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Best knife for 50 or less

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Tantan

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I only have about 50 dollars to spend and I was wondering your guys opinion on what your favorite knives are for 50 or less. It can be a neck knife or a folder
 
Fixed blade, you can't go wrong with a Becker BK11 or BK14. For a folder the Ontario RAT 1. The Utilitac seems to be popular as well. All can be had for well under $50.
 
How long are you willing to wait to find a deal? If you want to order something new right now get a ontario rat-1 or 2 or a Utilitac 2 (in any blade/handle/color combo). If your willing to wait a little bit and find one secondary market watch out for a $50 benchmade mini-grip.
 
If you stick around a while, Benchmade Mini Grips and GEC #15s sometimes come up for that price on the exchange
 
spydercobenchmadekai said:
Well...there are lots. What blade length, use, weight, etc. are you looking for?

Kershaw, Spyderco, Becker, and Buck come to mind.
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Really I'm looking for a blade between 2-3/4 to 3.5 so pretty big margin. I was looking at the crkt minimalist and the Ontario rat-2 which can both be had extremely cheap as far as use it wail be used for anything really from opening boxes to being a screwdriver if I really need it so I want it to be a solid knife. I was just looking for your guys favorites
 
Tantan said:
Really I'm looking for a blade between 2-3/4 to 3.5 so pretty big margin. I was looking at the crkt minimalist and the Ontario rat-2 which can both be had extremely cheap as far as use it wail be used for anything really from opening boxes to being a screwdriver if I really need it so I want it to be a solid knife. I was just looking for your guys favorites
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Both are great knives, but if you are looking for it to be a screwdriver as well, get a multitool. I have a Gerber Suspension that I picked up for $30 at Lowes. Has a nice little blade for opening boxes and a screwdriver. Never use a knife as a screwdriver.
 
No [single blade] knife is meant to be a screw driver and most everyone around here will tell you not to do that. If you want a knife you can turn screws with get a SAK or multi-tool.

The ontario rat-2 is a great knife but it would be especially bad at being a screw driver, expect it to break the very first time you try.
 
I understand that no knife should be a screwdriver i just said that to exaggerate that it needs to be a solid well built knife. I do have a multitool I usually carry also. What do you guys think of the esee izula which is right at 50 dollars
 
Tantan said:
I understand that no knife should be a screwdriver i just said that to exaggerate that it needs to be a solid well built knife. I do have a multitool I usually carry also. What do you guys think of the esee izula which is right at 50 dollars
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From what I hear, it is good. For $20 less, look at the Becker BK14/BK11.
 
My favorite <$50 is the CS Tuff-Lite. I guess you could use the spine as a screwdriver in a pinch. But overall, I am constantly amazed by this knife.....
 
Tantan said:
I understand that no knife should be a screwdriver i just said that to exaggerate that it needs to be a solid well built knife. I do have a multitool I usually carry also. What do you guys think of the esee izula which is right at 50 dollars
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The Izula is a great little knife. I like the Becker BK14 EsKabar more because it has more blade to it, and it is cheaper. Since it has the Izula handle, it was a win-win for me.
 
Does anyone have much experience with the esee izula because I like it but at a full 2 oz it might be slightly heavy on the neck
 
Tantan said:
Does anyone have much experience with the esee izula because I like it but at a full 2 oz it might be slightly heavy on the neck
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I have one (Jeff Randall himself gave it too me :)) and love it! I'm just a kid so it does feel quite heavy on the neck but YMMV.
 
mountainmist said:
I have one (Jeff Randall himself gave it too me :)) and love it! I'm just a kid so it does feel quite heavy on the neck but YMMV.
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I am only 15 myself. I think I might go with a toxic green izula because I have a good flipper (zt 0550)
 
Tantan said:
I am only 15 myself. I think I might go with a toxic green izula because I have a good flipper (zt 0550)
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That's not my only flipper I have a few. I'm slightly new to knives. I've always had them but I never really got into quality ones and collecting them until about 2-3 months ago. The one thing I don't have is a neck knife and I've been wanting one and I was looking at the crkt minimalist because of price but I'm really starting to like the izula
 
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