The sharpest general on /k/.
Old school Cold Steel edition.

"I want a knife recommendation."
Answer the following:
>Fixed or folding?
>Intended use?
>Blade length/overall length wanted?
>Local laws to consider?
>Budget?

Resources
>Freehand sharpening guide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWU_qTp3DLM
>Primer on knife steels
https://knifesteelnerds.com/2021/10/19/knife-steels-rated-by-a-metallurgist-toughness-edge-retention-and-corrosion-resistance/

last thread: >>63805143

>>63882444 (OP)
That's badass. I always wanted one of those San Mai full tang Cold Steels. Couldn't justify spending $300 on a knife when I was barely 18. I have the Master Hunter VG-1 San Mai I got on sale for under $100.

Thank you grandpa!

>>63882444 (OP)
bought a kershaw lucha this weekend, its fun to play with, i still need to work on how i open it though

Teach me about Karambits /kg/.
Are they just a meme?
Do they have utility or are they just "fighting knives"? I guess they could be useful to gather mushrooms at least.
Can you recommend any?

>>63883773
>Teach me about Karambits /kg/.


>utility knives from Southeast Asia
>used for self defense because it's what was on-hand
>westerners become fascinated with them because of exotic asian fetishism and put them in video games/movies
>mall ninjas hype the shit out of them as le epic tacticool knives
>people retaliate against mall ninjas and call karambits shit
>karambits are considered bad for fighting AND bad for utility by virtue of being "fighting" knives
you are here

>>63883773
>Can you recommend any?
Unironically buy a regular linoleum knife instead.
Those have actual utility, unlike memebits.
By virtue of being plain utility tools, they also look a lot less incriminating than a "tactical karmbit", should there be some sort of incident.

These are all my fixed blade knives. I've got another M48 knife ordered, even though they're meme knives. But the Liberator trench knife was too cool to resist. I'm equal parts ashamed and excited.

>>63884706
Nice collection of expensive mall ninja shit.

>>63882494
I just got a serrated Kobun a few weeks ago. I really want the 3V Laredo Bowie but I'm gonna wait for Black Friday perhaps.

>>63884751
The bayonets are real. Second from left is for my Mauser. The Fairbairn, and KABAR are new, but made by their original manufacturers. Getting the Fairbairn was a real bitch because it had to come from Sheffield, England, and US customs kept stealing them. I have to admit, their customer service was really nice to work with. That one is the third one they sent. The other two never made it out of New York. The hatchet is an Estwing. The M48 is a meme, but was a gift. The Case V42 is not authentic. I'd like a real one, but the only Case made ones you can get are insanely expensive since they're antiques now and Case stopped production in 1993.

Question for /kg/. My uncle was clearing out his collection of knives of junk and gave me a bunch of his old Franklin Mint knives, as well as some Pakistani crap and one or two decent items. Anybody know if there is a market for these, and what these ones would go for?

>>63884990
Also, this... thing.

>>63884990
No definitive market, really. If you found the right collector, you might be able to get some decent money for them. Without knowing the specific editons and shit, it's hard to tell.

>>63885066
Well, looking through Ebay shows a set of six in a display case going for $78.85. The display case itself looks a bit dinged up in the seller's pictures, and I've got the zipper pouches mine came in. Any idea what sort of site might have more info on this set and others?

>>63885680
Welp, guess I answered my question…

>>63885066
Thanks for the help, anon. Hopefully I can get an appraisal after work sometime this week.

>>63884045
>>63884079
Eh they are okay, their origin is as a pure tool, not a weapon. Curved blades have their uses.
But as the other anons said they were unfortunately established here mainly out of edgy mall ninja video game reasons.
Due to their public perception (reinforced by the childish designs knifemakers give them) you'd be stupid to carry one, that is just asking for trouble on multiple levels.

>>63882754
Nice.

pleasu pleasu recommend a good knife.
A swichblade, for self defense, (local laws: no longer than 3.3 inches ,the width in the middle of the blade has to be more than 14% of its total length, the blade cant be double sided.) the budget is up to about 250~ euro

i carried an old probably illegal soviet swichblade from my dad for years but the spring broke and i dont have the tools to fix it now so i might as well get something thats both good quality and wont get me into trouble

>>63884706
>twisty blade
I don't care, I like it.

>>63887620
You're probably better off carrying a screwdriver or something at that point.
Look at BladeHQ or Knifecenter and use their filters.

>>63882444 (OP)
this isnt a knife question, but does anyone have any idea where i could possibly get a really heavy medieval warhammer? like 50 pounds or more. there is unfortunately not a hammer thread. $500 budget. pretty sure there are no laws against hammers. just want it as a display piece. any length

>>63887646
they all look like shit ill probably just get an 9 inch skm stiletto and pray i never get patted down

Is it difficult to give black coating and stonewash knives a mirror finish instead?

>>63887620
Mikov auto. Pic related.

>>63887934
Depends on the type of coating. A cheap paint or epoxy coating is fairly easy to remove. A DLC type coating is going to be a pain in the ass.

>>63887934
Depends a lot on the steel used too. It could be anywhere from not too difficult to "lol good fucking luck" to get a mirror finish.

>>63887620
does it have to be an automatic? a good modern flipper (with or without assisted opening) opens just as reliably and, depending on the opening mechanism, even faster than having to fiddle with a lever lock

>>63887726
>really heavy medieval warhammer? like 50 pounds or more.
This isn't a thing that exists. Go get some weightlifting equipment or something.

>>63882444 (OP)
Outside of weebshit why do Tantos get shit on compared to things like drop point or clever styles?

