Best Knife You've EVER owned?

Not only has it never let me down, it has also taken a hit or two. You'll see in one of the photos below that the handle has an end chipped off, from when I dropped it on the cobblestones on an icy day in Zakopane, Poland.

Speaking of Poland, that is where this particular specimen came from. My wife got it for me as a birthday present when we were courting. I said I wanted black handles, so she searched all over Krakow; no one had them on the knife, but finally, she found a place that would sell them separately. So this one is over 8 years old now, and has probably been carried more than all my other knives put together.

I'm never missing a tool, and it is just on the large side of comfortable pocket carry:

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I went on a binge this year and bought over a 100 knifes trying to find the perfect EDC. (don't be envious, this is a sad fact :()

I've narrowed it down to one knife however...

The Spyderco Sage 1

Reasons why I like it:
Good size
Wire clip secures knife very well
Wire clip is very subtle while wearing
Wire clip doesn't destroy or nick my expensive jeans I wear
looks classy
doesn't look scary
Love the smoothness
LOVE The sound and feel of the liner lock (like the flick of a zippo lighter... :))
Carbon fiber looks cool
CF is textured
Great jimpping
good choil

The only thing I'd change is maybe flat hardware found on the paramilitary 2! Cosmetics only!


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My second favorite EDC knife isn't exactly a knife... it's a MT... A Leatherman Juice S2.

I feel fine carrying either one of these if I just had to pick one, but I choose to wear both! :D
 
When I was 7 or 8, my mom came home with my first Boy Scout Knife. I'm not sure anything has matched that since. Maybe my Mad Dog ATAK.
 
Since 2005 my serrated Kershaw Leek, it does a lot of things well. It's also affordable enough that if I lose one, I can get a replacement and not push my mortgage payment back a month!
 
When I started to make my own money I bought myself a Schrade LB7. It was my companion for about 6 years until it was lost off the fender of a tractor. The easiest knife to get sharp that I ever owned and I couldn't afford to replace it for a long time. The next one I bought was a Schrade 7OT. I used it for many years but I never had the same love for it as my LB7. I have replaced the knife many, many times but I would still love to have my old one back.
 
ive had, a strider, two sebenzas, a three sisters forge. i can easily say that my bm 585sbk is the best knife i have ever owned.
 
DedRok said:
I went on a binge this year and bought over a 100 knifes trying to find the perfect EDC. (don't be envious, this is a sad fact :()
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Almost the same story here. I have carried a G-10 Endura 4 for 4 years now. I started looking for a replacement about 9 months ago, something I thought would be better. After quite a few, (but not quite 100), including the infamous Sebenza, I have learned there aren't any that I prefer more than it. So I have several on reserve now....

Only thing I like as much is my Active Duty, but it doesn't get carried everyday.
 
rodogg said:
That's a beauthy! Looks real thin for a woods knife but maybe a pic of the spine would show different! :)
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Really depends on the person and how they use their knife. This is WAY too thin for someone who thinks the ideal woods knife is a BK2 and likes to baton their knife through knots and 6 inch logs, for instance. I really don't follow the 1 tool for the woods idea so this knife is carried in conjunction with something else like a saw or a chopper. Unless it's summer where I hardly need any cutting tool at all. This leaves the knife to be used for "knife" things. Though I'm sure it would do just fine if I had to abuse it. People beat the hell out of moras without a problem and this one has a full tang. I highly recommend that everyone tries a thin knife.
 
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