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Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on April 10, 2014 at 16:54

I'm surprised no one replied to this.

When it comes to knives made in the USA, my favorite brand is probably Camillus.  The main reason is probably because I collect military knives and Camillus made a good number of them.   They also made so many knifes for other companies  The prices were reasonable and  the quality better than average.  Did they make some dogs?  Absolutely.

When it comes to global or off-shore production, my favorite is Rough Rider.  The reason is great quality at an affordable price and decent quality control.  But more importantly is the variety of the way the company has brought back many lost/forgotten patterns. Again, they do have some dogs in the line up but for the most part great looking knives that make good, affordable EDCs (yet look good enough for the novice collector or person on a budget)

My other big favorite are Victorinox Swiss Army Knives.  Outside of Rough Rider, my most collected brand is Victorinox. Again it is matter of great quality at an affordable price and great variety.

So those are my three favorites:

Camillus, Rough Rider, Victorinox.

If you asked for my top 10 it would probably go

1. Camillus

2. Rough Rider

3. Victorinox

4. Myerchin

5. Ontario

6. W. R. Case & Son

7. Mercury

8. Queen

9. Joseph Rodgers

10. Imperial/Schrade

Ask me again next week, and the list might change but the top five would probably still be somewhere in my top ten.

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Permalink Reply by Ken Spielvogel on April 10, 2014 at 18:01

Wow, I am surprised to Tobias. Great subject:   I think my 3 favorite (right now-subject to change daily)

l.  KaBar Olean NY 

2. Cattaraugus

3. Schrade-Walden

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Permalink Reply by Brad T. on April 12, 2014 at 10:23

Wow! This was posted 3 years ago.

Modern Folders

1.Benchmade

2.Zero Tolerance

3.Spyderco

Traditional

1.Schrade (USA)

2.GEC

3.Case

4.Queen

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on April 12, 2014 at 11:47

If you mean Production Brands, I like these, in no particular order.

   GEC

    Queen

    Richards

     Kissing Crane [ Germany ]

     Winchester [ USA ]

     AG. Russell

     Hen and Rooster [ Original ]

     Bulldog

      I choose these because I like Traditional style knives.

   

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Permalink Reply by Ricky L McConnell on April 13, 2014 at 7:17

Stephen,

                  My favorites are:

                  1. Case

                  2. Schrade

                  3. Boker

                  4. Hen and Rooster

                  Also any old or Antique American made pocket knives in the traditional patterns.  I have bought several Case Stockman's recently, and found the quality pretty good. I do not know if that means I am not picky, or maybe I don't know what  a  high quality knife feels like.

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Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on April 13, 2014 at 8:19

Ricky, I don't think you're being picky.  When to the big 3 categorie (Fit & Finish, Walk & Talk, Stay & Play) Case knows what it is doing.  They had a dip in quality control a little while back but they seem to be back on track despite the tough economy.   Love those knives

Ricky L McConnell said:

               

                  Also any old or Antique American made pocket knives in the traditional patterns.  I have bought several Case Stockman's recently, and found the quality pretty good. I do not know if that means I am not picky, or maybe I don't know what  a  high quality knife feels like.

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Permalink Reply by Ricky L McConnell on April 13, 2014 at 19:11

Thanks Tobias, I value your opinion greatly when it comes to knives.

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KnifeMakerPermalink Reply by Dave Taylor on April 13, 2014 at 20:07

Great Eastern Cutlery, hands down.

Top quality at a fair price and made in the USA.

Best brand out there, IMO.

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Permalink Reply by Alexander Noot on April 15, 2014 at 0:43

A.G. Russell.

Best price/Quality ratio

My favourite designs and features, and they're not available anywhere else.

My favourite designers (A.G. Russell and Phil Gibbs)

Best garantee in the world.

And last but not least....my favourite people who run it. The A.G. Russell Crew are among the nicest people I've ever met.

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Permalink Reply by John Bamford on April 25, 2014 at 10:43

GEC is my favourite brand and so far my only US made knives. I am thinking of trying a Queen or two and may start with a Railsplitter , after I have bought a GEC #92 Talon !

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Permalink Reply by Michael D. on April 28, 2014 at 20:25

My favorite knife brand it one that cuts and holds an edge. If I include the phrase "and can easily be razor sharpened" then about 95% (I'm guessing) of the brands will be out of the running.

A knife just to look at? Whatever "tickles my interest". Doesn't matter what the brand is.

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Jeremy B. Buchanan on April 28, 2014 at 20:40

Not sure how I have been missing this discussion but, my current favorite brand is Case. I do prefer American made knives, but also like different brands for different reasons. I like Case to put in my display cases, and a Kershaw in my pocket. I have a nice Buck 119 that I like to carry if I am in the woods.I also like whatever catches my eye. My collection consists of many different brands, but also lacks quite a number of brands, I would like to add a GEC, Greg Dash, Tony Bose and a few pothers to my collection this year.

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