Favorite Fixed Blade

[Thiess08]

Hey all, curious what everyone’s favorite fixed blade is. Not necessarily the most expensive or collectible knife, but the one you actually reach for and use.

 

[conan11]

 

[madcap_magician]

This one is not my favorite, but it is my most used.

 

[DA170]

The White River Backpacker Pro was my favorite small fixed…now the REK Knives Ember!

 

[David Mary]

 

[BP_]

Strong user contenders

 

[Blues]

I carry an Ember daily (as a neck knife). It's great when out with the dog, going down the mountain to the mailbox, and especially when wearing lightweight gym attire.

This is the one that I carry:






The lanyard was removed for neck carry:



This one is lovelier but gets less time carried:

 

[justjed2]

White River Sendero Classic. Like it so much I have two.....

 

[Taz]

This one! 1/16" thick, 64 HRC Magnacut, full flat grind means it's a slicey scapel! Great for every day carry and chores!

 

[junglefighter]

My 2 favorite edc. These see more sunshine than some of my others

 

[Gary W. Graley]

This is a beast but still very slicey

https://flic.kr/p/2rXuH29

G2

 

[Grateful]

The one I honestly use the most is a basic Mora. I think it’s a 511. Cheap and boring but it sure works well.

 

[fuyume]

Hey all, curious what everyone’s favorite fixed blade is. Not necessarily the most expensive or collectible knife, but the one you actually reach for and use.

I've been "into knives" in a serious way for well over 25 years, at this point. Here's the knives that have stuck around, the ones I didn't sell when I sold off literally everything else in what used to be my extensive collection:

1. 2000s Benchmade 100RR River & Rescue (GIN-1 steel, G10 scales, Kydex sheath). Currently my EDC fixed blade.
2. 2000s Benchmade 190 Drop Point Hunter and 192 Bird and Trout (440C steel, stabilized rosewood scales, leather sheaths). My "good" hunting/survival knife set.
3. 1990s Gerber Pro-Guide II Drop Point Hunter, Caper, and Skinner (420HC steel, nylon scales, nylon sheaths). My "beater" hunting/survival knife set.
4. 2010s Buck 476 Diamondback (420HC steel, rubber handle, nylon sheath). My picnic lunch food prep knife.

 

[fuyume]

My 2 favorite edc. These see more sunshine than some of my othersView attachment 3198744View attachment 3198746

That Appleby is gorgeous.

 

[GB940Rookie]

The one that gets the most use, by far, is this RAT Cutlery (ESEE) RC6.
And definitely one of my favorites.

 

[junglefighter]

That Appleby is gorgeous.

Both blades were made by Bob Appleby..

 

[Alberta Ed]

Couldn't settle on just one. Depends on the use, whittling, food prep, field dressing, etc.

 

[snow and steel]

My most used fixed blade is a Cold Steel SRK. It won't impress the knife snobs,but its an absolute work horse.

 

[fuyume]

Both blades were made by Bob Appleby..

I meant the bottom one. I thought the top one was a Chris Reeve/Bill Harsey knife.

 

[fuyume]

My most used fixed blade is a Cold Steel SRK. It won't impress the knife snobs,but its an absolute work horse.

The SRK is a perfectly cromulent knife. If it weren't for the fact that I like the Master Hunter and Recon Tanto better, I'd have no qualms about carrying an SRK for serious work.