I fucking hate stonewash so much its unreal

>>63888638
He's got a point. Buy a Vosteed Corgi or something similar, press the button and flick it out and in. Love to fidget with mine.

>>63884706
How do you sharpen the spiral one?

>>63882444 (OP)
thanks for bringing back the knife general

>>63888895
because it's meant to be a "strong point" instead of a piercing point

>>63888011
looks good danke
>>63888638
i guess it doesnt have to be automatic i just really like the feel of it flipping open on its own
>>63888995
ill check it out

>>63882444 (OP)
Is there anyone out there making modern gravity knives? I used to have one of the later Luftwaffe paratrooper knives (The ones with the green plastic handles) and I found it pretty useful for everyday stuff, but they've become tough to find.

>>63889049
Dude, it's for display only. It doesn't get dull. You might wear it with your wizard cloak, that's about it.

is kershaws launch 8 worth the money?

>>63888995
For fidgeting, edc and generally looking sleek maybe. But since he wants it for defense, I'd rather recommend something thats less sleek and sinple, has a proper, big flippertab for ease of use when time is of the essence, and a grippy handle shape that prevents your hand from slipping onto the blade. Theres numerous examples, even from the same manufacturer.

>>63887636
They make a spear version that I think is at least more fitting.
>>63889049
They don't even have a how to video on that. It's marketed as a stabby knife, and say that keeping the point sharp is the only real thing you can do. It would be really impractical as a hack or slash.
>>63889662
Very much this. It was a Christmas gift from my uncle. It's cool that using it would be a war crime and all. But for several reasons, I would never take it anywhere off my property. Legal takes second place to looking like a turbofag. It was a gift, it was expensive, it's a dust collector.

>>63888895
Because they don't really provide any practical benefits over blades with more traditional shapes.
Though I will say, I personally think the meme "pocket cleaver" shit is stupid. But that's just me.

>>63889954
>>>63887636 (You) #
>They make a spear version that I think is at least more fitting..
>>>63889662 (You) #
>Very much this
I see your enchanted trwisty wizard knife and raise you a folding Scythe of Doom

>>63890444
>Scythe of Doom
You are in trouble now, mine has rose embellished bolsters. It's actually, surprisingly, really nice.

>>63882444 (OP)
Got rid of almost all my mall ninja stuff post college/right when covid hit. Been acquiring ones here and there in the time since but have not cleaned out the knife shelf for a family photo in years.

>>63890444
>>63890454
At least it's not a tactical tomahawk.

I got this one from a Snap On raffle. It's kinda cool, but the handle is thin and small.

>>63890526
>no LotR Sting
I thought you'd be more normal.

>>63890545
I may never harvest wheat by hand, but at least I can! (Actually, it would suck to reap more than a sheave.)

>>63890526
Digging the Cold Steel BBC.

>>63890620
I've got a real thresher and a wheat hand scythe. But they're both from the 1800s. Both would be impractical to use as a weapon. The wheat scythe is really light and thin, and the way a thresher works would make trying to fight with it really stupid.

>>63890655
>he way a thresher works would make trying to fight with it really stupid.
This is the og use for numb cucks, so yeah.

>>63890666
I'll see if I can find a pic of them. The thresher looks really bad ass. Like, classic reaper look. But the way the handle is curved and the way the grips and blades are angled makes it only good for swinging it really low. But it's probably the coolest thing I found as a kid.

>>63890699
>The thresher looks really bad ass. Like, classic reaper look
That's also called a scythe, a thresher is a long stick attached to a shorter stick with a rope or chain

>>63889705
the spring action is too strong on mine, it is unpleasant to open. looks pretty cool and the fine point is nice when you need it

>>63890732
Terms like
>sheaves
>scythe
>winnow
>thresh
>reap
Are out of the common vernacular and prone to misuse due to the nonagrarian nature of modern life.

>>63890732
>>63891050
I dunno. That's just what my grandfather told me it was.

>>63890655
>wheat hand scythe
A sickle.

>>63891084
Ok.

>>63890526
whats that really cool western style dagger with the stag handle? nice collection i really dig the swiss pioneer bayo i still regret not buying one when they were like $100 20 years ago my k31 needs it so bad

>>63891661
>cool western style dagger
You mean a Bowie knife or Arkansas Toothpick?

>>63891664
no because its neither as you can see in the pic its clearly a double edged spear point dagger. this is a bowie

>>63891661
Ren Faire pickup, from Busch Fine Arts, $150 10xx steel IIRC. Has some off center designs. Really lightweight and thinner than you'd think but actually makes it useful for utility.

>>63890614
That's because I have the Museum Collection Glamdring + the OG blue scabbard instead, but if we're getting into swords that's a whole separate issue. 1 Albion (Alpha Omega I poached when Canada got covid fucked), 3 Arms and Armors swords + 1 spear, 1 Darksword I got dirt cheap, 1 Valiant Armoury, a few odds and ends of other pieces, and about 150+ antique sabres and dueling swords lmao.

>>63891967
>its clearly a double edged spear point dagger
Bruh. That's what an Arkansas Toothpick IS. A big fuckin double edged dagger.

>>63891967
>no because its neither as you can see
I don't know what your theoretical experience is, but this is a Bowie knife.
>>63892029
This is an Arkansas toothpick.
Pic rel is your homework to discover.

I want one of those knives that take 1911 grips, a short “officer” one, as a pocket knife. Does anyone know a good one?

>>63890526
How much for the venomtech?

