What’s your favorite big name/well known/large scale production knife and/or company?

[Delta-v]

Benchmade for me. Standout models would be 940, Bugout, Freek, Crooked River, Bailout and Mini Adamas.

 

[Knives&Lint]

 

[The Grendels]

Sigh... I'll pay the "Butterfly Tax"

Those kids aren't going to put themselves through college and based on their pricing they have a lot of kids to put through college.

 

[beeinak]

Spyderco- never been disappointed with any of them. PM2 was my favorite folder until getting the M2- just love it.

Victorinox- great knives, fantastic saw blades, the best tweezers for splinters, and great scissors.

 

[JeremiahWeaver09]

the basic spyderco endura, benchmade griptlian, and buck 110 are still some of my top favorites despite having owned knives from many other brands, including knives that were much more expensive

 

[Alberta Ed]

Buck, because it's been around even longer than me, and I've never had a bad one. Not to diss Spyderco, Benchmade, Manly, Bark River, Grohmann, Dozier, Cold Steel, Emerson, Kabar and a few other excellent knifemakers in my collection that I've probably missed.

 

[DocJD]

Cold Steel
Spyderco
KAI

 

[cbach8tw]

Buck, I like my 117 in 5160 and wood Handle, cannot remember if it cocobolo or dymondwood. Classic American that has been around for a good time and going strong.

 

[Wolverine666]

This thread should have had a poll. I’d like to see how everyone voted in graph form. Looks like Spyderco may be the number one so far.

 

[coolbreezy37]

This thread should have had a poll. I’d like to see how everyone voted in graph form. Looks like Spyderco may be the number one so far.

That’s a good idea, but there’s so many quality, affordable, well known and easily obtained knife manufacturers out there that it would be a tall order to list them all for a poll.

 

[Wolverine666]

That’s a good idea, but there’s so many quality, affordable, well known and easily obtained knife manufacturers out there that it would be a tall order to list them all for a poll.

Good point. Probably would have had to list 20+ manufacturers.

 

[Shorttime]

Hogue, even though I don't own one.

Doug Ritter, which may be stretching "etc." just a twiddly bit.

Rough Ry(i)der, but just the micarta-slabbed ones. This might be the most I own of a single brand.

Case has done some well-executed traditionals with wood covers, and someday, I mean to have one or three.

Emerson. Not for everybody I know, and another one that's somewhat North of what I feel comfortable spending. If I had the money to play with, I would have a few more of his.

Schatt & Morgan. Sigh.

 

[conan11]

Spyderco.
Cold Steel.
Buck.

I only have inexpensive customs knives instead of factory knives though.

 

[SwissHeritageCo]

Ahti.

 

[Bob Denman]

I suppose that I like BUCK knives a little bit too...

 

[cut it out]

As far as production knives I’d say Spyderco.
Older benchmades were awesome. There newer stuff does zero for me. Except the 940. Had one for years now and it’s still great. Wish they still had the 710 available. Was a wicked knife.wish I had gotten a Stryker too when available.

 

[AntDog]

Busse Combat, and kin.

If pressed to pick a bigger manufacturer - Benchmade, by far.

 

[Bob Denman]

Question: Does anybody know how "big" Busse, and Hinderer are?

 

[XJ-linux]

Benchmade until they decided to chop up guns. I’d go with Protech now if I had to choose for some reason.

 

[coolbreezy37]

Busse Combat, and kin.

If pressed to pick a bigger manufacturer - Benchmade, by far.

Bussekin and CPK are my absolute favorites, I own about 10 or so Bussekin. SR-101 is one of my favorite steels. This thread is more about mid tier, more common knives and manufacturers. Busse and kin are on a whole other level.