So if you had to name the knife that symbolizes the ultimate iconic American made knife, which one would come to mind?
Icon of US made knives
So if you had to name the knife that symbolizes the ultimate iconic American made knife, which one would come to mind?
!! Randal !!
In factory knives it would be Case
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If you didn't bring jerky what did I just eat?
Russell Green River
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Ruana of Bonner, Montana. Rudy Ruana began making great knives in the 1920s.
S.M.
"They that can give up essential liberty to gain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790),U.S. statesman, scientist, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759
The original Bowie
kabar, ole hickory
A man full of grits is a man full of peace.
For mass produced and inexpensive knives, Buck should be mentioned
As long as it doesn't have "Bear Grylls" on it.......
”There's nothing glorious in dying. Anyone can do it.” ~Johnny Rotten
William Scagel would be my pick
so the definition of a criminal is someone who breaks the law and you want me to believe that somehow more laws make less criminals?
Case and Buck (back in the day).
Randal No. 1 +1 with Kyratshooter
and I think for military collectors the world over "Ka-Bar" mean THE American fighting knife
For a production fixed blade military knife I have to agree that the K-bar has been elevated in status for 70 years.
I have read the design specs and test processes for those blades from WW2 and they were/are amazing knives.
I would propose that a company or knife has not reached "Icon" status until you say the name and do not have to follow it with the word "Knife".
When you say K-bar there is no need to follow that word with "knife". Everyone who has ever looked through a knife catalogue, stared at a knife display case for more than 15 seconds, read an outdoor magazine or read a war story knows what a K-bar is and looks like.
It is the same with the names Case/Buck/Gerber/Ontario and a dozen other firms that gave us exceptional quality for the past ten day or 150 years.
Not to belittle some of the lesser publicized brands. Right here in the forum we have lifted our beloved Crashblades to icon status, even if most of the world has never heard of them. Could be we are prejudiced.
There is one more knife that holds the same level of due status as the K-bar but is not as widely known or regarded.
It is the Air Force Pilots' Survival Knife.
Very few people know that the AFSK was the most carried combat blade of the Viet Namn War. There were very few squads in the field that did not have at least one member sporting an AFSK on their belt or tied to their gear.
I carried a combat knife I had made myself on my pistol belt, but I also carried an AFSK on my pants belt in case I lost my web gear. It was also my "borrow knife", the blade I tossed out when someone yelled for a knife to cut commo wire, baton, or poke a hole in a 55 gallon barrel.
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If you didn't bring jerky what did I just eat?
They are not made in the USA anyway !Originally Posted by natertot
Well, since the company is headquartered in Finland you wouldn't expect them to be made here would you?
Since you said American I'm going to assume you meant North American and i'll will have to vote
for Grohmann made in Nova Scotia , they hve been making knives for 50 years . They make a very good blade
http://www.grohmannknives.com/index....door/all-items
Well I think it is the Buck 110, the most copied knife in the world! Also the knife that saved the company because of its positive locking mechanism and simple good looks. That knife just works!
Also probably more of them sold than any other knife in the world!
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