Greatest/Most Influential knives (Help me build a list)

[Steelhog]

Hey all - this year I set a personal goal to reduce the number of random/flavor of the month movies and books I read, and focus on slowly knocking out the all time greats or most influential books/movies.

I also figured - why not do the same with knives to avoid randomization the latest hot trend. Because the list of greatest knives is far less easy to find than the greatest books of the last 100years, I am hoping you can help me build that list.

So what do you think should be included on the greatest knives of all time? I'm sure this list would be a combo of fixed/folders, traditional/modern and cheep/expensive. List your thoughts .

 

[Steelhog]

To list a few I think could make the list (Buck 110/112, Victorinox Pioneer/Cadet and Kbar USMC)

 

[Sergeua]

Sebenza with it's integral lock. Then we got cold steel with their triad lock. Not sure if it's the recon that got it first or another model.
Spyderco military is just great.

 

[unwisefool]

Hinderer XM18?
Kershaw Speedsafe knife, whichever their first one was.

 

[Rich S]

Any Barlow - just because (also Huck Finn carried one). Swiss Army Knives - craze started by McGyver TV show (I carried one before McGyver).
I always carry a SAK Tinker and also collect vintage barlows.
Rich

 

[dinoatlas]

I think you would have to add the Spyderco C01 Worker. It was released in 1981 and was the first knife to have the trademark "spidey hole."

 

[Airborne 1]

All the knives made by Mr. Loveless .

 

[Wild Bill 1]

Seconds on Bob Loveless,any CRK, Buck 110,112.

 

[kvaughn]

A big nice Bowie.--KV

 

[stonproject]

Benchmade 42 is probably the most iconic balisong. It's not the best nowadays however. Spyderco PM2 is probably one of the most popular knives ever. Buck 110. The Kabar fighting knife. Just to name a few.

 

[kaos 13]

ontario sp 10 raider bowie
ka bar usmc
Sheffield bowie with 7 to 14 inch you pick when you order
cold steel ti lites
cold steel trail master
bk2
buck 112 110 119
us m3
FS commando dagger
douk douk
cataraugus 225q
ontario 499

there are lots I think we will be here a while

 

[CVamberbonehead]

How about the Buck 110? Its a classic, and for good reason too.

 

[Richard338]

Bruce Bump's tomb raider dagger is pretty inspiring.

 

[Earl1]

I would have to say the most influential knife of all time imho. It has been copied by almost every manufacturer who does traditional knives. It really brought locking knives to the forefront.
I am a little partial though, I'm carrying 2 buck knives today, an inertia and a 301 stockman

 

[l1ranger]

higonokami
opinel
canadian belt knife
nessmuck
randall
ulu
puuko
sodbuster
stockman
trapper

 

[Hickory n steel]

You've gotta have a Victorinox classic.
A Case sodbuster
A Leatherman PST
A Case peanut
A Mk2 pattern of your choosing
An electrician
Gotta have a classic carbon steel butcher like an old Hickory or something from Russell Green River
And if you fish you gotta have a Rapala / Marttiini finlander fillet knife.
Gotta have a scout as well but they're not really being made anymore so you'd have to get one off eBay, not that it's hard to do for under $30.
And the Camillus 99 is a good readily available option.

 

[ferider]

I suggest to organize, for example:

By action:
- First flipper: CRKT M16

Ethnic knives:
- Opinell
- Laguiole
- etc.

By lock:
- RIL: Sebenza
- First compression lock: Paramilitary
- First CBBL: Manix 2
- First Power Lock: Tatanka
- etc.

and so on.

 

[abcdef]

SAK, Mora, Opinel is always the answer.

 

[ScooterG]

Spyderco Worker - first with a pocket clip
Buck 110 - first locking
CRK - first frame lock - RIL
Case Stockman

 

[skilledhunter]

Coffin Handel Bowie by James Black