One Knife from Each Brand Name

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A non-educational, probably has been done before, hypothetical thread to show opinion based responses. :D

There are several brands out there and you can list as many brands as you want, but you can only list one knife from each brand. So, what one knife would you own from each brand?

Great Eastern Cutlery - 81 Stockman - 1095
Spyderco - Manix 2 S110V
ZT - 0566bw Elmax
Lionsteel - M4 M390
Queen Cutlery - Cattle King Stockman - D2
Case - Sowbelly - Cv
Chris Reeve - Large Insingo
LT Wright - Patriot 3v
Victorinox- Blue Alox Farmer
Benchmade - 940-1
Buck - 110 - S30V
Arno Bernard - Scavenger - Wild Dog - N690
Bradford Knives - Guardian 3 - Sheepsfoot - M390
ESEE - Inzula II
Survive Knives - GSO 6 - 3v
Hess Knives - Tiburon -1095
Opinel - No8
Kizer - Feist - S35vn

I know there are others out there, this is off the top of my head. Interested to see what you all select.
 
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I'll list a few production folders of brands from which I have a solid experience of multiple knives:

Spyderco: PM2 M390
Benchmade: 710-1401 M390
Cold Steel: Right now I'd probably say the 4max but it is slightly GIGANTIC. I want to try the Ultimate Hunter in XHP.
ZT: 0452CF

I have used lots of knives from other brands but not enough to say that I like such and such the best out of the herd.
 
Spyderco - UK penknife or DK model
Cold Steel- American Lawman
Lionsteel - PM-1 or TM-1
Case - Seahorse
Chris Reeve - Small Insingo
Victorinox- Pattern 62 soldier(own)
Benchmade - Ritter Grip.
Buck - Froe
Carothers- field knife or edc, 3v
Bradford Knives - Guardian 3 -
Survive Knives - GSO Not sure which model - 3v
Hess Knives - Tiburon -1095
OKC- Utilitac II or RAT1(have use of RAT)
Kershaw- US Made Zing(own)
Cutco- 1891 folder (only thing of theirs I have used that I half way liked)(own)
CRKT- Prowler(own)

A few of these I could not narrow down to a single model. On those, I'd be happy with any model listed.
 
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Buck - standard 110
Case - sodbuster Jr
Victorinox - Tinker
Gerber - a US made lockback of theirs I've been eyeballing at Walmart #?
Opinel - #6
Mora - 711
Ontario - old hickory 7" butcher
KA-Bar - classic combat knife
Sog - seal pup
Spyderco - bug
Marttinni - classic fillet
Schrade - US 33OT
Western - f48a

I was gonna list leatherman, but don't carry them as a knife and could never choose between my fuse and micra.
I own 7 on the list and the rest I've been interested in for a while.
 
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Al Mar - Falcon
Benchmade - Amicus / Arcane
CRK - Small Insingo
Emerson - A100
Fallkniven - P
Kershaw - Leek
Lion Steel - Opera
Mcusta - Bamboo
Opinel - No8 Garden knife
Puma - Sergeant
Protech - Godson
Spyderco - Centofante Memory
Strider - PT
Victorinox - Pioneer X
ZT - 0450
 
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Mcusta - Katana
Spydie - Para 2 XHP
Benchmade - 943
ZT - 452CF
CRK - large 25CF
Brous - Mini Division
Pro Tec - TR-3 auto
Bradford - Guardian 3 in 3v
 
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Off the top of my head...

Mora- Carbon steel companion
Victorinox- Swisstool CS if multitools count as knives, probably the Ranger if they don't.
ZT- 0909 (though giving up my 0452cf would make me very, very sad, utility first here)
Camillus- Electrician's knife
Cold Steel- Master Hunter
SOG- Northwest Ranger
Swamp Rat- Jackmandu
Busse- NMSFNO
Fallkniven- F1
Western- L77
Kabar- Becker BK7
Ontario- RD7
Schrade- My dad's battered old stockman
Condor- Golok
Helle- GT
Bark River- Boone
Blackjack- Model 7

These are all knives I own and I'm sure I'm forgetting quite a few. This list is also subject to change the next time I touch a new knife or the wind changes direction.
 
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ZT 0350M390
Spyderco Delica 4
CRK large sebenza 21
Victorinox Spartan
Opined 07
Benchmade 940-1

Honorable mentions ZT0801, ZT0630, ZT0550, PM2s110v, CRK large CF Inkosi, CRK small Insingo, Benchmade mini Doug Ritter griptilian ...
Actually I like them too much to pick only one;)
 
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Spyderco Military 204P (but c'mon! "One" and Spyderco...does not compute.)
Emerson CQC-7V
ESEE Junglas
Randall Model 12 Little Bear
LT Wright JET in O1
Mora Companion Carbon Steel
GEC #15 TC Barlow
Puma 70's era Deer Hunter
SAK Alox Cadet
CRKT Folts Minimalist
Opinel #8

And just for fun...Makers:
Carothers Field Knife in Delta 3V
JA Baker S-Tac
Nighthaxan Lime cutter
Malinika Puukko
Steingass hollow grind anything...ha, I'll stop!
 
