Which knife are you glad you didn't buy?

Reeek said:
I've purchased all but one knife over the internet because of poor selection here in Reno B&M's. The only knives I regret buying over the internet are all the knives I bought the first year I beacame an enthusiast, cheap, overly tactical looking things indicative of my ignorance, and then a few that were "within specs" according to the dealer or the MFG but just didn't meet mine.
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I hear yah on that, when I had just started collecting, I actually bought that bizarre MOD knife that looked like a klingon warblade.
 
Benchmade 755 MPR. Looks OK in photos... has a LOT of features I like in an knife. Handled one in a B/M and it ain;t for me. TOOOO Stubby and the lock is toooo flimsy. ...Bummer too since it really looks like it coulda been a beefy lil' city knife!
 
There have been dozens of knives I have thought of purchasing but either at a knife show or shop I changed my mind.

A few that come to mind:
Spyderco Captain (just never fit my hand right and in person didnt like the style)
Kershaw Packrat (Handles didnt fit my hand well)
Benchmade: Barrage, Rift, Rukus, and a few more (ergo's did not suite my needs and I was just not impressed).

There are many others but those come to mind fright off the bat.
 
I second the BM 755 MPR. I couldn't wait to get it but after handling one after it came out I'm glad I didn't. Still think it looks good in pictures.
 
This is a bummer when it comes to custom makers too. Something looks great in photos, but how does it feel in hand? Hard to know unless you can catch them at a show.
 
Thank sweet heaven for DFW gun & knife shows or I would have bought, and regretted, about 10x the knives that I have. I'm a strong believer that you need to hold a knife personally before you buy it.

Per the OP's question, I wasn't as satisfied with the Spydie Gayle Bradley as I thought I would be, so I traded it. Well made and very capable, but just too heavy and overbuilt for me to EDC. Didn't feel right.
 
S.O.G Aegis. Heard good reviews, but something just didn't seem right. The handle design and blade shape were dull and I could spend that money elsewhere.
 
Kershaw Skyline.

It is less expensive than the actual shipment to Mexico, so I decided to not buy it by the internet. Some weeks ago I traveled to USA and I was able to handle one personally: the blade is thinner than I expected (at least for my EDC purposes) so I didn't buy it.

However, the flipper might be fun to play with, maybe I'll end buying one anyway.



Jaime Orozco.
 
Cold Steel Outdoorsman.

I was just getting into knifes and it had a look that appealed to me at the time. Right now, I am so glad I didn't spend the money on it. It does not have any place in my current collection.
 
Emerson Super CQC-8. I eventually handled one in a shop and boy oh boy is that a big honkin knife. I couldn't properly translate pictures and specs into what I was holding in my hand. That thing is not going in my pockets.
 
One knife in particular that stands out was the Cold Steel Recon 1. I was very close to buying the thing solely on machismo until I began venturing in Benchmade and Spyderco a little bit more...
 
Timberline Specwar fixed blade. Really Reeeeeaaaalllly wanted one, but in retrospect, I would have hated the chisel edge, and the blade was WAY too thick.
 
Warp said:
Emerson Super CQC-8. I eventually handled one in a shop and boy oh boy is that a big honkin knife. I couldn't properly translate pictures and specs into what I was holding in my hand. That thing is not going in my pockets.
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I agree, HUGE knife. there is actually a small compartment in the backspacer where you can climb in and hide. You don't carry the knife, the knife carries YOU. :D

archieblue said:
Benchmade 755 MPR
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Same here. I see so many people buying the knife, a week later it ends up on the exchange here. I think the same 755 must have gone through like 5 different people in less than 6 weeks. At least it held it's value to some extent.

The knife is a cool concept, but the handle is too blocky and not hand friendly. The clip made me want to cry and the lock isn't as good as it could have been (IMO as the end user).
 
Triton said:
Maybe, maybe not, I didn't like the knives above, but I purchased a mini-rukus at my local knife shop and it's one of my favorite edc knives. Different strokes and so on.

I could mention that I'm glad I got to handle Strider knives at the Blade show too (and would never own one) but that would be a little like throwing gas on a bonfire wouldn't it... ;)
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I hear ya on the Mini-Rukus, In fact I was just playing around with mine, it is an excellent knife. Definitely a HARD USE knife and it MIGHT be a bit heavy but man is that the most comfortable handle I've ever held.

On topic I've never been glad I DIDN'T buy a knife but I have been disappointed with knives I have bought. Which usually amounts to me selling them however after 2-3 years of knife buying I know what I like EASILY by looking at a picture. I never felt the need to hold a knife.
 
Benchmade 610 Rukus. Was about to pull the trigger but bought one of the Lone Wolf Harsey T-3's instead. Later got to hold oner of the 610's in a shop and found that the ergo's were horrible to me.

Love the T-3 though.
 
spyderco leafstorm.


Love the looks and would be a nice size for edc use.
But handled one and don't like the ergonomics.
So not for me and glad i was able to handle one and find out.
 
+3 on the BM 755.Way too stubby, great to add to a collection of drawer queens but as and EDC, no way.
 
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