>Sowrdsman
Flagrant typos in professionally published stuff is always painful

>>63889613
Eickhorn still makes the LL80 (at least the version with the rescue blade called RT-I; don't know if they sell the regular since it's not available here).
more recently theres the Reate Exo/Exo-M.

I got stabbed by a crackhead
>tfw the crackhead was me

>>63887726
It won't be 50 lbs, but Tod Cutler makes good warhammer repros.

>>63893951
Gross, dude! Be more careful.

>>63893951
Was trying to break off the temporary handle after filing a blank into shape. The corner of the flat head just lightly tapped my hand and it split so easy. I make very sharp knives

>>63894010
It nicked my tendon sheath, I was so close to cutting them

>>63890526
Based Rondel enjoyer

gm /kg/
I want a knife recommendation

>Fixed or folding?
fixed
>Intended use?
camping/backpacking
>Blade length/overall length wanted?
blade length < 5" but willing to hear objections
>Local laws to consider?
outdoors/sporting knives are exempt
>Budget?
$100. could stretch to $150

thanks frens

>>63895460
Terava 110
Esee 4HM
Esee PR4
Cold Steel SRK-C (basic bitch or 3V)
Peltonen M07
Whatever the full tang Mora is

>>63895460
Can you be a bit more specific on what kind of outdoors? Do you plan on doing field craft? Stripping wood or cutting rope, foraging and cutting plants/etc? Stuff near/in water? Preparing game at all? If you deal with humidity and moisture stainless would be better but a 1060/1075/1080 type carbon blade would be solid.
>https://www.buckknives.com/product/105-pathfinder-knife/?sku=0105BKS-B is the little brother of the venerated 119 special. 420 steel but you dont seem like a snob. Leather sheath. A classic look that is going to be less aggressive looking in the eyes of park authorities or any police.
Honestly though, even with a pretty low budget you have so many options my only advice is to search through all the sellers. Check for sales, even check the blade forums for deals since you arent concerned with a NIB S2112v Microtech. Buck, Kershaw, Cold Steel (overbuilt but with a good, DAMN good warranty), Ka-Bar, CRKT, etc.
>https://www.bladehq.com/cat--Camping-Knives--3259#/filter:blade_length:4:5/filter:price:50:100 check the maker on here and god help me for saying this, but Reddit, just to make sure it isnt a drop ship Chinese POS, but pretty much anything in this category is G2G. If you are not in North America you'll maybe have other options as well.
>>63895714
+1 for Mora/Puukko in general, the composite grip and old style blade makes it almost invisible to most people as a "weapon" and you can carry it almost anywhere.

Why shouldn't I?

>>63894020
Looks like it'll buff out.

>>63896665
If you need me to tell you, you probably shouldn't.

>>63883773
It's like a hand sickle. Regardless of the size it's going to cut well due to the inwards curve meaning that it easily "snags" and draws more material into itself. If you want one for "fighting" or self-defense you should probably get some kind of hawkbill or linoleum like that other guy said but it heavily depends on carry/defense laws where you live. If the curve isn't so exaggerated they still stab pretty well. It's quite a lot easier to KILL someone using most other knives where you can just pull the sewing machine routine especially if you have no fighting or martial arts experience. However, you have some more options for less-lethal options with karambit-style blades and they're a bit harder to disarm if used properly. As for actual models I've only used the FX-599 and the Cold Steel Tiger Claw. Both use wave-style openings and deploy well. Make sure you get a metal/rubber practice version and actually do some drills and practice draws. Don't be silly and think that you only have to use them in a reverse grip, either.

>>63895460
Basically what >>63895714 said. Moras, Jääkäripuukko 110 or Sissipuukkos. I prefer the long one I've abused thoroughly for almost 10 years now.

>>63895714
There’s also Joker knives, but they are mostly stainless and I only have experience with one of their small knives.

>>63882754
You're welcome sonny!

I just ordered a Sanrenmu s708 poised (mola flex copy) for 10 euros? Looks like a small cute basic knife. Is it really like sandvik?

best crossbar lock knife under $150?

>>63900514
Hogue Deka

>>63900514
Ten of this

>>63901109
>Ten of this
A viable solution. A new knife every year for 10 yrs.

>>63900514
kershaw
>>63895460
mora
>>63890550
did they really make a fixedblade m16 lmao
crkt really is out of ideas
>>63899548
yes, 12c27 is cheap

I will knife fight anyone in this thread. I'll do it fucking blindfolded fuck it.

>>63901109
it's garbo, same as the harbor freight memeknife. first run was surprisingly good for the price, and as soon as they sold out, Ozark and HF immediately ordered 10 billion more but with far shittier construction and materials.
bottom tier gas station knife unless you have one of the priginal runs
>which I do

>>63900514
Ganzo G704. Clone of an older Benchmade, fucking bulletproof.

I have recently acquired some new knives with finger choils and learned that I really enjoy having them.

Thoughts on finger choils?

>>63900514
Vosteed Mini Psyop or Benchmade Mini Griptilian. I'd avoid Hogue like the plague.

>>63901434
I've been looking for an excuse to try out this completely impractical fighter I bought a couple of years ago.

>>63901844
Hate ‘em.

>>63901844
I just rarely need that sort of ergonomics on anything. Thumb on the spine is basically always enough. Otherwise I just pinch the blade itself.

>>63901434
Is your name Dangerous Tom?

Name this knife?

>>63902065
Not him but whats wrong with hogue?

>>63901369
Yeah. It's definitely not one that I would have purchased. I'm not really a fan of their stuff. I think their knives are over priced, and somehow still look like cheap Chinese shit.

