What's the most you've spent on your knives?

[Spark]

Currently, I'm topped out at +300 for my DA SOCOM.

What's the most expensive knife you have? This isn't a contest, I'm just curious.

So, who has the Microtech Giant HALO's out there?

Spark

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[Mike Turber]

Hummm. I guess $2,800 for a Hibben which I later sold for $5,000 and he later sold for $10,000. I am refering to the only auto Gil ever made, the auto shark.

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[Lewis]

$475 for an RJ Martin Kwaiken.

 

[Ken]

I once spent $1000 on a Butch Valloten Viper which I thought was junk compared to the Microtech front openers.Ken

 

[Cobalt]

$1000 has been my limit on knives. Have only a few at that price. Most of my purchases run in the $400 to $800 range for customs.

 

[CD Fleischer]

The Mad Dog I am ordering will take the top spot (either a Lab Rat or 3/16 AZ Hunter)

My $250 Small Sebenza is currently in that role...

Clay

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[Strider]

I'm pretty close to Cobalt on this one
Bob

 

[Lucky Dog]

MD Panther $875

, I have a couple others that come close.

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[Mark W Douglas]

Spark,

The most expensive knife I bought was the Mission MPF @ $ 500.00. Bought one while vacationing last year in Southern CA.

Now, the most I have ever spent on a single order would be $ 1,400.00. Two Kasper Fighting Folders and two large Sebenza's.


Of course a couple days later I then bought 2 SOCOM M/A's. $ 1,770.00 in a weeks time.

I'm been used to buying 3-4 of the same at a time, but at these prices can only do a couple.

Still hurts my wallet a little!

Mark

P.S. Just for curiousity, you ought to start a thread to see how many knives one owns total.

Counted mine .... 177 different knives for a total of 619.

MIKE TURBER...better get started counting all your knives in your warehouse, you could be there for a loooonnngggg time! Heee.

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[Adamantium]

$300 on a Pygmy ATAK.

 

[amacks]

$150 for my BM Stryker. I know I over payed, but I spend about an hour in the store handeling every single-blade folder about that size, they earned the money.
Aaron

 

[mgkrame]

$450.00 twice, once on an Microtech CFO,
the other time on a Scott Sawby custom.

 

[Dexter Ewing]

$475 for my Terzuola Starfighter. Next expensive would be $442 for the Lightfoot 460 Magnum.

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[James Knight]

$575 for a Nemesis III

what a piece, worth about $300!

 

[Gus Kalanzis]

Spark If you have knives '99 handy take a look at the top of page 55. I will show you the knife when you get to Atlanta. It took 3 months for Delana to make (sole authorship) and she only makes one knife at a time and that is how she makes her living.

 

[Samurai6]

$600 - Three times.

First for a Mat Conable (of William Henry knives) folder with a 3.25" drop point blade of Boye Dendritic Steel, and Ti slab handles with integral side-lock. Picture a medium Sebenza, and you are really close. What made it special was a custom etching of a lion on the Serengeti plane by Francine Martin on the blade. Talk about an art knife! I sold that one for $1,100. Wish I still had it.

Second for a Black Cloud Knives new generation Short Sword I. 17" A-2 blade with a half length sharpened swedge, double handle, blade catcher guards, side quillions, Bocote grips. Most blade for the buck I have ever gotten. If you are familiar with www.blackcloud.com, picture the fifth generation Fighting Bowie with a 17" blade and double handle. Whew!

Third for a Benchmade Custom Elishewitz Tanto Bali-Song. 5" custom V-ground geo-tanto blade, ground by Alan Elishewitz, #5 of 17. Skeletonized Ti handles, no latch. If anyone ever asks me again what I think is the best folding fighter...this is it.

My getting lost down the path of sword ownership is likely to blow my $600 mark right out the door. I think my next sword is going to be a Mad Dog Saxon (Ouch!).

Harv

 

[Doug Mason]

We should qualify this thread with it being that it is for knives you bought for yourself, not to buy and resell!

The smaller chunks don't seem as high as others:

- $600 for a damascus Chris Reeve Sebenza
- $700 for a handmade Ernie Emerson

...but when you add up a day's purchases:

$2200 in one day of buying Mad Dog Knives.

Scores of $80-$140 knives! I would guess that this is the median price range for the stuff that peaks my interest.


--Doug

 

[Walt Welch]

Please; Spark; delete this thread immediately; don't you remember the poster who got into so much trouble because his wife found out what his knive collection cost? Jeez, you guys, you are asking for trouble!!

I think I spent about $20 on a knife once......

Walt

 

[DC]

In light of Walt's post

Knife folk are courteous, friendly and knowledgeable.....but none too bright

 

[clipper]

I spent $495.00 on two different knives, a
Krait and a Broadwell Cold Fire.