Your favorite folder for each price point

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I'm sure a thread like this has been done before, but I think it's a more interesting concept than just favorite knives in general. So, I'm thinking, what are people's favorite folding knives (don't have to be ones you own) for the price points listed below:

$0-$30:
$30-$60:
$60-$90:
$90-$125:
$125-$175:
$175-$250:
$250+:


Mine are:

$0-$30: Ontario rat 2
$30-$60: Spyderco dragonfly
$60-$90: Kizer Gemini (g10 & vg-10)
$90-$125: Spyderco Chaparral
$125-$175: Spyderco Paramilitary 2 (any steel other than s30v)
$175-$250: Lionsteel KUR
$250+: CRK Small Sebenza or upcoming WE 618
 
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$0-$30 - Cold Steel Tuff Lite
$30-$60 - Spyderco Dragonfly II
$60-$90 - Boker plus Urban Trapper
$90-$125 - Spyderco Paramilitary 2 or Cold Steel Ultimate hunter
$125-$175 - ZT 0450
$175-$250 - Spyderco Rubicon (discontinued pricing)
$250+ - CRK Inkosi
 
$0-$30: Kabar Dozier
$30-$60: Spyderco Delica
$60-$90: Spyderco Manix 2
$90-$125: nothing come to mind
$125-$175: Benchmade 940-2
$175-$250: Zero Tolerance 0808
$250+: Grimsmo Rask
 
Mine would be:

$0-$30: Victorinox Cadet
$30-$60: Spyderco Delica (VG10)
$60-$90: Spyderco Manix 2LW (CTS XHP)
$90-$125: Spyderco Paramilitary 2 (S30V)
$125-$175: Viper Fortis (M390)
$175-$250: ZT 0562CF (CTS 204P)
$250+: Chris Reeve Sebenza 21 (S35VN, polished blade, micarta inlays)
 
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$0-$30: Victorinox Tinker
$30-$60: Kershaw Link
$60-$90: Spyderco Delica
$90-$125: Spyderco Manix 2
$125-$175: Emerson Mini CQC7
$175-$250: ZT 562 (Regular or CF)
$250+: Hinderer XM-18
 
$0-$30: Ganzo F7503 (For $22 it's hard to beat, sadly even by more pricey knives)
$30-$60: Kershaw Blur
$60-$90: Benchmade Griptilian
$90-$125: Spyderco ParaMilitary2
$125-$175: Benchmade 710-1401
$175-$250: Benchmade 940-1
$250+: Chris Reeve Sebenza
 
$0-$30: Kabar Dozier
$30-$60: Spyderco Centofante 3
$60-$90: Cold Steel Recon 1 Clip Point XHP
$90-$125: Spyderco Paramilitary 2
$125-$175: Spyderco Gayle Bradley 1
$175-$250: Spyderco Domino 204P
$250+: Reate Horizon D CF
 
$0-$30: victorinox spartan or huntsman
$30-$60: Kershaw Skyline
$60-$90: spyderco Delica 4
$90-$125: spyderco Paramilitary 2
$125-$175: too many good options ;)
$175-$250: ZT 0801
$250+: CR Sebenza 21
 
$0-$30: Victorinox Tinker
$30-$60: N/A
$60-$90: N/A
$90-$125: Spyderco PM2 or Police...multiple others, too many to list
$125-$175: ZT 0450CF...also multiple more, too many others to list
$175-$250: ZT0560 or 0562
$250+: Hinderer XM-18 (3.5") / CRK Large Inkosi / Reate Torrent
 
$0-$30: Anything by SanRenMu. Their $10 folders can put a typical $30 folder from other established brands to shame.
$30-$60: Dunno, beyond my price range
$60-$90: Dunno, beyond my price range
$90-$125: Dunno, beyond my price range
$125-$175: Dunno, beyond my price range
$175-$250: Dunno, beyond my price range
$250+: Dunno, beyond my price range

Okay, that wasn't much of an answer at all.
 
0-$175: Nothing I enjoy using.
$175-$250: BM940
$250+ (Tie)
Strider SnG
CRK Insingo
 
These are the ones I own, or have owned.

$0-$30: Ontario RAT1
$30-$60: Kershaw Link
$60-$90: Spyderco Pacific Salt (only because it's the only decent knife in this range that I've owned)
$90-$125: Benchmade Ritter Mini Griptillian
$125-$175: Benchmade 940
$175-$250: Benchmade 581 Barrage (de-assisted)
$250+: Andre Thorburn custom lefty L36L
 
$0-$30 - Rat 1 Folder
$30-$60 - Cold Steel Talwar lg
$60-$90 - Spyderco Manix 2 LWTB
$90-$125 - Spyderco Chaparral
$125-$175 - Spyderco Gayle Bradley 1
$175-$250 - Benchmade 710-1401
$250+ - Benchmade 940-1
 
$0-$30: Utilitac II
$30-$60: Not sure, I don't know if I own anything now in this range
$60-$90: Pacific Salt
$90-$125: PM2
$125-$175: 810
$175-$250: 0562
$250+: CRK Large 21 w/micarta
 
$0-$30:Ontario RAT II
$30-$60:Kershaw Skyline
$60-$90:Spyderco Delica 4
$90-$125:Kershaw Launch 1
$125-$175:Spyderco Paramilitary 2
$175-$250:Southern Grind Spider Monkey
$250+:Nothing yet
 
I'm going off the prices I've paid and not the map or msrp prices.

$0-$30: Opinel No. 8
$30-$60: GEC Bull-Nose
$60-$90: Spyderco Endura Hap40
$90-$125: Spyderco PM2
$125-$175: Benchmade 810-1401
$175-$250: ZT 0804CF
$250+: Hinderer XM-18 Harpoon Spanto M390

I know a "gift" counts as $0 but I'm going to add a gift anyway.

$Gift: CRK Small Sebenza "Tanked Edition"
 
$0-$30: Spyderco Roadie
$30-$60: Spyderco Endura
$60-$90: Spyderco Manix 2 (Lightweight)
$90-$125: Benchmade Ritter Mini Griptilian
$125-$175: Spyderco Centofante Memory
$175-$250: ZT0562
$250+: Small Micarta 21, Curtiss F3, Gareth Bull Shamwari, Shiro F95, Raymond Estrella, or Rockstead Higo
 
$0-$30: Victorinox Alox Cadet
$30-$60: Kershaw Blur
$60-$90: GEC Congress 610211
$90-$125: Spyderco PM 2
$125-$175: Spyderco Sage 2
$175-$250: Northwoods Esky Zulu Giraffe Bone
$250+: Chris Reeve Wilson Combat Star-Tac
 
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