3 Most Underrrated Knives?

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With all of the great expensive knifes out there, some not so expensive knives are getting overlooked. My votes are for:

1. Kershaw Storm II (see pics)
2. Kershaw Steven Seagal
3. Spyderco Native FRN

The Storm II is probably the BEST knife on the market for less than $40! Prove me wrong...

The Seagal, if you can get past the writing on the blade, is a great knife for large handed individuals. Great Ergos, good steel IMO, Very fast Manual Opening.

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you made some pretty good picks, here's mine
kershaw storm 2
crkt m-16 with zytel scales aus 4 steel
any sodbuster

there are some really good knive out there for not a lot of green. later,ahgar
 
spaceweaseal said:
One of my all time fav is still my leek
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Me too :thumbup: , but a lot of time has already been spent praising the Leek. I wanted to shed light on knives that fly under the radar, so to speak.
 
Native is far from underrated.

I'd say the Subcom is one. It has it's fanbase, but it deserves better.
 
I think the Spyderco R2 is very underrated. It is lightweight, about the perfect size for EDC (3.5" blade), it's full flat grind blade cuts like a mother, and the ergonomics are top notch. The R2 flew under my radar until I handled it in a knife shop, and after that I just had to have one. For those of you looking for a larger Calypso Jr., this is the one.
 
You never hear anything about the Spyderco Centofante, either the 3 or the 4.

The 3 is one of my favorite knives, one of the few knives out there with an FRN handle that doesn't feel cheap to me.
 
Browning Ice Storm.

The VG-10 blade came wicked sharp and keeps it's edge, and the clip is very unique. I was pleasantly surprised.
 
ginshun said:
You never hear anything about the Spyderco Centofante, either the 3 or the 4.
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The C4 is a great little slicer, and very confortable. Sucker will cut all day long.
 
Vic Nylon Solo - It's very grippy for a SAK, large and wide for a single layer so it fills the hand nicely, the blade is thicker than even alox SAKs and about an inch longer and it's got on hell of a backspring on it. Full flat grind, amazing corrosion resistance, will get shaving sharp with a handful of swipes on a butchers steel. It will make shavings and carve with the best of them, stand up to batoning, excel in the kitchen and raise few eyebrows in public. One of the best things 10$ will get you today.

Opinels - They have their own charm. A lot of people post about keeping them in their food prep bag for camping or taking them in their lunch at work. They can do so much more. They can make a great outdoors companion, slice up cardboard like no ones business, handle the afore-mentioned kitchen chores much better than most modern folders and so on. The lock, while not the strongest, will not slip out of place or fail to engage for you. The handles are round and comfortable, easily customized with a finger choil or a different butt shape. These get more pocket time than my 100$ Spydercos.

Ontario Spec Plus line - I prefer a Mora for my fixed blade, but when I want something more substantial I reach for my SP2. VERY comfortable and secure handles with nicely done 1095 carbon steel. The edges come very obtuse and will need re-profiling, and personall I like a half guard better than full so part of the guard comes off, but these are things that can be fixed easily. You can pick these up for 25-30$ pretty easily. Give them all hell and they still ask for more. Currently I'm reprofiling my SP2 with a Mora style grind, just grinding it flat to the main bevel. Losing most the coating, but I think it'll be worth it performance wise.
 
SLCC: This knife is never disscused on this forum and it is probably the best necker ive ever held. It is sharp as hell and useful beyond belief.

Nemesis arch ally. Anoth great necker. Its a real beauty and its fit and finish is custom level. Really a great blade for the money.

Emerson combat Karambit. A great knife. A great user. A great EDC knife. A great SD knife. Great all around easy to carry , and disassemble and clean. Just a joy of a knife.
 
Many people at my workplace carry the $10 Sheffield/Home Depot folding box cutter and they use the crap out of them 40 hours a week, week after week.
 
1. Spyderco Temperance.

2. Foster Fears Survival Knife.

3. SOG Revolvers.


Runner up: Camillus ArcLite.
 
I would have to say of the last several knives I have purchased, the CS
Recon1 in G10 and the AUS8a blade. The knives are very well made and the blade to handle ratio is excellant. I just picked up a clip point for like 46 bucks plus shipping. If you can deal with Lynn T's hype these knives are truly a bargain. keepem sharp
 
I think the outdoor edge aluminum handled magna was very under rated. it was a well made knife, very solid,one of the best designs from carson;maybe if the blade steel was 154cm instead of aus 8a it may have sold better.The gerber airframe in aluminum seemed under rated,too;another great knife that no one seemed to care too much about;the last good gerber folder imo.......
 
Every now and then I come across a knife that I just fall for instantly. Then I carry it and use it, get to know it using it for the things I do with a pocket knife and it really dawns on me that even though slip joints are not the rave they used to be that they still provide many with untold uses out there in the real world.

I get probably a dozen a year into my shop that are old knives seeking anything from a sharpening to a good bath and or a pin repair. As a result of what I do I've seen some super knives of yesteryear and in fact have come to realize that there are some old work horse slip joints out there in pockets and sheaths all over the world. I'd have to rate some of the older Ka-Bar two blade 62107 knives as right up there as one of the most underated knives around.

Second would be the old Tear Drop Jack with the easy opener feature built into the larger of the two blades.

These are knives I've recently repaired for some good ole boys in Texas and Georgia referred to me by Ka-Bar customer service. You could tell from the knives that they both earned their keep and the guys that owned them would rather dump whatever was necessary into fixing them than consider a new knife. That says a lot to me. You see some real attatchments to knives in the old slippys out there. This last Ka-Bar with the Dog head emblem on it was probably older than I am but you should have seen the overall shape of this thing when I got it cleaned up and ready for another 50 years of service.

I'll say this also. Those old high carbon blades took edges that I rarely see now adays. These things were scary sharp. So much so that I told the owners to go ahead and stick bandaids in their wallents now. They'll thank me later. ;)

STR
 
Since I have one and love it...will also have to put in a vote for Kershaw's Steven Seagal knife...a really well put together knife for the money. I also would like to mention the CRKT Edgie...a really great work knife, the edge is really great for boxcutting and the like, and it is very "sheeple" friendly.
 
I don't know how far under the radar they are but CS Voyagers are pretty good deal. I have the Large and XL versions. I have beat the h*ll out of the both of them and they keep cutting and locking up tight. I might be biased though I am partial to aus8 (and 154cm)
 
Benchmade 805. It's one of my 2 favorite knives and have been carrying mine over 2 years, unfortunately discontinued.

Kershaw Liner Action. The medium 3" version was my first quality one-hander. Though they had a tendency for the pivot screw to easily loosen, once you had the knack, they opened like assisted-openers and cut very well.

Cold Steel Scimitar .. Originally got one out of curiosity. I don't use mine too much now, but IMO it's very well-done and the liner-lock on mine is one of the more secure I have; takes some care to completely unlock it and razor-like blade performs nicely.

Jim
 
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