3.5 inch fixed with good stainless steel, need help

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I've been looking for a nice fixed blade, with a 3.5 inch blade give or take. I was almost ready to order a Bark River Necker 2 in cpm3v but I'd really like to stay with a stainless. We get some really humid weather around her in the summer and I don't want to have to worry about rust.

So basically I want the toughest stainless steel i can get (feel free to give recommendations) in a 3-3.75 blade. Don't want the weight to be much over 5oz, and i would really prefer it didn't say made in china. I didn't really want to spend over $200, if I have to spend more to get quality I will but I thought that should buy a nice knife.
 
Cheap- Cold Steel pendelton hunter lite $15
Not made any more but some still around..Mini North Star ..got one last week and love it! The newer version is North Star EDC but it's not Stainless.

The mini..
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For $15 everyone should get one of these!!!
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You could have a nice custom made for that I would imagine. Also take a look at Entrek knives, they are 440C stainless which is super stain resistant.
 
Cant go wrong with a well coated 1095 High Carbon Alloy like a ESEE-3/4, TOPS Lite Trekker(among others) or Ontario RAT-3/4, There is great and reliable stainless known as 154CM. Are you looking for a certain type of knife like for outdoors use? also Wood, G-10, rubber, Micarta or other type of handle?
 
WyoRidgeRunner said:
Cant go wrong with a well coated 1095 High Carbon Alloy like a ESEE-3/4, TOPS Lite Trekker(among others) or Ontario RAT-3/4, There is great and reliable stainless known as 154CM. Are you looking for a certain type of knife like for outdoors use? also Wood, G-10, rubber, Micarta or other type of handle?
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I agree with the coated 1095 I have zero rust issues with my ESEE 3 mil and it is my main outdoors knife.
 
A bit shorter than 3.5", but the Kershaw Fixed Skyline is pretty good. Goes for $30 on BladeHQ and the neck sheath goes for $26.
 
If your gonna go the way of the Nim Cub get a Gerber Yari II on clearance at most places, wildbillwholesale has it priced at $62.49 and its a USA made Gerber full tang in premium S30V at 4 1/2in however and stuck with a tanto tip but a great knife for the price check out the reviews.
 
Guess I should have mentioned I do want a kydex sheath, leather and rain don't go real well together. Now that I see you can get one for the kershaw skyline that's an option, wish it was made with a little better steal but not bad for the money. I actually have a benchmade, nice knife but I hate the sheath that came with it. Keep the ideas coming, thanks everyone!
 
Look under the maker section of the forum here, you can get a great custom for under $200! For steels, I would personally recommend ats34, which is not too expensive but performs very well and sharpens easily.
 
+1 Fallkniven F1, also look at benchmades new bushcrafter in S30V, a Mora or two, gunny in S35VN, ESEE is going to be coming out with their ESEE 4 in 440C soon
 
after doing some reading it doesn't sound like sandvik 14c28n is to bad. I figured for a usa made knife to sell for $30 it had to be junk, but maybe not.
 
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