Your Favorite Knives Under 20$

DSC00042.jpg



got this for a mere $10.......

damn sharp and good edge holding qualities
 
Cold Steel Special Projects Twistmaster, Red River, Warhead, Douk Douk, Corsican and Bushmaster. Opinel, surplus British Army Golok, and the Philippine Army Issue Bolo.

Matador-
 
mp510 said:
Opinels are nice, but the handle swelling is annoying.
Click to expand...
It might be annoying, but I prefer that to blade play.

For my <$20, I'll take an Opinel or an Okapi (regularly carry either a large Okapi lockback or an Opinel No. 10).
Don't have a Mora yet, but my Cold Steel Bushman was $19.something. It's a great knife, and I've taken it on every camping trip for the last 5 years or so.
 
Well I'll be...
Knives under $20? I didn't realize they existed. Seems like some of these aren't cheap chinastani crap either.
 
puukkoman said:
For my <$20, I'll take an Opinel or an Okapi
Click to expand...

I love those Okapi knives. I carry the Sailor's knife more than the others, but the locking one is also pretty good. They have so much character, and their carbon steel blades take a fantastic edge. The locking model is also very pocketable in spite of it's 4" blade length. BTW, I just saw a French movie called "A Very Long Engagement", where a scene we find a character getting some persuasion by what looks like a Okapi-styled locking knife.
 
SAKs, Moras, Byrd knives, and dare I say it...Gerber/Harsey Air Rangers. Man, I really like those air rangers - light and thin "beater" knives. :p
sakpics012.jpg

knifelight002.jpg

meadowlarks001.jpg

gerber.jpg
 
The Frosts Mora is under $10 and is an excellent knife with Sandvik 12C27 stainless steel. For a folding knife, you can get a CRKT Desert Cruiser for $14.99 at SMKW. Elsewhere it's $65 or more.
 
Well for under $20 you can find some really decent knives, from many different brands...but here is my latest find...I got this about a week ago from ym local "Dollar Store" for guess what...$1...not bad, of course it has no brand and was probably made in china but it has a nice bright white LED flashlight, a small philips head screwdriver, a plain edge blade, a fully serrated blade, a combo bottle opener/ flathead scredriver, needle nose plyers, wire cutters, and it is only 3" closed so its a small easy carry in the pocket or in my case on my keys...Not bad for $1...:D

1160353026-IMGP5570.JPG
 
Two others came to mind this evening.

The Gerber LST folders, and the original Super Knife.

The latter of these is one of my most frequently used and abused folders.

STR
http://www.superknife.com/
 
cool_ion said:
DSC00042.jpg



got this for a mere $10.......

damn sharp and good edge holding qualities
Click to expand...

Looks like a CRKT take on the Sebenza (Appears to have LAWKS-like mechanism)

On the Okapi's is it normal for the blade to hit the brass pin in the handle? My blade has a neat little chip in the middle due to this. I'd imagine after some sharpening the blade will thin out enough to dodge it. The knife itself has as much closing snap as anything I've handled.

Nice photos Darklight. We have very similar taste in knives.
 
Vivi said:
On the Okapi's is it normal for the blade to hit the brass pin in the handle? My blade has a neat little chip in the middle due to this. I'd imagine after some sharpening the blade will thin out enough to dodge it. The knife itself has as much closing snap as anything I've handled.
Click to expand...

I have two Okapis. The blade rests on the inside of the wooden handle near the back end. This seems to be common with several very old designs. The middle of the blade is suspened above the pin. It seems possible that allowing the blade to snap shut often could wear a groove at the blade's contact point, eventually allowing it to rest on the pin.

Could also just be loose manufacturing tolerances.

One cure would be to place some kind of shim, perhaps out of plastic or hard wood, inside the handle to keep the blade elevated above the pin when closed. A possible preventative measure may be to avoid letting the blade snap shut closed, but rather let down gently my hand.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top