knife, has a great handle for comfort, and responds very well to a quick trip on the steel to get it razor sharp.

This is the knife I appreciate most, because this is the knife that does the most work for me.

Tough call...my favorite folder is probably my Benchmade Rukus.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/THR-Thumper/Picture031960x720.jpg

My favorite fixed blade might be my R1 Military Classic.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/THR-Thumper/R1676x507.jpg

My favorite folder is my new Busse Combat Folder..

This thing is wickedly sharp, lively in the hand, folds incredibly fast, and has an amazing ability to resist bending forces!

I love this thing!!! :evil:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y298/HiluxTaco/BusseFolder.jpg

My EDC

For six years i carried a Buck Odessey ATS 34 plain edge folder, I bought several others but none in ATS_34 little did i know that Buck as abandoned quality steel and had begun using 420A stainless. When i finally lost that odessey I tried like made to find another and i can not. It was a truely great knife, held an edge better than my chris reeves, my emersons, and my spyderco's. Now i keep searching to find another online somewhere.

I even inquired of Buck howmany it would take preordered to get them to restart the line on the knife. They have not taken my offer serious

I'm a big fan of the SOG Seal Pup...I carried that for a year or so in the army, before I got hurt. I sold it to a friend going overseas right before I got discharged. Fantastic knife. Holds a razor edge for a long time, is extremely strong, reasonably lightweight, and well balanced. All in all, everything I'm looking for in a fixed-blade knife.

My all-time top knife-like object is a Leatherman PST-II. Compact, lightweight, durable, and fantastically useful. If I were to be stuck on a desert island with only a single knife/tool, this would be it. Given sufficient time, I could build a house with it. Remember: When you have a Leatherman, everything becomes Leathermanipulable!

I like both the Randall #25 and #27. I have one of each on order. The estimated delivery date??...2010!! :eek:

In the mean time I have a Benchmade Axis Lock. I also carry a Frost Cutlery Keen Kutter folder for general cutting (envelopes, rope, etc.).

My favorite and daily carry knife is Gerber Gator folder knife, CRKT M21, S&W neck knife.

The one that is in my pocket which currently is the Kershaw Blackout by Ken Onion or the Cold Steel Recon

Without a doubt, my Buck Personal....I can skin and dress a buck, then wash the fat off the knife, and it's still shaving sharp:what: -FNR.

My favorites change alot, and I can't afford the outrageously-priced stuff, but right now mine would have to be...

for an EDC folder, my Kershaw Spec Bump in S30V blade steel (mine is not the more common 154CM one shown here).

http://www.knivesplus.com/kershaw-knife-bump-ke-1596.html

Close second place in a folder is the CRKT "Desert Cruiser":

http://www.crkt.com/dsrtcrsr.html

As for fixed blades, don't have a really good one...but I kinda like my Camillus Air Force Pilot's Survival knife. Cheap but good:

http://west.loadup.com/military/surplus/755.html

I really *want* a Swamp Rat of some flavor....now after this thread, my interest in the SOG seal pup is rekindled as well, not to mention the Gerber Applegate Fairbairn mini combat folder; thanks the hell a lot! :)

As for my favorite neck knife, well I only have one, so I guess it's my favorite - the SigTac PitBull:

http://www.sigarms.com/SigStore/ShowProductDetails.aspx?categoryid=44&productid=176

As for tableware, I love my Cold Steel steak knife set:

http://www.coldsteel.com/kitclas.html

My favorite knife is the swiss army knife my parents got me (actually in switzerland) with my name engraved on it. Other than that I don't really carry any really good knives. I would like to eventually get one, but don't have the finances now.

Gus

Those 2 are my favorites.

My favorite "around the house" knife would probably have to be my lil black Howling Rat. :D
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y298/HiluxTaco/A006a.jpg

My EDC is a Benchmade 10200 "Ambush" - it was a wedding gift from my wife. :)

I really *want* a Swamp Rat of some flavor....
You really can't go wrong with a Rat blade....... ;)
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y298/HiluxTaco/F006a.jpg

Favorite? For what?
EDC: Benchmade Mini-Gryptilian & SAK Soldier (Alum frame BoyScout type)
Hunting: Dawson 37 & Trapper #1 (bird & trout/caper... well I don't know about caping a trout:D ) http://www.dawsonknives.com/dawsonknives_files/Page918.htm
Camping: KaBar (had it since Boy Scout days back in the '60's)

I've got lots of other knives...and I mean a footlocker full, but those see the most use.

My Henckels 3 blade stockman, It is a far more functional tool than a tactical folder. It's easy to keep razor sharp, small and non-threatning and sutible for medium cutting to performing emergency surgery.

