Disclaimer:
I do not know anything about the OP's original knife posted.
I do not own a $500. or a $1,000. knife. My husband does not own a $1000. knife either.
Now, with that said, IF I found a knife that I absolutely had to HAVE (THE ONE SPECIAL KNIFE as in some of my former firearms especially when I owned/shot handguns and a few rifles.) or one for my husband that HE dearly loved and wanted... I would go up to $500. for THE KNIFE. $500. and UP is nothing for a quality NIB firearm. Your mileage may vary. NO problem!
Look at what NIB good quality - name brand firearms cost years ago or even now. Same thing in my head - your mileage may vary.
A few of the older hunting knives that my husband has that you can't BUY the EXACT one any longer in a few name brands cost big money now... not $500. but close to or over $300. USED. He bought a few of those knives NIB years ago. HIS knives do get used and they are in very good condition. He does not abuse them but he does USE them when he hunts.
So if HE or I had to HAVE or WANTED ONE SPECIFIC quality knife... we would BUY that knife just as we would a piece of our quality made furniture that gets USED on a daily basis.
Wants and Needs are two different things in my mind.
Are you depending on and using a specific tool for military survival? Your life depends on this tool.
Are you depending on a KNIFE where you can't use a firearm to protect your life or a loved one?
What about any other tool when it comes to hard core survival in horrific conditions?
Are you making your living using a specific tool or tools? Do you want something that will last you for a long time or a throw away item or something that may FAIL you in the middle of a job?
Do you only want ONE or FIVE of these knives in your life or many, many knives made by various knife makers and in many styles and finishes?
Different strokes for different folks is my motto. Buy and use what trips your trigger. It is your money and until someone ELSE puts a roof over your head, clothes on your back and food in your belly... buy and own what you like and will use. Keep your basic obligations taken care of and exercise personal responsibility in all things.
Several years ago, I almost had a 'cardiac arrest' when my husband came home with a NIB small Damascus blade made by a well known knife maker. This blade had NO handle on it at the time because my husband had not decided what he wanted on it at the time. When he told me what he paid for it - I thought that it was HIGH but I did NOT know what prices were for some BLADES especially specific blades. Since that time frame, he had a pretty walnut handle put on it and I picked out the walnut wood from many samples. A local man that makes knives made the handle for this blade. IT is beautiful and boy oh boy - is it STRONG too! You could not find a knife made exactly like this simple, quality made knife. Maybe something close to it but not exactly like it. Now, if I saw this knife NOW - it would cost more due to the price of good steel (Damascus) and made by the same man not counting the handle too.
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