Recommendation? [SOLVED] I want to buy something CRAZY. $$$$ not an issue.

[ExtraBaconPlease]

Hey folks.

I want to buy a knife that is first and foremost, 100% functional as a weapon.

Around 7-9" blade. I want it to be fairly light, balanced and impressive.

The closest knives I have had to this are the Carothers 8" Shiv and the Busse Team Gemini Light Brigade. Both had minor flaws in them (imo), so I have moved on.

Please, recommend me something along those lines....money is no object.

Thanks!

EDIT: MUST BE SINGLE EDGED!!!

 

[ExtraBaconPlease]

To give you an idea of what I am thinking...i'm looking at Ben Tendick's website right now.

 

[SpySmasher]

Buy a high-end dagger. TK Steingass comes to mind.

 

[jstn]

If you can find one, a Dark Timber Honey Badger would fit the bill. And good thing money is no object, because they usually go for $800 - $900 on the secondary market...

 

[ExtraBaconPlease]

Buy a high-end dagger. TK Steingass comes to mind.

Just edited my post, it must be single edged. Thanks for the recommendation though, I will check out his work.

 

[danbot]

Bob Loveless Big Bear Sub-hilt Fighter!

 

[BP_]

I would have Salem Straub make me a custom 9" Bowie with one of those crazy insane gorgeous double or triple damascus patterns.

 

[ExtraBaconPlease]

Solid recommendations. Keep em coming. Thanks!

 

[Charlie Mike]

Do you drink? If so, how about my Boozefighter?

 

[WValtakis]

Crazy you say, solely a weapon you say...Wasp Knife

~Chip

 

[Duckdog]

Or go in the other direction, financially, and get a Cold Steel OSS subhilt fighter. Sharpen the top edge if you need that. The grip is excellent. It is my hog knife.
- Stuart

 

[RayseM]

Many good options above but if I were here I would be looking into this guy making me a custom - http://islandblacksmith.ca/product-category/fusion-knives/

Watch his work videos - follow the links. These are as good as it gets to my way of thinking - BUT BUT BUT - no insult to Salem or Charlie Mike or others - "as good as it gets" can be got there by many outstanding knife makers.

I am taken in by Dave's work - is all I'm sayin'

Ray

 

[austonh]

Do you drink? If so, how about my Boozefighter?

The 'Do you drink?' qualification made me laugh out loud on a conference call. #win

 

[Charlie Mike]

The 'Do you drink?' qualification made me laugh out loud on a conference call. #win

As a recovering alcoholic, I proof test all my top poppers with a glass bottle Coke but yeah... Great for cracking open a cold one after slashing open a warm one.

 

[sixate]

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/twist-damascus-keyhole-fighter-repost.1519194/

I would buy that in a heartbeat if I could. Just can't spend that much on a knife without the wife losing a grip.

 

[W. Anderson]

Check out DJ Urbanovsky, Been a fan of his stuff for a long time.

http://www.americankami.com/index.html

 

[josh yu]

Bob Loveless Big Bear Sub-hilt Fighter!

wow that's a pretty knife. you can open carry this in texas now right?

 

[AF]

Check out Mark Banfield's work. http://www.banfieldblades.com/fighters.html
Beautiful stuff.

 

[lieferung]

Do you drink? If so, how about my Boozefighter?

And who said booze and large bladed weapons were a bad combination?

 

[19-3ben]

I would definitely have a chat with Charlie Mike and have him make a fighter for you. Fighters are his game.