Been wanting one for a while and finally got one of these in good condition, a Boker Superliner (not my photo). Several versions were produced in the late 90s and early 00s, but the late 90s model number 2063 with the 2000 in the titanium handles is the best of the bunch imo.
Just a really cool piece. representative of the style of customs from the time, (i believe this is a Michael Walker design actually), and also very fitting with the Y2K esthetic of the period.
Lockup and action are good (teflon washers are overhated if you ask me), ergonomics are ok but clearly take a backseat to style.

Just got this today. I know it's dumb mall ninja, larper, retard, trash tier shit. But I thought it looked pretty bad ass. This is easily my dumbest knife purchase since I was a teenager. But, fuck, it looks so cool.

>>63903820
I got an oversized ratcheting navaja recently for the very same reason.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Z39_LlkWXq8

>>63903950
It's better knowing that it was an extremely isolated incident. It's ok to buy the dumb thing from time to time.

>>63903820
>fuck, it looks so cool.
It does. You are validated.

>>63903820
It will deliver what it promises.

>>63903950
dago approved

>>63903820
Sometimes you gotta embrace the cringe and let yourself live once in a while. It’s good for the soul

>>63902730
While this may be true, I just really like how it feels in the hand

Here's a pic of a knife I bought on Etsy. It's made in Poland by a cool guy named Marcin.

thinking about getting a 119 for edc. thoughts? (im in uk)

>>63905275
Thats nice, are you putting your own scales on it?
>>63905426
Can you even do that?

>>63905443
idk i just think the knife is cool. it's either that or a bowie.

>>63905443
I am putting my own scales on it. My plan is to make some wood scales just to get the right shape and fit I want, then if I want to remove any metal from the tang I'll do that and re-fit the wood scales. Once the grip is exactly how I want it, I'll put on some canvas micarta scales and shape those.

New arrival. My first crossbar lock knife. I’m having fun flicking it out and in. Any other crossbar locks I should look at for my next one?

New arrival, this time hopefully not shown as a landscape picture. My first crossbar lock knife. I’m having fun flicking it out and in. Any other crossbar locks I should look at for my next one?

>>63906797
I would unironically suggest the Benchmade Anthem except that it's a benchmade, cost over $400 and is no longer made

I love this thing so much, punches well above its price. Smoothest, most reliable action ive ever owned. I just wish they'd make them in more blade shapes. Spear is really the only good option so that's what I got. Tanto and Reverse Tanto are such memes, and Dagger is the best for fighting but terrible for actually using it as a knife. I consider a knife a tool first and foremost and only a weapon as a last resort...

Id kill for a Bowie or a drop point version. Love a nice slicey belly. This belly is okay but it isn't the greatest, and the tip is essentially sewing needle thin which is magnificent for utility cuts or stabbing flesh but im scared to hard use it... I know magnacut is supposed to be pretty tough and all but it is ridiculously thin at the tip.

>>63907234
>17 knives with the same function
>get a knife from the gun grabbers
>oh, you can't
Cool story bro.

>>63893951
did you stab him back? is he dead?

>>63907443
Check out the Normandy Knives Griffin series. I've had mine a few months now, and I absolutely love it. That's it on the right.

>>63907443
Reverse tanto is nice, basically gives you a wharncliffe profile. I got an exclusive orange handle blackened spear point. Sadly it suffers from Kershaw slippery aluminum. My Hogue Counterstrike has that nice chalky texture. I always wanted to get a drop point stonewash/satin orange handled Ultratech. Sadly they focused on Star Wars editions instead of plain models, and now they cost enough to shove them up their asses.

>>63890526
>>63892029
>>63895004
tfw the only good looking blades in the entire thread are that of the 14 to 16th century

>>63908872
>Sir Galahad hands typed this
You forgot
>imo

>>63892779
>Normandy Knives Griffin
If you ever get a Halo V or VI or can tard wrangle Tony into making a 7 series I really really want a single action. Out of curiosity, if you made a SA OTF and put some rubber on the inside shoulders could you put a retard strong spring on it so firing it is powerful enough to penetrate on spring power alone? But yeah if you have a Halo V or VI I would trade for that + cash on my end outright.

>>63908872
The Toothpick is from the 19th century, dumbass.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Eyhq-D9yM&pp=ygUVZG9ua2V5IGtvbmcgb2ggYmFuYW5h

>>63903820
Cool stuff never changes, bro

>>63902783
Kinda looks like a Randall, maybe Dozier?

>>63902783
It's a drop point blade. That's as far as I'm going. You could just contact the photographer too

>>63908194
>get a knife from the gun grabbers
I care less about the police asking them to destroy guns and more that Benchmade was producing a knife for Doug Ritter who used the profits from said knife to combat draconian knife laws throughout the US, told Ritter they were going to stop making said knife whose profits helped Benchmade sell more knives simply so they could make a similar knife instead and reap the extra profit.
>oh, you can't
Get back to me when you get to handle an Anthem. The coil spring Axis lock is so smooth that you can hold the knife perfectly horizontal, disengage the lock and the blade will close itself just from the inertia of the gravity swinging the blade closed and you letting go of the crossbar at the right time.

>>63882444 (OP)
I went to Overland Expo PNW yesterday since it's local to my house and CRKT did a limited run of their Overland model (naturally) for the event, so I grabbed one. It has Mt. Bachelor on it, which is pretty cool. Otherwise just a pretty basic Chinese-made 8CR knife (booth guy said D2 and there WAS a D2 special done for one of the dealers but I think he was wrong about this one) but it wasn't too expensive and I thought it was a cooler souvenir than a T-shirt or something.

