I read through this entire thread (http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=741754&highlight=cheap+knives) and I LOVED every second of it. I discovered SO many extremely high value knives. Here's a summary I made for reference (All prices are approx. and w/o shipping, and I'm editing it as excellent suggestions arise):
Folding (Traditional)
$5 – Schrade Imperial Sodbuster
$10 – Opinel No. 6
$10-$15 – Rough Rider (Any)
$10-$20 – Victorinox Classic, Solo, Cadet, Soldier, etc.
$15 – Kershaw DWO
$15 – Kershaw Black Colt II
$15 – Svord Peasant
$15-$20 – Kissing Crane knives
$20 – Case Sodbuster Jr.
$20 – Kershaw Black Gulch
$20 - Douk Douk (Small)
$25 – EKA Swede 88
$25 – Mercator K55
$25 – Buck 112 EcoLite
$35 – EKA Swede 82
$35 - Buck 55
$35 - Buck 110
Folding (Modern)
$10 – Sanrenmu 710
$15 – CRKT Pazoda 2
$15 – Kershaw Chill
$15 – Kershaw OD-2
$15 – Scrimschaw-Style knives (Fred Carter & Gigand)
$15 – Buck BuckLite Max small/medium
$20 – CRKT Drifter
$20 – Spyderco Byrd Meadowlark
$20 – Spyderco Byrd Raven
$20 – Spyderco Byrd Cara Cara
$20 – Ka-Bar Dozier
$20 – Kershaw Scamp
$20 – Kershaw Oso Sweet
$20 – CRKT M16 EDC
$25 - Cold Steel Pocket Bushman
$25 – Leatherman Expanse E33L
$30 – Leathman Expanse E55
$30 – Spyderco Tenacious
$30 – Spyderco Persistence
$30 – Kershaw Leek
$30 – Kerhsaw Skyline
$30 – Kershaw Junkyard Dog
$30 - Kershaw Zing
$30 - Kershaw Storm II
$30 – Kershaw Barrage/Salvo
$30 – Boker Hyper
$30 – Boker M-Type
$30 – Boker Trance
$30 – Ontario Rat-1
$45 – Buck Vantage Pro (Small)
$50 - Boker AK 101
$50 - Buck Alpha Dorado (154CM)
$50 - Kershaw Lahar
$50 – Spyderco Delica 4
$50 – Spyderco Native
$50 – Spyderco Endura 4
$50 - Boker Jim Burke Mini Resurrection
$60 – Cold Steel Recon I
$70 - Benchmade Mini Griptilian
$70 - Spyderco Manix 2
$70 – A.G. Russell Frame Lock Spear-Point – Seconds
Fixed
$5 – Tramontina Machete
$10 - Cold Steel Finn Bear
$15 – Mora Clipper
$15 – Cold Steel Machete
$20 - Cold Steel Bushman
$20 - Buck Paklite Skinner
$20 - Condor Machete
$25 - Condor Rodan
$25 - Condor Bushlore
$25 – Blackjack Grunt
$30 – Ka-Bar Becker Necker
$35 - Ontario SP1
$35 – Condor Kumunga
$45 - ESEE Izula
$50 - Queen D2 fixed blades
$50 – Ka-Bar USMC Fighter
$50 - Ontario Ranger RAK
$50 – Buck 119
$50 – SOG Seal Pup
$70 – Ka-Bar Becker BK9
This list is getting super long, which isn't a bad thing I suppose
Anyways, he put a $50 price cap on it, but so many high value knives over $50 were left out (Value doesn't always mean inexpensive). I wanna see some more folders and especially larger fixed blades that are extremely high value!
Also, if anyone has any qualms with any of these being value knives, I'd like to know why (As I don't know everything about all of these blades)!
Folding (Traditional)
$5 – Schrade Imperial Sodbuster
$10 – Opinel No. 6
$10-$15 – Rough Rider (Any)
$10-$20 – Victorinox Classic, Solo, Cadet, Soldier, etc.
$15 – Kershaw DWO
$15 – Kershaw Black Colt II
$15 – Svord Peasant
$15-$20 – Kissing Crane knives
$20 – Case Sodbuster Jr.
$20 – Kershaw Black Gulch
$20 - Douk Douk (Small)
$25 – EKA Swede 88
$25 – Mercator K55
$25 – Buck 112 EcoLite
$35 – EKA Swede 82
$35 - Buck 55
$35 - Buck 110
Folding (Modern)
$10 – Sanrenmu 710
$15 – CRKT Pazoda 2
$15 – Kershaw Chill
$15 – Kershaw OD-2
$15 – Scrimschaw-Style knives (Fred Carter & Gigand)
$15 – Buck BuckLite Max small/medium
$20 – CRKT Drifter
$20 – Spyderco Byrd Meadowlark
$20 – Spyderco Byrd Raven
$20 – Spyderco Byrd Cara Cara
$20 – Ka-Bar Dozier
$20 – Kershaw Scamp
$20 – Kershaw Oso Sweet
$20 – CRKT M16 EDC
$25 - Cold Steel Pocket Bushman
$25 – Leatherman Expanse E33L
$30 – Leathman Expanse E55
$30 – Spyderco Tenacious
$30 – Spyderco Persistence
$30 – Kershaw Leek
$30 – Kerhsaw Skyline
$30 – Kershaw Junkyard Dog
$30 - Kershaw Zing
$30 - Kershaw Storm II
$30 – Kershaw Barrage/Salvo
$30 – Boker Hyper
$30 – Boker M-Type
$30 – Boker Trance
$30 – Ontario Rat-1
$45 – Buck Vantage Pro (Small)
$50 - Boker AK 101
$50 - Buck Alpha Dorado (154CM)
$50 - Kershaw Lahar
$50 – Spyderco Delica 4
$50 – Spyderco Native
$50 – Spyderco Endura 4
$50 - Boker Jim Burke Mini Resurrection
$60 – Cold Steel Recon I
$70 - Benchmade Mini Griptilian
$70 - Spyderco Manix 2
$70 – A.G. Russell Frame Lock Spear-Point – Seconds
Fixed
$5 – Tramontina Machete
$10 - Cold Steel Finn Bear
$15 – Mora Clipper
$15 – Cold Steel Machete
$20 - Cold Steel Bushman
$20 - Buck Paklite Skinner
$20 - Condor Machete
$25 - Condor Rodan
$25 - Condor Bushlore
$25 – Blackjack Grunt
$30 – Ka-Bar Becker Necker
$35 - Ontario SP1
$35 – Condor Kumunga
$45 - ESEE Izula
$50 - Queen D2 fixed blades
$50 – Ka-Bar USMC Fighter
$50 - Ontario Ranger RAK
$50 – Buck 119
$50 – SOG Seal Pup
$70 – Ka-Bar Becker BK9
This list is getting super long, which isn't a bad thing I suppose
Anyways, he put a $50 price cap on it, but so many high value knives over $50 were left out (Value doesn't always mean inexpensive). I wanna see some more folders and especially larger fixed blades that are extremely high value!
Also, if anyone has any qualms with any of these being value knives, I'd like to know why (As I don't know everything about all of these blades)!
Last edited:
) knives so didn't talk about his much, until I showed him my Opinel and bragged about it being about $8. Now all the stops have been pulled