Cheapest Favorite Knives

[Detroit1980]

I'm starting this thread for people on a tight budget or just not willing to spend alot on knives. I know there's plenty of people that have some cheap knives that they like as much or almost as much as expensive knives in their collection.
A knife that has really impressed me is the Kershaw Thistle. It has a great shaped blade and almost everything seems pretty good about it besides 8cr steel but you can find them for under $15. It has to be 1 of the best knives you can buy for the price.

 

[jackknife]

Opinel, Mora, Victorinox.

All have knives that an be had for under 20 dollars and will cut anything you run into in the course of a normal day in American suburbia.

 

[anthonycastorena2014]

Byrd Cara Cara 2 and rescue. They're great knives!

 

[jlauffer]

Cold Steel Grik. Weird name, but great little knife!

 

[Stelth]

Gerber US1 and LST.

 

[22-rimfire]

Rough Ryder slip joints
Kabar Dozier folding hunter or similar
Some Victorinox models. I carry one every day that ran $20.
Mora knives

 

[abbazaba]

Victorinox Classic SD
Ruike P801
Mora Companion
Kershaw Injection
Kershaw Volt SS
Kershaw Bareknuckle
Spyderco Dragonfly2

 

[SW-EDC]

I carry a Byrd Rescue in the glove box of my truck.

 

[Kragnut]

Ruike LD31-B is my favorite cheap old school style "Swiss Army" type knife. I have a thread I am about to start about mine.

 

[elde66]

Ruike P801
Any Opinel
Any Mora

Edit....
And, I forgot to add my favorite inexpensive knife of all time: The Utilitac!

 

[Mitchell Knives]

Virtually any Victorinox SAK
Victorinox kitchen knives
Mora
Opinel

 

[DangerZone98]

Morakniv Kansbol
Spyderco Resilience
Cold Steel Rajah 3
ESEE Izula

 

[onionfan]

Buck 110/112 slim select. Less than $20 each when on sale. Just over $20 each when not. I'm a huge fan.

 

[Henry Beige]

Okapi Biltong. About the snappiest little sheepsfoot pocket knife you can find for under ten bucks.

Make that “if you can find one”. It appears they have been discontinued. I’m glad I bought a spare.

 

[Detroit1980]

Okapi Biltong. About the snappiest little sheepsfoot pocket knife you can find for under ten bucks.

Make that “if you can find one”. It appears they have been discontinued. I’m glad I bought a spare.

Someone has that knife on eBay for $14.99 plus $4 shipping.

 

[jideta]

All right at or less than a hunski



oh, and the $17 knife in the car!

 

[Basp2005]

 

[Hickory n steel]

Victorinox recruit $17
Buck 110LT $20
Gerber LST ultralight $14
Case Sodbuster JR $25

 

[afishhunter]

I don't have any "cheap" knives. I have "inexpensive" knives. (there is a difference)
It is possible to spend hundreds of dollars on a "cheap" knife.

My favorite inexpensive knives are Rough Rider/Rough Ryder, (Taylor/BTI) Schrade/Old Timer/Imperial/Hammer Brand, (SMKW) Marbles, MAM, Opinel, Mora Classic Number 1, the Buck 110 and 110LT, and the Old Hickory and Dexter Russell Green River old fashioned carbon steel fixed blades, like the Buffalo Skinner.

I like Rough Rider/Rough Ryder because I can try out different patterns without bankrupting the bank. The knives are good enough that I don't need to "upgrade" (note quotes) to a "better" (again, note quotes) brand when I find a pattern that I like.
(Why spend $250 to $300 and sometimes considerably more for a used Case or GEC Sunfish/large Elephant Toenail (by whatever name), for example, when the roughly $10 new Rough Rider large Sunfish works just fine, has excellent fit and finish, walk 'n talk, reasonable pulls on both blades, etc.? I don't need to "impress" anyone (and don't have anyone to "impress" anyway) with the brand of my knife.)

As my Great Grandfather used to ask: "Why pay a premium for a name?" (be also said: "You don't have to spend a lot to get a lot.")

 

[Therom]

When it comes to cheap knives, I usually go for a Victorinox SAK
They are not the cheapest option but it will be a lifetime companion

otherwise:
Opinel
Kershaw CQC-4K
Cold Steel ProLite