What's the most expensive knife

Either a Microtech LCC or the Extrema Ratio fulcrum II D that I'm complaining about lock play with in another thread!!

I'm not sure which was more expensive, I bought the MT in America for about $250 and the Extrema Ratio here in the UK for just over 200 GBP...
 
In 1980 I bought a 4" droppoint 154 CM fixed blade from a local (Pittsburgh, PA) custom knife maker now long out of business. I paid $100 then!

I still get pleasure and admire the workmanship so I guess the expense was worth it but every so often I wonder "what was I thinking?"
 
So far I haven't cracked the $2000 mark, but I do have a short list of knives I want that would have me cracking that should the opportunity arise.
 
$225 for a Tom Krein TK-8. I never thought I'd spend that much for a knife, but in the last year or so I've bought a Microtech and a few Doziers, and I've come to the conclusion that these things are expensive for a reason: they're worth it . :)
 
$400.00 from KnifeArt.com for a limited edition/numbered Mnandi with Giraffe Bone inlay. ;)
 
$130, Camillus CUDA Maxx. i'd like to buy some higher-end or custom knives, but everytime i happen upon a decent chunk of money, it goes into my music equipment.

abe m.
 
~$1000 for a used Busse 1 off Custom that is essentially the prototype of the Feherman Extreme Judgement (same designer). A bit nicer and more $$$ than the EJ (INFI to boot), but still getting used. No safe queen here.

Rob
 
What were those knives?
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In my safe.


Any pics?
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Yes, but not on my site at this time. I did exhibit the $3500 one at the Oregon show last year. There may be some pics up from that.


I don't remember how much my set of four Benchmade Final Edition Custom Bali-Songs with custom-designed handles were, I think about $2500; those knives were a steal!

I just took delivery on one custom that, if I added up everything, would probably be about $2750 (I bought the steel separately, several artists were involved and got paid separately, etc., and I haven't bothered to total it up.).

And I've got a little knife project in the works right now that will total about $13,000. That clearly transcends the mearly functional knife and becomes art. functional object becomes sculptural art. This project has been in the works for four years now and probably has a year to run. Once complete, it will clearly become the piece de resistance on my collection... possibly of the balisong world.
 
I don't have a good pic of the knife yet, but if you have Febuary's issue of Blade, it is the Best Fighter from Blade West.

Here is the only pic I really have right now. I found this pic online from someone's trip report from Blade West. You can see a watermark, but I'm not sure who to credit for the pic.

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It is the one on the left that is outside the case.
 
And I've got a little knife project in the works right now that will total about $13,000. That clearly transcends the mearly functional knife and becomes art. functional object becomes sculptural art. This project has been in the works for four years now and probably has a year to run. Once complete, it will clearly become the piece de resistance on my collection... possibly of the balisong world.[/QUOTE]

$13,000?!??? I see you're a musical director. I work for a music publisher. Guess I oughta go digging around in the morgue for original manuscripts. LOL Gershwin perhaps?

Rob
 
On a camp knife made by someone on this very forum!! I'll show it when it get's all done and in my hands. If you ask!!!
 
$850, but I have been eyeing up some damascus MS bowies and can see me going over if I could afford it
 
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