Do you remember the first knife you bought that was over $100

[barnabus1999]

Oaks Bottom Forge in Sellwood

 

[MrTwentyTwo]

Don't quite remember what I paid, but it seemed expensive at the time. It's a 1985 Bianchi Survival Model. I understand they're worth several hundred now-a-days.

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How is this not the same knife or a knock-off of my Smith & Wesson Survival knife #6030 (Blackie Collins) from 1973?



The Smith on the bottom (obviously).

 

[Uberhoo]

How is this not the same knife or a knock-off of my Smith & Wesson Survival knife #6030 (Blackie Collins) from 1973?

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All 'Survival Knives' are knockoffs of the Randall from the late 1960s.
History - Randall Made Knives

Popularized by Rambo.

 

[CastleRocker]

Didn't have to, and it wasn't actually "over $100", but it was exactly that; one C-note.

Made by a friend of mine a couple weeks ago, before he moved to AZ permanently. He told me $75, so I asked him how long it took to build the knife, and the scabbard...he said less than two days...so I took out a big bill, and he wouldn't take it initially, but I informed him that it would make me feel a little bit better if he did. If you saw his shop, and the tools, (or lack of) that he uses, you'd never believe he could do the work he does. It's D-2, with stabilized maple scales.

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[No_Regerts]

I don't remember buying it, but I sure remember when I realized I couldn't find it.

 

[revjen45]

SOG Agency Model. It lives in the kitchen and is used for cutting meat.

 

[JamesG]

Mine was a Brad Duncan Whiplash D/A. It was $675.
The best high end knife I ever bought was a Mike Whiskers Allen Birdshead auto. Wish I had that one back.

Thanks
James

 

[Dozer99]

I have spent and made more money off of knives than I ever will on guns. Most expensive was a WWII Randal fighting knife at just over $1200 and turned around and sold it for $1500 the next month. I collect Gerber, Randal's and EK's. So yes I've spent a bunch.

 

[DrewVan]

Benchmade Doug Ritter in S30V. First knife over $100 for me, probably 12 years ago and I still carry it most days, as well as the Spyderco Para 3.

My 11 year old son is now interested in knives. I gave him my Esee Izula, and I'm going to get him a Mini Griptilian with Sheepsfoot blade and his name laser etched on it for Christmas.

 

[Member 75076]

I've never bought a knife over $100 but I'm looking into it right now. I've always carried a Swiss army knife or multi-tool of some kind. I never saw the appeal of "expensive" knives, ala Benchmade, Spyderco, etc. I did recently get to handle a Benchmade Griptillian and it felt very nice in the hand and much lighter than I expected. I've been pondering picking one up and might make it a Christmas gift to myself

 

[barnabus1999]

I searched for this Benchmade for a while as it is discontinued. For sale or trade although I don't have anything specific I want at the moment.

 

[bionic knees]

I have never spent over $100 on a knife, my Schrade and old-timers do everything those expensive knives do and leave money for ammo and beer. I was gifted a Benchmade a while back, really don't see what the big deal is.

 

[Member 53328]

Each retail for 250.00+ but I've picked up a couple of them for pretty good deals. I'm a huge fan of Toor blades.

 

[Mark W.]

Never paid anywhere near $100 for a knife. But I have sold well over 1000 for more then $100. As I was a Custom Knifemaker for 14 years. Average price was around $140 and the high end was $1200

 

[Lazyfaire]

My grandfather (d. 1962) was a farmer and carried a folding knife every day of his life. My father did too. I was in a service industry and carried a variety of small knives myself, but for the past 15 years have carried a Microtech spring assisted one that I paid $135 for. Carry it every single day. Wallet, keys, knife, and watch to go out the door. Opens boxes, prys lids, pops sticky pivot pins for me, etc etc etc. Ruins the jean pocket edges tho. But spent more on the knife than the jeans, can always buy new jeans.

Don't leave home without it!

 

[oremike]

Back in the days of Iron Men and Wooden Ships sailors carried knives. So when my nephew joined up I found him a Mk 1 Navy Deck knife. This one has the wooden pommel and leather stacked washer grip so is WW II era. Made by Robeson-Sureline.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

I had a neighbor who I taught in high school....
After graduation , he joined the Marines.
He came home after his first tour in Iraq , and asked me to help him find a good field knife as the Marines no longer issued a KABAR.

I gifted him with my cherry WW2 Robson Navy MKII.
Andy

 

[Flopsweat]

Back in the days of Iron Men and Wooden Ships sailors carried knives. So when my nephew joined up I found him a Mk 1 Navy Deck knife. This one has the wooden pommel and leather stacked washer grip so is WW II era. Made by Robeson-Sureline.

I had a neighbor who I taught in high school....
After graduation , he joined the Marines.
He came home after his first tour in Iraq , and asked me to help him find a good field knife as the Marines no longer issued a KABAR.

I gifted him with my cherry WW2 Robson Navy MKII.
Andy

KA-BAR is making the Mark I again.

Mark I

Mark I

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