Top 5 Brands

[wfolds]

Anyone care to list thier opinion on the top 5 Knife Manufacturers

 

[PWork]

How about top 3:
Chris Reeve Knives
William Henry Knives
Victorinox

Nothing else comes close. YMMV.

Paul

 

[jujawa]

spyderco
benchmade
swamp rat
buck
leatherman

 

[Steven Roos]

1. William Henry
2. Chris Reeve
3. Benchmade
4. Spyderco
5. SOG

 

[MAURICE]

Benchmade
Spyderco
Microtech
Camillus
William Henry

 

[Temper]

William Henry - Superb finish

Victorinox - No matter how much you pay the quality is always the same

Klotzli - Very nice finish


Not overly impressed with Gerber, BM or Spyderco.

 

[samo]

Not necessarily in order, here's my choice :

BUCK
Spyderco
Kershaw
Benchmade
Microtech

Sam

 

[oskarbr]

Not in order:

Kershaw
Benchmade
Spyderco
Victorinox
Leatherman Tools

Regards

 

[love4steel]

My top five:

spyderco
benchmade
chris reeve
strider
emerson

 

[WillyD]

Spyderco
Microtech
Benchmade
Victorinox
CRKT (price/quality wise)

 

[Will P.]

In terms of value for cost

Benchmade
CRKT
Camillus
Swamp Rat

I have no experience with higher end manufacturers like CRK. I also have no experience with Spyderco .

 

[knifedaddy84]

Strider.
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[CKE2]

Spyderco
Microtech
Al Mar
Buck
Strider

Surprised Strider has not been mentioned more???

 

[shaldag]

Microtech
Spyderco
Lone Wolf
William Henry
Benchmade

 

[dialex]

Spyderco
Microtech
Benchmade
Masters of Defense
Kershaw

 

[BurkStar]

Randall
Strider
CRK's
William Henry
Emerson

 

[Road Rage]

Chris Reeve
Spyderco
Spyderco
Chris Reeve
Microtech

 

[Fool4Blades]

Chris Reeve
Strider
William Henry
Emerson
Spyderco

 

[SharpNJ]

What criteria do you want to use in picking the Top 5? Value? Fit and finish? Durability?......

 

[nitrox1]

Chris Reeve
Strider
Can't think of any others

John...