Knife that stands the test of time

[golok]

From the Bladeforums feedback and other info, I can't help but notice that "popular" knives have a celebrity status of about 24 to 36 months.

May be I am wrong. There was a time way back then when a knife is popular, no matter what. Take for example, the Buck 110. It has been around for years and years.

Today it is still as much used as it was when it was first introduced. Knife collectors still talk about it. People still buy it, keep it and often use it. It is a working knife.

Then there are the more modern ones like the LCC, Sebenza, SERE 2000, KFF, etc. These are better, if not more sophisticated in other ways than their older cousins.

But give or take a year or two, other better models of various makes when they hit the market, shoot straight up to the Top Ten of the Knife Chart.

What causes this phenomenon? Like I say, I could be wrong but that's the feeling I am getting.

Perhaps in the past, there weren't so many knifemakers. Or maybe, there were so many people around with so much purchasing power.

Maybe someone knows the real answers.

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Make Love your strongest weapon. Compassion your shield and forgiveness your armour.

 

[The Porcupine]

Hi Golok

I think you give much of the answer yourself! There are a lot more knifemakers these days, people have more cash (at least some do! and then there's the internet!
However, I think there will still be some all time classics that will stand the test of time and never go away like the Buck 110, the Bowie and so on.

My own old Puma 4 Star has been in Puma program for at least the last 18 years, so I'll include that on my classics list too!

Best regards
Bo

 

[Professor]

I think you'll see the Benchmade 710 and 705 achieve the status of long-term winners. It's as if they were designed to continue to lockup tight after years of use vs. the idea that the lock was designed purely for strength and ambidexterity.

Professor.