What is the most recent knife you bought?

This thoroughly abused KA-BAR (bushwhacking and gardening tool) was brought back by my dad from his WWII days and given to me as a child. It would be my first knife.
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This S&W pocket knife was the first serious knife I purchased with my own hard-earned dishwashing and stock-clerking money...
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And this Spyderco Matriarch 2 is my most recent knife acquisition, as of about a week ago... :)
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This thoroughly abused KA-BAR (bushwhacking and gardening tool) was brought back by my dad from his WWII days and given to me as a child. It would be my first knife.
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This S&W pocket knife was the first serious knife I purchased with my own hard-earned dishwashing and stock-clerking money...
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And this Spyderco Matriarch 2 is my most recent knife acquisition, as of about a week ago... :)
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That KA-BAR needs a little love.
I bought this one at the PX back in 1983. It’s been around the world and in one war.
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This came today, https://www.powercutlery.com/collec...o-firebird-fh41-cg-d2-steel-g10-handle-scales. First impressions are very good for a pocket folder under $29 with a D2 steel blade, it would be hard to beat.
Some the specs from Power Cutlery are off, the knife I received has a handle thickness of .524" and a weight of 3.7 oz. and a blade thickness of .137"
The action is very good and the lock up is solid.
For the price I would rate this knife at 5 stars, even though the edge could have been sharpened better.
I'm down grading my rating on the Ganzo fh41, while still a good knife the pocket clip is weak, it doesn't take much to tweak the steel clip. I'd give it a 4 out 5 for now at $27. The blade and action is still very good.
 
The Bark River Canadian has arrived. It's quite a knife, very robust. Rides deep in the sheath so a pull loop (green of course) will be handy. A bit less angle between the blade and the handle than the Grohmann that went missing many years ago. But a highly functional knife nonetheless.

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Got most of my Rats Nest together today. Three Swamp Rat Infi Ratmandu's with 3 custom sheaths. Have a standard Ratmandu on the way with another custom sheath ready to go.

Sheaths are from David Brown: Sheaths | Buy Brown Ind Top two are Kydex while Bitter Sweet has a hybrid. All of the sheaths have Tek-Lok and scout-carry options. The stout Kydex dangler sheath on Orange Crush has an ESEE sheath pouch. I silenced it with some extra paracord.

These are my 'The One' knives (at least for now).

Orange Peeler:

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Orange Crush:

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Bitter Sweet:

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Just won this at auction from a custom maker. Very low price. Still need to pay for it and take posession:

There are three steels used in it + nickel (the steels are russian or bulgarian and are all chosen to fit excellent into the knife making purpose): SH15,U12A,9XC. It has a hardness of 59-60 HRC. The grind on this blade is a very complex one - we have a high hollow ground main grind followed by a convex high second bevel and a super sharp micro bevel. On the back we have a fake edge for an aggressive look. It is a tough blade that looks luxurious and very impressive.

The handle is made using a gorgeous piece of A grade Arizona desert ironwood as it's main body, a stylish and subtle piece of nickel silver to match the blade and an exclusive piece of stabilized Carpathian stag antler for the bolster. Everything was buffed to a very nice gloss.

The blade is huge for a puukko measuring app 5.5" and overall the knife is app 10.2 ". The balance point is exactly in the bolster making this knife sit very well in your hand. The profile is wide and nicely rounded.

 
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