Traditional Knives

[TrojanSteel]

I'm a traditional knife noob, but beginning to find them strangely attractive. I'm aware of case, north woods, Gec, and TC... Are there any other brands I should be checking out?

 

[Rich S]

Definitely check out Rough Rider, Colt and Marbles. All made in China, but excellent quality (and a lot less expensive than Case, GEC, etc.)..
Rich

 

[leghog]

You can get vintage USA made Ulster, Camillus, Schrade, etc for very few dollars. Good steels and great blades. Visit the Traditionals Forum here on BF and read.

I picked up each of these (and many others) for well under $20. Some were less than $10.

 

[afishhunter]

I'll second the Rough Riders, Colt, Marbles, and add Buck to the list.

 

[Velitrius]

I'll second a trip over to the Traditional Knife section of the forums. Ton of good stuff in there.

 

[Seneca18]

Check out Böker also, great traditional knives made in Solingen Germany.
Untitled by Danny Nystrom, on Flickr

 

[afishhunter]

Check out Böker also, great traditional knives made in Solingen Germany.
Untitled by Danny Nystrom, on Flickr

and elsewhere ... I think Spain makes some of their "Plus" knives?

 

[leghog]

and elsewhere ... I think Spain makes some of their "Plus" knives?

Boker Plus are made in Taiwan (RoC) and China (PRC).

 

[eschwebach]

A few more.... Canal Street Cutlery, Queen Cutlery, Tuna Valley, and many great custom makers. Northwoods and GEC are my favorites, followed by Case and Canal Street.

 

[DShiflet]

Rough Rider are ridiculously good if you're on a budget. Or you can get a bunch of RR's to try out different patterns and see what suits you most, then you can move up to a higher end version of that pattern, if you want.