Blackhawk 11, M-wave fully serrated or a KME sharpener?

[S.T.R.]

Hey guys, if you had the choice to pick 1 of the 3 options which one would you choose and why?
The Emerson serrated Blackhawk 11 BTS, has been used and is in good condition but does show a lot of wear, but it does have the Blackhawk logo. It's selling for $150. Next is a Green Handled black blade fully serrated M-wave. It's in very good condition, with very little wear. It's selling for $225. The next option is a KME sharpener. Oldawan is having a Labor day sale. The kit with the diamond sharpeners and base and another item or 2 for abt $200-$225. Which one would you choose and why? Before you say buy them all, I can only afford to buy one right now. Keep in mind that I don't have any serrated Emersons right now. Several of the Emersons that I own have regrinds. When my factory Emersons get dull, I'll send the back to EKI to get sharpened, then touch them up using a ceramic cup or the car door window. I do have a Ken Onion Work Sharp, but I haven't used it for my Emersons because it leaves a convex edge.
Thank you for your input.

 

[watertower]

Well, since nobody else has jumped in I'll start with a not so well informed opinion.

First, the CQC-11 is not the easiest to find for a reasonable price, and $150 sounds good to me. Your description of the knife concerns me a little though, so without at least seeing pictures it's hard to say go for it, although that's the way I'm leaning. I just bought a lightly used one for just a little more than that, and I've been looking for a year.

Second, I've never handled an M wave, but looked at a lot of pictures of them. For $225 I'd rather buy a new Emerson, there are several for that price I'd really like to have.

Finally, the KME system looks like a decent system, never used it and just watched a YouTube video about it. However, it seems like a slightly improved Lansky system to me, and that's a lot of money for a slightly improved Lansky. Not sure it would be worth $200 to me. Do you have stones or a system you can use now and get decent results with? If so, do you have a good reason for buying this system?

ETA: some how I missed the sharpening equipment you have. If you go with the 11 you could take the $50+ you save over the other two options and buy a decent diamond stone, like a DMT. With that stone, a piece of leather and your work sharp you should be able to sharpen any knives you need to with a little practice.

 

[S.T.R.]

watertower, Thank you for your input. I should have mentioned that I do have an 11 BT PE. I was lucky enough to score one here when I first joined Bladeforums. I also saw the one you scored and I had come very close to pulling the trigger on that one too. That was a great price for a lnib 11! The 11 I'm talking about isn't in that condition, it would be a user grade with about 90 % coating still on and the Blackhawk logo still intact. I believe it was from the very first run of 11 they did for Blackhawk in 2004. They are hard to find with the Blackhawk logo.

I also have an M-wave plain edge in a satin finish. A friend is making some jade scales for it right now. The M-wave was very hard to find. I have only seen them come up a total of 3 times in 2 years. One sold on the bay last week for $369 but it was in nib condition. The one I saw is in very good condition w abt 95% of the coating intact. I believe that when they were released there were 30 something released in each configuration, with only 100 total being released in the initial run.

I thought that KME was closer to Wicked Edge in terms of sharpening ability, but a lot better value for the money. When it comes to sharpeners, I still have lot to learn.

I'm still up in the air about which of the 3 to pick, but keep in mind I have about 12 Emersons and I do like the harder to find ones.

 

[watertower]

I said it was a not so well informed opinion!

If there were that few M waves then I can see your dilemma and can't really help. Didn't realize have you such an Emerson collection.

The KME looks like it is a capable sharpening system, but the Wicked Edge is completely different. Some day I'll get a Wicked Edge or an Edge Pro. Look a little closer at those systems and I think you'll see the differences and that you get a lot more for your money.