I should be getting a Spyderco Military tomorrow from ABC-Direct, its my first Spydie, not that I don't have knives out the kazoo. I bought it after all the great things folks on these forums had to say about it. So that should be one consideration, as Mike said.
If you like auto's like I do, check out the Pro-Tech TR-2 for about $125, what a great knife! It's a copy of a discontinued Dalton design. It's really a lot of knife for the money.
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