Tell Me About Al Mar Knives

The older Al Mar's are very collectable and great knives. I don't know much about the newer ones but thet also have a good reputation; I only have the older ones.

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All of the older Al Mar knives that I have seen and handled were all well designed and solidly built. First rate knives in every respect.

A LEO friend of mine got a Al that is a auto and is looks like be belongs to a Lawyer or Preachers pocket, cept it is illegal for me to do so. Hansome and sharp enough to clean shave your forearm!

If I can talk the wife into it I going to ask for one for our 20th anniversy.

I can't afford any knives that are in the "collectible" category, but I do highly value and appreciate a first rate cutting tool and own one or two. The Al Mar Eagle ultralight that I have is a very good quality lightweight folder that came out of the box razor sharp. Like most of the Japanese cutlery I've handled, it's very well designed, has good balance, and is so sharp some care is needed when handling it. Since I have a Benchmade Ascent (the larger version) for EDC, the Al Mar tends to sit in a drawer. I consider it to be appropriate for carry when I'm dressed up and that's the only time I anticipate it's use. I carried an earlier Eagle until I lost it on the water and that one got a lot of use and held up well. For my purposes the partially serrated blade is always my first choice and both Al Mars I've used had that blade configuration...

I'd say anything with the Al Mar chop is worth a close look for actual use, display, or if it's an older one (when the maker was alive and actually creating them himself) it's worth some money as a collectible. Me, I'm much more interested in its utility.... in that category it's well designed, lightweight (the Eagle) and has a very slim profile.

I wear one every day I go to work, one of the mid sized ultra-lights. They're fantastic knives and ever since picking up a pair of older hawks I've been surfing pawn shops looking for al mar's.

Al Mar (and other quality folders)

I make most of my purchases on E-Bay and scan it regularly if I'm needing a particular model. Periodically an out of production blade that's a pretty good bargain will show up (and of course get snapped up pretty quickly) if you check regularly.... lots of junk and incorrect claims as well so you have to be a bit cautious. Hope this helps

I carry a pair of Al Mar's on a daily basis, both date back to the early 80's and I wouldn't take anything for either of them. The "visible" one is a Pentagon with a clip and a thumb stud and the "invisible" one is an automatic 1st production Mini Sert. I'm willing to bet my life on either one.......