I carry this on my apron at work of course!
5160 high carbon, drop forged.
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Thatās a classic.
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I have a couple ācheaperā katanas. One is a Ronin Katana and the other is a Hanwei.
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Loved my Rob Criswell Katana and Wakizashi! Great and tuff user blades and cut well. Even just bush chopping while camping/rock climbing was fun practice. I wish he kept making them as mine got stolen.
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Love Opinels, they are efficient simplicity and sharp.
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I absolutely agree and they are very cheap (with the exception of No. 13 which is clearly a particular collectorās item ā¦) just think that No. 12 costs about $ 13 ā¦ and they manage to make them so cheap without losing quality because on the fundamental aspects (a knife is used to cut) they use excellent materials (Sandvik 12C27 stainless steel with blade hardness 57-58 HRC ā¦ or in XC90 carbon steel) saving on other aspects such as those of the wood of the handle ā¦ beech is a very economical wood and is found in large quantities.
It has always been their philosophy ā¦ to offer quality at low cost.
Opinels shine where many (many) other very expensive knives fail.
They actually cut, WELL.
Iāve seen many a ātacticalā titanium handled ābeastā of a folding knife that sold for the price of a cheap car fail to cut anything properly.
Meanwhile opinel is the only production company that Iāve seen that does knife grinds as thin (or thinner) as I do.
And they do it using quality steel (not expensive, not cheap) and great heat treatments. Because otherwise the blades would either chip out like crazy or constantly ripple at the edge).
That plus the fact that it was my first pocketknife will always give them a special place in my heart.
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Iām at a pool tournament in Indiana. My buddy Iām rooming with brought these. Iām no knife expert but the mechanism in these things is pretty amazing.
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I know they are nothing special but I mostly use a spyderco tenacious and kershaw cryo. Good enough for what I need.
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Looks like Microtechs? Best known for their Out The Front (OTF) automatics like these. Pricey. But supposedly very nice. Never got to play with any. Theyāre illegal where I live. These appear to be nice examples of the type though.
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Honest working knives.
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I just asked him. G and G Deadlocks, models B and C.
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Even better. Harder to find and technically superior.
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I had the original Halo and Halo II and 3. They were OTF but originally you had to reload them by pulling a bottom tab out to retract the blade. They locked up well, which was my concern for carry. But you could stab them into a 2x4 as hard as you could and they held fine.
I liked my Ultratech Memento Mori edition. āRemember you must dieā. Kinda of bronze looking hard wear. Stupid proprietary screws but you can buy the tool. They made a clear side version so you can see the inner springs and lock up mechanism.
The Combat Troodon got popular from movies but that sucker has one helluva thumb button. I could do pull ups pinch grip on a 2x4 and it still wore my thumb out to play with it.
These are a lot of fun for any kid who had a mall ninja junk version before. I believe Protech makes a quality version too? Donāt rapid fire them Iāve heard and it was on the insert iirc. It can blow the springs doing it too much rapidly.
The Bounty Hunter was popular and I imagine more so now that the tv show is out. Pre worn look was stock. Tons of knock offās now though, so you need to know how to tell, if you even can these days?
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I have a Tenacious too, itās a nice knife. When I go fishing, wading in rivers, itās what I carry. Easy to get to, and open, super sharp, and if I lose it Iām not out a super expensive knife.
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I normally carry a spyderco paramilitary 2. Itās a lovely knife and the lock on it is amazing. You could baton the thing through a sapling if you wanted to
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Very nice.
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Iāve had several Microtechs and find them to be good quality and sharp.
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Those are some pricey toys. 
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