Good idea, giving opinions about knives is what a knife forum is for
I have or had, 2008 Stockman, 2010 Moose (gone) 2011 Bullet End (gone) 2013 Irish Jack, 2014 Stag Jack, 2015 Canal St, 2016 35 Punch, 2017 TC Barlow, 2018 Buck Stockman x2, 2020 Viper Swayback x2, finally 2021 Spring Barlow.
I don't dislike any of them but don't buy ones I'm not interested in except the 09 from Queen which I missed out on due to oversight /incompetence etc of the organizer. Do have clear favourites though and they are
2014 Stag from GEC, fine stag, a great shield and around the right size, possibly would've been better Barehead as the John Lloyd donated Stag was so fine seems a crime to lop some off. In hand, which for me is the key denominator, it's superb. No safe queen this, it has led a dirty exciting life . Would like a back-up but hard to do.
2018 Buck American Elk. Love this as it's all steel, no brass, beautifully sharp the 154CM gets. Really prefer Stockman or blade each end knives so this does it, excellent W&T on mine as I'm very lucky to have a back-up in case of loss as I won it in a GAW.
2020 Viper Swayback from Italy. Not everybody's cup of tea, but it is mine. Superb Modern Traditional from Italy organized in very difficult circumstances by Mike Latham during COVID shutdown. Many thanks to
knifeswapper
for this. Relatively light in weight but not in construction, integral titanium bolsters, stop-pin, Mufflon- Ram's Horn scales, Bird's eye style pivot, near sunk joint so easy on the pocket, stunning interpretation of Traditional via Modern with impressive M390 Wharncliffe. Also more than fortunate to have a back-up on this one (no two are the same) due to
sf fanatic
tremendous kindness and generosity in sending me one
So, one from GEC (and they've made most of the Forum Knives) in carbon with Stag, one in all stainless from Buck with American Elk and one in Modern style and steel in Ram's Horn from Viper Italy. All rather different except their handle slabs were all Antler or Horn.
