What is the most recent knife you bought?

Just got this in the mail today. I was looking for an "inexpensive" solid locking folder and remembered Ganzo had a decent reputation. It has a 440C blade, "Axis" lock and a pocket clip. I figure it will be a good backup knife for when I have to send my Kershaw Leek back to the mothership.
 

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Twisted Chemist said:
I've carried a Victorinox "Swiss army knife" as EDC for decades, and am very happy with them. However, an incident at a local establishment made me consider something a little more capable of defensive use. So, I've been looking at weak (left) side clip knives for a while now but they are hard to find. Some models allow swapping the pocket clip to the opposite side, but finding a "good" knife with this option, that I like for a tolerable price has been impossible. So I decided to try an assortment of less expensive knives via Midway's clearance section. These four were purchased just before Yule for less than $100 total. Nothing fancy, but you have to start somewhere. After just a bit of fiddling the Browning became my EDC. Not really crazy about the shape of the blade but it handles well, the finger assist opening is incredibly fast and lock-up is solid. Unbelievably sharp....

The SOG went into the bugout bag, our youngest daughter received the Gerber for Yule and the American Buffalo was relegated to household use. It is a decent feeling knife with a solid action but it has a safety slide catch on the spine that blocks the blade from opening. Won't chance that when life could be at stake.

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As a follow-up, I'm pleased to report that the Browning Blood Trail has proven most satisfactory. The folded size is small enough to not be any burden to carry, when opened it comfortably fills the hand, still super sharp and the blade finish appears to be holding up well.
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The only caveat is that a single drop onto concrete from pocket height marred the part of the finish. Maybe I expected anodizing to be a bit more resilient but as long as the knife still functions I'm not concerned.
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Double_J said:
Just got this in the mail today. I was looking for an "inexpensive" solid locking folder and remembered Ganzo had a decent reputation. It has a 440C blade, "Axis" lock and a pocket clip. I figure it will be a good backup knife for when I have to send my Kershaw Leek back to the mothership.
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My Firebird GANZO arrived today, One of the best sub $25 budget knives on the market. It's the orange handle one next to my EDC S&W Extreme Ops Tanto point. The two on the left were my dad's Sabre and Gerber I keep for sentimental reasons.

I'm considering a Kershaw Suffle II and another S&W Extreme Ops drop point.

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I have loved my Ontario XM Strike Fighter for years.

Unfortunately Ontario is not the same company anymore. They stopped selling truly quality knives and started selling cheap junk for $20-$40.

When I picked up this knife it was in the process of being discontinued and was on sale trying to get rid of inventory.

It was a $200 knife I ended up getting for about $100. Amazing knife, assisted opening (push-button spring), 3.75" blade with partial serration made from proper 154CM steel that is extremely durable and easy to sharpen with a 7075-grade aluminum handle with lock switch on the rear.

Love this thing and I will probably love it until the day I die.

The closest knives available today are probably the Gerber 06 Tanto Automatic and Kershaw Launch 16 Tactical Automatic.

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I had a bad accident with a Christmas present pocket knife a few weeks ago. 15 stitches later and I now find myself a little tentative when using and looking at knives now. Never thought it would affect me like this.
 
9x56MS said:
I had a bad accident with a Christmas present pocket knife a few weeks ago. 15 stitches later and I now find myself a little tentative when using and looking at knives now. Never thought it would affect me like this.
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Yow, sorry to hear! People talk about fidget-friendly knives, but complacency is dangerous. I hope the healing goes well!
 
rust collector said:
Yow, sorry to hear! People talk about fidget-friendly knives, but complacency is dangerous. I hope the healing goes well!
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Thank you. I guess I have become a poster boy for complacency. I have been the guy at deer camp everyone wants to sharpen their knives. Isharpened it to shaving sharp and was trying to cut frozen fat for suet feeders. One slip and right to the bone. As if I didn’t feel stupid enough, my grandson tells me “ grampa you always taught us to cut away from ourselves” . Felt about 3” tall. Humble pie is a bitter desert. Still wearing a splint.
 
9x56MS said:
Thank you. I guess I have become a poster boy for complacency. I have been the guy at deer camp everyone wants to sharpen their knives. Isharpened it to shaving sharp and was trying to cut frozen fat for suet feeders. One slip and right to the bone. As if I didn’t feel stupid enough, my grandson tells me “ grampa you always taught us to cut away from ourselves” . Felt about 3” tall. Humble pie is a bitter desert. Still wearing a splint.
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I did something similar few weeks ago. I was slicing some chicken for a Thai dish I was cooking and had placed it into the freezer for a few minutes. It was a little more frozen than I thought and my knife slipped into my knuckle. Thankfully there were no stitches needed but I went through a bunch of gauze and bandaids until it healed. I keep my knives just short of scalpel sharp, and I didn't even realize I had cut myself until I saw the blood.
 
9x56MS said:
Felt about 3” tall. Humble pie is a bitter desert.
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Been there! It's probably been 45 years ago that my wife gave me a nice Old Timer pocketknife for Christmas, and right after I unwrapped it, I went and found myself a wood sewing thread spool to practice my carving on. Our two daughters had to wait to open up the rest of their gifts until we got back from the emergency room. I don't remember how many stitches - several.
But the worst was yet to come. The next day I had to go to work, and when I walked into the break room to have a cup of coffee before the morning work whistle blew, my "good" buddy, Dave asked me, "What happened to you - did somebody give you a dangerous toy for Christmas?"
"Pocketknife," I replied. And the whole break room exploded in laughter!" o_O
Anyway, I hope you heal well, and that you didn't do any long-term damage. :)
 
Got these two, a CRKT Yukanto, and a Boker Alluvial. Both were on sale. The Yukanto is a smaller, slimmer version of the Hissatsu, and satisfies my inner juvenile mall ninja tastes. I bought the Alluvial because autos now legal to carry in Pennsylvania, so I'm trying out different ones to see if there's any advantage to them. I like it so far. Snappy action, feels good in the hand, no too much blade play, decent steel.
 

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My most recent is this LT Wright Camp Muk, a gift from a friend.

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kje54 said:
My current S&W knives with one more on the way which is the Extreme Ops clip point.

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They are inexpensive but well made even though they are made in China........
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I carried one of the boot knives for a few years. I used to practice throwing it at work in the shipping room which had a wood floor. Got pretty decent with it. I gifted it to a friend a while back.
 
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