Collector's Choice?

[hot tempered steel]

Of all the regular production knife manufactures and name brands being offered in today's market (no customs), which brands would you think will be at the top of a collector's list (like a Case Tested era is now for example) in 70 or 80 years? I know there's a lot of names that can be listed so, let's say the top 3.

[lenny357]

#1 GEC
#2 Moore Maker
#3 BullDog 1st,2nd Gen.

[Hukk]

1. GEC
2. Bulldog the first 3 generations, SFO from any generation, and 25th anniversary prototypes. (some of the best knives made since 1990).
3. Canal Street Cutlery - Specialty steels only (A2, 14Cr4Mo, Sandvik, D2, and so forth) - NO 420 HC SS

[philco]

I think that by that time, about any American manufactured knife will be a collectable because by then there will not have been any made here in more than half a century. I truly hope I am wrong, but the American knife companies are dropping like flies these days.

With that said I'll say:
Canal Street
Case
GEC
Not necessarily in that order.
I'll predict you see at least one of the three above either shut down or move production offshore within the next ten years.

[tongueriver]

GEC for the quality and USA Schrade for the quantity. Number three I just cannot speculate.

[hot tempered steel]

I would say,
#1. GEC
#2. S&M/Queen (one in the same)
#3. Eye Brand

[knowtracks]

I gotta go with
1. Schatt & Morgan
2. Case/Bose
3. Canal Street

[sunburst]

1- Case/Bose
2- Schatt & Morgan
3- Bulldog/Fight'N Rooster (Tie)

[Bamarick]

1. Case/Bose
2. Queen/Queen Brands
3. Bulldog Brand - 1st and 2nd Generations

[robpa]

Any Queen , in house or contract brands. S&M will be the leader
GEC
Case, by default. Their quality is not so hot these days but their name will carry them, they may come back??

[hardman]

• 1. GEC
  
  2. QUEEN (inc. S & M, Case Classics, Marbles, Northwoods, Winchesters and many other brands made by Queen.)
  
  3. Case
  
  4. Canal Street

[tvic]

1. Case
2. GEC
3. Boker (Solingen made)

[Jacknifeben]

My favorites are Cattaraugus, Jack knife Ben and KA-Bar. OK, so I am old.

[1967redrider]

I'll go with old Case, Camillus and Benchmade. For a Fourth I'd go with old Remingtons.

[amp8021975]

Case GEC and old Kbar