5 knives you regret purchasing

Ludwig said:
Correct me if I'm wrong syletoy, but after reading lots, if not most of your posts, I get a slight feeling that maybe, just maybe, you're not a fan of Becker or Kabar :rolleyes:

Fanboys can be annoying, and haters are no worse, IMHO.
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So true,I didn't realize that it was the same guy until now.IMHO there's no sense whining over little blemishes,that do not affect the performance of a knife.

Kabars,Beckers are HARD USE KNIVES! at a great price point!
They will not stay pretty for long anyways.

If you want a hard working knife thats "pretty" out of the box...Get a Busse
but your gonna pay for it!!!
 
Go to one of the fine makers right here on this site, you won't do better for your money. IMO. Shop the Makers for sale forum.:thumbup:
 
Fallkniven TK3 - three times! - too much blade play

Manix - too big

Two Ray Covers - blades too fine

... ones I regret selling ... don't get me started
 
Dunno What a fanboy is but for the life of me I can't find a thing to complain about my Becker BK2. Takes a bit of practice but by now f I can't do it with the bk2 I can't do it with any other knife I have and by geez I have a hell of a collection of good quality knives. As for the other BK's, bk7, bk9 etc they do nothing for me. As for what I can or can't do with my BK2, Think of people in your own countries past, the trappers, mountain men.etc. They didn't carry a swag of knives they made do with what they had.
 
Necro thread!

Probably every knife that I haven't kept, I regret buying. On the other hand they were learning experiences.
 
moonwilson said:
Dude, you're crazy. Ka-Bar has not survived as a business for so long, and developed the reputation they have by making shoddy knives. They make excellent knives for their market niche. I have never seen a single Ka-Bar knife with inferior workmanship. This is not "fan boy talk", this is fact.
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What a load of patriotic crap. 35 years ago I could buy a SMLE enfeild .303 with 100 round of ammo for $99 and yo could buy an usmc kabar for $5 or less, 9 out of 10 of the bloody things rattled at the cross guards which are bloody thin and cheap and still are and slope back in the direction of the person trying to defend himself. War contracts went to the lowest tender. They where a mongrel thing to sharpen and wouldn't hold an edge. They did the job that was expected of them(just) The U.S makes a damn site better knives than this. From my experiences with the knives that your USMCS used in the pacific, I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole. Get into the present America. After these comments I'm sure the C.I.A will double tap me tonight.
 
Mircotech Crosshair, and Emerson CQC-11. I have no need for a squat dagger (Crosshair) and that I don't like the grind or the lack of clip placement (CQC-11). Traded the Emerson but I still have the MT
 
Blindfredy said:
What a load of patriotic crap. 35 years ago I could buy a SMLE enfeild .303 with 100 round of ammo for $99 and yo could buy an usmc kabar for $5 or less, 9 out of 10 of the bloody things rattled at the cross guards which are bloody thin and cheap and still are and slope back in the direction of the person trying to defend himself. War contracts went to the lowest tender. They where a mongrel thing to sharpen and wouldn't hold an edge. They did the job that was expected of them(just) The U.S makes a damn site better knives than this. From my experiences with the knives that your USMCS used in the pacific, I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole. Get into the present America. After these comments I'm sure the C.I.A will double tap me tonight.
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Well, I agree with you on the guard sloping in the wrong direction at least. Never quite understood that one. :p But Kabar makes good stuff. As far as the "get into present America" comment, you might want to try that yourself given that you've criticizing the present production of a company based on your experience with product they made 35 years ago. Regardless of your experience with them back then, that's a pretty big stretch of time. Many companies aren't even that old. ;)

Back on topic, the only sharp toy I regret buying was a Cold Steel Two-Handed Katana Machete. I picked it up just to give it a try and see how the performance was. It made for neither a good machete nor sword. I ended up converting it into a "Two-Handed Longsword Machete" and selling it. I'm technically still glad I bought it, however, as photos of the project won me a prize in a contest on their forums and it was a learning experience. You can't tell the performance of a product until you get your hands on it! Their new Gladius Machete is a much better hybrid and is actually capable of medium-heavy chopping. Not as good as a dedicated machete, but that's why it's a hybrid. Could make an interesting hunting/utility "sword."
 
Only 5? Hmmmm.......

I guess the first one that comes to mind is a Frost Cutlery that I bought when I first started collecting. The four others would be the ones that I've lost the most money on when I sold them to buy something else.
 
Cold Steel Master Tanto - great knife but I bought it for bushcraft and being the noob I was at the time, didn't realise that's a poor blade style. I've had it for probably 22 years and hardly ever used it.

This thread convinced me to sell it. It's up for auction right now.

Convert it to cash to buy more blades I like!
 
I've bought some customs that were too nice to use and so they just sat there, then once the love affair wore off I sold them for way less than I paid. Also bought a few folders like a zt301 that just didn't fit my hands. I tend to buy on a whim sometimes without thinking it through.
 
I don't regret any of the knives I've purchased in the last few years, but before that...
Any knife made in China
All of my CRKTs. I've even added them as surprise gifts, with knives I've sold.
I don't necessarily regret buying my titanium Kershaw Tyrade, but the carbon fiber onlay on the clip side, makes it difficult to pull out of your pocket.
 
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Mcusta folder : very sharp, good steel (vg10), but the wood handle is vey slippery, there is no pocket clip and it is bulky in pocket
Buck strider tarani : good steel (ats34) but very sharp handle makes it very uncomfortable, very expensive
 
1. Buck 450 - I was younger and thought it was a cool blade. I got a quick lesson in quality steel and broke it within a couple of weeks. Not that I really regret the knife, Buck replaced it and I still have it sitting in a box somewhere, unused, it just sent me down the path of many more expensive knives.

2. Benchmade Mini-Grip D2 combo blade - This is a well-built knife and I loved my plain edge version. The thing I regret is that this D2 version was only available in combo blade when I got it, so I bought it. Impulse buy and the combo on that small blade takes over 1/2 the usable edge away.

3. Becker BK14 - I love this knife. It was a gateway to Becker fever and it's cost me dearly.

4. Kershaw Skyline - A lot of people love this knife, but it's just not for me. Doesn't feel good in my hand. I like the G10 grips, but just can't get into this one, as much as I want to.
 
Blindfredy said:
What a load of patriotic crap. 35 years ago I could buy a SMLE enfeild .303 with 100 round of ammo for $99 and yo could buy an usmc kabar for $5 or less, 9 out of 10 of the bloody things rattled at the cross guards which are bloody thin and cheap and still are and slope back in the direction of the person trying to defend himself. War contracts went to the lowest tender. They where a mongrel thing to sharpen and wouldn't hold an edge. They did the job that was expected of them(just) The U.S makes a damn site better knives than this. From my experiences with the knives that your USMCS used in the pacific, I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole. Get into the present America. After these comments I'm sure the C.I.A will double tap me tonight.
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Little harsh i'd think, especially given that its just opinions... not all military knives were junk, and alot of manufacturers made the "kabar style knife" Camillus, Imperial, etc. etc.
not sure if andy was being patriotic or not but your response comes off a bit trollish
gene
 
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