Good Quality American made knives - Hard to go wrong here
- Kershaw Leek - Best bang for the buck $50 knife there is / Many of the Kershaws are made in China but the Leek is still made here, makes a great stocking stuffer
- Benchmade Barrage Full Size - My EDC for many of years, never let me down and for about $150.00 a great buy
- The ZT knives are $50-$70 Over you budget but when you are ready to step into the next level of quality these are really great knives. The 0462 (Curved 4.1 Inch Blade) is now my goto knife EDC. Carbon Fiber keeps this rigid, strong and extremely sharp knife relatively light. The knife being incredibly well balanced and smooth bearings makes its opening easily as fast as any auto knives I have (Takes a little practice but its a good time - I prefer flippers over autos now). They are also easy to take apart and maintain.
- I still shop at Walmart, Kroger, and Big box for the staples in life because budget wise we have to - When it comes to my knives, I really prefer the American made products
- Kershaw Leek - Best bang for the buck $50 knife there is / Many of the Kershaws are made in China but the Leek is still made here, makes a great stocking stuffer
- Benchmade Barrage Full Size - My EDC for many of years, never let me down and for about $150.00 a great buy
- The ZT knives are $50-$70 Over you budget but when you are ready to step into the next level of quality these are really great knives. The 0462 (Curved 4.1 Inch Blade) is now my goto knife EDC. Carbon Fiber keeps this rigid, strong and extremely sharp knife relatively light. The knife being incredibly well balanced and smooth bearings makes its opening easily as fast as any auto knives I have (Takes a little practice but its a good time - I prefer flippers over autos now). They are also easy to take apart and maintain.
- I still shop at Walmart, Kroger, and Big box for the staples in life because budget wise we have to - When it comes to my knives, I really prefer the American made products