Top ten knife companies

[Popsickle]

lets hear em.

[Thecarotidpulse]

Busse,

Scrapyard,

Fallkniven,

erm that's top 3 lol...

[Popsickle]

lol....as many as one can list

[eatingmuchface]

(in no particular order)
Busse
swamprat
bark river
fallkniven
ranger
scrapyard
spyderco
kabar
fehrman
Rat
...

[Popsickle]

scrapyard and ranger look amazing for the prices they are offered at.

[Popsickle]

i would LOVE to own a Busse FBM from how i have seen it perform....to expensive though

[Macgregor]

Mantis
Dark-ops
Frost Cutlery
Tomahawk
Fury
Smith and Wesson
Taylor Cutlery
JJ Henkles
Lanskey Knives
Kitchenaid

[Macgregor]

United Cutlery
Master Cutlery
Colonial Cutlery
Cold Steal
Disigned by Gil Hibben

[Popsickle]

lol i truelly hope that is a joke.... isnt there a video of the guy who does the Frost cutlery show bangin a sword on a table trying to show how strong it is and it breaks and stabs him?

[Macgregor]

Yes it is, I tried thinking of the worst of the worst.

The best brand I own is Busse for fixed blades and the high end Spyderco's for folders.

[slipfirep40]

Whats wrong with mantis? I love mine.

[Macgregor]

Well besides being unclear on blade steel and ripping customers off on ebay they are a bunch of spaming phucktards.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=563959

[338 Stalker]

ATM I like these

Busse
Scrap Yard
Strider
Swamp Rat
Benchmade
Spyderco

& I dare say I'm going to love Extrema Ratio's as well ;)

[Macgregor]

Well I would call you a ninja but sharp might get offended. :D

[Tac45]

My ten in no particular order. No custom makers.

Kabar. Making honest working knives for 110 years. No hype. Good quality. Low price. The MK2 is probably the most famous fighting knife in the world (next to the Bowie)

Benchmade. High quality knives. Almost custom in fit and finish for half the price.

CRKT. They have probably started more people into knife collecting than any other. They produce affordable knives designed by custom makers. The custom makers can showcase their work and style. Win win for maker and buyer. Quality seesm to have dropped lately.

Cold Steel. Lynn Thompson brought the 'American Tanto' to the public. Pure fighting blades when the market was still producing traditional style blades.

Busse family of knives. Sheer tough users.

Kershaw. Brought high quality Japanese made knives with western style to the public. Pity the earlier Kai made designs now only live in two models.

Ontario. Large selection of well made affordable knives to suit many tastes from the kitchen to the battlefield.

Randall. Have never given in to mass production. Knives that have been used in wars, the kitchen, underwater and space.

Victorinox. Swiss Army Knives. Useful.

Buck. Affordable outdoor knives. Reliable. Well made.

[Bkultra]

Busse
Swamprat
Scrapyard
Strider
Bark river
Fallkniven
Ranger
Rat
Randall
Fehrman

These are the main production Co.s I buy, but there are many great ones out there..... Many of which I did not list.

[jackmcmanus21]

I like Ka-Bar knives personally...its whats best for me

[Shaolin]

Busse Combat
Scrap Yard
Swamp Rat
RAT Cutlery
Fehrman
ROSarms
Zero Tolerance

[patch]

Randall is definitely my fetish (a bit too expensive)
Fallkniven VG10 laminated blades
Cold Steel VG-1 San Mai III blades

[Paul The Brit]

Busse Combat
Scrapyard
Victorinox
Gerber (multitools only)
CRKT (small stainless blades to partner Bussekin)
Tramontina machetes (cheap, tough, great users)
Wilkinson Sword (gone but not forgotten!)
Martindale (Crocodile brand. Not cheap, but could be worse, very tough)
Leatherman (only lightweights- generally Gerber are better imho)

[culpeper]

Randall, Florida USA (http://www.randallknives.com/history.php)
http://www.randallknives.com/images/logo.gif

Sheffield, England (http://www.sheffieldknives.co.uk/) - Industrial area
http://www.sheffieldknives.co.uk/acatalog/images/newtop2_01.gifhttp://www.sheffieldknives.co.uk/acatalog/images/newtop2_02.gif

Zlatoust, Russia (http://www.rosarmsusa.com/about.htm) - Industrial area
http://az-graphix.com/images/rosarms4webgif_v5x9.gif

Ka-bar (https://www.kabar.com/history.jsp)
https://www.kabar.com/images/logo2.gif

Buck (http://www.buckknives.com/index.cfm?event=why.history)
http://www.technotetime.com/images/toolsgadgets/buck%20knives%20logo.jpg

Case (http://www.wrcase.com/about_case/)
http://www.knifeforums.com/Productnews/LOGO.jpg

Ontario "Old Hickory" (http://www.ontarioknife.com/oldhickory.html)
http://www.rusticforge.com/Knives/Ontario_files/image005.jpg

Camillus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillus_Cutlery_Company) - Dead
http://www.collectors-of-camillus.us/logos/Camillus-Logo.jpg

Schrade (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schrade) - Dead
http://www.taylorbrandsllc.com/uploads/images/Uncle-Henry-Logo.gifhttp://www.taylorbrandsllc.com/uploads/images/Old-Timer-Logo.gif

Western (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Knife_Company) - Dead
http://www.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/western/images/logo.jpg

[Thecarotidpulse]

Lol Corporate marketing at it's finest. =D

[culpeper]

Man, it took me forever to put that post together.

[LoganSackett]

In no particular order

Busse
Fallkniven
Randall
Benchmade
Strider

[uplander12ga]

Microtech
Gerber*(Certain Models)
Kershaw
Ontario
Benchmade
*In no particular order*

[green1706]

My favorite s the bushman. I recently picked up a Bushman of my own and here are my thoughts:

What I like about the Bushman:

1. The blade was razor sharp right out of the box.

It is made from SK-5 high carbon steel, which is very tough and holds a good edge.

2. The hollow handle gives you a lot of different possibilities. You can keep matches, lighters or other survival gear in the Bushman's handle.

You can also attach the Bushman to a wooden shaft in the wilderness and turn it into a devastating spear.

3. Cold Steel's Bushman is hollow ground. This means that the blade tapers down to a razor thin edge, which gives you precise cutting ability.

The blade is still thick enough to withstand a lot of punishment.

4. The original Cold Steel Bushman is made with a spear point. Cold Steel also makes the knife with a Bowie style blade.

Both blade styles are rugged enough to handle nature's fury.

What I didn't like:

1. I felt that the blade could have been a bit thicker. But for $30 I will settle for 3/32".

2. The sheath can be a little bit more rugged. The cordura sheath does help to keep costs down as well.

Overall:

The Cold Steel Bushman survival knife is a STEAL for the price. I highly recommend it for camping, hiking, or survival activities.

And I don't make a top because I don't know much about the others.


:rockon:

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[Noss]

green1706, Welcome to the forum.

[maddogg774]

Microtech,busse bros., ontario, cold steel, fehrman,fallkniven,sog, stryder, spyderco, extreme ratio

[maddogg774]

notice no one said cris reeve;-D

[maddogg774]

Damn, forgot Emerson.