Obligatory

>>63908461
>Reverse tanto is nice, basically gives you a wharncliffe profile
True enough, it's a shame they only have one variant in that shape though, and im not the biggest fan of it. There's lie 20 different Tantos though even though it's a genuine meme shape...

the only good thing about a Tanto is that it pretty much turns into a drop point after enough sharpenings

Guess what's in the box?

>>63910417
Dragonfly

>>63910417
i only have one spyderco, it's the Janisong, it came with the sharpest factory edges ive ever seen. Is that just a spyderco thing?

>>63910417
Honestly, I'm more interested in the Flytanium and the Fallout magazine backdrop.

>>63902783
That's a Buck 192 Vanguard

>>63911115
wtf
there's like 12 pixels there

>>63882444 (OP)
Took my new knife for a walk today. Fucking great little cutter and I really dig pocket sheaths

>>63911118
There aren't many knives that look exactly like a Buck 192 Vanguard except the Buck 192 Vanguard. Unless someone made a direct copy of the Buck 192 Vanguard, which...why would they?

Favorite grip shape?

>>63911252
moar grips

>>63902783
Buck 192 or something very similar

I gotta give it up for CS for getting this sold in Cali via amazon, with both sides sharpened. The few "daggers" available on CA amazon are almost always only sharpened on one side

>>63911171
Post sheath

>>63911171

>>63911252
>>63911255
what are these, handles for ants?

>>63911955
>>63911115
>Buck 192
Looks best fit. Thx. Btw, an interesting article about the oldest surface rocks on earth from the Hadean Period (~4B yo).

>>63914802
>>Buck 192
>Blade Material: 420HC Stainless Steel
Are they stuck in 1981?

>>63914830
Yes. They do 420HC better than anyone, but yes.

Meanwhile TOPS is charging $300 for 19th century 1095, and most of their designs are mall ninja trash.

Everyone please post more good knives please. (No folders - only real knives.)

>>63915000

>>63915037
beautiful

>>63915037
basedbasedbasedbased

>>63915000

>>63914958
>They do 420HC better than anyone
As I remember from my 110, it was hard to sharpen. But there weren't diamonds stones in 1986. Mostly extrafine Arkansas stones that hardcaxhard time with how we abused knives back then. Less Amazon boxes, more farm work.

I want a knife in 3V but I can’t decide on one.

>>63915157
Real knives only - no toys.

>>63915575
An SRK or SRK-C in 3V is a really good knife for the price. MidwayUSA often has them on sale.

>>63915605
>f-folding knives aren't k-k-knives

>>63915610
Yeah I’ll probably get one or two, but I was looking for something nice, LT Wright or similar.

>>63909850
Big big fan of that one on the top.

>>63915868
Hate to break it to you, but they're the same knife, just one side is G10 and the other is the 8Cr13MoV steel.

>>63915978
Aw man that is heartbreaking the steel side is so fucking nice.

What's the last knife you took outside with you
Probably don't have to say this, but if the blade was less than 6 inches in length and about 3mm in width then you're probably a sissy boy queer

what is the switchblade equivalent of the Morakniv Companion?

something thats decent quality but not expensive where you feel bad for using it

>>63915640
They're not. They're fidget toys for massive autismo faggots to consooom and circlejerk about constantly over imperceptible and ultimately irrelevant differences between them. The only thing they're ever used for is to open boxes of new folders and to flood actual knife threads with cancer.

>>63916930
Oh my goodness gracious! Are you having a bad day, anon? Are you ok?

>>63916996
Am I wrong?

Fixed blade discussions usually involve what the knife has been used for or is intended to be used for. Fixed blades are tools and weapons.

Folder discussions are always about inane minutia about which lock a folder has and what new color just came out. Folders are pokemon and matchbox cars.

That's what I thought.

I want a cool steak knife. Any recommendations?

>>63917105
does it need to be dishwasher safe?

I have been carrying the shiv works clinch pick for several month now, best 100 bucks I ever spent.

>>63917105
I recommend cutco cutlery.

>>63917116
Fuck Cutco and their MLM bullshit. They're infomercial tier knives with a fancy marketing campaign.

>>63917112
Nope. I don't mind hand washing.
>>63917116
They don't look cool enough. Too sterile, no character.

>>63917018
>Fixed blade discussions usually involve what the knife has been used for or is intended to be used for
all you've done so far is cry about folding knives though

>>63917018
Carrying a fixed blade concealed in my state isn’t exactly legal. Which is sad because I probably have a dozen or more pocket fixed blade knives.

>>63917018
>Folder discussions are always about inane minutia
I don't call having all the screw heads aligned it perfectly uniform rotation "miutia", more like "attention to detail." If you don't care about quality, use a sharp stick and call it a knife for all I care. It would suit your mouth breathing metality.
>ugh, knife folds, not knife, ugh

>>63917105
Midcentury vintage.
>>63916996

>>63917809
There you go again.

>>63917018
>Am I wrong?
Yes, you fucking niggerfaggot.
Which knives in this thread are yours? Or have you not even posted any?

>>63917018
by the same logic an AR or AK thread should only be full of images of holes in targets and occasionally tactics discussion, but check and youll instead see loads of talk of individual parts, builds, attachments etcetera. mechanical function, history and design, that's whats interesting, and infact what I want MORE, more in-depth, of.
and while all of these apply to fixed blades in some degree (historical aspects and design certainly, mechanical aspects less so) there's more of that to talk about in folders.
if you want to talk what you last used your fixed blade for perhaps check out /ck/ and /out/ because I guarantee you weren't stabbing anybody just now. Or post in this here thread of what you use for hunting and why.

