Your favorite 3.5 inch or larger, larger folder under 75.00??

[MTHall720]

So far I like the Meyerco Lambert, BM 551, CRKT M21-04, CRKT Crawford Kasper Pro, but am wondering if I may have missed some other worthy contenders for easy to open one handed, seriously sturdy, plane edged, folders.

 

[thegeek574]

Kershaw Junkyard dog 2 composite. a beast of a knife with great steel and a well, lets say moddable pocket clip

 

[Vanguard41xx]

Spyderco Manix 2. It could be have for about 70 or 80 bucks.

 

[Groove]

Ontario Rat-1 folder.

 

[presz]

Kershaw Junkyard Dog II, Tremor, G10 Blur, Lahar. Gerber 06 manual is a great knife but part serrated only. The Buck Bravo might work also.

Look for a used ZT 0200, I only paid $75 for mine. It was used but very mint.

 

[Orion's Belt]

The Spyderco Resilience fits the bill.

 

[Chris "Anagarika"]

My EDC: Navy k631 and Enlan EL02.
Non EDC but great too: Enlan EL01.

 

[Shawn B.]

Buck 110.

 

[flatface77]

The new Cold Steel Voyagers. Roughly $40, stout as hell, light, good looking, & they fit my hand like a glove. I have the clip & Vaquero blade versions & I'm loving them.

 

[Chris Pierce]

Cold Steel Hold Out, Recon 1 clip point.

 

[Charlie Mike]

CS Spartan!

 

[Tsujigiri]

Given those criteria, my favorite options would be the Spyderco Manix 2 and Kershaw RAM.

 

[MTHall720]

wow thanks everyone. I can see I did overlook quite a few things.

 

[AVigil]

The Spyderco Resilience fits the bill.

+1 agreed

 

[neuron]

My favorite >3.5" folder under $75 is the Spyderco Endura, but I'm guessing that doesn't quite meet what you're looking for in terms of a larger/heavier folder. So I'll have to echo some of the knives that have already been suggested: CS Recon 1, CS American Lawman, and Kershaw JYD II CB.

 

[Slider817]

Spyderco Manix 2. It could be have for about 70 or 80 bucks.

That's the way to go fore sure

 

[Noumenon]

Boker Mini Resurrection

Its usually found for around 50 bucks. The "Mini" in the name is misleading as it is quite large at 3.75 in blade length and about a half pound in weight.

The newer Gen 2 Elegance version seems to have some small cosmetic differences. I have this version and I am pleased with it so far. The recurve is pretty deep which is always a little more challenging to sharpen.

 

[MichaelScarn]

Manix2 I think is too small, even though it is my favorite spyderco model - reslience sounds good

 

[Boberama]

I have a similar CRKT (M16-14D) and the fit and finish are good, the knife has no blade play in any direction and the blade simply glides out extremely smoothly.

The only thing I don't like about it is the aluminum handle, which is not only smooth (not an issue for G10) but is too large to wrap my finger around like a smaller knife, and is too small to wrap my hand around like a larger knife. I would have preferred a bulkier handle, and I believe the G10 has dual liners and is thicker. The liner does seem thin,but gain I have had no blade play whatsoever.

 

[Jeff S1]

Buck 110, Ontario RAT1 & Victorinox Trekker.