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Welcome to Kniferating.com! We currently have 1196 knives listed and 1974 knife reviews! The purpose of this site is to provide a venue for knife reviews that is free from the bias of any one person. Whether you are a backpacker looking for the best survival knife, an LEO looking for a good tactical knife, a boy scout trying to choose the best folding knife or multitool, or just an average joe looking for the best pocket knife for every day carry, we have you covered. In addition, we also discuss fixed blade knives, hunting knives, combat knives, machetes, self defense knives and a whole lot more! Please take a few minutes and help your fellow knife enthusiasts by writing a review of one or all of your knives!
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!
05/13/2014 by ChrisM
-Price Paid: $45.00
-Used for Every Day Carry
-Owned for 6 months
Comments:
This is one seriously cool "little big knife" that hardly gets noticed until it's time to pull it out to use it. Extremely small and concealable, but has a nice heft to it in hand. It is seemingly one of the few legal knives in Chicago because we have wacky knife laws here. The blade is only 2 inches long per Chicago standards, but don't let that fool you into thinking it doesn't do the job. I slice cardboard, tape, paper, etc with mine all day long. It's super light too at only a couple ounces.
05/12/2014 by Griff
-Price Paid: $150.00
-Used for Every Day Carry
-Owned for Greater than 1 year
Comments:
It's a Hinderer collab, what else do you want to know? Rick is one of the finest knife designers out there and ZT basically produced a production version of one of his designs. This knife pretty much nails it dead on. It's tough as nails, comfortable, and looks badass. I love S35VN, it truly is a supersteel. I also love the design in the handle that was used for texture. The titanium frame lock and high riding clip finish the job. It's the perfect all around knife and it costs 25% of what a Hinderer costs with damn near the same quality. Highly recommended.
05/11/2014 by GKWatts
-Price Paid: $29.00
-Used for Outdoor/Survival
-Owned for Greater than 1 year
Comments:
If you can tolerate a Chinese made knife, this one does pretty well. I keep it in my tackle box so it's not exactly used hard, but for my purposes it works great. The steel is adequate, the handles are sturdy and grip well, and the knife takes an edge. The knife is also pretty easy to clean, which as any fisherman will tell you is a must have. The price is right...less than 30 bucks for a reliable knife.
05/11/2014 by GKWatts
-Price Paid: $100.00
-Used for Outdoor/Survival
-Owned for Greater than 1 year
Comments:
This is a knife that doesn't get quite enough love. It's pretty compact and stout. I've beaten mine pretty hard, and while it doesn't look very pretty anymore, the knife has stood up to everything from chopping, prying, cutting, etc. I have a few other fixed blades, and this one is still my favorite.
05/10/2014 by Bear
-Price Paid: $29.00
-Used for Light Duty/General
-Owned for Greater than 1 year
Comments:
I keep this one in my backpack and it is pretty basic. Everything you'd need when going on a picnic as the name would imply. Basically it can open wine bottles, cans, and beer bottles, as well as cut food. I didn't need any other features and didn't want to mess with the extra weight so I settled on this one. I like the ergos better than the old swiss army knife designs, as this one has some curve to the handle which makes it a tad more comfortable. Excellent little pocketknife.
05/10/2014 by Bear
-Price Paid: $53.00
-Used for Every Day Carry
-Owned for 6 months
Comments:
I've had this knife for six months or so and have been carrying it roughly 4 days per week to work. The build quality is sturdy, with minimal blade play and smooth opening and closing that is pretty effortless. It does the job, although for a ceramic pocket knife I'd expect that it would take a finer edge. The lock works as expected, so no issues there.
The knife is a pretty cool concept. It supposedly uses all non-magnetic materials (although honestly I haven't tested the knife's magnetism...I just thought it looked cool) with titanium throughout and a ceramic blade. Worth checking out for sure if you need a ceramic folding knife or are a ceramic knife junkie, but otherwise just a decent knife all around.