>>63917105
laguiole or le thiers style knives. but from a proper french maker, like Laguiole En Aubrac or Claude Dozorme, not some chinese junk.

>>63918883
What's the knife in your pic used for? Never seen anything like it; I assume it has that odd shape for a specific purpose.

>>63919353
https://www.grube.eu/p/leomatik-universal-butchering-knife/P77-686/

Looks like an all-in-1 game knife. Might be worth it if every planning a bugout off the grid type thing.

>>63919353
That is used in traditional Jewish circumcisions.

>>63919807
And so fun to sharpen.

>>63919923
The company offers a sharpening service, as well as tools to sharpen knife with yourself.
Honestly id assume a bugout scenario as mentioned by >>63919807 wouldn't be the best use, in such a setting tools and services arent available so I'd prefer knives that are less specialized and easy to sharpen on the bottom of a mug, both figuratively and literally, when they get dull.
But just for regular hunting it's probably brilliant.

I inherited this, what is this style of knife used for?

Butchering/skinning

>>63922306
Backstabs and crits. Your relative probably chose the Thief class during character creation. See if they left you a master key, that’s the real get in early game.

Anyone have a Reiff knife?

Want a camp knife, recommendations?

> fixed blade
> 5-7" blade
> smooth edge
> stainless blade

>>63923575
Try BladeHQ or Knifecenter, and filter by your criteria. You'll probably get a lot more options quickly than here. You could see if Esee makes one like that, or maybe Bradford.

>>63916264
if you like that sort of surface finish, the term to look for is blackwash

>>63923575
For what?

>>63924545
I wonder what a camp knife could be for.

>>63924588
Bunny murder.

>>63902075
Lovd the finish and hamon/temper line thing on this. What is it and where can I buy one?

>>63924588
It could be for a lot of things you gay faggot. I use my fillet knife the most when I go camping. Trying to hit every note would be a Magnacut Kephart, but I’m having trouble finding one that size.

>>63924588
>I wonder what a camp knife could be for.
How dumb are you going to get with it, retard? If you're going to be doing batonny chop-chop and using a fire starter and hacking trees and brush with it with it then your needs are going to be different from someone with a modicum of intelligence who wants to use their nice knife for knife things and use a hatchet for the bigger stuff.

>>63925228
>i am a condescending prick

>>63925235
If you want to go buy a nice knife and destroy it then by all means don't let me stop you.

thoughts on the spyderco military 2?

>>63924708
>It could be for a lot of things you gay faggot
A lot of things you do while camping?

>>63925228
That wasn't me, dummy.

>>63925273
Not really

>>63925779
>Not really
>"You're in a desert. You're walking along in the sand when all of a sudden you look down, and you see a tortoise."
You're not helping, Leon.
>inb4 what's a tortise?

>>63926947
>what's a tortise?
Not sure, but the handle pattern looks pretty good.

>>63926947
>what's a tortise?
Not sure, but the handle pattern looks pretty good.

>>63925273
I want one but don't need one.

>>63927430
>I want one but don't need one
This is true for everyone and everything. However, if we followed this to the natural conclusion, we would be left with a wicker basket and a loin cloth, living in the tropics begging for alms.

>>63927497
I have a Military already, so it's hard to justify it.

>>63925639
The Mora Fishing Comfort 90 is my most used small game and fish knife, always used when camping.

Show me something interesting/weird I've never seen before. Bonus points if it's actually in your collection, but if you just found it online that's ok too

>>63929888
Don't own 'em, but whatever the fuck these are.

>>63882444 (OP)
I bought this a while ago, plsr8

>>63930699
Cheap knife 4/10.

>>63930716
I-is it normal to drop over 150 moneys on a knife over here?

>>63930727
Yes and no.

>>63930727
In sure it's fine, sissipuu.

>>63930699
Funni name, but good knife.

>>63924468
I HATE blackwash on blades but on a handle it does look pretty nice

Thoughts on the Rike Tactical Scissors?

>>63931556
I wonder if you can legally concealed carry this in Cali

>>63931567
Can you legally conceal and carry anything on California?

>>63933215
Dildos

is it good?

After spending 3 hours in 95 burgerunit degree sun chopping these bullshit little bush/sapling things that are too thick to weed whack and not somewhere I can use a lawnmower I've decided I want a 40-48 inch long, (including handle), machete so I can chop things at ground level without needing to lean over. (I have a brush axe already but it's somewhere between "dogshit" and "totally useless").
Any recommendations? The only place that sells something like that is Cold Steel, which I've always heard is mall ninja prime but if all I need is a sharp long bit of steel would their shit be suitable? I don't plan to use it for battling ninjas or anything, but I also want it to not immediately fall apart since I'm sure I'll end up accidentally chopping some rock or dirt etc with it when I'm cutting shrubs at ground level.

>>63934458
>machete
Just get an adz and decapitate them belowthe surface.

>>63884706
gay and cringe

>>63882444 (OP)
Op you reminded me I have one of these somewhere. Its an Aircrew Release Knife, a safety device built into your clothing, not a random spring loaded stabby thing.
I should really find it again.

>>63892051
>Pic rel is your homework to discover.
That's a sven saw. I used to have one but I lost it somewhere.

>>63902783
Buck 192 is right. That was my first fixed blade for my first hunting trip.

>>63917105
I've been using these cheap Thai kiwi knives.

>>63934840
What's the puukko-looking one with the wood sheath and moonrunes?

>>63884079
It's an animal claw shape, of course it's fine.

>>63884990
no collector shit ever got collectable.

