10 Knives Everybody Should Own That Cost $100 or Less ?

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what do guys think is the 10 knives everybody should own that cost $100 or less?

I would go with:
*Becker BK9
*Ka Bar USMC (or any Ka Bar shaped fighting knife)
*Buck 110
*Ontario Rat 1
*Spyderco Paramilitary 2
*Cold Steel Recon 1 (or any Tri Ad lock folder)
*Kershaw Sky Line
*Swiss Army Knife
*Condor Kukri Machete
*Cold Steel Jungle Machete
 
Becker Necker.
Buck 110.
USMC-style fighting knife. (KaBar, Camillus, Ontario, etc.)
Victorinox SAK - many from which to choose.
Case Trapper.
Mora.
Tramontina machete.
Victorinox 8" chef's knife.

That's only 8 but it pretty well covers the bases, except for a big honkin' chopper. Those will get you a pretty good idea of what works. Once you get much above $100, you may as well go custom.
 
Benchmade Griptilian should have a place!
 
Can't really think of ten right now. But... I'll make a general list with options in those categories.

1. Swiss Army Knife : farmer/camper/super tinker/Spartan
2. Dedicated folder: Para 2/Manix 2/ Benchmade Axis folder
3. Small fixed blade: Izula/BK necker/Kershaw field knife/Mora
4: Medium to large fixed blade: Kabar potbelly, various beckers
 
Buck 110 (I don't own one yet, but I need to buy one)
Paramilitary 2
Cold Steel Kukri Machete
Kershaw Groove
Kershaw Leek
SAK
Benchmade Griptilian
Ontario RAT 1
Kershaw Blur


Nothing else I can really think of for under $100
 
1. Buck 110

2. Spyderco Endura/Delica

3. Kershaw Skyline

4. KA-BAR 1217

5. Opinel

6. Mercator Black Cat knife (K55K)

7. Schrade 340T

8. Hignokami Carpenter's knife

9. Mora #1

10. Svord Peasant knife
 
Kershaw leek... Kershaw Cryo (and 2 when it Comes out) .. Kershaw Blur S30V.. Kershaw Forum Skyline .. Kershaw Tanto Zing.. And if you add $9 and have knife Thursday discount the BladeHQ ZT0350SW is an amazing knife for the $$$
 
Awesome thread.

In no particular order:

1. Spyderco Endura 4 ffg
2. Becker BK2
3. Kershaw Skyline
4. Victorinox Farmer
5. Victorinox Tinker/Super Tinker
6. Becker BK14
7. Spyderco Paramilitary 2
8. Cold Steel Voyager or Recon 1 (anything with a Triad lock basically)
9. Mora 711
10. Becker BK 7 or 9
 
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A lot of the knives on previous lists seem somewhat redundant. Here is my list, without repetition I could only come up with 7. I also gave a reason for each one. For each individual knife in the list there could be 2 or 3 or 10 others that could substitute for it. I didn't include the Para 2 because it is generally not a $100 knife, certainly not right now with its limited availability.

Becker BK2/BK7/BK9 hard use outdoor knife
Becker BK16/BK17 fixed blade utility knife/hunting knife
Becker BK11/BK14 small fixed blade EDC/utility knife
Ontario Rat 1 hard use large folder
Kershaw Blur large EDC, lots of fun with its assisted opening
Spyderco Sage medium size EDC/gentlemans knife
Spyderco Dragonfly small EDC knife

Of course looking at the list differently and the price limit was relaxed a person could suggest knives such as the Spyderco Para2 and the Benchmade 943 even though they somewhat duplicate each other's function. If I was going to do that and taylor the list more to my tastes I would remove the Rat 1 and Sage, and add the Para 2, Military, Benchmade 581, Benchmade 913.
 
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Delica/Endura

An Opinel folder #6/#7/#8/#9

Any type of Victorinox SAK

I do not dig deep in fixed blades ,but if I have to make my choice , Mora (I have 3!) & some model of Condor and Coldsteel 1055 series, also Otarino and Becker .
 
Since tastes vary, I disagree with the question. I don't think there are 10 knives that EVERYONE should own.
 
Buck 110. Don't care about the others, but if you're a knife person, then I think you should own a 110. If you're not a knife person then it's unlikely you'll have 10 knives outside the kitchen.
 
Cyo said:
Buck 110. Don't care about the others, but if you're a knife person, then I think you should own a 110. If you're not a knife person then it's unlikely you'll have 10 knives outside the kitchen.
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But if you have a hunting knife, it's probably a Buck anyhow (if you aren't a knife person, as they are historically a widely used hunting knife).
 
Cyo said:
Buck 110. Don't care about the others, but if you're a knife person, then I think you should own a 110. If you're not a knife person then it's unlikely you'll have 10 knives outside the kitchen.
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Why? Personally I don't like the Buck 110. It's bulky and heavy and not all that great materials wise. Why should I own something I don't like? And yes, I've handled them.

I can appreciate that it's a classic model. But so is the Ford T, should every car lover also own a Ford T?
 
My picks would just be repetitive but I'll say that I think classic models are good to start off with because they teach you a little more while you use them. There might be less folders with crap geometry and handle design. If everyone spent a year or two with a 110, Sodbuster, Trapper, etc. they would be slower to get a $120 folder that doesn't let them get their index finger within a half inch of the edge or struggles to really slice an apple.
 
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