Knives that define a decade.

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MrMojoRising

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As the title says, if you were to think of the 70's what knife immediately comes to mind? What knife screams "Big 80's"? The definitive blade of the 90's?

Pick a single blade that sums up the trends, style and persona of a previous decade.
 
70's Did the Worker come out in the 70s? If so I'd say it was that.

Edit: Worker came out in '81
 
MrMojoRising said:
As the title says, if you were to think of the 70's what knife immediately comes to mind? What knife screams "Big 80's"? The definitive blade of the 90's?

Pick a single blade that sums up the trends, style and persona of a previous decade.
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70's A buck knife

80's A rambo knife

90's a cold steel tanto (for myself anyway)

2000's a WSK
 
70's and 80's, same as fixer's.

For me, the Benchmade/Emerson CQC7 set the tone for the 90's.
 
70s - I wasn't alive; probably the 110 though.
80s - Rambo or hollow handled "survival" knives
90s - Spyderco in the mid to late 90s. Endura maybe.
00s - Not sure yet. Benchmade or Spyderco probably.
 
Fixer27 sounds right.

70's A buck knife

80's A rambo knife

90's a cold steel tanto - Cold Steel knives in general.

For the 2000's - It seems large flat ground knives like are being offered by Busse - Ontario and Becker seem to define this period. Of course Cold Steel has been offering these for a long time. Folders in general seem to be more popular than they ever have been.
 
I think the Buck 110 folding hunter for the 70's...
As bad as I hate to admit it, the Rambo hollow handled knives for the 80's..
The Benchmade/Emerson CQC7 owned the 90's and began the modern tactical revolution...
As for now, there are just too many to pick a single knife or maker. CRK, Strider, Emerson, Busse, just to name a few...
 
60s- Case or Schrade slip joint at first and then the Buck 110

70s- Buck 110 and 112

80s- Buck 110 still ruled but other Buck knives like the 501 Esquire, and Duke were popular too, as well as take offs of these knives like the Schrade LB7 and the smaller ones they made. Cold Steel and their now famous "Americanized Tanto", and Parker/Frost knives of high quality Japanese makes started creeping in during this time also.

90s- Spyderco Delica and other off shoot ideas of the one hand opener with pocket clips and opening holes or thumb studs for easy opening ruled here but the liner locking folder was big also from many makers.

2000- One hand opening ambi low rider poket clip Axis locks, compression locks, and high quality frame locks seem to be the biggest trends now.
 
This is my list.

70's-Buck 110

80's-Buckmaster/hollow handle survival knife (Rambo) or SAK's (Macgyver)

90's- Spyderco Delica

Current decade-CRKT M-16 or any Benchmade axis lock

(I included more than one when I couldn't make up my mind.)

Mike
 
I hope Canal Street Cutlery sets the tone for the 00s.

Bark River should get a mention, too.
 
Buck for three decades. No matter what I've bought, when there is a Buck 110 that catches my eye ,it's in my basket.
 
70's Buck 110
80's John Rambo knife/BuckMaster184,got the BuckMaster and recieved an Email from a cat in the U.K. who had a Rambo/J.Lile.$3875.00.Don't have it.
90's Don't got the FOGGiest,but I hear tell Spydies' are IT.I can't get passed the hole.Sorry!They're too cultish,too.If I'm gonna' cult up it's not gonna' be to a CORPORATION.Not ripping on Spyderco,as I understand they are used in the sandbox.Oh,yeah.The offshore thing,too.
They sold a LOT of Bowie's in the 70's,80's and 90's. :D
 
70's Buck and Scherade with the lock back
80's Rambo type knives and first clips and thumb studs come in to play (also the launch of the balisong)
90's Emerson and Microtech followed close by Benchmade dominate with tactical knives.
00's Collaberations and custom knives dominate (people pay more 3to4 hundred dollars for a user) Seberenza and Strider, and other verry tough folders and blade steel is the "holy grail"
 
1900-30's- Marble's designs.
1940s- U.S. Fighting Utility "Ka-Bar". Randall's.
1950s- Traditional folders.
1960s- Buck 110, Loveless.
1970s- Moran.
1980-1985- Hollow Handles.
1985-1995- Tanto's and Spyderco.
1995-2000- Emerson, BenchMade.
2000- Sebenza???????
 
*'60s - buck 110/gerber mark 11 (tie)

*'70s - gerber folding sportsman (FS) 11

*'80s - spyderco police

*'90s - emerson CQC7 or BM AFCK (tie)

*'00s - possibly spyderco Ti ATR, possibly strider, too early to tell imho.
 
hehe, i should admit that first time i have seen Rambo I (i was about 12) my first reaction was : "huuuuu, what a cool knife; when i will be older, i will have same..."
Now that i am older, quite strangely i am not that much entousiastic...;:D
 
I do'nt know if they define a decade but these knives were definitely trendsetters.
1960's- Buck 110 & 112
1970's- Buck 110 still going strong.The lockback getting popular.
1980's-Rambo knives,with the Buck 110 still going strong.Spyderco enters the market but not widely excepted at first.Gerber starts to change the way folders are made with the LST & the Bolt Action with the Zytel or FRN handles that elliminate the need for liners.
1990's-Spyderco introduces the Endura and Delica.Spyderco is'nt the 1st but jump into getting custom collabrations in a big way and factory knives are never the same.Tim Leatherman introduces his multitools to Gerber who turns him down.He proceeds to make them with his own factory and in a few yrs.is bigger than Gerber(big mistake Gerber).The liner lock made by Michael Walker a decade ago catches on very quickly and changes the folder market for almost all cutlery companies.
2000's- So far the semi-automatic "assisted "folder probably started by Ken Onion & produced by Kershaw.Quickly copied by many other companies.Also the frame lock made by Chris Reeve over a decade ago hits a new high in popularity.The butterfly also makes a giant leep in popularity.Automatics also see a resurgance thanks to the famous "Black Knife"with the coil spring.Maybe the popularity is due to the internet(the Black Knife was made around 15 yrs.ago)also new manufacturing & tooling,ex. CAD/CAM etc.The decade of 2000 still has a way to go.I'm sure we will see many new things.
 
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