What's your grail knife?

I have one grail, and one grail only, and I have it. After a lot of legwork, the BladeForums community provided, and I got my grail at significantly less than I've seen it for sale publicly. My grail is my Lone Wolf T2 Ranger with Walnut Scales:
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I developed this very specific desire for a specific variant of a discontinued model from a defunct company over a period of time. Starting with a need for a better quality folder, and a desire to own something designed by Bill Harsey. And several knives later searching for a knife that gave me exactly what I wanted, I realized I wanted the Walnut handles, because they are pretty, and the ranger blade because stabbing is not something I do much of, but slicing is.

Now the knife is mine, and I could not be happier with it.

I have other knives I want, and I purchased the Spartan Harsey Difensa which had been an aspirational knife for years, but the T2 is the grail. The closest things I have to grails now are a Buck 110 for my kids to borrow for camping when they get older, and a desire to try out some Gravelle knives.
 
Jared oeser edc muk, haven't got one yet but have been on the lookout for one and keeping my fingers crossed. Might just have to go with a fiddleback mini muk since they are more steadily available.
 
I'm with Blues Bender in feeling that "Grail" is misused. It seems to be used any time a person wants a thing now, instead of describing a be all, end all type of quest treasure. Others may disagree. I respect opposing views.

Because of the above interpretation of the word "Grail", I don't have one. There are knives that I would love to own (some of Rexford's customs, Dwyer's customs, etc). There aren't any that I am fixated on or pursue feverishly.
 
My grail knife would be either a plain lefty Lochsa, or a full mokuti Estrella (although he doesn't make them left-handed yet).
 
My Grail has and will always be an original Bodega with Red G10 handle inlays. From what I have learned, there were only 10 made, and I have managed to account for 8 of them, but none of the owners were at all willing to sell, or where asking a very high premium on the knives.

Probably never going to be able to find one at all, but it has been on my list almost from the very start of my knife collection. When I first saw one, I couldn't afford to pay what they went for new, and now that I can, they go for double that on the secondary market...
 
My all time grail would be a custom flipper by dmitry sinkevich. He is the one maker that can take angular hard corners that scream of the future and make them feel organic. When you look at many of his designs you think "man that looks cool but uncomfortable." Then in your hand you note the genius as his designs are some of the most comfortable i have encountered. He is the only maker that can fill a round hole with a square peg and somehow make it be the most comfortable and natural feeling possible.
 
My grail has long been a Kwaiback....I was lucky enough to get in on the ground floor of the midtech offering and snagged one, not a custom but definitely a quest fulfilled:-)
 
I think my grail knife is my Cold Steel Espada (Large).

The wife bought it for me for my BDay, I had always wanted a good sturdy knife that fit perfectly in my hand and was good looking.

I will upload a picture tomorrow, but it is by no means "Pretty" anymore lol. The knife has its scratches and nics but it is my daily carry. Plan to get another one as a show peice sad the original version will be discontinued.
 
There are plenty of threads on this subject. Anywho, I thought I had a grail knife. It was a Hinderer. But now after owning so many different knives I know that there can never really be one grail for me. I like so many different knives that claiming just one to be a grail isn't really rational. I am always looking at the next one. Expensive or cheap. Top quality or bargain barel. It doesn't really matter to me. I just love knives.

For a fixed it was always a TGLB. I have one now so I guess that is covered but who really knows...
 
I can't say I really have a "grail knife," but at the moment, the most unattainable knife I want is a Sebenza. That's not particularly unattainable, but I want a left-handed large Insingo with a carbon fiber scale. As far as I know that doesn't exist. If they ever make any I'll be near the front of the line for one.
 
I got my Frank Fischer Battle and it is what most custom collectors consider a grail of grails. I'm getting a custom Rexford & another Frank Fischer so those 2 would be the next grails for me.
 
heefageLA said:
What you makin on that Ardiuno board??? I built a 6x6x6 LED light cube with an Ardiuno one time. That thing was awesome!

Back on topic
My grail would have to be an Ontario Bagwell Bowie.
Im quite partial to Ontario blades.
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I'm experimenting with some nrf24l01 wireless transceiver modules for some home-automation projects.
 
I have my grail knife.

It's an R.W. Loveless Dixon Fighter with POLISHED amber stag scales, double nude logo, no serial number and a signed sheath. It was finished 3 weeks before Bob passed away. All the documentation is on hand.

I tried to get one of these for 20 years before it happened(my income level and the price never seemed to meet, they currently average $15,000.00 on the aftermarket)....getting one from The Shop seemed like a far off dream...yet, this one was built just for me.....it still doesn't feel real.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Kohai999 said:
I have my grail knife.

It's an R.W. Loveless Dixon Fighter with POLISHED amber stag scales, double nude logo, no serial number and a signed sheath. It was finished 3 weeks before Bob passed away. All the documentation is on hand.

I tried to get one of these for 20 years before it happened(my income level and the price never seemed to meet, they currently average $15,000.00 on the aftermarket)....getting one from The Shop seemed like a far off dream...yet, this one was built just for me.....it still doesn't feel real.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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Now that is indeed a grail knife
 
I really want to eventually own a ZT 801CFM390 copperhead LE. Then a tilt. Knives that I drool over are mainly production knives.
 
MY GRAIL CAME IN TODAY!

Emerson Persian Tactical BT

And just in time for my Eastern Sunday birthday =D





optical illusion time, which has a longer blade? =O



 
Tony Bose... I've sat here for 10 minutes trying to decide what to type after that. Only one grail? Impossible! I'll go with a barlow.
 
Current one is a Wenger Professional 4 layer SAK.
Layer Tools:
Large Blade
Reamer/Awl
Sacking Needle/Marlinspike
Wood Saw
Small Pruning Blade
Cap-Lifter / screwdriver
Keyring attachment
made from the "60s-70s"

I was able to narrow it down to likely 1968-1972 as the most likely production years...

Similar to the SwissBianco knives nowadays, but this one also has a caplifter...
 
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