Pride of ownership knife

Flood

Flood

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Ok, so I've been out of the forums for like 3+ years. I've been checking around what the new trends are, etc.

What I'm curious about is that there are certain not-completely-custom but practically custom-quality built knives, which some might consider overhyped or overpriced, but are constantly mentioned as having a high pride of ownership value. These usually run between $300 and $500. It used to be only the Sebenza when I was lurking these forums years ago. After a few hours of lurking recently, I have fround that there's a not-so-new member in town: the Strider SNG.

So my question is, are there any other of these type of knives which get mentioned in the same sentence, or are considered to have a high pride of ownership factor, with custom-built quality but really being production models, like the two aforementioned knives?

Thanks in advance.

-Flood
 
some might mention emerson and zt, some customs too. I personally have trouble laying out that much for a knife, though i still plan on getting a strider. just have to overcome the quandary i have on either buying one for a safe queen or actually using it. another thats made some inroads into the elite is the Hest folder, though id wait n see some reviews.
 
Hinderer XM-18 (version 3)

Lion Steel SR-1

The CRK Mnandis are really impressive as well.
 
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What about the annual Case/Tony Bose knives? They're not totally custom but limited numbers and run in the $300 plus range.
 
Last winter after 4 1/2 year wait I receiveved my Randall model 5-4 knife. Waiting that long you can only imagine how excited I was to finally get it. Well, the moment I held it was one of the most disapointing moments I ever had. It didn't take more than 5 seconds to decide to ebay it. Looking back I feel they're not worth the price and definitely not worth the wait!
 
i'd like to get my hands on a carter cutlery knife sometime soon... he forges his own steel, which he learned in japan while being a bladesmith there for something like 20 years.
 
From what I've read and seen so far, that Hinderer XM-18 is REALLY impressive. I like the flipper design, the stop piece for the frame lock (which he designed and licensed to Strider), among many other things. It seems, however, that this knife is significantly heavier than others among its class (Sebenza and Strider SNG). Plus it seems that it's impossible to find at a reasonable price closer to Hinderer's original price point. If you have any other suggestions or observations, please keep them coming!
 
To me the Hinderer xm-18 is way overhyped and way overpriced (at least aftermarket, not from the seller) I am so glad I unloaded mine for a whopping $805 on ebay and put my $ towards a full blown custom YUNA.

Xm-18 might be worth the $375 or what ever the msrp from the factory but I will never own one again with the current asking prices from private sellers.

To me the Lionsteel SR-1 is a much better knife for the $... beleive me I own one and absolutely love it, and the $380 price tag....
 
Name means nothing to me at all. I have pride in any fine blaqde regaqrdeless of cost. In fact I am proud to find a good working knife that saves me some hard earned money
 
I'm proud to own any quality knife. The don't have to be those over hyped and over priced 300-600 dollar folders either. Any production benchmade, spyderco, kershaw, case, buck, etc. can be a knife I'm proud to own.
 
I own a 3" and 3.5" XM-18 Gen3 flippers. They are superb knives, but no way are they really "worth" what I paid for them.
 
Do check out Klötzli. Swiss high precision, as precisely made as a Sebenza but with nicer finish details.
 
I have found "pride of ownership" in a couple of the LE Kershaw folders I have;

The Volt, and the Speedform. Kershaw has worked to get to where they are, in so doing, they have produced some masterpieces. Especially the Volt. I love mine and I carry it in an edc rotation.

To me "pride of ownership" means having something that is different from what someone else may have. It doesn't mean snobbery, well at least to me it doesn't, but I enjoy having a knife that is not your basic run of the mill knife.

I enjoy carrying a knife that will start a conversation with another knifenut, and one that when I show it will get that persons attention, allowing me to point out what/why it is a special knife. Again, it is bragging rights I speak of here. I like for someone else to see what it is I see in the knife, and maybe give me the justification for having spent what I did!!:)

Of course this WILL NOT work with a non-knifeknut, as they see a knife as a knife. A $20 knife is top of the line to some people who see knives as just a means to an end. That same $20 knife can still be a "pride of ownership" knife to a person who see's more than that.

Even the few custom knives I have are really nothing special, as far as decoration goes, just very well made knives that I take pride in owning, and using.:thumbup::)
 
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