Question for Knife Collectors

[ClickBoom]

Just buy what you like. There is no resale guarantee; popular makers, designs and steels can fade like yesterday’s newspaper. So assume that you will be stuck with it forever.

N2s

Perfect ~

 

[calm]

I always enjoy the "low budget" suggestions. $600+

Assuming that you are not a fanboy/collector/lover etc of just one brand or type, try to have fun experiencing as many designs/countries as possible. This forum is US based/biased/oriented, but try to get some lower cost knives from other countries too, in addition to Victorinox.

Even a basic Opinel may provide excitement and variety if you only have the usual US designed knives. You may then want to expand, for example, into knives similar to opinel made by old bear or nontron, if you want to keep to a theme.

Same with Laguiole knives, friction folders (Svord is a good basic starting point) and so on.

Even with US brands, you may try some products they have made in other countries, like in Italy, Japan...

Keep to low cost, decent quality and buy what interests you.

 

[BigAl62]

I stick to a few different kinds of knives. That's not to say that if I stumble across a knife I like at the right price, I won't snatch it up though. Currently, my knives are (mostly) one of 2 types: 5-1/4" 2-blade folding hunters. Mostly older US-made or 5-1/4" single blade lockbacks. Again, older US-made.

Lockbacks:

Bottom Row L to R:
1) Buck 110 - 1994 date code
2) Schrade 127UH liner lock
3) Sharp 900 K-Mart blue light special
4) Craftsman 95416 - Camillus-made
5) Western 542 - 1984 date code
6) Craftsman 95206 - Schrade-made
7) Schrade 6OT - Golden Bear
8) Craftsman 95206 - Schrade-made
9) Schrade LB7 - SN 728932
Top Row L to R:
10) Schrade 7OT - Cave Bear
11) Schrade LB7 - SN 47917
Not present for the family photo:
12) Schrade LB7 - SN 580985
13) Buck 110 - 2021 date code - hanging on my belt (EDC)
14) Buck 110 2023 date code - still in package, sealed

Folding Hunters:

Top Row L to R
1) Case 6265 - 2023 date code
2) Kabar 1184 - inverted badge
3) Kabar 1184 - non-inverted badge
4) Schrade 227UH
5) Case 6265 - 2020 date code
6) Boker Tree Brand - only non-US-made
7) Queen #39 - 1972 date stamp
8) Queen #39 - blade etch used from late '50's to 2012
Bottom Row L to R
9) Camillus #26
10) Camillus Sword Brand #26
11) Case 32087, NIB, 2008. It looks downright tiny next to the all the folding hunters!
12) Bear and Son SD07
Not present for the family photo:
13) Bear and Son SD07 - in my pocket (other EDC)