I even inquired of Buck howmany it would take preordered to get them to restart the line on the knife. They have not taken my offer serious

'bout 2,000

Anything less isn't worth their time to do. If you were wanting a mod to an existing product it would be as few as 100, prepaid.

anyone have any experience with the gerber ASEKII or something like that. can't remember exact name now. Its the new "tactical survival" mumbo jumbo knife they came out with. Any good?

At work:
Emerson CQC-8 BTS w/ Wave
Strider MTL-L w/ tan Eagle sheath & green cord wrapped handle
Benchmade Rescue Hook BT
Benchmade 175 push-dagger

At home:
Buck/Mayo TNT

In the field:
Emerson CQC-8 BTS w/ Wave
Chris Reeve Shadow IV
RMJ Tactical Eagle Talon

Finally got my Howler. :D
The other two are the Bark River mentioned before and the Becker BK71. Most of the coating was worn so I stripped it.
Picked up some micarta today to replace the desert camo slabs currently in the Becker.

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/539/knives.jpg

My favorite knife is a Randall Model 16 Special Figher. Oh, you want the one I use all the time.... swiss army knife; currently the Locksmith, but I sometimes carry the Soldier as it is a bit more comfortable in the pocket.

Mine would have to be my machetes. I got a lightweight one all black which I practice with and then I have my real one with real wooden handle and the extra thick and heavy blade. Both blades are 18" and both are almost razor sharp.

my favorite knives are like a fine tool if they don't get used then they are useless. #1 an imperial made in providence rhode island 4" blade for filleting w/an additional blade for scaling gutting and removing deaply embedded hooks ?age atleast 15 years or more? #2 smith and wesson s.w.a.t. 4" blade half serated half reg. they both keep a fine egde w/ very little sharpening even after alot of abuse


P.S. my S&W is not one of the cheapies they sell now

S & W SWAT folder and my Leatherman Wave (new style) that I was issued in Iraq.

Finally got my Howler. :D
Lookin' good, Rupe!! :neener:

I love my little Kershaw Chive for day to day use. Unlock and """Snap""" it's ready to go. Inexpensive too.

It's tough to beat the Leatherman Wave for its multiple uses, jsut to much to keep in the pocket.

Here's my "double trouble" bowie knife set by muela. Made in spain.


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Here's my home made S.S. machete that I made about 15 years ago. It's 25" long and the blade is 21-1/2" long with a 6061 aluminum handle.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f41/montaulk/machete.jpg

My 3 blade Stockman.
I find it far more usefull than a single blade tactical knife. It's good for light to medium cutting tasks, easy to keep razor sharp, and I have used it a few time for emergency field surgery. (removing splinters, lancing blisters, and such) The 3 blades give a variety and I can use it 3 times longer before the blade needs to be dressed again.

GERBER LMF

My favorite fixed blade knife is the Fusion Steel Heart made by Busse Combat Knife Company. 8"x1/4" blade, 14" OAL. You can see one at www.badmojo.tv (look under "new line-up").

Thank you all for such wonderful pictures.

With my Pre-Order sent on this lil beauty, I'm sure that it will quickly become a "favorite" as soon as it gets here.................................... in a few months. :uhoh:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/Eric_Isaacson/crashrat24vw1.jpg
Swamprat Crash Axe

the one that never ever leaves my pocket is the Demo knife. i have knives that are more expensive, but no knives that are more useful.

my other favorite knife is a stag handled Muela skinning knife that i bought in Spain a few years back, at the Muela shop in Toledo.

I only own knives to use. I don't knife fight and don't dream about knife fighting either. And I'm not a butcher. So. IMHO, before Schrade gave up the ghost, their cliphanger series was terrific. Gerber used to make a smallish LMF that was a very good knife. I have a relatively current Gerber EVO that is not bad for the money. But the knife that rides in the pocket everyday is the Case Serpentine Stockman, with that good old school chrome vanadium steel, and a jigged bone handle. A true classic. Cuts what needs cutting. Looks good doing it, feels good in the pocket. What else is there for a pocket knife to do?

Fixed blade numero uno in the knife using kennel club around here is the Dozier Straight Personal. Big enough and small enough, tough enough and sure as hell sharp enough, easy enough to carry and safe enough too in that awesome kydex sheath that Bob provides. If I could only have one, that would be it.

My favorite knife??? Whatever steak knife they give me at the resturant!

http://www.navyseals.com/store/images/55-7.jpg

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=38394&d=1144982567

The Bill Buxton Knives are about my favorite at this point... In a fixed blade anyway.

In Folders Currently I favor Striders:
http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=41248&stc=1&d=1150576105

While my tastes currently run towards Striders..
I have really enjoyed Sebenzas:

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=41249&stc=1&d=1150576554

my emerson commander, big, tough and sharp!!!

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/8408/img59074vs.jpg

for a fixed blade I've been using this benchmade rant bowie....

