Scot Matsuoka Pahinui Folding Knife: When I picked up this knife Scot was just starting out as a Protege of the great Ken Onion, and his prices were still quite low. His prices are still very good for what I would consider an "affordable onion". Fully contoured handles with the same organic lines.. very nice.
Spyderco Dodo C80 Folding Knife: The Spyderco Dodo is one of the more odd knives made by Spyderco in the last couple of years. and features their ball-lock, which was created in response to Benchmade's Axis-Lock a few years ago. Its a great little cutter that has a wide blade, and very low blade to handle ratio typical of many Spydies.
Tom Anderson Damascus Valkyrie Knife: Tom Anderson, like Gil Hibben, sold his designs to entry level budget knife companies which may have reduced his popularity among some knife collectors, but like Hibben, his custom work is no less impressive. Tom's knives are top notch and his designs are very unique.
Reese Weiland Modified Emerson CQC-7: Received this Reese Weiland knife from the original owner on trade. He only owned it a short time and it was passed onto me. Not a cheap conversion, all in all costs just as much as purchasing a straight up custom. But probably the cheapest way to get a customEmerson.
Microtech Greenfly Butterfly Knife: When I first saw the Microtech Dragonfly I really liked it, so when I saw the Greenfly I had to get it. It was a cheaper alternative to the Tachyon that came out earlier, with an aluminum handle instead of Titanium. Microtech excels at machined aluminum handles so I think this model fits with their brand better anyway.
Spyderco Q C35 Knife: I received this Spyderco Q knife in a trade with a fellow on the rec.knives newsgroup many years ago named SPECOPS. He was a great guy and now and again I wonder what happened to the guy. I'm sure he's around somewhere he used to be aSpyderco rep of some sort. I traded him something for the Q, since it was such a neat litlte collector's knife and it has risen in value substantially since I received it.
Zero Tolerance 302 Speed Assisted Folder: I picked up the ZT 302 folder not long ago from a local store. The first time i saw these folders I was very impressed by the design, looking very much like Ken Onion and Strider put it together - which is exactly what it is. I picked the Tan over the Olive Drab because I think it looks much better, but that's subjective. I don't think anyone can argue that this isn't one of the nicest production tactical folders out there, however.
Klotzli Michael Walker KL500 Knife: I purchased this knife from the late Robert Bartoli of Brightedge. Bob was a good guy, but had one of those personalities that some people in the kinfe world couldn't stand. I personally liked the guy a lot, and bought quite a few knives from him. I think I bought a few lights from him too. One of the best deals I got was this guy for $40, which I ended up flipping on ebay for over $100 a couple years later. - 31499
Spyderco Dodo C80 Folding Knife: The Spyderco Dodo is one of the more odd knives made by Spyderco in the last couple of years. and features their ball-lock, which was created in response to Benchmade's Axis-Lock a few years ago. Its a great little cutter that has a wide blade, and very low blade to handle ratio typical of many Spydies.
Tom Anderson Damascus Valkyrie Knife: Tom Anderson, like Gil Hibben, sold his designs to entry level budget knife companies which may have reduced his popularity among some knife collectors, but like Hibben, his custom work is no less impressive. Tom's knives are top notch and his designs are very unique.
Reese Weiland Modified Emerson CQC-7: Received this Reese Weiland knife from the original owner on trade. He only owned it a short time and it was passed onto me. Not a cheap conversion, all in all costs just as much as purchasing a straight up custom. But probably the cheapest way to get a customEmerson.
Microtech Greenfly Butterfly Knife: When I first saw the Microtech Dragonfly I really liked it, so when I saw the Greenfly I had to get it. It was a cheaper alternative to the Tachyon that came out earlier, with an aluminum handle instead of Titanium. Microtech excels at machined aluminum handles so I think this model fits with their brand better anyway.
Spyderco Q C35 Knife: I received this Spyderco Q knife in a trade with a fellow on the rec.knives newsgroup many years ago named SPECOPS. He was a great guy and now and again I wonder what happened to the guy. I'm sure he's around somewhere he used to be aSpyderco rep of some sort. I traded him something for the Q, since it was such a neat litlte collector's knife and it has risen in value substantially since I received it.
Zero Tolerance 302 Speed Assisted Folder: I picked up the ZT 302 folder not long ago from a local store. The first time i saw these folders I was very impressed by the design, looking very much like Ken Onion and Strider put it together - which is exactly what it is. I picked the Tan over the Olive Drab because I think it looks much better, but that's subjective. I don't think anyone can argue that this isn't one of the nicest production tactical folders out there, however.
Klotzli Michael Walker KL500 Knife: I purchased this knife from the late Robert Bartoli of Brightedge. Bob was a good guy, but had one of those personalities that some people in the kinfe world couldn't stand. I personally liked the guy a lot, and bought quite a few knives from him. I think I bought a few lights from him too. One of the best deals I got was this guy for $40, which I ended up flipping on ebay for over $100 a couple years later. - 31499
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