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Kershaw 1050

It has a 3 3/4" AUS-8 blade, comes with a leather sheath. It´s kinda pricey, since it looks like a beefed up 110.

Do you own this knife? How do you like it? Pros, cons, how does it compare to other folders you own?

Thanks in advance
 
I don't own it, but I'd rather not pay that kind of $$$$$ for an
AUS 8A knife.

Some possible exceptions (e.g. Spyderco fixed Lum) but
this particular Kershaw would be a "no go" for me at the price.
 
Yeah, that's big money for the materials used. You could get a REALLY nice custom Buck 110 for that.
 
I don't own it, but I'd rather not pay that kind of $$$$$ for an
AUS 8A knife.
Yeah, that's big money for the materials used.
You bet. I did a search and one of the few things I could find about this knife was people saying it was built like a tank and so on. That could explain the price being so much higher than a 110.

Even though I recently got a Greco Whisper for a little less than 90$, and I doubt this Kershaw would tougher than the Greco.
 
I own it. It's great! Worth every penny. Anyone want to buy it from me for $200?

Seriously, you guys got it right. It's really nice, but not worth that much money. Very good knife though. Built like a tank, 3/16" thick fully flat ground drop point blade. The lock-up is crazy strong and solid with NO blade play. It's very aptly named the "Folding Field Knife". It behaves more like a fixed blade than a folder in use.
 
I don't own it, but I'd rather not pay that kind of $$$$$ for an
AUS 8A knife.
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I totally agree about that!! I was shocked to see the price. :eek: There is NO WAY I would pay THAT kind of $$$ for AUS 8.
 
I have a couple of the 1050's . Kershaw has had the 1050 in their lineup since the seventies , it has been extremely popular over the years and I would dare say it will continue to be. I didn't click on your link to see the price, but I know they can be purchased for around $100 . It is a great knife, they made a 1055 also that had a clip point blade that I actually like better, no longer available though. :thumbup: :thumbup:
 
I don't own it, but I'd rather not pay that kind of $$$$$ for an
AUS 8A knife.
Some possible exceptions (e.g. Spyderco fixed Lum) but
this particular Kershaw would be a "no go" for me at the price.

Agee also. If you like that style and can add another $50, you can get a similiar knife that is more custom then production and made by a very famous Japanese knifemaker, Ichiro Hattori. It's made of higher quality materials (blade is VG-10) and I'm sure would be much nicer in the fit and finish department. They are out of stock but you could get in line. There are 2 models. I think they are beautiful and that's the way I would go.

http://www.japaneseknifedirect.com/HattoriModelH-510FoldingHound.html
http://www.japaneseknifedirect.com/HattoriModelH-515FoldingHoundII.html

Regards
 
I have this knife and it is just amazing. This knife, like others have said is built like a damn tank. It's super heavy, and the finger grooves just feel phenomenal. The handle feels just so natural and comfortable in your hand it's unbelievable.

The blade is really thick and has a high mirror polish. Fully flat ground with an edge that will scare the pants off of you. Excellent fit and finish.

The blade opens super smooth, and the lockup on this blade is more solid than any lockback folder I have ever seen. Locks with an assuring SNAP!

This thing eats ANY Buck 110 for breakfast. :thumbup:
 
I have never had a problem with aus 8 in any of the knives I've used that use it for a blade. SOG, Spyderco, and Benchmade all use aus 8 for blades. Especially the spyderco dragonfly, I have found aus 8 to take a keen, hair popping sharp edge and hold it through some heavy cutting. Several SOG knives and at least one benchmade (Ambush) all use AUS8.

on that note, I would probably give that knife a try if the price was lower. there are several overpriced knives on the market that I would be interested in, i.e. this one, the ag russell seamaster, etc.

pete
 
I had one of these Kershaws with a fixed blade. I bought it in the late 1970s and never used it. Can't remember what I paid for it. The knife was beautifully finished for a factory knife. I sold it about a year ago on Ebay when downsizing the number of knives in the house and was surprised when it realised around $A160 at auction.

They don't cut any better than a Buck but are very nice knives and seem to have a loyal following. Kershaw once had quite a range in this series including folding and fixed blades. They retain a small number of models in their line up and are worth looking at even if regarded as a bit overpriced.
 
This model has been around a long time. I got one back around '87 or '88 and I was totally impressed with the quality. It was stolen (along with others) by the movers later and I would really love to get another, it was that good. The only thing stopping me is the price - it is too high, I might buy it for that price if it had a premium blade steel, but I won't pay that for AUS-8.

Now that I think about it, it cost me around $80 back then, so adjusted for inflation this price is probably about the same - but it's still too much when you consider what else is out there at around that price.
 

Hey look! It's a $120 MSRP locking sodbuster! Boy, that's a steal, considering Case does almost the exact same thing for $20, also American made. I guess the VG10 and Micarta make up for the extra $100. (edit) Okay, looking back at this, it's nowhere near as bad as the knife at the top of the thread. That knife at the top of the thread looks like the deal of the century, what with the plastic handles (phenolic minus linen or glass fiber= plastic) and the fancy steel. At a svelte 8.6 oz., no less! But it does have the full flat grind and 3d handle going for it. For $50 or even $60 street I could see picking one up, but $132.95? Yikes!
 
If you like that style and can add another $50,[...]
Thanks for your suggestion, do you happen to have any where I can subtract $50 instead of adding it up? And you are right, I like the way that Kershaw looks.

This thing eats ANY Buck 110 for breakfast. :thumbup:
That´s what I heard. Somewhere around bladeforums someone called this 1050 "the Manix of traditional folders".

Now that I think about it, it cost me around $80 back then, so adjusted for inflation this price is probably about the same - but it's still too much when you consider what else is out there at around that price.
This thread has confirmed my thoughts, the knife is overpriced. But what else is in the market, at a lower price? I found it hard to find a 110-style folder with a 3/16" thick blade.
 
Hey look! It's a $120 MSRP locking sodbuster! Boy, that's a steal, considering Case does almost the exact same thing for $20, also American made. I guess the VG10 and Micarta make up for the extra $100. (edit) Okay, looking back at this, it's nowhere near as bad as the knife at the top of the thread. That knife at the top of the thread looks like the deal of the century, what with the plastic handles (phenolic minus linen or glass fiber= plastic) and the fancy steel. At a svelte 8.6 oz., no less! But it does have the full flat grind and 3d handle going for it. For $50 or even $60 street I could see picking one up, but $132.95? Yikes!
Yeah, I was actually posting that to show that they had a lockback folder that was about right in price and materials for the mid/upper end of mass production. compared to a AUS8/linerless micarta AMK Falcon, or a VG-10/frn Calypso Jr, the price isn't bad at all. I really don't find it all that similar to a sodbuster, which are most all pretty cheap.
 
I've had a Kershaw Field Knife since the 70's. It is built like a tank and I dressed out many a whitetail with it back in the day but there are better knives out there for that kind of money. The Blade-Tech Wegner Professional Hunter in S30V & G-10 is a much better field knife, imho. The Pro-Hunter was designed by Wegner for field dressing Elk and it can be had for $100 bucks at New Graham knives.
http://newgraham.com/detail.aspx?ID=6357

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