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I would go with Busse as the best brand of knife.

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I'm left handed, and SOG was the only knife I found that had the thumb on both sides of the blade, and allowed me to swap the clip to the other side of the knife to allow the clip to work correctly in my LH back pocket.

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muskiehunter

Benchmade gets my vote. Just picked up a benchmade griptillian a couple of weeks ago at Cabelas and I'm very impressed. I really like the locking blade design and it is incredibly well made. I should have spent the money a long time ago.

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Of what you have listed, I would go with Benchmade and Kershaw. Keep in mind that both companies have different levels of product; some of their knives are made in China and aren't as good as their American made products. Both have stellar customer service as well. I don't know if you've seen them or not, but Spyderco's are also excellent knives. They look a little funny, but their ergonomics and cutting ability are outstanding, some of the best in the business. Good luck in your search.

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cockedlocked01

Benchmade axis lock knives & many of the Spydercos are LH friendly.

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Of the ones you listed, I went with Kershaw. Yeah, I like Benchmade fine, and agree with those who said Spydies should've been a choice, but what I like best about the Kershaws is that they run the gamut in the price dept. From mild to wild, Kershaw's got it. Their higher-end knives, like the Spec Bump or the Boa for instance, are made from S30V steel, among the top two of my favorite stainless steels. They are both assisted openers too, and both have safeties so they don't accidentally open in your pocket. They both can be had for around $100 bucks too. Try finding a Benchmade in S30V for $100. I've got an Apparition that I got "cheap" for about $110, and that blade is made of 154CM stainless steel, which isn't junk by any stretch of the imagination, but it has nowhere near the positive properties for blade-making of S30V.

Kershaw's "camp" knife, the Outcast, is made of D2 carbon steel, nearly unparalleled in edge retention and durability, and for only about $60 to $70 bucks, you can't go wrong. Many of the large camp or combat knives that are made of D2 are going for $300+. The main difference between them and the Outcast is the handle material, which, premium though it may be, sure doesn't impress me as being worth $220+ bucks for an otherwise comparable knife.

Also, Kershaw's customer service is second to none that I've dealt with. CRKT's is right up there too, but they have gone WAAAAYYY downhill in the materials dept. over the last several years. Benchmade's materials are fine, but overpriced, especially in the low to mid-range quality materials, like the Apparition I mentioned. Spyderco uses a lot of VG-10 steel in their mid-range knives, which ties for my favorite with S30V, but they're not on the list, so I gotta stick with Kershaw.

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I own:

Syderco
Kershaw
Benchmade
Pro-Tech

But I have to say nothing, and I mean nothing, comes close to my Dalton WACO automatic. The overall build, fit, finish, everything makes this a quality blade. You're also talking about $300 some seven or eight years ago.

dan

Spyderco knives IMHO are the best out there, second to the Emerson Benchmades. I've had a fully serrated Delica for a couple years now with with a lot of daily use and it has no play in the blade at all, no wiggle nothing. Nothing like the Clombia River knives, those things wobble around after a month of use, plus i like the 4 ounces of solid steel myself , gives it more balance.

NRATodd

+1 Spyderco Endura

BAC

I voted Other. Several good ones weren't mentioned, most brought up in the various responses here.

Peeking at the Busse website, I only see one knife offered. Are there other current models or just that one?


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