I don't know if this has done before but I thought it might be interesting to list those knives that have now become classics.
I could list quite a few that I consider have become classics but I will list just one and let others come up with some !!!
My pick to start off is the legendary..............Mora !
Wow! Talk about an open ended question! I suppose it depends upon an individual's interpretation of "Classic" and each one's age and personal interests. Car collectors have pretty well defined for themselves what classic means as opposed to antique. Knife collectors have not, that I am aware of.
If our criteria is that the knife be our personal favorite no longer produced, then I would say the Schrade Walden 165OT
Woodsman circa 1966. Skipping ahead a decade, I'd say the Schrade 152OT Sharpfinger circa 1973-74, one of the most popular and now often copied knives.
But if it were determined by age and popularity, I'd have to go back to the Webster Marbles
Woodcraft patented in 1916. It was one of the most copied knives, along with the Marbles
Ideal.
Maybe fad knives are classics too then I would include the various Rambo knives and the Buck survival knife with spikes. If we went by low production knives which have a following and mystiqe, and high resale value, Morans, Loveless, Randalls, and D'Holders.
What the heck! Buy a few of each!
Codger
PS- I am personally prejudiced toward American made knives. This does not mean that there are not some well designed, classic knives from other countries.