>>63933215
Any non-auto folder, surprisingly. You can CC one of those giant Cold Steels that are basically a folding shortsword if you want to. Can't pocket carry a little fixed blade unless it's under 2" or something ridiculous like that though.

>>63934947
Kanetsune they quit making them last I heard.

>>63935094
damnit...

>>63882444 (OP)
Got my first "real" knife, how'd I do.

>>63935167
I found a similar one but the prices are insane now. Look up Masano Toyokuni. I'm sure there are other guys making them too.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/226549542183

>>63934604
Not really practical for the angle I was cutting at. I eventually said fuck it and just put a blade on a flat spade.

>>63934779
>winner
>chicken dinner!
A little suprised it took so long.

>>63934840
>That was my first fixed blade
Thx. Already carted ay KnifeCenter.

Patina coming along pretty nicely after a few months of being in the pocket.

Any of you guys have experience with LT Wright knives? I was thinking of getting the frontier valley for a small work knife.

Nice trips OP.

Is China or Taiwan a better knifemaker?
If I had to ask /kg/ to list the best
>5 all purpose survival knives (fixed blade)
>3 fighting knives (fixed)
>3 urban carry/utility knives (folding)
>knife steel overall but especially in terms of toughness and durability
What would it be? Budget is in the range of 100-300 but could go up to 400 for the fixed blade knives. I like Magnacut, Niolox, Elmax and Sleipner steels personally.

>>63882444 (OP)
Is that a 2003 Gamepro magazine lmfao

>>63934988
Exactly my point. These however are not a fixed blade but are scissors so I'm wondering if they would beat that law.

>>63934988
Its fucked up because you can also just carry a katana on your back if you wanted

>>63935174
>serrated
not my cup of tea but if you actually use them then more power to you

>>63913258
One side is molded while the other is flat. Retention is good but if you are shaken upside down it might fall out. The design is also ambidextrous.

>>63936775
>if you are shaken upside down
I hope that never happens to me.

>>63913258
You can usually own one no problem, you just can't carry it in public.

i instantly turn off a knife review when i hear the words tactical or self-defense...
it's the stupidest shit ever bros

>>63936794
Come here, sweetie.

>>63937004
A lot of guys are not working masculine jobs, so they go the military larper direction. It's cheap and impressive to people who don't know any better.
>"self defense"
If you want "self defense," buy a gun. Nobody is using their Kershaw anus-tickler to fend off Dayquan. If you absolutely need to have "combat" knife, get an old Puma SGB with a jigged bone handle or maybe like one of those classic Scandi knives like Helle or Fällkniven. There's probably better options, but I like those. Seriously, no more polymer and powder-coat, we should get back to basics. Wood, bone, horn, just anything but polymer, please!

>>63937260
>we should get back to basics.
Ome of us never left.

>>63933215
AIDS

>>63936633
These guys didn’t have a problem with California law. You should be fine.

>>63934988
>>63936633
Is the Opinel No.13 truly the homeless-opener that California needs?

>>63936105
I forget which is the larger of the small LTW knives, but I want one with an antler, stag, or bone handle. I wish JRE made pocket sheaths, so there would be a reasonably priced option.

>>63937341
Someone gave me a tiny Böker knife with bone scales and I love it. I used to think that jigged bone and staghorn was for fudds and now I think that it's the coolest thing in the world.

>>63938451
Time for a 1911 son.

>>63936640
I once saw a nerdy black guy walking around LA's Little Tokyo dressed like Indiana Jones with a huge machete on his belt.

>>63939516
I once saw a guy that looked like Dany Trejo with a machete on his hip on MARTA in Atlanta. I wanted to make a joke but I also wanted to keep my head attached.

Just bought two Peltonens, pre-ordered the Hogue Mysto richlite, and a few more Moras.

>>63896730
Jonne pliis... :-)

Over 30 years and counting:

(Modeled after RK-62 bayonet.)

>>63939803
I have a white sheathed Fiskars for my stamped Valmet.

>>63938403
Yes, yes it is.

>>63939803
Venerable.

>>63896051
>1060/1075/1080 type carbon blade
They'd rust and pit with the kind of outdoors use you describe. Going stainless or semi stainless would be a better choice here, something simple like 14c28

>>63917113
Great choice.

What, this? Oh, it's just a perfectly normal Wüsthof, and it was doing perfectly normal things between the year 1939 and 1945. There's nothing weird or suspicious about it, it's a perfectly normal Wüsthof.

after mostly using d2 or 154cm knives this shit feels like some kind of enchanted rpg metal.

>>63938403
>shitty knife
>literal 3rd world trade fodder
>let me fuck your brownie daughter for this knife
Is this supposed to convince the cops not to arrest you because you have the shittiest knife possible??

>>63938451
>I used to think that jigged bone and staghorn was for fudds
Maybe it is.
>and now I think that it's the coolest thing in the world
It is.

Hoboanon back to call you all sissy faggots. Let me recap a typical knife general

>vague criteria $150 what should I get
>pristine unscuffed blades
>Leo and zogbots showing off their pocket jewelry folders

None you pussys make knives let alone use them, ten years ago /k/ was filled with actual working men using their blades instead of you queers. None of you weak children can refute my point and will instead ignore or post your unused expensive toys to own the poors like every other thread on this dead board

>>63942653
>ten years ago
Stfu grandpa.

Chink manufacturer are catching up huh.
At least when it comes to fixed blades.

>>63942718
Midtech folders are at the best value ever now.

>>63942653
>None you pussys make knives
As long as you've been posting in these threads, you should know this is bullshit.