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/7720/img57802qs.jpg

Btt because I would really love to see this thread keep running.

:) I have really enjoyed this thread. I would also like to know where all these beautiful knives are coming from, how much they cost, and how good are they in the field. I have a few on the wall. My favorites look the part from usage. Sorry, I don't have a good digital camera on hand. I'm always looking for a replacement to put the old ones into retirement, though.
;)

Right now it is my new Kikuichi damascus 4" paring knife. I carry it around all the time in anticipation of the first vicious kiwi or stalking celery that crosses my path.

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http://ussliberty.org
http://ssunitedstates.org

This is mine,

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=206555

for at least for now or until I find something else I like better, which ever comes first:evil:

I have used my Buckmaster and Gerber MkII for 15 years. As they are no longer produced, if I had to replace them now, I would look at the Cold Steel line. I keep a CRKT M-14 tanto folder in my pocket at all times.

Anyone of my Striders, had Microtechs but sold the toys and bought aome tools!!!

I favor Strider folders myself , carry an AR and a PT as well as a Trace Rinaldi Matrix.

http://members.cox.net/wylie_knives/matrix.jpg

This Knife. Ive had it for about 20 years. All I know is its made by Case, its got a 6 inch blade that i only have to sharpen once a year. I use it everyday.http://www.msnusers.com/MyStorage.msnw
if you cant see this let me know.




one shot one kill

Carved blackwood, brass, vulcanised fiber, turquoise, nickel silver and damascus steel.

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/5112/dsc10442ar0.jpg

Fosbery, that's beautiful.

Can you say a few words about the blade finish, please? What are those patterns and how do they come about? (I'm not a metallurgy-literate person.)

That's Damascus steel (it's actually pattern welded, Damascus steel dosn't exist anymore but it looks just the same so that's what it is commonly called). It's made by welding thin sheets of varying types of steel and iron together to form a billet, the pattern changing depending on how the bladesmith shapes the sheets as he welds. The billet is then shaped and ground into a blade.

Lots of Damascus patterns out there, and also Stainless Damascus, which this is:

http://usera.imagecave.com/Valkman/LEO/LEO1.JPG

I bought that piece of steel at Blade 2005 (called Odin's Eye) and gave it to Trace Rinaldi and he made his model called the LEO out of it. Also has Carbon Fiber handles and mosaic pins. The steel alone was $220 - stainless Damascus is not cheap!

<mouth drops open>

:neener: hey Don, what kind of wood is that? On that knife you bought I mean. Nice, If you break the handle on mine again, Can I have that?

And to think Don I got to see it finished before you did ! :D

Trace's Carbon Fiber handles rock. I have a love hate with carbon fiber , I love when someone else puts it on a knife , I hate when I have to.

You ain't made a leather sheath for that yet Don ?

another of my favs... bottom knife , Blackwood Henchman ( top knife belongs to a friend and its a Blackwood Curr )

Everyone at the Vegas Show seems to have seen it before I did! :scrutiny:

No, never made a sheath. I'm never going to use it - I just can't. It's by far the best and nicest knife I have!

Steve, I don't even have a clue how he gets that F-22 Carbon Fiber, which is what it is. He somehow gets the remnants where they make parts for the new jets, and it's truly nasty to work with. You get Ironwood!

I'd still kill for a Henchman, maybe the favorite all of the knives I've seen except for Loveless.

I hear ya Don , pretty much like my damascus M.Strider WP NM , cant bring myself to use it , however my Henchman has made numerous appearances at steak houses across the Vegas Valley.

I don't have any practical experience using a knife in combat, skinning, etc.

That being said, I think that you can buy an excellent knife for $50.

I prefer Ka Bar with kydex sheath
http://www.knivesplus.com/KABAR-TRADITIONAL.HTML


This Smith and Wesson, although the velcro on the sheath is lame:

http://www.knivesplus.com/smith-wesson-knife-sw-cksurc.html

1095 high carbon steel and 440C Stainless seems to be very good for knives.

sometimes its just to hard to pick my favorite... gotta have one for every day of the week right ? top shelf of the safe :D


http://members.cox.net/jwcolt45/DSCF0971.jpg

* 2nd , 3rd , 4th and 5th from the left in the back row were made by me.

I got one by Colt called the black diamond defender,it sits in a display case and just looks nice.

Im just kidding Don, Im lucky to get ironwood. By the way, we have some pups being born in two weeks. Rotts. Father and mother are hard and stable. since you like short haired dogs. And a female should be this side of 80lbs. I will send you pics. :)

a Pat Crawford large KFF in ATS-34 and Micarta ;)

just a ka-bar

Cold Steel First Edition Tanto... bought it as my hunting knife when I was 18 or so.. still use it today.

Or the good old everyday Swiss Army Knife.. the new serrated blades are wicked and they lock too.