Top 5 Iconic Production Folders

Buck 110
Spyderco Delica/Endura
Victorinox Swiss Army Knife
Leatherman Multi-Tool
And lastly I'm pretty sure Gerber has sold a TON of AR 3.0 knives.
 
Sebenza -- first Ti framelock and really the standard for quality production/semi-production folding knives.

Benchmade 710 -- Not my favorite Benchmade, but how do you not include the first axis lock and a model that has lasted so long?

Buck 110, although I hate it.

Spyderco Military -- the flagship of an iconic knife company.

SAK Classic -- how can you not include a SAK?
 
Some are known for their established heritage or history in which generations literally grew-up with them. Some are known for their unique and functional innovations (Reeve's Integral/Frame lock, Spydies one-hand opening "hole", pocket clip and the use of novel steels and materials)

French Opinel

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The Swiss Army Knives by Victorinox (the granddaddy Soldier Model)

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Buck 110

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Chris Reeves's Sebenza

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Spyderco's Endura and Delica

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Some honorable mentions (I stand to be corrected for inaccuracies though):

Gerber's Bolt Lock by Blackie Collins (re: the percursor of all the "tang locks" out there i.e. BM's Axis, Cold Steel's Ultra, SOG's Arc, Spydie's Ball)

http://knivesinhand.blogspot.com/2009/11/gerber-bolt-action-7021.html

The notorious "Florida Black Knife" (A rich history here, just Google. Suffice to say it was probably the first truly "tactical auto folder with a plunge lock")

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untamed said:
Some honorable mentions (I stand to be corrected for inaccuracies though):

Gerber's Bolt Lock by Blackie Collines (re: the percursor to all the "tang locks" out there i.e. BM's Axis, Cold Steel's Ultra, SOG's Arc)

http://knivesinhand.blogspot.com/2009/11/gerber-bolt-action-7021.html

The notorious "Florida Black Knife" (A rich history here, just Google. Suffice to say it was probably the first truly "tactical folder with the plunge lock")

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Here's the forerunner to the Ochs Forge. Was made by Ron Miller, Reese Weiland, and Ochs.
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Mine is completely sterile and has no clip.
 
CM:

Nice. Also, Microtech had a line of them some years back so they were in production for a time.
 
Basic slip joint knife-produced for generations, multiple blade shapes, many manufacturers, produced globally, all sizes and purposes. Still used daily by millions and the most commonly encountered knife.

SAK

Buck 110 and it's lock back and liner lock two hand opening and closing kindred (Schrade, Kershaw, Gerber, etc.).

Leatherman took the SAK to a higher level of usefulness and opened a whole new field.

Original stiletto switchblades/butterfly knives precursers to Spyderco Worker/Ernest Emerson blades/Bob Terzuela knives-these led to the current trend of tactical folders.

tipoc
 
Buck 110-classic
CR Sebenza-RIL+sets the standard for folders
Spyderco Delica-Classic from one of the he most innovative
Benchmade Griptilian-popularized the axis
Benchmade 42-Set the standard for bali's
 
The Fallkniven TK4

Small Ritter Griptilian

Small Manu Laplace 1515

Large plain regular sebenza (mind you, I do like that Insingo :))

Spyderco ParaMilitary

(Technically the 1070s Puma Gamewarden should be here, but its out of old and gone now)
 
Buck 110
Spyderco Worker
Some sort of slip joint, maybe a Case stockman
Benchmade 710
Opinel
 
Buck 110
Case Stockman CV Yellow Delrin
Spyderco Standard/Economy/Delica
Chris Reeve Sebenza

and for the next quarter century, likely:

Spyderco UKPK (whether you know it or not).
 
These aren't folders that I necessarily own, but ones I think have had a profound impact on the industry. Couldn't keep to just five:


Victorinox Swiss Army Knife - the first popular "multi-tool"; set high standards for quality at a low cost
Opinel - epitomizes the word "iconic" for its simple, robust and beautiful design; very inexpensive; hugely popular worldwide
Buck 110 / Sodbuster / Stockman - working-man's knives for generations (lumped together b/c similar American-style traditional knives)
Spyderco original model??? - revolutionized pocket knives with thumb hole and pocket clip
Benchmade original Axis folder??? - revolutionary locking mechanism
Chris Reeves Sebenza - helped popularize custom folders, frame locks, titanium and other exotic materials for handles
Stiletto switchblade (any brand) - defined for a generation or two as the weapon of choice for miscreants
Butterfly knife - same as with switchblade, but also has sparked one of the largest and most avid knife enthusiast subcultures centering on a single design
 
Benchmade AFCK
Benchmade model 42
Emerson cqc7
Spyderco police
Cold steel voyager serie
 
NeoClassic said:
These aren't folders that I necessarily own, but ones I think have had a profound impact on the industry. Couldn't keep to just five:


Victorinox Swiss Army Knife - the first popular "multi-tool"; set high standards for quality at a low cost
Opinel - epitomizes the word "iconic" for its simple, robust and beautiful design; very inexpensive; hugely popular worldwide
Buck 110 / Sodbuster / Stockman - working-man's knives for generations (lumped together b/c similar American-style traditional knives)
Spyderco original model??? - revolutionized pocket knives with thumb hole and pocket clip
Benchmade original Axis folder??? - revolutionary locking mechanism
Chris Reeves Sebenza - helped popularize custom folders, frame locks, titanium and other exotic materials for handles
Stiletto switchblade (any brand) - defined for a generation or two as the weapon of choice for miscreants
Butterfly knife - same as with switchblade, but also has sparked one of the largest and most avid knife enthusiast subcultures centering on a single design
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These I think, cover a lot of ground where folders have made profound impacts on the folding knife world.
 
We said "ICONIC" correct?

Any two blade Barlow design.

The Buck 110.

SAK Classic.

Case Trapper or Peanut.

Last but not least the typical gas station China made tactical that everyone one I meet shows off to me as the best & coolest knife ever made for $5.00l





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