Favorite Knives of 2016?

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    Is that in order?
     
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    Reate Wave (EDC)
    ZT 456 (sold it, wish I had kept it)
     
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    How dare you sell the greatest knife ever made! I am not sure we can still be friends:(
     
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    Not sure if this list is about knives released in 2016, or just knives I've acquired in 2016. So I'll go with knives I've acquired. These are my favorites in order.
    Zt0909
    Sebenza insingo
    WA surls arowana
    Fiddleback forge 12" machete
    Zt0452
    Big Chris slicer Bowie
    Reate horizon C
    Zt0456
    Helle utvaer
    Becker bk5
     
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    Skookum bushtool in 3v
     
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    Haven't tried many new knives this year, but a couple that stand out are the 3HM and the Spyderco Native 5 FRN. The 3HM is what I always wanted the standard 3 to be and the Native 5 is damn near the perfect folder for me.

    Honorable mention would have to go to the RB3. Didn't buy it this year, but I really started putting it to use over the summer and have grown to really like it.
     
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    My Randall 25 is still my favorite of any year.

    Got a SAK Farmer this year which I carry every day. The blue is starting to wear off already I use it so much.

    This is also the year I fell in love with the Buck 110 again. It's also the year I liked "tactical" knives even less (which is like 10 years in a row now).
     
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    Mistake for sure.

    You can send me one if you happen to have a few lying around ;).
     
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    Yep
     
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    My 3 ,4 and my cheap axe that's been to hell and back
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    IMG_2960.PNG These two as well
     
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    No question
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    What is that? Dimensions? Looks sweet
     
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    That's a Sierra Scout from Nick Allen at NWA knives. I had him make the blade 5.5 inches long from end of scales (legal length in my home state of Texas) and shorten the handle from 5 inches to 4.5 due to my stupid hand also had him removed the index finger grove that he normally puts on this model. Black canvas micarta with red g10 liners overs slightly over sized 3/16 (.200) O1 tool steel 60 HRC at the edge 45 at the spine and tang. That knife cuts better than any knife I have ever owned.
     
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    LT Wright lagom bush knife
    Spyderco military 52100
    Benchmade adamas
    Izula
     
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    Love those numbers. That is a really sweet knife. Right up my alley.
     
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    LT Wright Scatty Crafter. New to me, like the handle, blade , size , time will tell.
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