The inexpensive valuable knife list.

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Under $25

Case Blackhorn for sure!

Now for me, I have been "piddlin" with a Buck Smigeon. Granted not a Kim Breed or our own Sam knife, still it fits a niche. (Granted I am not enamored by the sheath and perhaps I can talk Sam into doing something for me and my needs...)

Vic Paring knife, don't laugh as another known knifemaker recommended this to me.
( I lost mine and need to get another)

Now of late I also have been piddlin' with a Chicago Cutlery Walnut handled, paring knife.

I think out of the box and more folks should do so...

Note: I have come to understand and appreciate the beaded key chain for a neck/belt knife of more recent, than I ever thought I would.

*consider*
 
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Love my Boker Trance Knives. German company outsourcing to Taiwan. They're well-made with decent steel and are very affordable. Always a fan of the USA line of Kershaws shuch as the Skyline.
 
Been looking for a Case Blackthorn to no avail since first learning about it on this thread. Ebay lists three of them. Are you sure it isn't BlackHORN? Not being a wiseguy here, just want to get it right. :)
 
The Sod Busters can be had for the $25 tag...and Definately the Sod Buster Junior which is an all time favorite.

I also like the Victorinox Officer... A daily carry! While Some are above $25..they can be found regularly for the price...just shop around..and even less on ebay etc.

Least but not last is the Knife I carry on my side for last 15 years aprox. and it is my Gerber Gator...Readily available for $23.99 and sometimes climbing into $30 range..(again Shop! They are there for under $25)

This knife has hunted, worked, fished, camped and it is just total utilitarian, and ready for the task you throw at it! I never thought the rubberized handles would hold up..but I am here to say..it is still tight and holding an edge like day one!
 

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Been looking for a Case Blackthorn to no avail since first learning about it on this thread. Ebay lists three of them. Are you sure it isn't BlackHORN? Not being a wiseguy here, just want to get it right. :)
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Yup.

It's this one:
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Also available with Boy Scout logo:
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Thanks for the clarification on the Blackhorn! Apparently Lowe's in the Empire State does not sell these knives, so I ordered one online.

Gosh, I'm digging this thread! :)
 
Since the thread is about knives in general I'll add Old Hickory knives to the list.
 
I had to drop by the hardware store for T-posts this morning and took a look at their selection of knives. Ace carries the Gerber and Buck knives mentioned.
 
My nearest ACE typically just carries some carton cutters, box cutters and the folding knife that takes a razor blade.

In another nearby small town, Do It Best is all about Case. Name it, they probably have it. They also carry Chicago Cutlery kitchen knives and Vic Swiss Army knives.
One can also buy ammo there. Yeah, just across from the courthouse, on the town square.
Ain't small towns wonderful? *grin*

Anyway I once asked what they sold the most of. Now this is farm country, mostly corn and soybeans. We have some ranches too, and well typical "out in the country".

Case Sodbusters, Vic Recruits, Pocket Pals were the first three off the top of his head. He added quite a few Chicago Cutlery kitchen knives were known to be kept in barns, sheds and the like.
 
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Buck Vantage in 420HC can be had right at $25 and that's a lot of knife for the money.
Their Bucklite folders are as well.

One great way to "cheat" this topic is to go to Knifecenter and look at fixed or folding knives (or tools) and sort them by price or select a range of prices to display. This allows us to see what Knifecenter offers at or below $25. Not all of what is offered is desirable, but most of it is depending upon your applications. http://www2.knifecenter.com/kc_new/...lder&brand=&min_price=0&max_price=30&country=
 
I keep reading about how good the Opinel is. I'd REALLY like to find a good one so I can understand what everyone likes about them. POS is all I've been able to get from them thus far. Blades so brittle they snap or chip with what I would consider ordinary knife work, and on the other end of the spectrum, I bent one as well. For a knife of this design, I'm going to stick with the couple of Cold Steel Twistmasters I have. This is another knife whose design Mr. Ego has stolen, but at least in this case he did something good with it: Take a good, simple idea, and put quality materials into it so it makes a knife that isn't a piece of crap.

Moras, on the other hand, are knives I can't have enough of. I probably have a Mora in every room of the house, a couple in my truck, one secured to the frame of my Goldwing, and several sitting in boxes waiting to be placed. I also really like the Swedish Fireknife by Light My Fire. Take a Mora knife, put a Swedish Fire Steel striker in the handle so you've always got a way to start a fire with your knife, and you've got a winner. Granted, it is $4 over the limit for what we're taling about in this thread, but I hope this can be overlooked.

eBay is a good place to look for knife deals. I found a very old Sharpfinger knife for $17, several Western knives (once made in my own adopted home town, Longmont, Colorado) and quite a few Schrade Walden.
 
No knife is for everyone. Glad you like the Moras, though. They're amazing knives for the money, available in many shapes and sizes. Ragweed Forge is my favorite place to buy Moras and other Scandinavian knives.

All my best,
Dirty Bob
 
My Budget performers include:
-Tramontina machete
-Svord peasant (in day-glow Orange)
-Opinel No:6
-Gerber Gator

and for $25, my EDC is a Boker Subcom
or punching out slightly higher at $29 a Boker Trance, both highly recommended.

But my favourite in that price range is a Rough Rider Deerslayer.
It's the Mick Dundee of slip joint folders.
 
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I second (third?) that Old Hickory sticker. Good knife for the money, and throws nicely, too.

I also have to throw in their skinner as its quite nice, and only a little over $6 right now on amazon. And guess what? it can be made to fly, as well. I don't know what it is, but I just like throwing my Old Hickory knives. I should also mention that a 5 pc. "kitchen" (read "throwing/kitchen") set is only around $33 on amazon.

Just sayin'.
 
I see the Schrade Sharpfinger (152OT) USA was mentioned earlier, and after looking around for one, found that the "vintage" USA-manufactured ones are going for about double what the current-manufacture (read: China) ones are, even though they appear identical. Is there a substantive difference between the two? Are the Chinese-manufactured Schrades really made of inferior metal?
 
Cold Steel Finn Wolf (9.99)
Any of the Old Hickory series (from 1.99 on up to the mid $20s)
I have a Gerber mini para frame I really want to hate but can't (9.99)
Kershaw G10 Hawk 1530 (yes it is marked made in china but it works) (19.95)
A GI TL-29 Made by Camillus (22.95)
 
Mini Para

I have a Gerber mini para frame I really want to hate but can't (9.99)
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I have one of these, too.

Bought it as a stand-in for a nicer knife when I had to travel on business. Turned out it does a pretty good job of being a light-use knife.

It's not a world beater, but it's of acceptable quality. Inexpensive, takes a decent edge, and the framelock is solid for a knife that size.

It'll do.

 
after looking around for one, found that the "vintage" USA-manufactured ones are going for about double what the current-manufacture (read: China) ones are, even though they appear identical. Is there a substantive difference between the two? Are the Chinese-manufactured Schrades really made of inferior metal?
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The USA made Sharpfingers are good 1095 steel (I think), the Chinese made ones are a crapshoot.
 
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