Your most impressive knife?

Sometimes what makes a knife "impressive" is its; poignance; who owned it and/or where it has been.

My father brought back a Nazi SS dagger from WW-II. That was impressive. We lost during a break-in in the 1960s.

I am impressed by the Randall #16-1 ("Special Fighter") that our son carried during the battle for Fallujah in 2004. It is not a "collectable" as it was bead-blasted to a dull grey and has the top edge sharpened. He discarded the black waxed leather sheath it came with as not suitable for combat wear. Instead, it lives in a Spec-Ops "jump qualified" combat sheath. No box, no paperwork etc . . .so, not a collectable, but impressive to me.

And sure; It would be neat to own a high specification knife from a premium maker that has stunning visual appeal; perhaps a one-off custom design with fossil Mammoth tusk scales and a convoluted Damascus blade made from meteorite iron recovered at Tungusta. . . .but so what if I did? It would be like owning a Lamorgini that sits in an immaculate garage. Would I ever take it out to dress a deer?
 
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Modern- Rockstead Hizen

Vintage- WWII luftwaffe dress dagger
 
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My most impressive knife, to me would be my BHK patriot scout with stabilized wood scales.
great work horse, and really would do anything you'd reasonably ask a knife to do.
 
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In my possession are a couple of Bucks, a 110 and a 112. There is a Schrade scooped p[oint fixed blade. there are several sub-optimal multitools that were gifts (gotta keep 'em).

My EDC is a Leatherman Wave, pretty run of the mill there.

I'd like to one day have one of the CVhris Reeve folders, maybe a Sebenza.

Don't really have any that would "impress" any knife aficionado.

However, I have gifted away several that I thought were serious if not impressive:
Randall #16-1 "Special Fighter"
Chris Reeve "Green Beret" (in S30V)
Camillus "Cuda Maxx" in the stiletto blade profile.
Two Ek daggers from the Effingham production period.

Serious perhaps, buit not really impressive, I think.
 
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The knife that impresses me the most is this switchblade, 9 inch, picklock in O1 tool steel and African Blackwood,
Hand made, completely flawless operation rocksolid lockup, no solder, these bolsters are pinned. Replaceable kick spring.
What actually impresses the crap out of me is the fact is was made by a young 17 yo high school student from the US, with the absolutely the basic of tools, Files, drill press and a cheap as grinder from Harbour freight.
This young man has a stellar future ahead of him.

Kris,
 
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So, impressive to me is a knife that makes me go , WOW!

In that vain, The knife sitting underneath the large battlemistress qualifies. HI Ang Khola that measured out to 24 inches and 5.5 lbs. The spine was 7/8" thick.

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I would say my next most impressive knife is the one I received from Cliff Stamp about 15 months before he passed away. The knife he could not destroy. His original 1998 Battlemistress
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The Civivi Vision has impressed me quite a bit. I'm sure I'm still in the honeymoon phase, as I've only had it about 3 weeks but it's been fantastic. Came super sharp out the box. Fit and finish are top notch. I like the deep carry pocket clip and the fact it's recessed into the G10 with recessed screws. I really dig the Superlock locking mechanism as well. Very akin to the Demko Sharklock from my understanding but it makes for a great, ambidextrous action. The bearings pivot adds to that as well. Great knife all around. Nice and slicey and fun to play with. My only complaint, and it's super minor, is that the satin finish shows finger prints like crazy. I'd prefer a stonewash but that's just me. All in all, love this knife.

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