2025 was a big year of adding lots of classics. Over the coming weeks I plan to run a "tournament" where I carry 2 knives from this list each day and compare them head-to-head to ultimately form a ranking. Let me know if people are interested in seeing those match ups – I will likely post them in the various daily pocket threads, but if there is a lot of interest I can always create dedicated posts as well.
L to R:
- Spyderco Shaman S90V
- Spyderco Slym
- Hinderer XM-18 3.5" Bowie
- Ozark Trail D2 Drop Point
- Winterblade Co. Factor 8ight
- CJRB Locust
- Civivi Mini Praxis
- Miguron Vakor
- Spyderco Bodacious
- Vosteed Racoon
- We Nightblade
- Spyderco Shaman S45VN
- Winterblade Co. M-Fire
- Miguron Velona
- Bark River Bravo 1.25
- Kansept Orion
- Miguron Norsa
- Bark River Bravo Squad Leader 2
- Hinder XM-18 3.5" Harpoon Spanto
- Piratech Kraken (aka Tsunami)
- Knife Standards RR Standard (+)
- Aurora Knife and Tool Hivemind
- Hinderer Eklipse Skinny Hollow
- Spyderco Paramilitary 2
- Spyderco Para 3
- Vosteed Porcupine
- Ozark Trail 14C28N Tanto
by mattenthehat
3 Comments
Yeah I don’t know why, but I’m super into stuff like that. Would love to see your head-on comparisons.
Say, how do you like that Bravo 2? I picked up a Bravo Tope Recon recently and ended up sending it back because it had a lot of little issues – asymmetrical grind, asymmetrical tip, scales not flush to the spine, and a huge finish flaw in the left fuller. Shame, because I really wanted to like it.
What’s your salary bro? 😂
I was feeling bad about all the knives I bought recently but that is nothing compared to this