What is the best knife?

If you are going to collect knives as investments, then the best knives are those that are undervalued by their current owners.

Next best is investing in the blue chippers, such as those mentioned by Steve Harvey.

If you also like accumulating knives for qualitative reasons, that broadens the field. I happen to like a mix of blade shapes, steels and handle materials. I focus on quality production knives, since the overall cost is less that with handmade knives.

"Production" houses that you might want to look at:

William Henry Knives
Chris Reeve Knives
House of Koji Hara
Messer Klotzli
Busse Combat Knives

maybe Microtech or Masters of Defense for that tactical feel.
The occasional Spyderco or Benchmade, but you have to dig harder there for a combination of quality and return on investment.
 
"Best" is likely something you will decide for yourself down the road.

What I have learned is a knife gets to a certain point at which the workmanship, materials and structural integrity are about as good as they can be. For me, this would be the ultimate intrinsic nature of a knife as a tool...to be used for that which it was designed. IMHO, the knives that qualify by that definition are Busse, Strider & CRK.

Value beyond this would relate to the Knifemaker, the rarity, the historical significance, the value of the raw materials and the collectibility.

Enjoy the trip!
 
If we're naming brands now, tryout a HI Khukuri. If you ever break it - it's replaced for free. A 15" BAS can do anything a bowie or hatchet can do. Plus it comes with a smaller knife and its own sharpener - built in. Wonderful knife!
 
ummm.. tough thread.. its hard to make a choice when there are so many good knives out there.. :D

Sam
 
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