Game changers

[Cowboy514]

What knives made the greatest advancements in the knife industry?

Example- Buck 110 in the 60s

 

[bld522]

I'll kick it off. The Loveless Drop Point Hunter. Next!

 

[dinozzo]

RIL:thumbup:

 

[termiteslayer]

Spydie hole... it looks bizarre to me but the functionality of it is spot on. :thumbup:
Guess it's not a specific knife, but it changed a lot of things for me.

 

[bld522]

RIL:thumbup:

I was wondering how long that was going to take. :thumbup:

 

[Russ Andrews]

Knives....or knife design features..?

 

[KnifeKnut66]

CRK Sebenza, whoever came out with the flipper first......

 

[Cynic2701]

Whatever knife was first made from steel blanks.

 

[Cowboy514]

I meant actual knives....not really new features.

 

[Russ Andrews]

I'd say the Gerber hunters(1960s). Austempered M2 blades, unique and very functional
handle shape, and rough teflon coated handles....Unique and very practical
production knives.

Ron Lake Pocket Hunter.

D.E.Henry Bowie...!!!

 

[bld522]

Now we're rolling. How about the original Ka-Bar Fighting Knife and the Randall Model 1.

 

[kawr]

I'm gonna say Emerson cqc 7. I blame them for starting the tactical hard use frenzy . Still trying to find a new cqc 7 if they ever get them in stock...

 

[Austinaftermath]

Smatchet: started overly tacitool and useless knives.

 

[axtalan0]

Smatchet: started overly tacitool and useless knives.

Hey now, I hear it can be used as an oar for a raft in a pinch. So not completely useless!

 

[Chocula]

I think the spyderco worker was the first knife with a hole for opening and first knife with a pocket clip. I think the pocket clip is brilliant in its simplicity and utility.

 

[Thrustus]

Spyderco, ugly, innovative and totally reliable the AK47 of knives!

 

[Bill1170]

Original Leatherman PST, first multitool with serious pliers.

 

[sambo.]

the SAK.

Fairbairn and Sykes.

pliers based multi-tools.

 

[cziv]

Forming stabbing tool from flint. So easy a caveman did it!