Knives that stood out past 20 years

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will62

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What are some of the best or worst knives that have been on the market in the past 20 years? They don't have to have been highly popular but just stood out as far you are concerned.

A few old classics

Buck 112 Ranger met blade length requirements of the unit I was assigned to. Great knife lost during an unexpected swim.

original Al Mar Sere it replaced the Buck 112 as EDC

Gerber Guardian Great back up blade for some really lousy places

The worst

hollow handled Rambo type knives that flooded the market in the 80s

Schrade Cliphanger, lock never held. What do you expect for under $20

I am sure there are others for the best and worst but these stand out to me
 
I haven't thought about the Cliphanger in ages. I was a young foolish man and bought a couple of them... thought they were the neatest thing since sliced bread. Now I know better.
 
I simple little classic sak. :D

Plus-

Ka-bar knives made in the states, such as the 1217.
Cammilius, more specificly the Becker BK series.
 
The Spyderco Police. That model has been in production for 22 years now (same age as me :) ), at the rate Knife companies rotate their lineup it’s a miracle the Police is still in production and has been selling well for so long.
 
Well, the tommipuukkos from Hyrynsalmi are decently time-tested, having been on the market for about 130 years now. ;) And yes, they're great.
 
Spyderco endura, delica and police are classics now.

Cold Steel tantos, so 80's.
Chris Reeves and Busse. Those guys are here to stay.
I also think Emerson earned a right to be here with the development of the wave.

People have mentioned Buck but that has been longer than 20 years as well as the Gerber guardian. These knives are from the Vietnam era. That doesn't mean they are not revelant designs. Just outside of the range.
 
Al Mar's entire line up
Gerber LST
Robert Terzuola's ATCF, along with early Elizewitz and Emerson define tactical
 
Buck 186 Titanium, one of the first commercial take apart knives, one of the first production knives with a clip and one of the first production knives using Titanium.

AG Russel/Pat Crawford One Hand Knife, (I was never sure whose design it originally was) handle and backspring is milled from a solid piece of SS.

SAKs for obvious reasons.

Leatherman multi tools.

Chris Reeves knives, custom quality at high end production prices, the birth of semi customs ala William Henry Knives.

Spyderco, Thumb Hole and Clip, also one of the first to begin doing collaboration knives with other custom makers.

Bench Made with the invention of the Axis Lock.

In the last 20 years with the introduction of the custom made super steels, (ATS-34, VG-10, BG-42, powdered metals, ceramic and Composition/laminated blades) the list goes on and on.

Last one for now DDR's Kit Knives, with all the accessories avalible and modifications, people started selling them as customs and rippin' people off, the quality was so good lots of people couldn't tell they were kits.

Still with all the advancements in the last 20 years, there's still something to be said for holding an eighty year old Case or Robeson in your hands, they just felt perfect, they sharpened up to hair poppin' sharp and almost any idiot could sharpen it.

Yea a lot's changed so that's why I'll always have the latest and greatest in my pocket along with one of my old standard slipjoint patterns.

Today in fact it was my Pat Crawford One Hand Knife and an old Queen Serpentine Jack that always seems to find it's way into my EDC.:D
 
T. Erdelyi, it was Crawford's design, according to Pat when I spoke to him about it at NYCKS
 
ahh...good question. For me,

Benchmade AFCK
Spyderco Police
Buckmaster
Gerber LMF
 
i think spyderco revolutionized the folding knife.

benchmade/emerson revolutionized the "tactical" folding knife with the cqc7.
 
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