Looking for a knife recommendation

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I have been looking into getting myself a high-quality knife that will last a very long time. I would like to be able to hand it down to my children/grandkids some day.

I don't know a whole lot about good knives as I generally work on a small budget, and go for cheap folding knives, etc.

I have been looking into a few companies that make good knives; fallkniven, busse, benchmade. So far I am leaning toward fallkniven.

I am pretty sure I want a fixed blade knife for this, possibly something from the fallkniven NL series. Any guess if fallkniven will be changing this blade from VG-10 to G3? I don't know much about the difference other than HRC 59 to 62. They appear to favor the new G3 steel and are changing over many of their knives to this alloy.

If I change my mind and go for a folding knife it would have to be the TK3.

I am doing a lot of research into the different qualities of these high-end knives, and would like to hear what you guys have to say about the long-term properties of such a knife. Would any of them be better than another say 50-100+ years down the road?
 
Busse, is my #1 pick. Look into Bark River knives, also. Folder= Sebenza! Have fun. :)
 
If you are going to spend the kind of money that a TK3 will cost, I'd suggest that you buy a real custom knife so it'll mean something. I don't think a Fallkniven will appreciate in value over the decades.

If you want a production knife that'll appreciate in value over yours & their lives, order each of them a Randall knife. Given that it is now a 5-year wait, you can even slowly save-up the costs for one. ($350 & up)

Busse fixed-bladed knives have also gone up in value over time.

Personally, I'd buy something like a Chris Reeve Sebenza and use it until it is time to pass down.
 
How does anyone justify the cost of a Sebenza? What makes one worth $500? I bet this Spyderco Sage for $100 will do everything the Sebenza will do and last just as long..

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My vote for fixed blade (if you want production.) is also for Busse. And again, I will agree (If you wish to go production.), with the Sebenza.

Now, if you want to go custom, let me know!!
 
Teague said:
How does anyone justify the cost of a Sebenza? What makes one worth $500? I bet this Spyderco Sage for $100 will do everything the Sebenza will do and last just as long..

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we don't need to justify,
one's ability to pay that amount,
AND, NOT!
 
good suggestions, I had not seen the randall knives before. They look pretty nice, but a 5 year wait is a bit much.

I would like to at least have a custom handle. I would like to find the material for it myself, or even make it myself, but that would of course take a long time to learn how.

it seems most of you guys prefer busse over fallkniven. Is there any particular reason for that, or just personal preference?

I see they are 2 different types of proprietary steels, the main difference I see is that fallkniven likes to sandwich 2 types, where busse appears to use one solid piece.
 
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