Budget collection starters?????

Ron1997 said:
Just getting into knives. Any budget collection starters? Prefer folders. Any damascus recommendations?


Also found this boker magnum bravo echo, can't find reviews anywhere, any information about this knife?

http://www.bladehq.com/item--Boker-Magnum-Bravo-Echo-Liner-Lock--30284
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That boker has a low grade of steel. 440a is not so good.

Lots of good suggestions. My personal budget folding blades are the Enlan EL-01, Kershaw Thermite, Ontario Utilitac II, and the Esee Zancudo. My favorite right now though is the Kershaw Tremor. They are discontinued but kershawguy has them on close out for $25 shipped. It is a fantastic deal! I own two. http://kershawguy.com/products-page/featured-items/1950-tremor-closeout/

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anything from Enlan and Sanrenmu make good budget introductory knives. All use 8Cr13MoV blades, and are typically sold at less than $15 apiece. I have accumulated more than 100 cheap folders and Enlan and Sanrenmu account for almost 70% of them.

Personally biased towards the M series for Enlan and the 7XXX series for Sanrenmu because of their < 3" blade length. And Sanrenmu has got non-locking folders in its lineup that use the same design as moderns but utilize a unique detent mechanism not found in any other manufacturer.
 
Etna said:
anything from Enlan and Sanrenmu make good budget introductory knives. All use 8Cr13MoV blades, and are typically sold at less than $15 apiece. I have accumulated more than 100 cheap folders and Enlan and Sanrenmu account for almost 70% of them.

Personally biased towards the M series for Enlan and the 7XXX series for Sanrenmu because of their < 3" blade length. And Sanrenmu has got non-locking folders in its lineup that use the same design as moderns but utilize a unique detent mechanism not found in any other manufacturer.
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Yeah, SanRenMu is pretty great, I got the 7010 and it made me order five more of their knives. The quality is much better than what I expected for the price.
 
Etna said:
anything from Enlan and Sanrenmu make good budget introductory knives. All use 8Cr13MoV blades, and are typically sold at less than $15 apiece. I have accumulated more than 100 cheap folders and Enlan and Sanrenmu account for almost 70% of them.
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They are a mixed bag IMO. You need to be lucky to get a good one. That said they don't cost much and if you don't get a good one you can get your money back generally. And no, they don't all use 8cr....

I would spend the extra few bucks to get the Kershaw Tremor. You get a good company that will support its product.
 
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