classics?

idroptapul

idroptapul

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I'm just getting into collecting, and I like the idea of collecting knives that are sort of representative of a manufacturer. I don't know what word is best: epitomize, personify, quintessential, represent, flagships?

Anyway I've got
Buck 110
Spyderco Delica
SAK Champ
WWII Camillus USMC

I'm not familiar with that many manufacturers. What knives should/could be in my collection?
 
Benchmade 710 is a pretty standard BM that most everyone seems to love. I know I love mine.
 
Here's my list:

Schrade USA - Old Timer 34OT
Buck - 110 or 119
Camillus - USMC or electrician's knife
Case - nothing particular, perhaps the Sodbuster
Gerber - Gator
Grohmann - #1 Original
Benchmade - Griptillian 551
Spyderco - Delica or Endura

There are many other brands that I don't feel can be characterized by any single knife model. AG Russell, Case, Bark River, Ek, Hen and Rooster, Canal Street Cutlery, etc., etc.

-Bob
 
idroptapul said:
I'm just getting into collecting, and I like the idea of collecting knives that are sort of representative of a manufacturer. I don't know what word is best: epitomize, personify, quintessential, represent, flagships?

Anyway I've got
Buck 110
Spyderco Delica
SAK Champ
WWII Camillus USMC

I'm not familiar with that many manufacturers. What knives should/could be in my collection?
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Emerson CQC7, It wasn't the first but it kinda defined tactical. It was the king of knocked off blades.
John Ek dagger
Gerber Mark I and Mark II
Western W49 bowie
Randall 1-7 (this one will set you back)
Loveless drop point hunter, (Man will this one cost you)
Benchmade Balisong with Weehawk blade.


This is by no means a definitive list but it ought to keep you busy for a while.
 
I want a SF dagger and a nazi dress dagger crossed on a plaque to signify
the conflict in WW2.
Buck 119 and 110
I know the 119 is not as big a name as the 110 but it is a personal fave and the best fighter for the least money.
Frost Mora the best 10$ you will ever spend
10 years from now the BYRD knives will be the cheap folder against which all others are judged.
 
I'd get the USMC fighting knife from Ka-Bar. It's a total classic that's been around for a hell of a long time. It's the knife that pretty much put Ka-bar into the spotlight of a mainstream knife company.
 
The Sebenza by Chris Reeve Knives was the first framelock in the industry -- widely copied by many folder manufacturers and custom makers.

The Leatherman multi-tool was the first plier-based multi-tool, and everyone and their dog AND cat are doing those now . . .

As for Spyderco -- Several candidates. I'd suggest the Police model.
 
Cold Steel Trail Master
Ka-Bar USMC
Buck 110
Fallkniven F1
Gerber Mark II
Randall Model 1
 
Thanks for the suggestions, I've got quite a shopping list going. A good thing is the number of under $100 knives (I think that's where my collection is going to live). I'd like to add a Barlow to the collection as well. Who currently makes "real" Barlow knives?
 
Gerber Mark II
I see they are trading for well over US $800.00 on ebay
I thought I had one for $75 Aus last week and it went for $150 Kicking myself about that.
 
Strider SnG, Kershaw Boa, BM Nimravus for fixed blade, Swamp Rat Camp Tramp (goood luck!) Ontario RAT -7, Randall #14 Attack.

That should debit your card $1k.
 
idroptapul said:
Who currently makes "real" Barlow knives?
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Nobody. Cheap Chinese versions. Or you could check on an A.G.Russell Barlow, but these would be more of an expensive tribute to the pattern, not an original, affordable "kid's knife".

Edit: Why am I such a cynic? Go to www.knifeworks.com and www.knifecenter.com and any of a half-dozen other sites, do a search for "barlow" and you will find Case and Boker versions, at least, perfectly good knives, some not too expensive, either.
 
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