One knife for the rest of your life.

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If someone were to approach you and offered to buy you one knife ( unlimited dollar amount), but put several stipulations: You would have to sell all of your present knifes and you could never purchase, use, borrow anybody elses's knife. Keep in mind all of the possible uses for the knife: utility, camping, hunting, self defense and all of the desirable things you would want in a knife: good steel, good lock, etc. I would pick the _______ knife.
 
Dan, I would have to tell that person to bite me! I cannot think of one single knife I would rather have at the expense of all others. It is not possible to have just one. Knives are sorta like Lays Potato Chips, No one can have just one. It's almost sacriligious to even think such a thought, shame on you Dan. What would your parents think about such a thing!! Naughty, naughty boy.

Art Sigmon
 
Keep in mind that this is a question about your personal opinion about what 1 knife would do you for the rest of your life. And to those of you who would refuse the offer, just think of it as a offer you couldn't refuse.
 
No kidding...I'd HAVE TO tell that nut to keep on walking before he gets wacked for suggesting that I could only own ONE KNIFE!.
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But, if by LAW (thanks ALOT Mr. President Al Gore!), I could LEGALLY own just one knife, it would have to be the Cold Steel Recon Scout that I just bought a week ago.
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If we could still carry a folder outside of our houses, it would have to be a Crawford Kasper FF.

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Let's make this a little more interesting. Let's not only say you could use just the one knife, but let's add that you would HAVE to carry that one knife with you at ALL times. In other words, you might love a giant bowie knife, but realistically are you going to be wearing it to work and/or church, etc.? Maybe, but that's up to you. And is that SAK going to hold up to 30+ years of wear and tear? Hmm, what'll it be, boys? We're talking one knife for a lifetime.
 
Would I be denied a multi-tool as well ?

If so, I would have to go with the Wave.

If not, though I don't own any of these - I would say Military, AFCK, or Sebenza. Each of these sounds like they would at least last a lifetime.
 
OK, I'll bite. Keeping in mind the overriding parameter that this is the one and only knife I get for the rest of my life:

First I'd use any of the tools available at time of the offer to lessen the offerer's interest in the deal.

Assuming that fails:

I'd go for an R.C. Knipstein model 25 folder with 420v blades and mastadon ivory handles with my initials engraved on the inside of the backspring. There's one illustrated in the April '97(?) issue of Knives Illustrated. It's a slipjoint (gasp!) with a largish pen blade and a small stuby little clip point.

I don't hunt but if I did this would probably take care of any small to medium sized game or fish. Self defense isn't an issue with me, at least not as far as knives are concerned and there are plenty of other tools I could use in a survival situation... If I came across any task requiring a locking blade or bigger knife I'd get a tool appropriate to that task (scissors, snips, axe, saw, etc.)

I would choose this slip joint over a locking folder or fixed blade because I could take it just about anywhere and not worry about having it confiscated. Some may scoff at this but given the fact that this knife has to last a lifetime, retention is a huge concern.

Jon
 
Well knee jerk reaction I would tell him to get bent...
However, if I had no choice but comply I would go with the Project I. Best all around knife I can think of.
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It would have to be a fixed blade tactical or hunting knife. Since I spend most of my time in the city and not skinning animals or defending myself I would probably go with a Lynn Griffith Texan or Patrolman. No way would I go with a folder, they are just to slow and un useful to deploy for anything when you are outdoors with gloves on. Have you ever tried to open a folder, even an automatic with mittens on????
 
This is a silly question, good thing I'm a silly man.

I'll take a Ed Fowler "Pronghorn" I believe that knife would last me a lifetime.



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I suppose Mike Coopers knife would do quite well. It is small and light enough to carry all day, and also do a small knifes work. It (if needed) will do small chopping chores by backing your grip up to a 3 finger grip, not a dedicated chopper, but will do in a pinch. IMO would make a fine self defense knife. Probably the most common task would be food prep being is this would be a one knife only deal. And, as you can see, its well shaped to double as a kitchen knife. It has a nice hollow grind and a nice relatively thin edge that slices great. All around, a very vesatile knife.

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Even though I am in social settings that would really give issue to my choice, the Project 1 can do it all. Given my suit and tie usual surroundings these days, perhaps my large Sebenza. The Wave should probably not be characterized as a knife, I need my Wave.

Project 1 and a huge assortment of carry options.
 
I would ask the man to get me a custom made sebenza with a 9in blade and finger cut outs in the titanum handle for a double fisted grip. What would I loose? about two-hundred dollars in knives, 50% of that is invested in the 710 that I don't even carry.
 
Only $200 invested in knives? Damn! I thought my knife collection was tiny. I've invested about $90 for my Benchmade 910, $120 for my MT UDT, and about $50 in CRKT KISSes. Also, I put down $170 into my Edge Pro sharpener with the upgraded stones. I still hunger for more!
 
I think Phil and Richard have the right idea. I choose this knife (I already own it):

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This scenario Must include the idea that fixed blade carry is going to be legal everywhere. I choose my forged Ed Caffrey hunter in differentially tempered and triple nitrogen quenched 52100 steel. It's 5 inch blade is a good compromise between the need for a blade small enough for delicate work, and something large enough for kitchen duty and self defense against mean vegetables. It is full flat ground with a convex edge that will hold an edge for a very long time, and still be tough enough to last nearly forever assuming that heavy chopping and ocean voyaging are not required 'knife' tasks. The stag handle would probably need to be replaced at some point, but I assume that would not violate the rules.

I really can't see how Any folder could be so flexible in form or function as to be a good 'all thing' knife.

For some guidance, ask yourself, what do folks who Do carry a knife for all things carry? (I think of Native American, Inuit, Laplanders, and primitive peoples everywhere).

BTW: It really would kill me to have to give up all my My Knives, but almost any of mine would make good choices.

I guess the smartest thing to do would be to ask for a Really fancy 10K knife made by Tim Herman, sell it and all my other knives save the Caffrey, and I could go buy a very nice sports car. That might help ease the pain a little
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Para, the fact that native Americans carried fixed blades is due to the fact that they did not have a maker who could create excellent folders.

Give me an Apogee and the rest is history.
 
Dan, can I assume reincurnation? One knife for one life... It'll allow a little bit wider variations to take!

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