If knife brands were car brands...

[abbazaba]

Kia = Sanrenmu

 

[Yalius]

Taylor Brands would be Tata... an overseas, very low-cost company that's bought up lots of formerly respected makers.

Gerber would be Rover-- used to be respected, used to build some really great products, on a long downhill slide but still sell a ton.

Opinel is Vespa-- quirky, good value, way more common in Europe than in the US but owners swear by them.

Leatherman is International Harvester-- sure, they make an occasional car or small SUV, but that's not their primary product line.

 

[bd.strelkov]

SAKs are the Honda civics of knives

 

[MaximIsayev]

Hmm, let's see. Most should be fairly self-explanatory.

Buck is Ford
Ka-Bar is Chrysler/Dodge
Cold Steel is GM
SOG is AMC
Kershaw is Toyota, ZT is Lexus
Spyderco is Mitsubishi
Benchmade is Subaru
Mora is Saab
Boker is Volkswagen

 

[Sonnydaze]

With the amount of arguments that happen over them, Spyderco and Benchmade could be Ford and Chevy.

Let's reverse those names. I've never owned a Ford automobile; don't expect to. Had lots of Chevies and Spydies.

 

[JackstrawIII]

The exchange = used car lot
Barely used still in box= 80k miles

Hahaha, well said!!