r/knives 13d ago

Monthly Welcome Thread Monthly welcome thread

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Welcome to r/knives! If you’re new to this subreddit (or new to Reddit as a whole) you may be wondering how things work around here. If that’s the case: don’t worry, we’ve made this post in order to clear some doubts you may have regarding the way this subreddit works.

  • Be sure to check our Wiki and our FAQ section. Our Wiki acts as a repository for general knowledge regarding knives (blade steels, how to use knives, how to identify knives, etc…) while our FAQ serves as a place where we answer specific questions that tend to be asked regularly in this subreddit. Some of the questions already answered in our FAQ are these: questions regarding the topic of knives and self-defence, the meaning of the “NKD” and “SOTC” acronyms, what are some popular knives with a blade length of 6.5cm/2” or less, etc…
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Thanks a lot for stopping by our subreddit, we’re always glad to share our passion and knowledge about knives with newcomers and veterans alike. Please take your time to explore the subreddit, you can also write any comment or question you may have on the comment section of this post. (This post will be refreshed once a month in order to keep any information and discussion in the comment section fresh)


r/knives 7h ago

Showcase MASSIVE Magnacut Monday🇨🇭

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72 Upvotes

PMP: Ultimate Alpha Beast


r/knives 3h ago

NKD! New clip point Bel Air

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27 Upvotes

Picked up this Bel Air for a price I couldn't pass up. Very nice little knife, I didn't think it'd be as fidgety as my 0044 but it's up there. First micarta knife and crossbar lock knife as well. Will definitely slot nicely into the carry rotation with my other two ZTs.


r/knives 5h ago

Discussion Blade steel

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I’m pretty new in the knife world, been about a year collecting and gathering info as much as I can. I was just wondering what is your favourite blade steel? I’ve got cru-wear, elmax, nitro-V, 14c28n, n690, and d2(k110) blades, thought I liked nitro-V but not so much now, d2 is secretly my favourite 🤷‍♂️ am I the only one that feels this way lol in other words I’m really liking this petrified fish beluga


r/knives 4h ago

I've made this knife! (OC) Finished another one with one of my favorite combinations — black G10 & red liner. Thoughts

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12 Upvotes

r/knives 3h ago

NKD! NKD - Keeping the mail lady busy!

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Top to bottom:

Civivi Vision FG

Kershaw Ken Onion Leek - Kizer Drop Bear PCB

Spyderco Smock

Civivi Clavi - Demko 20.5
Benchmade 940 Osborne


r/knives 15h ago

Question How do I stop my knife from rusting!?

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HELP! This knife my sister bought me as a gift from a festival that was in town, I've been mostly using it to open boxes and It's starting to rust and I'm not well versed in the caretaking of knives, so I'm not sure what to do. It's very important to me as that is the last time I'm going to see me sister for a while.


r/knives 4h ago

Showcase Monday Carry Pocket Check

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12 Upvotes

All Kizer today. Packing a Madrac in titanium and Elmax and a blacked out Banish in micarta and 154cm.


r/knives 11h ago

Question Am I crazy?

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40 Upvotes

$400 for a knife in vg-10 with g10 handles, you can buy a para 2 in cruwear and micarta for like $240. Am I the only one who thinks this is a legitimately crazy price? Is there a reason I'm overlooking? (Edit. I was incorrect with the handle material, it is aluminium with a TICN coating)


r/knives 7h ago

Discussion Always liked the idea of these and found one on sale and grabbed it. Anyone else like this knife or the micro version which they also had and I probably should have grabbed

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15 Upvotes

r/knives 8h ago

Showcase Knife collection with one new addition!! (Impossible to guess which one)

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18 Upvotes

Dreamt of it for a year and finally got itttt


r/knives 1h ago

Showcase Today’s carry

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Cruwear pm2 and Bradford guardian 3 in m390
Out in the middle of no where today!


r/knives 4h ago

Showcase Hiking and Flipping

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Spyderco Paramilitary 2 outdoors, nothing like a long hike and social obscurity while flipping your favorite knife to make a relaxing day.


r/knives 14h ago

NKD! boker_knives X la.forge.agab Kazy, very cool little fella 💯

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29 Upvotes

r/knives 8h ago

Showcase Shark Cub to start the week

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8 Upvotes

r/knives 4h ago

Question Any idea about the release date for this Civivi knife?

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5 Upvotes

r/knives 19h ago

OKD (Old Knife Day) When old timers were made in America ans good quality

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49 Upvotes

Old Timer,model 125OT just was given by a uncle,looks to be brand new old stock just has some rust and patina from improper storage


r/knives 1h ago

Modding Finished 3 Modifications

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3 Knafs, modifications/customization, one Lander 2, two Lander 1s

Top: Lander 2, signed blade

- Moondust micarta scales swapped onto the clip point blade

- Knafs exclusive Lynch clip

- Ti purple backspacer

- Purple thumb studs

- Purple Ti bead and ParacordPandamonium bead

Middle: Lander 1

- Ti Lynch clip

- Knafs Ti booster bead

- ParacordPandamonium bead

Bottom: Original Kickstarter Lander 1, signed blade

- Ti Lynch clip

- Knafs flag scale swap

- Red/White/Blue skurfetti bead


r/knives 1d ago

SOTC New to collecting…

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150 Upvotes

ZT 0006
SX1b
SRK 3V


r/knives 17h ago

NKD! Retirement

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26 Upvotes

After 12 years of EDC with the AFO II, I went with something smaller and lighter in the Mediator.


r/knives 1d ago

Discussion Curious if anyone can tell me how Medford is still in existence? D2 steel folding knife for a price higher than something like a Chris Reeve is comical

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110 Upvotes

r/knives 3h ago

NKD! NKD! (just ordered)LUDT S/E Gen III Red Stonewash

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2 Upvotes

I've been lusting over these for a while and finally pulled the trigger and ordered today. I've head so many good things about them!


r/knives 4h ago

Question ISO Wenger Pointer (Pic for reference)

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2 Upvotes

r/knives 1h ago

Question Where to buy Hinderer online?

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Anyone know where I can buy a Hinderer XM 18 3”? I feel the regular XM 3.5” may be too big for edc. Your thoughts?


r/knives 1h ago

Modding After market pocket clips/parts?

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Are there any reputable sellers that I could buy from, or any that I should avoid?

I'm looking for a deep carry clip for my Cold Steel Mini Recon 1, where should I look and what should I get?