I have carried a Benchmade 913 for years and have one for backup. They are discontinued and will run you every bit of that $200 if you find em on eBay. I prefer the non-serrated, the D2 steel stays sharp a long time.
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If you had $200 to spend on a pocket knife, what would you pick up?
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Yep same for my Seal XR and ZT 0308. Expensive is relative but be assured, if it needs to be chopped, pried or beat on the Seal gets the job. The ZT is strictly for slicing.
one more vote for the Spyderco para military series. On Blade HQ they are carrying a new line from Russia called the Daggerr. D2 steel and opens easily. Kinda looks like a Spyderco. I bought one a few months ago and I am impressed for the money. If you want a small fixed blade check out Tkell knives. Prices for his knives are around 200 and he lives in North Georgia
I disagree unless you really need a box cutter or something. You can wear the hell out of a good blade and tune it back up.
Y'all with the benchmades, if you get tired of adjusting it to deploy correctly and using loctite to set the right tention, check out a knife with a bearing like the KVT bearing. It's really that good.
Also, Kershaw/ZT warranty and customer service is excellent. I was worried they would quit making parts for my switchblades. I emailed them and they sent me enough screws and replacement springs for a lifetime of use.i think I've broke 5 so far... They also did the same for a different spring assisted knife that used a bar instead of a spring for deployment. My experience with Kershaw has been A+.
For what it's worth....
I've been told Spyderco doesn't warranty squat when it comes to breaking their knives. Just what I've been told first hand by a couple knife guys.
I would buy another Case Kick start assisted opening knife like the one I carry every day with different scales. Classic style modern mechanism
spyderco paramilitary or manix 2 or a used microtech
The good thing, to me, about the USA Kershaw is that even if you break the blade they will replace it… free for the basic ones and $30 for the high end… I use mine every day and don’t hesitate to use it hard. Most other knife companies just don’t offer that option
