$60 or under online knife

RealSteel is legit.

It's one of China's premiere and larger knifemakers that supposedly produced a lot of the US knives made in China and eventually began to offer its own product having the resources, tooling and bringing in the skill, as international commerce relaxed. It is one of the Chinese companies that wants to genuinely change the perception and negative outlook of Chinese makers by offering a true Chinese knife.

There's a good amount of info if you do a search. Can't link I don't think. They clearly having been putting a lot of good will and effort on its front seeing how when it first started, it was small through forums, just like any other maker, and confronted with a lot of caution/skepticism. This was only a few years ago in 2013-14..

Look at them now. Who would have thought?

I tip my hat.

There's also Cold Steel Lawman-Recon-Code 4-AK line that runs from $50 to $80.

Then there's the Boker Urban Trapper around $60. Get that.
 
Yah the Boker Urban Trapper is I think 1.7 oz so light and thin I always carry it in addition to a larger knife for heavy use.
 
If you think your buddy wants "more knife", something he can beat on a bit, kizlyar supreme Ute is a solid option for a work horse under $60
 
wensynch said:
RealSteel is legit.

It's one of China's premiere and larger knifemakers that supposedly produced a lot of the US knives made in China and eventually began to offer its own product having the resources, tooling and bringing in the skill, as international commerce relaxed. It is one of the Chinese companies that wants to genuinely change the perception and negative outlook of Chinese makers by offering a true Chinese knife.

There's a good amount of info if you do a search. Can't link I don't think. They clearly having been putting a lot of good will and effort on its front seeing how when it first started, it was small through forums, just like any other maker, and confronted with a lot of caution/skepticism. This was only a few years ago in 2013-14..

Look at them now. Who would have thought?

I tip my hat.

There's also Cold Steel Lawman-Recon-Code 4-AK line that runs from $50 to $80.

Then there's the Boker Urban Trapper around $60. Get that.
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They are owned (or at least partnered) with SanRenMu, which is already well known for being an OEM to major US knife brands. No surprise there.

The only thing that peeves me off Real Steel is that they have nothing to offer in the 2.5" - 3" blade length category.
 
A different suggestion would be to buy him a good condition used knife. You can pick up a barely used full size Griptilian for $60-70. You even already said he liked that knife.
 
If you can bump up the $60 budget by only $5-10, you could grab a brand new Spyderco Delica4.

As a light, thin, easy to carry, sharp as hell kind of a knife, I can't imagine a better knife for giving someone "the bug."
 
I should also mention I'd recommend the Kershaw Blackout. It was my first good knife and I carried it for many years.
 
The Link sounds like a good fit. Did not know HoB had an S35VN Link, thats awesome!

The Real Steel knives looks cool, and I've tried some Kizers. I just wish these new Chinese knives had blades that didn't have as much text on them.

"Sea eagle" without the E in eagle being capitalized and in Comic Sans just kills the knife for me. Same with my Kizers. Awesome knives, hate the bill boarding.
 
Esee zancudo is awesome for 27.99 I love it as much as my mini grip


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We all love knives here and I think it's natural for us to want to share our hobby and interest with others. I've gifted several knives over the years and have found that, when it comes to non-knife people, it is mostly an excercise in frustration and futility.

Story time:

A buddy of mine is a shipper/receiver. Tall fella, big hands, lefty... no knife. I gave him a beautiful Spyderco R sprint run folder in nishijin glass fiber figuring it would be a perfect fit for him and useful for his line of work.

Maybe a week or two later, we were hanging out having a few beers, and I asked him how the R was working out. He said "Oh, yeah...", hunted around for a while and found the knife. Said he let his dad use it to slice some plastic sheeting and he was impressed by the edge. Buddy opens and closes the knife a few times while he's talking, then casually tosses it across the room to skitter across the floor. :eek: :grumpy:

I never ask about the R anymore and I haven't seen buddy with it since. If it's still in one piece, I bet it is abandonded in some long forgotten drawer somewhere. I hope he gave it to his dad, who might actually use it.

Anyway, long story short: think twice before gifting a knife to someone, and never give an expensive knife to someone who isn't already into knives--it's just a waste. Glad the OP set a modest cap. I'd recommend an Ontario RAT-1 or RAT-2.

-Brett
 
I'm going to go with the blue blur. He was in the military and had made numerous comments when I use my knives about how he wished he had a half decent knife, so I know it will get used. I'll offer sharpening abs just give him a quick run down of knife vs prybar/screwdriver just for piece of mind, but it'll be fine
 
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