Best $50 knife?

I've had good experiences with Kershaw at that price point. Maybe sog if he's into tacticool.

Favorite knife I've ever had was a Kershaw assisted opener that i had to throw out because my girlfriend surprised me with a trip to the rangers game in NYC.

I have a couple of Kershaw knives and they are excellent. Their mother company also makes Zero Tolerance knives and Shun chef knives. The company is Kai USA Ltd.

Kershaw Emerson CQC-4K list price $52.99
I have the clip point version of this knife - love it - Amazon priced under $25
Looks like an Emerson original without the $$$$$!

FLA45fan said:

Kershaw Emerson CQC-4K list price $52.99
I have the clip point version of this knife - love it - Amazon priced under $25
Looks like an Emerson original without the $$$$$!

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Have it in the tanto point. Love that blade. Good thick spine too. Never worried about it breaking.

Here ya go...

Of course you didn't mention what it would be used for which makes a huge difference...

Boker Plus 02BO670 Cera-Neck Fixed Blade Knife (-$30)

I like the little tike, it just cuts and cuts... Hasn't dulled yet on me, 2 years going. It's completely ceramic too, no metal at all (good for scans).

Lol... But just for the record, there are no "best" knives for $50, just sayin! Yes, I'm a bit of a blade snob...

I bought this for my son for Christmas. On sale at Field n Stream for $40

Q: Best $50 knife?

A: One third of a Spyderco Military.

Hands down Buck 110
This thread can be closed now.

Buck does make a drop point 110 folder, just saying.

I agree Kershaw. They are nice knives for that price range. Had them for years until I stepped up to benchmade. Not sad I did that. Cabelas had plenty of nice knives for $25-$50.

Actually, the best $50 knife is the Kershaw Skyline. Period.

https://www.amazon.com/Kershaw-Unisex-Skyline-Knife-1760/dp/B074CKS8RJ

And its a USA made model too.

NirvanaFan said:

damn, that is one ugly handle

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Its a comfy one though, nice stable grip. Its a no nonsense, lightweight EDC blade in general. I think its the best knife Kershaw makes. I like it better than the Blur.

I have a Blur Black. Great knife and a really nice feel in your hand. If you look at the picture I put up under My Knife collection, the top right is a Blur, third from the left on the top is a Kershaw Leek and the one dead center is also a Kershaw.

Podmonkey said:

Its a comfy one though, nice stable grip. Its a no nonsense, lightweight EDC blade in general. I think its the best knife Kershaw makes. I like it better than the Blur.

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Its way lighter, it doesn't have the speedsafe (I generally dislike assisted systems) yet the action is smoother and still fast, the handle is comfortable and more secure in grip and just more ergonomic(the Blur is still good in this aspect but the Skyline is just better) and I like the blade shape better.
I also like that great big finger choil.

I have the Kershaw Blur, like it very much. On the cheaper side, bought two Kershaw Volt II's and the CRKT M-16-13Z

Kershaw U. S. made knives have a lifetime warrantee. Imported ones do not...just saying.

ESEE Zancudo in D2 or ESEE Avispa in D2. Both are less than $50 but both are incredible EDC’s. The Avispa is larger than the Zancudo but still manageable.

Spyderco Tenacious.

Anything by Spyderco.

Spyderco, Inc. – First we made things sharp, then we made sharp things

Ill join the 11 month old thread.

for s mini sword, i have a cold steel voyager XL. Love that thing. its like low $60s though

There might be better knives but you can't go wrong with any of the Kershaw line.

repete said:

There might be better knives but you can't go wrong with any of the Kershaw line.

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The Cryo is a hot steaming pile of garbage. In fact I would avoid the Chinese Kershaws in general.

Made in USA Kershaws:
Dvidend
Link
Leek
Skyline
Blur

Some now being offered in s30v or m390


I've had the tenacious, resilience, persistence, cara cara 2,various cold steels, kershaws, etc. The absolute best budgets knife I've had by far is the Ontario Rat 1. Get it in And 8and the steel is easy to touch up. Get it in D2, and you have a long term edge holder.


That being said, I used to be a Benchmade hater\doubter. I bought my first 550 Awhile back on a lark. Now I'm slowly clearing out all those budget knives out of my drawers and my edc gear to make room for benchmades. If one can stretch their wallet to grab a mini grip, grip, freek, or a spyderco Manix 2, I would recommend that. Personally the crowd favorite para military 2 does not do it for me...but it has a huge internet following.


I still have a couple of Aus 8 rat 1s around in case I need a loaner, or a dirty job knife. Never had one fail on me.

A final honorable mention is the by rd raven 2 in ctsbd1. Well receive d, I'm giving one as a gift this Christmas.

Kershaw Blur Black

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009VCA0I/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_K1rbCbP70PHQY

Buck 110.