micarta handled traditional?

Copper, Great Eastern Cutlery makes the single blade Bull Nose (aka Sodbuster) in the approx price range you mentioned. They make a linen/canvas Micarta in Tan, Green and Red.

They makes some other models but for a bit more money.
 
Queen offers a version of the Country Cousin sodbuster in D2 for around $50. Queen offers other designs as well with micarta handles at higher costs.
 
copperrivermetal said:
Do they make a micarta handled traditional type knife for around 50 bucks?
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They do, depending on what you are specifically looking for.
"Traditional type knife" covers a rather large swath.

A Queen linen Micarta sodbuster with D2 blade can be purchased at some dealers for less than $50.
 
robertj298 said:
Sounds like an oxymoron to me lol
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It does and it doesn't. Micarta may be a semi-modern invention, but synthetics and composites have been used for knife handles for over 100 years.
 
Planterz said:
It does and it doesn't. Micarta may be a semi-modern invention, but synthetics and composites have been used for knife handles for over 100 years.
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Now that's an interesting comment. To answer the OP's question, most micarta handled traditionals, except those mentioned above, are over the $50 limit. If that's your budget, my best advise would be to keep an eye on the exchange - really nice ones come up around there now and then. I lucked into a GEC 47 Viper in green micarta for around $45 a while back.

Based on Aaron's comment (but not wanting to derail the thread), when will we start calling the modern knives of today the traditionals of tomorrow? I have to imagine that there were many folks 100 years ago who scoffed at the synthetic materials, calling them modern and non-traditional.....
 
Canal Street does a lot of knives in micarta but new they run over $50. You can land them on the second hand market for around that though.
 
I recently purchased the GEC Bull Nose in Red Linen Micarta for a smidge over your budget. I found the scales to be very beautiful and the overall build excellent.
 
onespdfrk said:
Based on Aaron's comment (but not wanting to derail the thread), when will we start calling the modern knives of today the traditionals of tomorrow? I have to imagine that there were many folks 100 years ago who scoffed at the synthetic materials, calling them modern and non-traditional.....
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In ~2075, perhaps. One handers started hitting the market in about 1980. Folks being born at that time are becoming parents about now and will become grandparents in another 30 years. Then the grandchildren have to be about 30 to care about their grandfather's knives and post about them.

In any case it will be long after Gary and I have retired from being moderators.
 
Frank, thank you for the wise words and a chuckle - I'd say you're right on that evaluation!

Sam
 
onespdfrk said:
Now that's an interesting comment. To answer the OP's question, most micarta handled traditionals, except those mentioned above, are over the $50 limit. If that's your budget, my best advise would be to keep an eye on the exchange - really nice ones come up around there now and then. I lucked into a GEC 47 Viper in green micarta for around $45 a while back.

Based on Aaron's comment (but not wanting to derail the thread), when will we start calling the modern knives of today the traditionals of tomorrow? I have to imagine that there were many folks 100 years ago who scoffed at the synthetic materials, calling them modern and non-traditional.....
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I doubt that. 100 years ago there weren't many knife collectors. There weren't ANY knife forums. People generally bought the best knife they could afford at the time, and used it up. There were hardly any "safe queens", no collector clubs and no knife shows. I'd guess there weren't many people even talked about knives, they were a given, like a pair of shoes.
 
rma100 said:
I doubt that. 100 years ago there weren't many knife collectors. There weren't ANY knife forums. People generally bought the best knife they could afford at the time, and used it up. There were hardly any "safe queens", no collector clubs and no knife shows. I'd guess there weren't many people even talked about knives, they were a given, like a pair of shoes.
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I suppose, women never talk about shoes! :P

(Apologies to Pertinux, Jone, and any ladies I may have offended)
 
As has been pointed out, finding one under 50 USD is going to be challenging. Save up a bit and the latest GEC 92 Talon in Green Micarta will cost you under 70 USD delivered. Not a bad price for what I think is a remarkable knife (Wharncliffe or Spear, yours is the choice)

regards, Will
 
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