>>63936314
>5 all purpose survival knives (fixed blade)
Mora Companion, Varusteleka Jääkäripuukko, Rokka Korpisoturi, Mora Companion HD, Fallkniven F1
>3 fighting knives (fixed)
I can't even pretend to care. Three different M16 bayonets with the gun.
>3 urban carry/utility knives (folding)
milwaukee fastback, spyderco manix 2, spyderco paramilitary 2
>knife steel overall but especially in terms of toughness and durability
80CrV2

>>63941214
>They'd rust and pit with the kind of outdoors use you describe
No they won't.
>literally everyone for all of human history uses iron in the hardest use conditions possible
>works just fine
>your weekend camping trip will destroy your modern steel knife you can easily clean and oil at your convenience
This shit is so retarded and nobody should take it seriously.

>>63943590
And how does this disprove my point? You are 1% of this shit negroid noguns zoomer thread. Frankly I should look at the demographics of internet users ten years ago to see why this place has turned to complete garbage without the cia bot farms help

>>63943645
Everyone called you schizo and retarded 10 years ago and they still do. Nothing changed.

>>63943650
I’m schizo? I didn’t know I thought the tracking device on my car was for insurance not the multi county gambling gang stalking ring

>>63943645
>none of you
>w-well, actually I meant only some of you

>>63942653
>>63943645
You know, your posts are kind of enjoyable when you aren't pretending that you're more than some retard who tapes plastic to metal so you can post pictures on a lithuanian goat milking forum. Also it would be cool if you made something good for more than opening blister packs and crackhead larp

>>63942653
How have no not died from fent? Can you hurry up and die already?

>>63942653
You don't make knives either you took a knife that was already made and you fucked it up.

Hey, so I want to get a decent classic style switchblade for my collection without going into the triple digits. As long as it's around that price point, not from China, and classic looking, (in descending order of importance) I'm willing to consider. Anybody got a suggestion that can fit?

Additionally, a question: what's the point of a nail nick for something that'll open automatically through a spring? I'm seeing them a bunch on older models on ebay.

>>63946050
https://www.bladehq.com/item--SKM-2-Italian-Stilletto-Keychain--51045
jk I don't actually know I just thought that was funny when I scrolled past it.

>>63946050
>>63946117
Go to that website and put in your preferences. Only you know what you really want.

>>63941214
Maintenance is the key issue. Optimally, the least maintenance, the better. As such, yes, stainless or semi stainless allows you to use a knife with less focus on keeping it clean. It's like corrosive primers. No one is going to say you can never shoot corrosive ammo in your gun because it won't work. But given the choice or rather all things being equal, would you WANT to use something that is more maintenance intensive for no perceived gain?

>>63941214
Whoops, above post is for the reply to >>63943630, sorry

>>63946050
Is that guy on the left holding a Douk-Douk?

>>63890526
all I want is the partially serrated Tanto

>>63942653
nice prison shank, homo

>>63883773
Get some kali training. A good instructor will show the how's and why's to unlock the karambits potential.

>>63946775
>partially
>serrated
>Tanto
>0 for 3 here
You'll have that.

>>63930699
I was given one of these by my lieutenant after completing non-commissioned officer school in the Finnish army, and I've been using it ever since. Take care of it and it will take care of you.

Why does /k/ in general get super mad if you spend 2-300 bucks on a knife? Niggers will argue until they’re blue in the face about buying a gun that costs twice as much for marginal improvements but if you dare want the same thing in a knife it’s the worst thing on earth

>>63942653
I hope you get a disease and die a slow painful death

>>63946938
Because steelnis steel and if it cuts it cuts. Knives are toys that don't replace a gun, fork, axe, or saw. Just get a knife from the gass station (or knife center) and be done. It's not even like a pistol you use to fight your way to your rifle.

>>63946982
Be kind retard. Your attitude serves no purpose and weakens only you.

>>63946938
I won't speak for the people who sperg out over it, but most knives in that price range are at best gucci gear, and at worst some art deco bullshit that looks kinda gay. It's kinda hard to justify those sort of prices with blade steel, heat treat, and QC alone, especially these days. Even chinese knives are getting kinda good, it's a little concerning honestly
Granted, all of this is coming from someone who's only spent over $100 before shipping on a knife once, and that was on a kabar, so higher end shit has just never interested me enough to warrant dropping half a check on one. To each their own though, you can judge me for collecting gay military knives like an autist, and I can judge you for spending $300 on something to open packages and blister packs with
>>63946990
Do yourself a favor and upgrade to atleast a slightly better knife than gas station quality. You don't need to spend a shitload of money on it, hell, you could probably get a decent one for under $50. Then, if you learn how to sharpen and don't break it or let it rust, you'll have a knife for life that you can give to your kid or grandkid. I have several knives from my great-grandfathers, cause those dudes had taste

>>63947445
>Do yourself a favor and upgrade
I said KnifeCenter.

>>63947445
Western?

>>63947445
Surprisingly good answer.

>>63946990
>steelnis steel and if it cuts it cuts
To me, anyone that doesn't care about what steel their knife is made of probably doesn't use their knife much because if they did they'd find out that some blades dull quickly. I have a Benchmade Ambush made of AUS-8 that can't handle cardboard cutting for more than a few minutes and that's the knife that made me care about edge retention.

>>63946775
>>63946871
He means my Ka Bar with the tanto point and partial serrations. It's a solid choice and was unironically my bread knife during college.

>>63948299
heh, my bread knife during college was the boker magnum majestic, huge trapper with 6½ inch blades. surprisingly well made and held up to years of cutting buns without dulling much