Some folks are knife snobs. It’s got to be a mastadon-handled, damascus-bladed, acid-etched knife that costs about $350 and comes with a sheath made from the lining of baby seal tear ducts. I can’t do that. I appreciate a high-quality, aesthetically pleasing, custom made knife as much as the next guy…I really do. ANd if you can afford such things, more power to you…no class envy from me. But when I’m off hunting or fishing, I don’t want something that I have to worry about losing. I want something I can bang around, hammer with a rock, use to dig holes, and just generally abuse the snot out of it. For the money, I’ve found the Glock knives to meet those needs. However, as I said, I’m not a snob…I’ve a few others I like as well. About the only thing I won’t carry is some Made In China/Pakistan piece of crap. Some Japanese knives are quite nice, and I don’t have many reservations about buying them….however, when I can, I try to buy American. If I’m not using the Glock knife, I carry one of the Becker Knife & Tool (BK&T) knives. I like them, they seem sturdy as heck, but they come with utterly craptacular sheaths. I was told this was purposeful…the company figured you were going to go buy an aftermarket sheath anyway, so they send along a crappy sheath so your purchase price is mostly about the knife rather than the sheath.
I’ve been having a tough time finding a sheath I liked for these knives. The fuys at SpecOps make a sheath that looks very good and that I’d like to try, their Combat Master 
I have to admit to being enamored with these knives: http://olegvolk.net/blog/2011/05/06/sometimes-simple-solutions-work-very-well/ ever since I read that to sterilize you can just boil the whole thing in water. Plus the Olde Tyme appeal is strong…
Cool beans. I have an older BKT Campanion and brand newish Kabar 5555 drop point that need some sheath help, I’ll check these out too.
Thanks for the link!
There is a gentleman who makes and sells BK9 sheaths exclusively on Ebay. They are kydex but I don’t know the quality, though it looks solid.
I have developed a fondness for Bear and Son, out of Alabama. They make a very nice little bird and trout knife.
darkknight9, Cold Steel and a few others manufacturer some neckers that are 100% steel, but they aren’t crafted like those knives in your link.
Heck, you can beat a big a$$ nail into a pretty neat little knife with a heavy mallet and hard surface if it comes to it.
I don’t want to say “I won’t use my knife for that because I am afraid it would get hurt”. A $380 knife you won’t cut anything with is slightly more useful than a $1,500 custom 1911 you won’t carry concealed or take into the field.
Consequently most knives I buy cost between $35 and $60ish. Worst case if I need to roughly use or even abuse a knife I will.
I have been gear lusting after a Benchmade switch blade for about a decade though. May just indulge myself next summer.
I’ve had them. Theyre cool and gimmicky, no doubt about it. And you get strange looks when youre opening your mail at the post office. But, and this is just the way I think, I’d prefer a one-handed opener that is worked manually….just seems like too much to go wrong what with those small springs and whatnot.
If the knife is over $100, you are not going to use it for real knife tasks. Like how you would not use a HUMMER for off road driving.
I like my Ka-Bars and Kershaw knives since they can actually take abuse. I’ll look into Glocks next.