Most underrated production knife

the crkt S-2: Titanium frame lock, w/ATS-34 blade.
Very nice! Best one yet IMO.
I've had 2 Navajos, the first one I sent back because
the blade was not centered between the scales.If the
pivot screw was not tightened all the way,the blade
would rub.
The second one I sent back for the same reason.

crkt has great customer service and stands behind
their products.
 
I would have to say all 3 of the knives produced by Outdoor Edge Edge-Tech division: The Impulse (now apparently in a smaller model also, tho hard to find); the Magna; and the Paragee.

I think all 3 knives provide a substantial bang for the buck. YOu're talking 2 Darrel Ralph designs, and 1 by Kit Carson, his famous Model 4.

If I had to choose 1 folder of all I own to go do a wilderness survival thing, I think I might choose my Wegner over the Magna, but am not really sure. The Magna is built like a rock. Aluminum handles, AUS8A blade, an extremely sure liner lock, the way Kit Carson designs them, and a 4" blade in a very friendly, versatile format. Sharp as the dickens OOB. One heck of a knife.
 
I am not a HUGE Gerber fan but the Gerber Harsey Air Ranger has to be one of the best bang-for-the-buck folders I have seen. At $34 it is a steal!
 
The William Henry evolution series is very nice at a fine price. Usually less than $150.
 
Gerber Gator, a real tried and proven "work" knife. I have several friends that work on barges on the Ohio River and that's what each of them carry. Not the ATS-34 model, and only with part. serrations. Also, the S&W 2000B. I've sold several of these to members of my gun club. Some of them have seen hard use now for 2 yrs. and are still going strong. Extremely sharp OOTB and no QC problems.
 
Also, the Normark American Hunter, aka Big Swede or the EKA Swede 92.
This is a real sleeper. Not too many internet dealers carry this knife, but they should. Great blade pattern and grind, Sandvik 12C27 steel, a strong lockback, a sturdy, comfortable rubberized handle with a brass frame underneath. And, the knife can be easily taken apart for cleaning and then re-assembled. All this and a bargain price.
 
Pretty much any knife Beretta makes is underrated. I have seen a lot of these, and not one has any blade play. They are all extremely well ground and they use 440C, not 440A. I believe they are made by Moki, which should tell you all you need to know.
 
Three actually. . .

First; Kershaw Random Task. . .

Wicked sharp double hallow ground CPM-440V reversed tanto blade ~ with a partial upper swedge. Silky smooth polished G-10 scales. And has the "speed safe" opening mechanism. . . :eek:

Second; Spyderco/Viele SP-42. . .

Another wicked sharp instument ! VG-10 blade steel, 426 SS satin finished bolsters and. . .high polished black linen micarta scale. Can't forget. . .has the typical spydie hole.

Finally; CRKT Mirgae. . .

Not as sharp as the above 2 but what a cool little knife ! Comes with a AUS-6M blade ~ don't know what the rest of the knife is made of. . .hell, only paid $10 a pop and I picked up 6 pop's ~ lol. . . They've made some good presents to my Dad and some friends. And have one next to the computer and one in the center console of the truck. . .
 
MOD CQD MKII...

I bought one of these because of the plunge lock in a manual knife. It is one of my favorite knives. MOD got the ergonomics down pat on this one and it's built like the proverbial brick crapper.

You rarely hear people talking about the knife but if you ask about them in a thread you'll get a handful of owners singing their praise. Very rarely hear anything bad.

IMO, if you have a spare $150 sitting in your knife account, you can't go wrong buying a CQD MKII with it.

(Not to be mistaken for the full sized CQD)
 
I have to go with the REKAT Pioneers. A tough little knife that can take anything thrown at it.
 
Danbo,
Those Beretta knives use AUS-8A and not 440c.
This is one of the companies I found was using 8A and claiming it was 440c.:mad:

Chaps my ass rather handily, it does.
 
Misque, an interesting little thing about Beretta is that early on they advertised the knives as "440C type" steel. Guess they figured tossing the "type" in there they figured was OK. It do recall that they dropped the "type" and started saying 440c when indeed it was aus8. I dont have a problem with aus8 as I think its a good steel. However, I agree that it is misleading and improper to state a different steel type just for marketing purposes...or any other purpose for that matter. How do they advertise it now?

BTW, even though early advertising was misleading, I did own a Beretta knife and found it to be very very good.
 
Oh yeah, Buzzbait, that is one of the neatest Buck 110s I have seen. Very cool.
 
isn't AUS8 equivalent to 440B and AUS10 equivalent to c? That was the impresion I had...
 
I was pleasantly surprised regarding the OE Fiel Lite series in clip and spearpoint. Very well done knives and inexpensive.

A Schrade Old Timer is a bargain anywhere and very well made.
 
Ok my .02 cents.....The entire Outdoor Edge line , Schrade, and last but now least the Buck 112.
The Schrade line has some really good knives .....cheap. Just have to look for them. The Buck
112 has got to be the best 3" lockback on the planet,but it just doesn't have enought visual pazazz
to attract many buyers. The O.E. line is well....all one huge bargain. Not a bad or second rate
knife in the bunch. David Block has done well keeping his company focused on top quality
at an affordable price for the Joe Averages of the world. Buck and O.E. make such good
everyday knives that they don't get credit for helping so many folk's to buy a really good knife
at a sane price they can afford.
 
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