If you could only own 3 knives for the rest of your life...

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Three knives on me at a time, right? Right?…. Because right now I have a Busse AMS, my bunny knife (thanks jlauffer jlauffer !), and one of my Flytaniumed out Luchas.

Hmmmmmmm…. If it’s 3 knives forever, yeeesh. Ok I can only do this if I do it fast and snap-judgement-like.

Busse Anniversary Mean Street
Busse Battle Mistress ergo (OG)
Swamp Rat M6

There. It’s done. Worthless without pics, so:

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If I can only keep 3, they’re not gonna be any “broken knives”.
 
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Man that is tough. From what I have, I’d have to go with:

- VC Edge Interface (because of incredible engineering and carbon is life)
- Brown Cortex (Just beautifully smooth and perfect size)
- Sebenza (I’ve had it since ‘97 and can never give it up)
 
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-One particular SRKW Ratmandu Bowie I own. Tough, simple, end of the world/camping knife.
-Large Sebenza 21 Insingo. Fav folder and an EDC. Will outlive me by a century at least.
-Swisschamp, of course. It does everything the others can’t.

If only one then the Swisschamp. My needs are many, but simple.
 
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After many decades of owning knives, these 3.

Busse TGLB. It's a great size for my usage, durable, comfortable, and I think it looks nice.
Shirogorov hati 3. Very nicely made, perfect fit and finish, thin blade and edge makes for very nice slicing.
Sebenza 31. Also nicely made, decent fit and finish, more of a robust blade and edge than Shiro, for more heavier tasks.

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I saw this thread & started to reply...then decided to check to see if I'd already posted because this is topic gets redone often. I had, and think I'll let those answers stand.
 
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Buck 110, 8 inch chef's knife, SAK. I would still need a machete, but I suppose I could use a hatchet and still play by the rules.
 
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tough one, of what I have in the collection:

1. Sebenza L31 PJ Left - primary carry
2. Tactile Bexar - slip joint that is always on me, doubles as one that can be carried if I had to dress up
3. ESEE 4
 
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I read every post in the 6 pages. Being the "engineer" type of person, I started to write down every knife mentioned here and see what were the top 5-6. But on 2nd thought that would take a few hours and that would complicate my already heavy schedule (NOT!). However, in reflection, I did come to a few conclusions.

1. If the value of all the knives was averaged, I would think it would be around $200 (maybe more). If you multiply that by the 3 knives, you would come up with $600 worth of knives. That's a lot of mulla for a basic three knife set. WOW!

2. I noted that there is no mention by anyone of a Mora knife. Yet, Mora knives have probably saved more peoples lives, skinned more animals (food), and made more firewood (heat) than any other knife. Being it is decades old and the staple of many a countryman in Europe, Moras have more history than any knife mentioned here and with a superb repretation. I'm not being a Mora fanboy here - I only have 2 of their knives and hundreds of other knives - but if one looks at knife history and their impact over the years, how could one ignore them. In fact, I suspect, if all 3 knives were Mora's one could make case that that is all that is needed.

3. So I am wondering (and I am a knife man), have we gone too far spending money on things that we have been brainwashed/sold on rather than the true facts of what is needed in a "cutting" situation? Have we just gone hog wild on "the latest and greatest" and not on what "really" is trustworthy and works? Has spending money become our object rather than finding solid tools and learning how to use them effectively in all manner of situations?

Just a few thoughts.
 
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I'm a bit torn, but here's one guess. I would want a variety of blade sizes.

1) CRK Large Inkosi (I have a Magnacut tanto but, for this, maybe Insingo, which I don't have yet)
2) Spyderco Native 5 Salt SE (I have the Magnacut PE, but not yet an SE)
3) SAK Huntsman

I would love to have a Buck 110, but think the large Inkosi would be better and I haven't found a Buck 110 SE like the Spyderco. And, I would want the SAK just to have some other non-blade tools.
 
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Piddling said:
I read every post in the 6 pages. Being the "engineer" type of person, I started to write down every knife mentioned here and see what were the top 5-6. But on 2nd thought that would take a few hours and that would complicate my already heavy schedule (NOT!). However, in reflection, I did come to a few conclusions.

1. If the value of all the knives was averaged, I would think it would be around $200 (maybe more). If you multiply that by the 3 knives, you would come up with $600 worth of knives. That's a lot of mulla for a basic three knife set. WOW!

2. I noted that there is no mention by anyone of a Mora knife. Yet, Mora knives have probably saved more peoples lives, skinned more animals (food), and made more firewood (heat) than any other knife. Being it is decades old and the staple of many a countryman in Europe, Moras have more history than any knife mentioned here and with a superb repretation. I'm not being a Mora fanboy here - I only have 2 of their knives and hundreds of other knives - but if one looks at knife history and their impact over the years, how could one ignore them. In fact, I suspect, if all 3 knives were Mora's one could make case that that is all that is needed.

3. So I am wondering (and I am a knife man), have we gone too far spending money on things that we have been brainwashed/sold on rather than the true facts of what is needed in a "cutting" situation? Have we just gone hog wild on "the latest and greatest" and not on what "really" is trustworthy and works? Has spending money become our object rather than finding solid tools and learning how to use them effectively in all manner of situations?

Just a few thoughts.
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Moras aren't nearly as robust as....well, virtually any of the knives being mentioned here. There's probably a data point for you in there somewhere. Moras are great knives for as cheap as they are, but if I could only have three knives for the rest of my life, none of them are going to be a Mora. 🤷

Also, $600 for three knives isn't a lot of money at all. That's actually a deal if the knives in question are good quality.

P.S. This is absolutely a Mora fanboy post, making your statement (bolded) rather ironic. LOL
 
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3V slimline machete (Carothers light chopper closely behind)
CRK Sebenza 31 or Spyderco PM2
Carothers field knife
Thats a tough one to answer!
 
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