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Your Favourite Knives That You Own

OrangeSport

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Not necessarily the  best but your favourites (and why) - 1 from each category:

Fixed
Locking
Non-Locking Folder
Multi-Tool

I'll kick off:

Fixed - BPS Adventurer in 1066 and Walnut

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Not the best fixed blade i have, perhaps not even the best Adventurer. I have the same knife in 5CR14 MOV and Bog Oak and I generally prefer stainless blades. But, I've not really had a chance to use that one yet and I've really bonded with the carbon model. It feels so natural in the hand, it performs well and is perfectly balanced and it sharpens up to a shaving-sharp edge easily.

The sheath is very nice and it comes with a fire steel. I'm also a bit of a sucker for the whole story around this being the exact knife currently issued to Ukraine's army.

Locking - Buck 110

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I didn't really click with this knife at first. The action was gritty and it seemed overpriced. But with use it's improved a lot. The lock-up is rock solid and the knife feels bomb proof. Despite only being 420HC the steel holds an edge well during regular use. The brass is forming a nice patina and I can see why this is such a classic.

I don't have many locking knives. As I can't EDC them there seems little advantage over a fixed blade for me. But, this is the best I have and it's a genuinely nice item to own and handle.

Non-Locking Folder - Rough Rider Kamp King

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I do like scout knives for EDC. This is arguably not as good as a Victorinox but I love the classic looks. It is also very sentimental as I received it the day we lost our kitten (hence the M key ring).

It's one of the best finished scout knives I have with a solid action on all the blades. They all have a half-stop too.

A nice traditional knife with a personal attachment.

Multi-Tool - Gerber MP600

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I've had this for years. It's the only "decent" multi-tool I have, the rest are cheap Leatherman style no-name tools.

This is great. It just works. It has useful tools and I much prefer the way the pliers deploy, so you are squeezing the smooth comfortable outside of the handle.

A really dependable and well thought out multi-tool.
 
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Fixed blade; Linder Crocodile Hunter, Solingen made. This would be my EDC if it were possible!
Locking blade; CRKT Serengeti. Was my EDC when I worked in the timber yard. The detachable karambit was very handy for cutting down plasterboard to fit in people's cars.
Non locking blade; Lansky semi-karambit. This IS my EDC. Clean, simple, and does the job.
Multi tool; Leatherman 300 Super Tool. Also my EDC, same as above.
 
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Fixed blade; Linder Crocodile Hunter, Solingen made. This would be my EDC if it were possible!
Locking blade; CRKT Serengeti. Was my EDC when I worked in the timber yard. The detachable karambit was very handy for cutting down plasterboard to fit in people's cars.
Non locking blade; Lansky semi-karambit. This IS my EDC. Clean, simple, and does the job.
Multi tool; Leatherman 300 Super Tool. Also my EDC, same as above.
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That Serengeti is clever..
 
My buck knife 👍🏽
Bought for me by my mother for Christmas 1990 !! The next day I deployed to the gulf, it’s been with me all around the world in many hot spots. I’ve used it for all sorts and is still sharp and immaculate! What a tool !
 

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IMG_8070.jpegIt took me a while to come up with these four,but I think they are my current favourites,it’s an ever changing picture though 🤔
Fixed blade is a custom made crown stag and fancy spacer skinner,made for me by a friend and knifemaker in the US.
Locking blade is the Buck 112FG,simply a classy version of a classic lockback.
Slipjoint is a W R Case XX TB6539 5 blade Sowbelly,jigged bone ‘goldenrod’ handles,I just love all those blade shapes in one knife.
I don’t own a multi tool,so my Swiss Champ is the nearest,gift from my late father and priceless.
 
nrj said:
View attachment 873149It took me a while to come up with these four,but I think they are my current favourites,it’s an ever changing picture though 🤔
Fixed blade is a custom made crown stag and fancy spacer skinner,made for me by a friend and knifemaker in the US.
Locking blade is the Buck 112FG,simply a classy version of a classic lockback.
Slipjoint is a W R Case XX TB6539 5 blade Sowbelly,jigged bone ‘goldenrod’ handles,I just love all those blade shapes in one knife.
I don’t own a multi tool,so my Swiss Champ is the nearest,gift from my late father and priceless.
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I nearly went with a SwissChamp as my favourite Multi-Tool
 
@OrangeSport Good thread 😎

Fixed:
I had a friend of mine make me a copy of a Fairbairn Sykes Commando Dagger which I like very much but my favourite fixed blade is a Bowie he made for me based on a brass guard that he had spare. It is a large Bowie blade made from 52100 steel from an HGV wheel bearing race, the handle has a hidden tang and is made from a block of African Blackwood with steel and brass accents.
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Locking:
I have several locking folders from different makers but my most treasured piece is my Spyderco Tatanka, It has a VG-10 blade and black G10 scales, the loacking mechanism is called PowerLock and is a solid system that locks the blade completely and the knife becomes more like a fixed blade.
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Non-Locking Folder:
My most prized Non-Locking folder is my Spyderco British Blades colaboration Urban, it has an Elmax steel blade and British Racing Green FRN scales. It is etched with the British Blades name on the backspring and the forum logo on the blade.
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Multi-Tool:
I have three large Leatherman Multi-Tools from the PST and Wingman to my favorite the Charge Ti. This is all three of them with the associated bits, extensions and rachets.
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C220w205 said:
@OrangeSport Good thread 😎

Fixed:
I had a friend of mine make me a copy of a Fairbairn Sykes Commando Dagger which I like very much but my favourite fixed blade is a Bowie he made for me based on a brass guard that he had spare. It is a large Bowie blade made from 52100 steel from an HGV wheel bearing race, the handle has a hidden tang and is made from a block of African Blackwood with steel and brass accents.
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Locking:
I have several locking folders from different makers but my most treasured piece is my Spyderco Tatanka, It has a VG-10 blade and black G10 scales, the loacking mechanism is called PowerLock and is a solid system that locks the blade completely and the knife becomes more like a fixed blade.
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Non-Locking Folder:
My most prized Non-Locking folder is my Spyderco British Blades colaboration Urban, it has an Elmax steel blade and British Racing Green FRN scales. It is etched with the British Blades name on the backspring and the forum logo on the blade.
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Multi-Tool:
I have three large Leatherman Multi-Tools from the PST and Wingman to my favorite the Charge Ti. This is all three of them with the associated bits, extensions and rachets.
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I must admit I've never really been drawn to Spyderco ( I prefer more traditional styles ) but those have some decent steels!

The knife your friend made is very cool!
 
OrangeSport said:
I must admit I've never really been drawn to Spyderco ( I prefer more traditional styles ) but those have some decent steels!

The knife your friend made is very cool!
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I wasn't a fan of Spyderco to start with, I thought they were as ugly as an ugly thing until a mate let me handle his Original Manix and UKPK, then I had to have my own UKPK, my grail knife is the original Spyderco Manix, I have the Manix 2 with the bolt lock but it just isn't the same.
 
I own far to many to chose there are hundreds that I like a great deal.
I used to always have a Swiss army locking knife in my pocket for many years I got through 3 or 4 over the years. I have lots of them right up to the huge one with more blades than you can possible use and a built in watch. I was given to my farther as a gift from the MD of Sandvik co in Sweden when he was working for them as a consultant at the steel works. He gave it to me shortly before he died.
I will have a look for it and put a photo of it on here.
 
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