What are your top 5 or 10 classic fixed blades?

[tank]

What are your favorite fixed blade knives that should be any collection? Here's a few of my choices.
1. Nessmuk
2. Kephart
3. Marbles Ideal
4. KaBar USMC
5. Buck 119
6. Camillus USN Survival
7 Schrade 148
8. Puukko
9. Bravo-1
10. Fallkniven F1

[jerryd6818]

I think everyone should have at least one of each of these.

• Mark 2 Combat knife - Ka-Bar, Camillus, Case, Ontario, you pick
• A Randall - any pattern
• Jet Pilot's Survival knife
• Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife
• Marbles - Gladstone Michigan
• Buck - USA made any model
• Case - any model
• Western - any model
• Gerber Mk-I or MK-II
• Blackjack - Effingham
• Bark River - any model
• Edited to add -- Puma White Hunter (Thanks Rangerbluedog)

[Billswfl]

For general use like camping or an extended hike.
1. A large camp knife with an 8 or 9 inch convex ground blade.
2. A Bark River Bravo 1
3. Puukko
For collecting.
1. Older Marbles
2. Bob Loveless
3. Bill Moran
4. Custom puukkos

[wazu013]

Here's what I have in Dry-dock. My Buck 119 is out in my tool box.
wazu013

[philco]

I'd say the Bark River Bravo 1 is a modern day classic.

[Old Hunter]

I'll leave the exact model up to each individuals taste (of course I don't mind sharing my favorites), but I would include one from each of these groups:

US issue bayonet or fighting knife (I'll take a M-1 bayonet and a M-3 Trench Knife).
Buck Knife (make mine a 105).
Case
Marbles
Randall (I like the #26)
Schrade (Sharpfinger)
Western (F66)

[knife7knut]

I'll leave out the custom knives because those are usually specific to a need.Here are a few of my favorites in no particular order.

Bench Made
Browning USA
Case
Cattaraugus
Garcia
Gerber
Hubertus
Kershaw Germany
Rigid
Puma

[knife7knut]

Three more:
Olcut
Ontario SP10
Smith & Wesson

[rangerbluedog]

I think everyone should have at least one of each of these.

• Mark 2 Combat knife - Ka-Bar, Camillus, Case, Ontario, you pick
• A Randall - any pattern
• Jet Pilot's Survival knife
• Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife
• Marbles - Gladstone Michigan
• Buck - USA made any model
• Case - any model
• Western - any model
• Gerber Mk-I or MK-II
• Blackjack - Effingham
• Bark River - any model

What JerryD said - 'cept I'd eliminate the Marbles & Western and add:
John Ek Commando knife
Puma Great White Hunter
Boker pattern 015
oh, and a M3 (any maker)

[jerryd6818]

Blue - I think they made some of those Ek knives in Effingham so the Blackjack covers it for me (although I wasn't thinking Ek when I listed that. )

I agree on the Puma White Hunter. I should add that to the list. In fact, I think I will.

[tank]

Great knives and choices guys! I do agree the Bravo-1 is a classic as well and a must own. Those are some great German knives as well. And I have to have a Quartermaster ! Love that knife. Any suggestions on where to pick up one?

[rangerbluedog]

Love the Bark River, but I prefer the STS5 over the Bravo1

[jerryd6818]

For me, it would be the 'Gunny' in green canvas Micarta.

[tank]

The Gunny is a great EDC.

[1967redrider]

Did someone say fixed blades?

My top would be Buck, followed by vintage Marbles, then Case, Puma, Hen & Rooster (sneaking that one in there), then Ka-Bar, Solingen hunting knives like Anton Wengen's Othello and Ideal Shirt knives plus Edge Brand & Robert Klaas, then some classic military knives including Ontario and Cattaraugus. Yes, I like fixed blades a little.

[tank]

Drooling here!

[garddogg56]

Did someone say fixed blades?

My top would be Buck, followed by vintage Marbles, then Case, Puma, Hen & Rooster (sneaking that one in there), then Ka-Bar, Solingen hunting knives like Anton Wengen's Othello and Ideal Shirt knives plus Edge Brand & Robert Klaas, then some classic military knives including Ontario and Cattaraugus. Yes, I like fixed blades a little.

OK now WOW WOW WOW WOw Wow wow................

[stagman]

What a gorgeous set of knives Garddogg !!! Especially the Marble's Ideal's
Fixed blades make up 65% of my collection versus the folders
My top ones would be
98 Marble's Ideal (52/100B carbon steel)
Marble's Expert
Ruana
A unnamed pattern old KA-BAR (Union) from 1930's
and a old Case Knife-Axe combo I just can't leave to deer camp without
Stag
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/clearcreekknives

[garddogg56]

Stagman;those fine knives arn't mine they are 1967 Redriders I was useing them in a quote.

[1967redrider]

Thanks guys! I have as much fun finding and collecting fixed blades as I do folders, even have a few hatchets and safety axes too. And one user machete I keep on my ATV.

[stagman]

See what happens when ya get old
Redrider has got compliments from me before on
his Marble's knives, he has the same collection likes
as myself...and that sure is a pretty group of knives !!!
Will

[orvet]

Great thread.
I will have to take some pics!

[tongueriver]

Wow, some great knives here, reflecting great taste and great folks. Here are 4 of mine. I may have more....

[tongueriver]

I will stay with eight favorites for now. BTW, my scanner doesn't understand when blades are mirror bright, but sometimes they are.

[Miller Bro's]

They are all nice

How long is the blade on the Remington?