Highest Value Knife Today?

Learning about the offerings out there but I recently purchased some mid-priced knives ($150 or so) and the sharpest knife was possibly the Ontario Rat-1 at a ridiculously low price (Taiwan). And nothing wrong with it. Perfectly centered, tight blade, and so on (get satin blade, not black one). My luck with the Tenacious has not been as good --- slightly loose blade or very tight to avoid blade being off-centered on first two. (I'd like to pay $15 more for a Tenacious for 154 and slightly better QC; then it would be #1!). I will still buy that third Tenacious as it is also very sharp and has excellent edge geometry.
 
I forgot to mention the Spyderco Native!!! That's a steal of a knife in my opinion. s30v with excellent ergos and materials, well made, and made in the USA, by Spyderco all for around $50 - $60.
 
I would have to say the Spyderco Gayle Bradley....for about $100 or so on the BF exchange!?! The fit and finish are up there with semi custom blades... I had commented earlier on another post that if the very same blade would be produced by one of our own custom builders here on this forum, I doubt it would go for anything less than $500. Carbon Fiber, polished liners, M4 steel, Centered, with a vault like lock up and just one hell of a performer.... Yeah, as far as bang for the buck this has to be right up there with the best of 'em. Sure you can buy a $30 knife but what kind of steel does it have? How long do you think it can perform tasks like it did when you first pulled it out of it's box? Can you really call it a "Tank" of a knife?

Yep, my vote is for the GB
 
zpavao said:
Just something I was thinking about. What is the best value for your money knife available on the market today?
Let me know what your vote is! :D
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That's an easy answer. The Victorinox and Wenger Swiss Army knives.
 
Mora #1 for me. Could do probably 90% of anything I'd need to with a knife. Cost me $9.
 
Of the knives I have purchased, I believe the Spyderco Persistence and Buck Vantage Select are hard to beat when it comes to value. I love both, but the persistence gave me the itch to buy more spydies! :-D
 
The Opinel knives, of course.

Second choice, the simple but full-sized Victorinox Swiss Army Knives. Recruit, for instance.

I vote Condor as "The Most Steel for the Money." :D
 
vwb563 said:
That's an easy answer. The Victorinox and Wenger Swiss Army knives.
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I'll second that.

As far as one hand openers, my best value knife experience has been the Ontario Rat 1, ridiculous quality for costing 30 bones IMO.
 
RogueBowie said:
my best value knife experience has been the Ontario Rat 1, ridiculous quality for costing 30 bones IMO.
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That gets my vote too.

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Mora, Condor, Victorinox, Boker Plus, Tramontina,
 
Well I will mix it up a bit, Mini Grip. Smooth lock, my samples are smoother than most of my more expensive knives, excellent edge retention, and it's available in numerous colors and steels. Hmm, lifetime warranty, check. Multiple blade shapes, check. Highly rust resistant steel, N680, check. D2? Check. S30V? Check. Full liners? Yup. Axis Lock? Surely. CPM M4? In the Ritter version (I know it's more $). American made and reliable. Oh yeah, did I mention the blades on mine swing freely with the lock totally disengaged? My Tanto version in 154CM is especially smooth. It's much smoother than any knife I own under $200, with the exception of my M390 710 (which is also an extremely high value knife, $150 considering the steel and the fact it's a limited run of a classic Benchmade).

Okay, yes, they have FRN scales. Can't win them all. But, for the money surely this is a win.
 
mr2blue said:
I would say Spyderco Gayle Bradley
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I agree. The GB is EASILY the best value out there right now. M4 blade steel, carbon fiber handle scales, and fit and finish on par with knives several times it's cost, and all for less than $150. The Gayle Bradley is an absolute steal.
 
The Chris Reeve Knives Sebenza has been the highest value knife for me. As a knife enthusiast, it offers everything I want in a knife and nothing I don't. It may be more than I "need" and more expensive than "necessary," but it is pretty much perfect. It is the knife to which all folding knives are measured. Though it's craftsmanship is widely considered the pinnacle, it's price is far from it.

Folks that say that it is too expensive, IMO, just don't have their priorities in the same place as someone who really has an interest in this hobby. Surely they "afford" much more expensive things. To each their own! Any regular "knife Joe" could buy a Sebenza just like any regular Joe could, over a few years, acquire a collection of fifteen $50-$100 knives. IMO, you'll never know what you have unless you have owned, carried and USED a Sebenza.
 
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