What's the cheapest knife that stopped your search for the ideal EDC?

Most expensive were a micarta large Seb and Les George VECP at over $400 each. I probably will not be going anywhere that close anymore as I'd rather buy a firearm or some ammo if I'll spend that much. Quite happy with the $100-$250 range.

Lowest priced knife I can be content with is probably the mini Grip.

I can be content with Byrds and other value lines but the steels fall short of what I want although for the most part relatively speaking everything else like build quality is there.
 
Favorite up until i traded for a Seb 25 was an FRN Dragonfly 2 PE or Protech TR-3, would still love to get one of the nishin dragonfly 2's but the seb will remain in my pocket the majority of the time.
 
I still have and use my Gerber eZ out. I remember I only bought it because of USA pride lol. Does everything I ever need a knife to for 26$
 
I am still on my quest for the perfect EDC knife. I don't think that I will ever find it, because that would mean no new knives :eek:
 
Most valuable Spyderco Bob Lum tanto. No idea of the actual cost. Found it in a car I bought at auction. Recently retired it for a Kershaw compound. Paid 16 buck online.
 
sirupatespecial said:
Most valuable Spyderco Bob Lum tanto. No idea of the actual cost. Found it in a car I bought at auction. Recently retired it for a Kershaw compound. Paid 16 buck online.
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You should have gone straight to a Casino or baught a lottery ticket that day :thumbup: Man.. if I didn't have bad luck, I would have no luck :D
 
Sanrenmu LB-763 EDC Folding Knife 8Cr13MoV, Axis lock & Bottle Opener. I have put this thing through torture (even carved wood for a few hours) and it edge is paper slicing sharp still. Also the Axis lock is just fun to play with! Price paid with shipping. $18 bucks. Most impressive if you ask me.
 
another vote for Kershaw Skyline best knife in $30 range

it flips like a dream and has superior lock vs Spyderco Delica for example
 
My most expensive knife is a Kershaw leek. I paid fifty for it. But my most carried knife is a ten dollar craftsman from sears. It works great for what I do
 
Most I spent on a single knife was $164.00. I'm still always looking, but my Benchmade 940 and CF Sage 1 have given me the most satisfaction of ownership yet. I could get by on any VG10 Spyderco or SAK, but the two above are the new baseline
 
The most expensive knife I have so far is my ZT 801 or 550 I don't remember which one was more. The least expensive knife I carry is the ESSE Zancudo folder in orange it was sub 30. Perfect EDC to stop the search prolly will never happen.
 
jjoanty01 said:
You should have gone straight to a Casino or baught a lottery ticket that day :thumbup: Man.. if I didn't have bad luck, I would have no luck :D
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That's been about 10 years ago. Didn't know what it was till a couple of years ago. It's a little rough but it's not an investment or anything and I prolly won't ever get rid of it anyway.
 
Skyline did it, but i used it to even a trade so its gone. Right now i don't have anything under a hundred bucks I carry, oh wait my kershaw OD1 i got to replace my skyline, because the opener is so cool. I'm such a knife snob :highly_amused:
 
The cheapest EDC I have found is the MiniGrip with Wilkins scales. It is an ideal size for me and the Wilkins add a bit more room on the grip. I wouldn't say it has halted the search for other knives though.
 
I carried a Buck 110 for years and was happy with it. While I now carry much more expensive knives - I cannot think of any cutting operation that old 110 - when it was sharp - wouldn't do just as well.

Stainz
 
Endura G-10. Considered a good dozen others and tried out (bought and sold) at least 1/2 dozen ranging from $175-$400. None even started to unseat the Endura.
 
Small sebenza.

was going to look at some customs but then I realized, why?

Some cheaper knives perform great, might look into some spyderco.
 
I've gotten a few nice knives, couple Queen in d2, mini grip, couple spydercos, nothing over $100 (i'd rather have 4 $50 knives than 1 $200 knife). I honestly bought a cheap winchester folder from wally world for christmas one year and I edc'd that for quite awhile. This was after losing CS Voyager VG10 tanto blade and a couple of Case stockmans back to back. Carried that and rotated with a, back then, $10 Kershaw Crown..those were perfectly fine for me, did everything I needed and kept a somewhat decent edge for awhile. But I just got a Kershaw Cyro and I am thinking about picking up a Spyderco Dragonfly.
 
Spyderco Southard and ZT0560 at $230ea are the highest (so far)
Spyderco UKPK FFG is always with me
 
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