Which Knife Co. Would You Buy Stock In?

I like Benchmade but they seem they have been losing steam for the last 2 years or so. For this reason I'll go with Kershaw or Spyderco as they seem to be growing and still moving forward.

bk400 said:
As an aside, I'll venture another guess and say that Benchmade lives and dies by the Griptilian.
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I also agree with you here. I think without the Griptilian they would not do so well.
 
kgriggs8 said:
Risky= CRKT and Kershaw. CRKT will fade away because they made an overall inferior product. Kershaw needs to start offering some decent steels if they want to keep up the recent surge in popularity they have enjoyed.
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When I say Kershaw, it's from a non-knife knut perspective. I found BladeForums just a few weeks ago while looking for more info on Kershaw's Zero Tolerance line of knives (their website is horribly pathetic...). My experience comes from ten years experience in the Marines and four years in law enforcement. I've heard my coworkers talk about Strider, Cold Steel, and CRKT, but Kershaw consistantly has been the brand of knife that they express the most interest in... Benchmade is rarely mentioned and I know of only a few cops that enjoy their SpyderCo knives. KaBar, of course, has a niche market with US Marines.

Unless some of these companies change their marketing, I predict that Kershaw will continue to outpace these other companies, simply because that's what Joe Blow is talking about when the topic of knives comes up.
 
If the goal is to make a maximum return on investment then as much as it hurts me to say it (and belive me it DOES hurt), it seems like the wise thing to do would be to invest in companies that make cheap "Walmart Specials" since those seem to sell in FAR greater numbers than anything mentioned so far and the market for cheap crappy knives doesn't seem to be getting any smaller. Maybe a not so nice little outfit with mfrs in Pakistan??? I suppose my second choice would be Kershaw or Gerber since business is great for them too and they sell on a larger scale than the other companies already mentioned.

I go to House of Blades often. This is a store that has been mentioned in Blade Magazine. They sell lots of knives. They have lots of BMs and Spydercos and even some customs and high-end production knives. It's a big store. Time an time again I see the average Joe walk in there to buy a knife. Now keep in mind that this is a guy that has already graduated beyond the Walmart Special and he went to House of Blades for a "real" knife. Now, guess what... he still isnt buying Benchmade or Spyderco or Boker and he would laugh at CRK or WH. 9 times out of 10 this guy walks out with Kershaw.
 
I'm on board with Brian6244 ,I'm not going to go with what ones I like but who has market share, growth, sales and what not. I'm thinking the Wal Mart companies myself, Buck,Gerber, Kersaw, Vic.

On my Dept. we have 525 guys. I have seen maybe 2 Benchmades, a dozen or so Spydercos and more Bucks,and Gerber ez outs then i could begin to count.

The trick would be to find the next gerber and invest while they're small...
 
I think people are choosing stocks based on their knife preference. That is usually a bad way to make investment decisions. My pick? Easy. United Cutlery. It is in the simpler (than manufacturing) import business and it knows how to make money.
 
Spyderco.

Maybe Queen and/or Case also.

STR
 
to make money? CASE. Huge brand recognition, and they sell a ton of crap. Victorinox also, for the same reasons, plus, I love them.
 
1) CRK- I think they are thre best but as a small company it's unlikely that they
will issue stock.
2) Buck- Because they are an icon in knifemaking at least to me. I've bought a
couple 110's recently (one a custom with elk handles and BG-42 blade
and another with wood handles and a S30V blade) and I find they are a
great value for the money.
 
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