Your top 5 must have production knives?

Five is tough. These are the first ones I thought of.

1. Case "10 dot" 6383 Red Bone Whittler
2. Case/Bose Lockback Whittler
3. Remington R1123 (a real one)
4. Case XX 6345 Stockman
5. Any one of a number of old American made Barehead Teardrop Jacks. Many examples of which are littered about the Old Knives thread.
 
Cold Steel Master Hunter (no guthook)
Spyderco Bushcraft
Buck 119 special - rosewood handle
Becker BK11
Leatherman charge
 
neeman said:
S&M F&W teardrop jack

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Here she is. The pic is from when she arrived new - and is more pocket worn now :) Still available

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btw I should have added one of these three Meece to the 'must-have' list - probably the Winchester - great that run was :)

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If I can only pick 5

Randall Fixed blade
Buck 700 series stockman
Schrade Old Timer
Henckels Whittler
GEC 73
 
knarfeng said:
ummm...I'm an American and I don't have a KaBar USMC.
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That's fine if you don't, but in my opinion every american should AT LEAST handle one once, if you end up not liking it, don't buy it. That's my opinion, and you all know what they say about opinions.
 
Schrade Sharp finger

Case CV yellow Derlin Sodbuster

Buck 301

Buck 110 or Schrade LB7

Case Peanut
 
Folders:
WWII TL-29 (any maker)
Remington/Pal scout knife
Russell Barlow
Easy-open jack knife (preferably WWII-issue Imperial or Camillus)
Buck 110 in 440C
 
Great thread. The exercise highlights for me that it's important to own some of these knives, even if they don't make the cut for daily use.

I'm having a heck of a time picking 5 *knives*. I'll list 5 patterns that I think everybody should have at least one of, along with my personal pick of "most desired by me" within that category. Pics of some of them follow.

1) Bowie Style Fixed Blade - This includes the Ka-bar/Mk II but also all of the various hunting knives made with the bowie style blade. Eventually, I'd like to get a pre-War Marbles or Western. Till then, I have my grandfather's cheap (most likely Japanese made) post war knife. Picture below.

2) Clip Point Slip Joint - Stockmen, trappers, peanuts, Barlows... there's ton to choose from. I can't pick a favorite in this list because it's by far my least favorite blade style. I'm keeping my eye open for a US made Schrade 123OT single blade Pioneer in 1095. That would be my top pick in this class.

3) Spear Point Slip Joint - Scout knives, Electrician's knives (TL-29), US military "Demo" knives, cattle knives, canoes... This is, by far, my favorite slip-joint blade style. To my mind, if the stockman is the knife of the American cowboy, the spear point is the knife of the American laborer. My personal favorite is the Ulster camper. Picture below.

4) Brass Bolstered Folding Hunter - Lots of people made them and lots of them are real nice. I particularly like (covet) the 1095 Schrade LB7s and keep my eyes open for one. But there's only one first and it's the knife that gives this class the name "Buck knife" no matter who made it... The Buck 110. Mine is a 2 dot 440C version that I got in '78. Bolsters have been softened for better pocket carry. Picture below.

5) Farmers/Peasants Knives - I think of Sodbusters and knives like the Opinel as being close cousins. Simple. Utilitarian. Inexpensive. Effective. My pick here is the Opinel #8. It's an easy knife to dismiss due to the price but once you own one and beat on it for a while, I found it's impossible to ignore. It's just that effective. Picture below.


grandpas-hunter by Pinnah, on Flickr


camper-leaves by Pinnah, on Flickr



buck110 by Pinnah, on Flickr



opinel-leaves by Pinnah, on Flickr
 
Buck 701 Bronco
Case Sodbuster
Case yellow large trapper
GEC blood red jigged bone trapper
Buck 110 Hunter
 
In the slip joint realm:

Vic Classic - one of my favorite knives, bar none.
Case Swayback Jack - fit and finish on my SBJ nearly approaches SAK proportions
Buck 309 - my favorite workhorse, behind the Classic
Any large GEC, preferably a large one. Why? Because they're built like tanks, and I keep meaning to pick up one of their trapper or stockman models. This would be my go big, or go home kind of knife.
Case Peanut - Just cuz :)
 
Something in each of the following flavors...

Victorniox SAK (of ones choice)
Buck Folding Hunter (either 110, 112, or 55)
Case (of ones choice)
Spyderco Delica or Endura
Benchmade Griptilian

These are all "common" knives, but I think they represent both American made traditionals that have worked so well for generations, and some of the newer types that are useful and have become popular.
 
ONLY five? That's hard:grumpy:

Slimline Trapper (CASE, QUEEN, GEC, all offer very nice renderings of this useful and elegant single-blade knife)
GEC 33 Conductor
GEC 73
Fontenille-Pataud XS Locking Laguiole
I*XL Wostenholm Norfolk or any pre 1914 Sheffield knife.

Guess which I don't own...:D:(
 
Case, medium stockman or peanut
Buck lockback
Swiss Army knife, any model, from Wenger or Victorinox
An original USA-made Schrade Old Timer
Opinel
 
I'm not a big traditional knife guy. But here are the ones that I like. Buck 110 in 154cm and dymond wood, Buck Creek whittler in 1095 and Case makes (used to make?) a nice lock back with jigged walnut.
 
My top 5 must have traditional knives:

1. Vic Classic
2. Vic Recruit
3. Case Swayback jack
4. GEC #33 Conductor
5. Any good Stockman pattern. I'm partial to Case 63032.
 
Here's my line up.

Case Medium Stockman (70's red bone)
Case Sodbuster Jr (yella cv)
Buck 110 or 112 (I'm partial to my 2 dots)
Case Trapper (big yella cv)
Case Slimline Trapper (single blade)

I've had these in my EDC rotation for many years now. Something will come along and take ones place but only for a little while.

Greg
 
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