Knives you want but can't obtain.

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Benchmade Skirmish and the original Rukus have skyrocketed out of my price range.
 
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SAK Officer model: Large blade, combo screwdriver can opener, phillips head screwdriver, scissors, corkscrew with mini screwdriver stored inside. If they make it, I can't find it.
 
-November 2020 Buck of the Month Santoku. Figured my wife wouldn't want it since she has the BotM Chef knife. I was wrong. Super wrong.
-Hinderer XM-18 Wharncliffe 3. I had a chance to purchase one at release, but at the time I scoffed at a $400 pocket knife. Oh how times change.

I finally knocked one of the list that I've been hunting for for awhile.

The Pro-Tech Malibu in 20CV and Titanium and one in Aluminum and 20CV.
 
When I was a kid in the 50s, my dad had a sales territory that covered parts of West Virginia, Eastern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and North to Buffalo New York.

Dad picked up a small folding knife for me on one of his trips to Buffalo. He was always picking up something small for us kids on his trips.

Somewhere over the years, I lost my - as I called it - "Buffalo Knife".

That my friends is the only knife I want - but can't have.

All the other ones, like others, have said, I only don't have them because it's my choice not to pay that much for them.
 
I know lefthanded Rocksteads exist. I tried to find one for a while. I've also given up looking for them a while ago.
 
Boattale said:
SAK Officer model: Large blade, combo screwdriver can opener, phillips head screwdriver, scissors, corkscrew with mini screwdriver stored inside. If they make it, I can't find it.
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I literally just saw one last week. It's a little beat up and grimy but its located in Yankee Flea Market in Mass, hanging off a wall shelf in a clear bag. 36$ if I remember correctly.

-kizer cormorant
-old BM balisongs
-Cold Steel Archangel
 
Boattale said:
SAK Officer model: Large blade, combo screwdriver can opener, phillips head screwdriver, scissors, corkscrew with mini screwdriver stored inside. If they make it, I can't find it.
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They have never made such a model. Because of its thickness you'll always find the inline Phillips driver paired with another thick tool: almost always the magnifying lens or LED light. A model such as you describe would be relatively easy to make, but there would be nothing opposing the Phillips driver, just a large empty space.

The Explorer has all the functions you require, but it has an opener layer in place of the combo tool, and it adds a magnifying lens.
 
Demko AD20 - I could get one, but I don't want to pay secondary pricing.
Kizer Cormorant - Looks like a fun fidget knife, but they are sold out everywhere.
Spyderco Swick 5 - Seems production is way behind on these due to COVID.
 
Hinderer XM-18 Bowie
ZT 0392 purple/black WC
ZT 0452m390BLU
.... whenever one of these pops up for sale (which is rarely) I wish I saved up some money instead of buying the last few knives in my collection lol

Edit: sort of crossed one off my list today and bought a Hinderer Eklipse Bowie with a black/blue g-10 handle 🤙
 
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When I was a kid in the 50s, my dad had a sales territory that covered parts of West Virginia, Eastern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and North to Buffalo New York.

Dad picked up a small folding knife for me on one of his trips to Buffalo. He was always picking up something small for us kids on his trips.

Somewhere over the years, I lost my - as I called it - "Buffalo Knife".

That my friends is the only knife I want - but can't have.

All the other ones, like others, have said, I only don't have them because it's my choice not to pay that much for them.
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My Wenger Nomad disappeared a few years ago. Given to me by my great uncle when I was 7. I'm 42 now, and its beat to hell, but I miss it. It was my first knife. I'm sure its somewhere around my house. Now that I am back on my feet and plan to move out in the next 6 months (hopefully, may have to have shoulder surgery) it might turn up in the move.
 
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Plague Doctor Spartan Harsey Folder. I really want one for the collection as a 2020 souvenir, but they were gone by the time I realized that I did in fact want one. Holding out some slim hope because Spartan is behind in production and still delivering 2020 models to dealers for backorder fulfillment, but it's not looking good...
 
My unobtainable was an AD20 but I did end up paying secondary prices which was a little painful.
 
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