I haven’t been without a knife since I was 5 years old and got one from my Grandpa.
I honestly don’t know how many I have, I’m guessing 50+++… 
I have lately started to give them away.
Much like you, knives everywhere. 
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Yup. If I’m buying a made in china knife with 8cr13mov, it’s going to be a Spyderco/Byrd
But then right now in my pocket is a Military 2 in S30V and my PM2 has CPM S110Vdefinitely made in Golden, Colorado, USA, Earth. And purchased from a knife retailer and not Amazon so no counterfeit
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Regardless, I am not giving China my money, if I can help it.
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I do my best, and I also talk to employees and owners about my not buying their products because they are Chinese. I will even send emails to companies and complete surveys stating my disapproval of Chinese products. If you do not buy them, they cannot and will not sell them. I know from personal experience that does make a difference. Maybe not all the time, but if you just stay silent, it will only get worse. I even make it a point to state I am buying X because it is American-made.
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Our Fords were built in the USA. Kentucky and Michigan. Not all are, but, the best selling vehicle in the country, the F150, is only built in the USA. So, there’s that, at least. But then again only 50% of parts for the F150 come from the US/Canada
Few people are willing and able to pay for stuff that is more expensive based solely on country of origin, though, is of course the problem
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Long story short
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( this Kay Bar ). has a burn mark on it for every close Buddy in civilian
Life that has passed on ; Rest their souls
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I don’t own any, but the price point isn’t terrible and I’ve seen many reviews from people who quite like them.
I’m particularly partial to Cold Steel’s higher end SRKs for bushcraft, camping etc. They are pretty decent for all camp/bush craft needs.
I think of things like KA-Bar and CS’s SRK as general purpose fixed blade knives. They can do a lot of things alright but may not any one thing well. But they strike a nice balance of weight and usefulness.
That smaller one might be good for EDC. A lot of people will look askance at a large fixed blade knife out in the world. EDC I carry a Cold Steel SR-1. I could press it into fighting if I needed too. But most of what you are going to be doing with a knife is opening boxes, letters, packages etc. Do you want to be carrying a knife that is going to make it difficult to sit down, drive etc?
Ask yourself what tasks you want a knife to do. Then find the knife that meets those criteria. Not all knives do the same kinds of things, or leave the same kind of foot print. Also, it is totally okay if that knife criteria is littler more than that thing looks awesome and I just like it.
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Here is a knife you should add to your collection. You can get it for between 150-170 at most online stores. it’s really a stunning piece of engineering. Surprisingly innocuous in your front pocket.
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