CRK owners-- what is your favorite production knife under $200???

Benchmade 530 blackout. The knife is a perfect backup blade. Super slim with a long blade.
 
I've got a few under $200 that get carried as often as my Sebenzas - Al Mar Falcon (Classic, not the ultralight), Spyderco Techno, Caly 3.5, Centofante 3 and Lum Chinese, Mini Grip with custom scales, Mini Dejavoo and I am liking the ZT 770 right now.
 
Some of my favorite under $200 would have to be

Benchmade 930 Kulgera
Benchmade 581 Barrage M390
Spyderco Caly 3 CF/ZDP
Spyderco Dragonfly ZDP

On my wish list
ZT 566
ZT 770CF

A couple right at $200
Spyderco Southard
Benchmade 635 mini Skirmish
 
mwmccormick said:
Spyderco Gayle Bradley, CTS20CP Para 2, Emerson cqc-10 ( when I'm feeling "tactical", lol), a John Lloyd slipjoint that I got for just under $200.

I will never let go of my Gayle Bradley. Best damn value in a folding knife I've ever owned. How many times have you seen posted " I regret selling my Gayle Bradley"?
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My Gayle Bradley is a great knife. Notice that you don t see too many posts about selling a PM2. Still my most carried.
 
Since going CRK no other modern folder has satisfied me enough to carry it.

I do still collect, carry and use traditional knives though. Of those my favorites are the GEC #9, #15 Barlow, #48, #85EO and the 2013 BF knife.
 
Its been awhile for this thread. I still have my Gayle Bradley but don't really carry it. Pretty much just carry a Seb but I have carried my Ultra tech since autos were legalised in my state and the Spyderco southard and Domino quite a bit lately.
 
Spyderco. Benchmade is fairly good too, but I haven't used or bought one in a decade. The Spyderco domino is my favorite Spyderco at the moment. I just need to find someone to make me a custom scale and get rid of that awful looking CF.
 
Hands down its got to be my ZT0560 black wash in Elmax. When I'm not carrying a sebenza, it's the ZT for sure. Love the blackwash effect, blade shape with deep belly, and the Elmax steel (I know I like it better than S30V- jury still out on S35V)is outstanding. G-10 front scale is ok, nice 3D titanium frame lock back scale, but my favorite feature has got to be the flipper. This thing is well engineered and far superior to assisted. And it's so damned fun to flip.
 
My favorite that I own is a Benchmade 710, it gets far more use than all my other knives combined however if/when I get one a Spyderco Gayle Bradley will overtake it, I had a chance to use one for a few weeks last month and its probably the best sub $200 user knife I've ever experienced.
 
This:

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Alox Cadet, $20-something!!
 
I still have a PM2 and Mini Grip out of my folders. I don't ever use them anymore. Both are great knives though!! Out of fixed blade.... I have a Bark River Bravo-1 that I like and use as well as a CRK Nyala. Both I paid under $200 each for, and use them both :) I highly recommend a Nyala to anyone looking to buy a fixed blade
 
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