If you could add any three knives to your collection, what would they be?

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RULES:

Knife 1: You have to pay for this one yourself. No limit on price.

Knife 2: This one is free! Any knife with a value under $1,500.

Knife 3: This one is also free! Any knife with a value $1,500 or greater.

They have to be knives that actually exist. So you can't say "a Scagel in Stellite 6K" or "a slijoint by Bob Terzuola" or things like that. But it can be a one-of-a-kind knife that's currently in a museum, or a long-out-of-production knife. As long as it is extant on this earth it's fair game.

Once you get them you're not allowed to sell them (nor can your heirs), so don't just load up on Buster Warenski knives like the Gem Of The Orient or the King Tut dagger purely for their resale value (although if you want them, that's fine too!).

MY CHOICES:
  1. An Alex Steingraber Lamia in CruWear steel. I think they're around $650 or so nowadays. Very hard to come by. There aren't that many custom makers focused on folders that are specifically designed to cut things well. But Alex's focus is just that. Perfect edge geometry and heat treat.
  2. A Kasé Knives Switzerland Turbo. These are even harder to get than the Lamia. I like it for the same reason I love the Lamia: it's a knife where the entire focus is on blade geometry and heat treat.
  3. Basically any knife by Ron Appleton, perhaps this one. Ron Appleton is at the very top of the Mount Olympus of art knives, and owning one of his knives would be incredible.
 
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Knife 1: A bespoke Busse Combat. Essentially, my design, their HT process.

(opens document with 100+ knives I've wanted in the past)

Knife 2: A custom Demko, though I would have to be real careful to keep it under 1500.

Knife 3: One of Charlie Mike's customs. For, reasons.....
 
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1: SOG Tigershark (OG version with satin finish, no serrations, leather sheath)

2: Not sure. Maybe something with a stack leather handle by Redmeadow Knives Redmeadow Knives , or maybe a custom Demko.

3: CPK Integral Dagger (I'm assuming it would be over $1500)
 
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1. Tactile Bexar, the upper end of what I'd ever realistically spend
2. Pena custom with jigged titanium
3. Kramer custom
 
A real Scagel
A Lefty Calavera El Patrone Large drop point
A SET M4-6 screaming eagle
 
1. Carothers HDFK w/ Terrotuff scales
2. Tad Lynch fighter in W2 w/Ironwood and a wrought S guard
3. Call Kyle Royer tell him the sky is the limit and wait for a surprise


Since my 3 doesn’t technically exist in this space and time if I must play by the rules.

3a. Coffin handle Bowie by Bill Bagwell
 
1: Cheburkov Russkiy damascus

2: Seamus knives custom flipper Stellite 6k and green giraffe bone inlay.

3: I never really look at knives this expensive. Maybe one of those America themed William Henry's.

Shorttime Shorttime mentioned a Charlie Mike knife. He and I once had a running joke about making a folding halberd in CPM-M4 with quad tri-ad locks. I wish that actually happened it would be amazing.
 
Bark River Kephart 3V, Small PJ damascus Sebenza, some punched Ti from Tom Mayo, not sure what is available rn.
 
Knife 1: I'd like to try an out the front blade at some point. Utx70?

Knife 2: Some flavor of CRK just to try one out

Knife 3: BUSSE MOAB?
 
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