Knife Snobs Enlighten Me. $2300 for a Combat Knife?

[DWood]

Unless your friend is a collector and had to have a Fisher knife, the cost to utility ratio would prevent me from even considering to buy it. But then, a collector would not want a knife made mainly by an apprentice.

What reasons did your friend give for shelling out the $$ for that knife?

[Hmac]

They guy didn't pay that money to get a good knife, he paid for the name and the exclusivity, and the ability to say that he has a $2300 knife. What's the big deal? It may not be anyone else's cup of tea, but who are we to judge how he spends his money?

How much would you pay for Michael Jackson's sequined glove? I wouldn't pay anything, but somebody paid $350,000 for it.

[misanthropist]

It's definitely not buying function. If a guy wants to buy a piece of art, that's totally up to him, of course...but I'm not much interested in pretending that a guy who bought a piece of art ALSO bought a superior tool.

A Van Gogh would be cool to have...but I wouldn't tell people that the canvas it was on was a better bullet stopper than kevlar, because that would make me retarded.

So it really just depends on what your friend's reasoning was on buying the knife. If he thinks it is better at cutting than a $10 mora...buy him a pair of velcro shoes.

[J8127]

That others may spend.

[Nightvisionary]

Unless your friend is a collector and had to have a Fisher knife, the cost to utility ratio would prevent me from even considering to buy it. But then, a collector would not want a knife made mainly by an apprentice.

What reasons did your friend give for shelling out the $$ for that knife?

He told me it was all hand crafted under collaboration with Fisher who is one of the great custom knife makers.

[Nightvisionary]

Your buddy waaaaay overpaid. $2300 for 440C? That's insane unless it has gold inlays and whatnot. And I won't even mention the wazoo blade profile. Most nice custom and semi custom knives can be had for well less than that. I've not seen a knife steel that performs better than what Busse Combat uses and their blades are less than $500, which I still consider a lot. Also I hope your buddy is a PJ. If he's some poser tell him he can use that knife to defend his virginity. Use the crap out of your Ka-Bar and don't worry about what your idiot friend does with his money.

That's what I thought. No gold inlays or anything special. Im very happy with the 440C blade in my Kershaw blur but I paid $34 for it.
I would expect something much more exotic and durable if I was spending even $200.

[Wake27]

Shoulda just got a Noveske...

[glocktogo]

He told me it was all hand crafted under collaboration with Fisher who is one of the great custom knife makers.

Which is a terrible reason to buy a knife. I feel pretty confident in predicting that it will never be worth what was paid for it.

[WillBrink]

I know very little about knives other than my USMC Kabar and Gerber BMF have served me well for many years.

A friend of mine recently recieved a custom knife that he had been waiting on for nearly 18 months. It's a Jay Fisher Para Rescue Light combat knife.

From what I understand he chose a knife that was mostly crafted by an apprentice under Mr. Fishers supervision. By doing so he was able to get the knife with a shorter waiting period and somewhat cheaper than a 100% Jay Fisher made knife.

It's 440 stainless. He paid around $2300 for it. What is he getting for that kind of money?

Is my Kabar like an Olympic Arms AR and My buddies knife like a Noveske in terms of quality?

Made from 440? No, not really. A custom made knife made of highest quality materials, from a talented knife maker etc, etc, is a joy to own, but your buddy got what's called "ripped the fu&% off"

One can own true hand built knives made of higher quality steel made by well respected knife makers for a fraction of that cost. For example, the Oberland 03, built by Crusader Forge, each built by one guy and custom:

Blade Material: CPM S30V
Blade Thickness: 0.250"
Blade Length: 5.50"-6.25"
Total Length: 11.25"
Sheath: Custom


Price: $ 445.00



I don't know if you'd call it pretty or not, but it's built like a tank and made for hard use.

[Reagans Rascals]

It only has one use..... to stab or cut things..... there isn't $2300 worth of improvements to be made to cutting or stabbing things.... that is... unless its a little chainsaw with teeth made from unobtainium and a straw in the handle....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsyxH5mrOx4

the absolute most expensive knife I've ever considered purchasing... would be the Neil Roberts Warrior Knife by Chris Reeve.... but that's more because of what it stands for...

in a close second and third would be the Tom Brown Tracker Knife and the Paul Basal Shadow...

none of the knives I listed being over $350...
your friend got butt raped imo..