Recommendation: Help me with options

tas237

tas237

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New to traditionals but I want something for dressier occasions. I have researched the makers I see in this forum a lot. So far I'm partial to GEC designs like their Farm & Field Sodbusters. However, I'm sure there are lots of makers I'm ignorant about.

My requirements:
$150 or thereabouts
Made in the USA
Carbon steel with a preference toward tool steel
Single blade preferred & 3-4" (roughly)
Micarta, stag, or bone scales
Bolsters should be anything but brass and no more than a single bolster (zero bolsters are okay too)
Lanyard hole would be nice
Great fit and finish
Not too busy with blade etchings
A knife to pass onto my son.

Thanks gents.
 
The criteria u list I would say go with Tidioute models 23 or 73. They come with lanyard hole and have steel bolsters.
 
I second the 73. One of the finest production slipjoints currently made.



- Christian
 
kamagong said:
I second the 73. One of the finest production slipjoints currently made.



- Christian
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As huge of a Bullnose fan as I am, the 73 in stag is as pretty and useful as it gets! I have one and it's a gem. The Micarta Bullnoses, especially the maroon, are a great and cheaper option. Queen has the Sodbuster in Micarta with d2 steel as well. Moore Maker has a sodbuster in yellow bone with 1095 steel, that's a beauty with good carbon steel, made by Queen.
 
kamagong said:
I second the 73. One of the finest production slipjoints currently made.



- Christian
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Isn't this an Anniv for your knife Christian? IIRC you got that for Fathers day a year or so back? It's one of my favorite knives here on the Forum - a beauty! :)
 
It is. Thanks for remembering, lol... My daughter gave me this knife for Father's Day two years ago. It's become the One, relegating my other knives to supplemental carries.

- Christian
 
Ah great congrats then... Yes to truly have found The One is something few ever attain! The quest for the elusive One drives many to madness! :)
 
Another GEC #73 fan, this one in primitive bone.

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Just so I'm covering all bases in the price point (Besides the GEC line which I like), what about the following brands:
1) Ka-Bar
2) Queen
3) Case XX (looks like only vintage blades are carbon steel?)
4) Moore
 
trevytrev said:
As huge of a Bullnose fan as I am, the 73 in stag is as pretty and useful as it gets! I have one and it's a gem. The Micarta Bullnoses, especially the maroon, are a great and cheaper option. Queen has the Sodbuster in Micarta with d2 steel as well. Moore Maker has a sodbuster in yellow bone with 1095 steel, that's a beauty with good carbon steel, made by Queen.
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With all the new knives GEC comes out with the 73 gets overlooked sometimes. More than a few of us have them with stag. It must be a good seller, this is one of the only examples I can think of where GEC actually does re-runs with the same cover material. It's the closest they have to a regular item.

- Christian
 
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