The definitive knife for each company?

[The Government]

Mora #1 or #2 -Red wooden handle / laminated blade

For RAT Cutlery I woud say "the original" RC-3

 

[GrinderMcgee]

Can't agree with this list:

"I was wondering if someone had to pick one knife from each company to represent that company, which knife would you choose?

Benchmade: Model 710
Kershaw: Onion Family Leek
SOG: Tech Bowie (Folding: Trident)
Okay... it HAS to be the SOG bowie. That's what the company is pretty much based on.
Spyderco: Endura (no surprise there)
Delica is the classic spyderco
Byrd (Yes I know it's still Spyderco): Cara Cara
Cold Steel: Voyager
I'd have to go with the trailmaster here
CRKT: M16 series

I'm not sure about the other ones, and I'm not sure if you're asking what we think, or what the flagship model is for any given company.
Here's a couple of no brainers:
CRK: Sebenza
Kabar: Marine fighting knife

:thumbup::thumbup:

-Marbles Woodcraft
-Randall model 1

 

[FTO_dude]

gerber - paraframe

ugh? Mark II?

i guess that depends on what we mean by definitive...

 

[mongomondo]

Spyderco - Military
Benchmade - 710
Kershaw - Leek
Strider - SnG
CRK - Sebenza
Buck - 110
Cold Steel - Voyager
Emerson - CQC7

These are the first knives that come to mind when I think about said companies.

 

[UpChUcK]

Victorinox - Classic or Alox Soldier/Pioneer
Kershaw - Leek
Spyderco - Delica
Benchmade - 710 McHenry/Williams
Case - Trapper
Boker - Applegate/Fairbairn
Zero Tolerance - ZT0300/301/302
Strider - SMF
CRK - Sebenza
Hinderer - XM-18 flipper
RAT - Izula
Buck - 110 or Mayo TNT
Gerber - something pre-Fiskars
SOG - can't think of any...

 

[christopher]

Good Thread!
My only changes would be:
Spyderco - Military
Victorinox Explorer

 

[THG]

Guys... This isn't a "which knife do you like best from each company" thread. This is a "which is the definitive knife from each company" thread.

 

[ZDHart]

good stuff. Helps a newbie know what to look at first from each maker.

 

[orca8589]

Old school and newer makers:

Camillus - Mark I or Mark II combat knife
Case - yellow delrin large CV Trapper
Gerber - Mark II fighter (Viet Nam era)
Imperial - Kamp King scout knife
Leatherman - original PST
Marble's - Ideal
Russell - Barlow
U.S. Schrade - 8OT Stockman
Stanley - boxcutter (Sorry - had to throw that one in; one
of my most used cutting tools years ago. )
Victorinox - ALOX Soldier and/or red-scaled Spartan or Climber

thx - cpr