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Below is a chart showing the best knives on the site as reviewed by users. Each of the following knives is absolutely top quality and gets our highest recommendation. Keep in mind that there are many more great knives out there, but if you can't decide on a knife after searching the site, choose one off this list and we promise you'll be happy!

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Recent Knife Reviews



SOG Flash II

SOG Flash II Reviews
Overall
10
Quality
10
Ergonomics
10
Value
10

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-Price Paid: $32.00
-Used for Every Day Carry
-Owned for Less than 1 Month

Comments:

The best blade I've ever owned!!!


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Gerber Curve

Gerber Curve Reviews
Overall
9
Quality
9
Ergonomics
9
Value
10

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-Price Paid: $15.00
-Used for Every Day Carry
-Owned for 3 months

Comments:

I have been carrying the Gerber Curve for quite a while now and it is still the EDC choice for me. Although not intended for heavy duties it actually handles the small chores pretty well. Things like opening beer-coke-soda bottles, cutting cord, opening boxes and helping me (un)screwing all sort of IT stuff are not a problem when my Curve is at hand.
Versatile, cool looking and highly portable I really recommend it as a backup to fit in you pocket.
As for those who complain about the difficulty operating the locking system all I can say is that it has never been an issue to me: just use both your thumb and your index simultaneously and that's it. It's really no rocket science.
As for the fragility of the carabiner like clip I recommend doing as I did: make a clip with a longer tip to fit in the small hole and... problem solved! If one can't get his way around such a small thing better not even carry a tool at all.
In a nut shell: considering the price it's the best buy and it is overall better than the competition.

Peace and Respect.

(The only keychain tool that surpasses the Curve is its cousin, the Gerber Dime)



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Buck Bones

Buck Bones Reviews
Overall
7
Quality
7
Ergonomics
7
Value
7

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-Price Paid: $25.00
-Used for Every Day Carry
-Owned for Less than 1 Month

Comments:

Came out of the box very Sharp. If I can shave with it, that's good enough for me. For the price it seems to be fine. Very sturdy and a nice thick blade. Seems to fit the bill, for me, as a good carry knife I don't mind scratching and beating to Hell.

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CRKT Ritter RSK Mk5

CRKT Ritter RSK Mk5 Reviews
Overall
8
Quality
9
Ergonomics
9
Value
10

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-Price Paid: $17.00
-Used for Light Duty/General
-Owned for 1 year

Comments:

I got this knife as a back up for camping. I do like how small it is. It fits snugly in my hands after wrapping it in 550 cord. It is a good backup knife, but I wish the sheath had a pocket clip. I would recommend it to anyone as a second carry knife.

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Lone Wolf Caper

Lone Wolf Caper Reviews
Overall
8
Quality
8
Ergonomics
10
Value
9

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-Price Paid: N/A
-Used for Light Duty/General
-Owned for 3 months

Comments:

Good knife love the design the most, great thumb grip and easy to use. this is a usa company and product that alone impressed me . would recomend this to others. light weight and fits well in the hand.

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Spyderco Endura 4 Emerson Opener

Spyderco Endura 4 Emerson Opener Reviews
Overall
10
Quality
10
Ergonomics
10
Value
10

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-Price Paid: $45.00
-Used for Every Day Carry
-Owned for Greater than 1 year

Comments:

this knife is awesome. it is razor sharp and easy to keep that way. the lock up is decent, and the lock is detented to keep from accidentally releasing during use. the pocket clip can be placed in four different carry positions, and the wave feature works much better than a lot of more expensive expensive knives.

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Spyderco Manbug Lightweight

Spyderco Manbug Lightweight Reviews
Overall
10
Quality
10
Ergonomics
10
Value
10

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-Price Paid: $35.00
-Used for Light Duty/General
-Owned for 6 months

Comments:

considering what this knife is, the size of it and all. it is an exceptional knife. it is small enough to fit almost anywhere, tho a little big for a key chain. it is light and razor sharp, and easy to maintain it razor sharp. the lock up is as good as can be expected for a knife of this size. it fits in my meaty hands very nicely, and with practice can be opened one handed. two thumbs up spyderco!

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Kershaw Vapor

Kershaw Vapor Reviews
Overall
6
Quality
8
Ergonomics
6
Value
10

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-Price Paid: $10.00
-Used for Every Day Carry
-Owned for 3 months

Comments:

Razor sharp out of the box. Thumb stud edges sharp and cause pain and abrasions with use. Open frame attracts coins in pocket and dumps coins whenever you remove it from your pocket.
Pocket clip holds extremely tight making it difficult to clip into pocket, impossible to do with one hand. Overall concidering price it serves well and you won't consider suicide when you loose it.


Comment by logan   11/21/2012
This a good basic knife. I owned this knife for aprox 6 or 7 years before I lost it. I never had problems with the clip or opening it and found it held its edge pretty well considering the price of the knife.
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Benchmade 580 Barrage

Benchmade 580 Barrage Reviews
Overall
5
Quality
3
Ergonomics
8
Value
7

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-Price Paid: N/A
-Used for Light Duty/General
-Owned for 1 year

Comments:

I owned this knife for over a year, carrying it on and off and enjoyed flicking it open with the spring assist. Unfortunately the spring assist broke on 2 separate occasions and i sent it in to Benchmade both times for repair. once it broke it was hard to both open and close the thing. Afterwards I just lost confidence in the knifeand just gave it to someone. I like BM knives but will stay away from any spring assisted knife of theirs from now on.

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Spyderco Honeybee

Spyderco Honeybee Reviews
Overall
9
Quality
10
Ergonomics
8
Value
9

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-Price Paid: $8.00
-Used for Light Duty/General
-Owned for 6 months

Comments:

Awesome little knife and very capable for it's size. You won't baton through a tree but if you need a razor sharp blade that can fit anywhere this is great. I keep mine in my wallet! You can't expect allot from it tho... It feels secure enough in the hand but if you have large hands you might want to get a bigger blade. The construction is very simple so I don't think you will get any problems with it falling apart. Excellent value IMO. It's a knife you forget you have until you need it.


Comment by B ZEE   11/12/2012
This is not a spyderco it's a china made knife. Get a real knife then do a review.
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Kershaw One Ton

Kershaw One Ton Reviews
Overall
8
Quality
8
Ergonomics
7
Value
10

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-Price Paid: $30.00
-Used for Every Day Carry
-Owned for Less than 1 Month

Comments:

Picked this up due to the low price point. For the role of EDC/Self Defense a knife this cheap will be hard to beat.

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Bark River Fox River

Bark River Fox River Reviews
Overall
10
Quality
10
Ergonomics
10
Value
10

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-Price Paid: $200.00
-Used for Outdoor/Survival
-Owned for Greater than 1 year

Comments:

The best hunting knife I have ever come across, edge holding is fantastic, blows my Busse knives away for half the cost.

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