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Spyderco: my customized Manix 2 CTS-XHP
Brous: My Bionic
ZT: 0095 BLK
Southern Grind Spider Monkey
Kizer: Gemini
WE: 705
Three Sisters Forge Beast
Brian Tighe medium size Tighe Rod
 
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Knee jerk reaction off the top of my head based on what I do own...

ZT: 0392BLK
Benchmade: 484-1
Kizer: Ursa Minor
Hinderer: XM18 3.5 slicer
CRKT: Squid
Kershaw: Volt SS
Fallkniven: F1
Kabar: BK21
Mora: Companion carbon
Victorinox: Classic SD
Freeman: 451 button lock folder
CRK: Sebenza 21 small
Gerber: Freeman Folder S30v
Boker: Automat Kalashnikov 101
Ruike: P801SF
Cold Steel: Recon 1 Mini spear point
Spyderco: IMPOSSIBLE! Slysz Bowie? DF2? Manix2? PM2? My mind collapses thinking about it.

Edit - added a few more brands.
 
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Some of the brands are certainly harder to pick from. Some have mentioned knives Ive never heard of and needed to look up.

I once had a goal of owning one example from each brand, but then changed my mind. It would make an interesting collection though imo.
 
I own a few of these and just lust after the rest.

Great Eastern Cutlery - #18 Coyote in Oily Creek Bone (own)
Spyderco - Chapperal CF
Lionsteel - Euro Barlow (reserved)
Queen Cutlery - Copperhead (own)
Chris Reeve - Mnandi
LT Wright - Genesis 3V Burlap handles
Victorinox- Midshipman
Hess Knives - Tiburon
Opinel - No 6 Olive Inox (own)
Kizer - Gemini
Bark River - Aurora LT 3V
Northwoods - Everyday Barlow in Bird's Eye Maple (I shouldn't have let it go, was worried about QA)
Leatherman - Charge AL (own)
 
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Spyderco manix2 lw maxamet
Benchmade 940-1 c.f. s90v
Trc k1s elmax
Survive gso 4.1 d3v
Barkriver bravo 1 3v
Coldsteel ultimate hunter xhp
Fallkniven nl4 vg10
Lionsteel m4 m390
Zero tolerance 804cf cts204p
Bradford guardian 4 3d 3v
 
Ontario - Utilitac II
Ka-Bar - Parangatang
Sog - Pentagon
Spyderco - Pacific Salt
Cold Steel - Hold Out
Condor - some of their Parang models
Benchmade - 531
SRM - 6040
Buck - Froe
Wenger - Tool Chest
Victorinox - Swisschamp
Gerber - MP800
Opinel - #8
Mora - Companion
Marbles - Fireman's Axe
CRKT - FE9
FOX - Parang
Extrema Ratio - Mato Grosso
Camillus - REKAT Sifu
Ganzo - G719
 
ThePeacent said:
Ontario - Utilitac II
Ka-Bar - Parangatang
Sog - Pentagon
Spyderco - Pacific Salt
Cold Steel - Hold Out
Condor - some of their Parang models
Benchmade - 531
SRM - 6040
Buck - Froe
Wenger - Tool Chest
Victorinox - Swisschamp
Gerber - MP800
Opinel - #8
Mora - Companion
Marbles - Fireman's Axe
CRKT - FE9
FOX - Parang
Extrema Ratio - Mato Grosso
Camillus - REKAT Sifu
Ganzo - G719
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Thank you for picking the Benchmade 531. I had that listed and then changed it at the last second.
Also, about the Buck Froe, do you own one?
 
Ontario - RAT 1
ZT - 0550
Benchmade - Griptillian (AWT scales)
Victorinox - Helmsman
KABAR - BK2
Buck- 110
Camillus - 6.5 folder with G10 and marlin spike
Leatherman - Surge with tool pack
Adventure Sworn - Explorer
Grohmann Knives - #3 Boat Knife with spike
 
I like these lists because they give me new knife ideas. My wallet does not like these lists because they give me new knife ideas.
 
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Thank you for picking the Benchmade 531. I had that listed and then changed it at the last second.
Also, about the Buck Froe, do you own one?
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Sadly the Froe is not among the buck knives i own, but I have given it some handling and using time on the French Pyrinees together with the Buck Hood Thug (which I didn't like a bit)
 
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