Favorite Knives of 2023

[Wolverine666]

What have been your favorite knives you’ve carried in 2023?

Folders? Fixed? Autos? OTF’s? Flippers? A little of everything?

Here’s what I’ve liked and carried the most during 2023 :

-Medford Praetorian Genesis
-BM Presidio2 Auto
-Large Sebenza31
-SOCOM Elite
-A couple Victorinox SAK’s

 

[Knives&Lint]

Favorite overall is still the Sebenza

An old favorite that got new life breathed into it by modification was the Cru-Wear Manix

Favorite combo was a Buck Sprint pro and Vic Cadet that I customized to match a Boker Trapper

Favorite hiking knives were the Tagged out and a Benchmade fixed blade that I can never remember the name of

Favorite new purchase was the Victorinox Winemaster

And the one that got the most work, as I bought and renovated a house in 2023, was the S90V Para 3

 

[norcalAF]

2023 was a big year for me knifewise. I'm most happy about discovering LG and SHF! These are my most recent ones:

 

[JWright214]

My favorite that I picked up this year

 

[JParanee]

These

 

[coolbreezy37]

Fixed blade: CPK DEK2
Folder: RHK Project X
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[Dknight16]

I bought 14 knives this year. My 2 favorites are:

 

[Wolverine666]

Favorite overall is still the Sebenza

An old favorite that got new life breathed into it by modification was the Cru-Wear Manix

Favorite combo was a Buck Sprint pro and Vic Cadet that I customized to match a Boker Trapper

Favorite hiking knives were the Tagged out and a Benchmade fixed blade that I can never remember the name of

Favorite new purchase was the Victorinox Winemaster

And the one that got the most work as I bought and renovated a house in 2023, was the S90V Para 3

Your pics are outstanding

 

[K.O.D.]

A lot of pictures didn’t get saved to my google cloud so when my phone died I lost a lot.
Here’s a few pics, but my favorites this year:

R&H Tasca 2
Seamus Nor’Easter (not pictured)
Biryukov #7 S390 (not pictured)
Biryukov #12
Cheburkov small Strizh/Sparrow
ZT 0095BLKS90
Demko ad20.5
Spyderco Southard
Heretic Medusa and Manticore E (neither pictured)
Alan Davis custom (not pictured)
Spyderco Yojimbo 2 Cruwear (not pictured)

 

[K.O.D.]

double tap

 

[Kryme]

I just got the Arcade and Socom, so they shouldn't really count, but I'm sure they're gonna see a lot of use in 2024, especially the Socom, man what a knife.

https://imgur.com/vQrFTYe

 

[woodysone]

For me these two makers got the most of my knife budget in 2023


Carothers and REK

 

[Wandering_About]

Two clear favorites from the year, for me.

First was a MagnaCut Small Sebenza. The ideal small, slim pocket knife for me.

The other favorite, carried even more than the Sebenza, was a Paramilitary 2 in CPM 15V blade steel. I'm a hopeless steel nerd, and this stuff has really impressed me. And the PM2 is second only to the Sebenza as my favorite pocket knife model overall, so it makes for a combination that I just keep coming back to.

In the fixed blade category, I'll throw in this little Gossman UNK in AEB-L. Covers all my "outdoors" knife needs in a small package (3 inch blade length).

 

[Chowser]

I don't buy a lot of knives but I sure enjoy the mini Adamas I picked up a few months ago.

 

[norcalAF]

I bought 14 knives this year. My 2 favorites are:
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What's the top one?

 

[Wolverine666]

I just got the Arcade and Socom, so they shouldn't really count, but I'm sure they're gonna see a lot of use in 2024, especially the Socom, man what a knife.

https://imgur.com/vQrFTYe

I like that Manix. What steel did that one come with?

 

[Knives&Lint]

Your pics are outstanding

Many thanks! If I'm being honest though, there's about 10 not so good ones for every one that turns out like I hoped, plus I must give the credit for my outdoor pics to the natural beauty I'm lucky to be surrounded by. I sure have fun taking them though, and appreciate having a place like this to share them

 

[Kryme]

I like that Manix. What steel did that one come with?

15V with Big Brown Bear's heat treat protocol. Hope they do more knives with this steel and protocol, it's really good. And Manix is my second favorite Spyderco after the first Gayle Bradley.

 

[Railsplitter]

My favorite carry knives for 2023 are the Cold Steel Hold Out 3 and the Ohio River Jack. There are plenty of other contenders but these two take the win.

 

[Ironbut]

My favorites of the year, and the most carried are the SAK Pioneer and the Lg. Sebenza 31

I've pretty much been ignoring Opinels for 50 years, but I got my first this year. This Opie #07 is a great carry knife, and it only cost $16. Nothing fancy. It just cuts stuff.